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$24.1 Million Winning New York State Lottery Ticket Found Just 48 Hours Before Expiration
A New York State winning $24.1 million lottery ticket was found stuffed in an old shirt pocket along with dozens of other lotto slips just two days before the ticket was set to expire. On May 24, 2017, with less than 48...
Maryland Casinos Esports Play Looks to Boost Already Healthy Business
Maryland casinos might be looking to get competitive with esports and skill-based gaming. The state’s committee on gaming oversight met last week to discuss the subjects with representatives of gaming corporations and they could soon be in the state’s six casinos. The...
UK Lawmaker Opens Inquiry into Loot Boxes in Video Games
A member of parliament in the United Kingdom has opened an inquiry into the practice of including “loot boxes” in video games, further intensifying the growing scrutiny over whether these transactions need to be regulated as gambling. Labour MP Daniel Zeichner, who...
MGM Cotai Focuses on Mass Market, Set to Open Without VIP Tables
MGM Cotai will open next year after being delayed from the fourth quarter due to August's Typhoon Hato that caused nearly $2 billion in damages to infrastructure throughout Macau. When it does finally welcome its first guests in 2018, the casino resort...
Japan’s Wakayama Prefecture Delays Unveiling of Grand Casino Plan
Japan’s Wakayama prefecture will delay the announcement of its “Master Plan” for an integrated resort until March due to the forthcoming general election, the regional government said this week. The prefecture is determined to be a part of a future casino industry,...
Twitter Could Be The Key to Successful In-Play Sports Betting, Says Study
Twitter is a better predictor of sports results than bookmakers’ odds, thanks to the “wisdom of crowds” effect, scientists said this week. A new study, published in the Economic Enquiry, has found that collective public sentiment on Twitter during a game is...
‘Loot Boxes’ Not Gambling, Says US Video Games Regulator
“Loot-boxes” have become a divisive issue in the video-gaming world in recent months but they do not constitute gambling, according to the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB), the industry self-regulator. These are the consumable in-game boxes that offer the player randomized chances...
Zappos to Cover Las Vegas Shooting Funeral Costs, Victim Fundraising Tops $15 Million
Online retailer Zappos is offering to pay for the funerals for all 58 victims of the October 1 Las Vegas shooting. In a statement to the Las Vegas Sun, Steven Bautista, who oversees the company's "Zappos for Good" program, said the company...
Pennsylvania Sands Bethlehem Has New Investment Suitor, Bid Expected Within 30 Days
The Sands Bethlehem, Pennsylvania’s largest and most profitable casino, has become the acquisition target of New York investment firm Keating & Associates LLC. The company, which also recently made a bid of $225 million for the former Revel Hotel & Casino in...
Appeals Court Sides with NFL, Rules Ezekiel Elliot Suspension Can Stand
Ezekiel Elliott may have run out of options in his effort to reverse his six-game suspension for alleged domestic violence. On Thursday, the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans granted the NFL’s request to set aside a previous court...
