Still No Pennsylvania Sports Betting Takers
As the start of the NFL football season draws near, there still are no takers for the state’s available sports betting licenses, thanks to high taxes, fees and skin...
Gaming News
Murren Justifies Suing Massacre Victims
MGM’s Chairman and CEO Jim Murren (l.) issued an open letter to employees, apologizing for not informing them of the company’s bid in federal court to short-circuit liability for...
NHL’s Bettman Wants Sports-Betting Cut
Gary Bettman (l.), commissioner of the National Hockey League, says the NHL should get a cut of any income from wagering on NHL games. His plea follows a deal...
FanDuel Readies Sports Betting Content for TVG Network
FanDuel Group will use its horseracing broadcast TVG channels to air educational shows on sports betting. The company plans to invest heavily in programming for its TVG and TCG2...
MGM Rules the World
MGM Resorts has announced a series of agreements that positions the company as the nationwide leader in the emerging sports betting industry and expands its influence in the iGaming...
Push For NH Sports Betting
A veteran New Hampshire lawmaker, state Senator Lou D’Allesandro, has promised that if reelected in November that he will introduce a bill legalizing sports betting. His bill would also...
Sports Betting Debuts In Mississippi
Mississippi's first legal sports bets were placed at 12 noon, August 1 at MGM Resorts International's Beau Rivage Resort & Casino (sports book at left) in Biloxi and Gold...
Gaming Industry Urges Quick Action on Ohio Sports Betting Legislation
Ohio, which has four casinos and seven racinos could fall behind other states in passing legislation to take advantage of the lifting of the ban on sports betting by...
Parx Casino, GAN Partner For Sports Betting
London-based GAN, a supplier of B2B internet gaming software and services, will operate sports betting in the retail and online markets in Pennsylvania for Greenwood Gaming's Parx Casino in...
Bets Go Unpaid at New Jersey Meadowlands
Reports of a shortage of cash and a failure to pay some bets plagued the FanDuel Sports Book (l.) at the Meadowlands Racetrack in northern New Jersey last week....
Pennsylvania Mini-Casino Plans Heat Up
In the first formal mini-casino plan submitted to Pennsylvania regulators, Stadium Casino outlined plans for a mini-casino in a shuttered store at Westmoreland Mall. Mount Airy Casino Resort (l.)...
Fox Plans Sports Betting TV Show
The Fox Sports network is planning a new TV show on everything surrounding sports gambling, featuring Charissa Thompson, Brent Musburger (l.), Todd Fuhrman and Clay Travis.
World Series of Poker Sets Attendance Record
The World Series of Poker drew 123,865 players for the 50-day tournament event setting an attendance record for the sixth straight year. Prize pools for the events totaled more...
MGM Springfield Opens in a Month
The $960 million MGM Springfield (l.) will open August 24. The casino is in high gear to complete hiring the 3,000 staff members it will need, to meet its...
New Casinos Struggle in New York
The four new casinos that have opened in New York in the last two years are still struggling, but improvements are coming. Resorts World Catskills (l.) is ready to...
Rhode Island’s Twin River to Buy Dover Downs
Rhode Island casino operator Twin River Worldwide Holdings will acquire Delaware’s Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment in a stock-swap deal that will take Twin River public. Twin River owns...
Whittemore Named General Counsel at Wynn
With the departure of Kim Sinatra from Wynn Resorts the exodus of Steve Wynn loyalists continues. But the company has chosen well in replacing her, bringing on Ellen Whittemore...
Pennsylvania Casino Prepares for iGaming
The owner of Parx Casino in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, which was the first to apply for a full online gaming license, is now making additions to its staff to handle...
Q&A with David Rebuck
A podcast with David Rebuck, Director of New Jersey’s Division of Gaming Enforcement
Virginia Drafts Historical Racing Regulations
Chicago-based Revolutionary Racing bought Colonial Downs for $20 million in April, contingent on legalizing historical racing machines. Now up to 3,000 historical racing machines may be allowed at Virginia...
