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Woman Dies After Shooting Self on South Dakota Casino Dance Floor, Police Report
South Dakota authorities are continuing to investigate the circumstances around a 28-year-old woman's death. She appeared to have fatally shot herself at the Buffalo Bodega Gaming Complex while on the dance floor at a Halloween party, according to local news reports. The...
Flip-Flop-Flip: Markets Move Wildly as Presidential Race Becomes a Toss-up
One long night down. Who knows how many to go? The outcome of the 2020 Presidential Election still is unclear, as neither Democratic former Vice President Joe Biden nor Republican President Donald Trump reached the 270 Electoral College votes necessary to claim...
NY Senate Leader Has Positive Post-Election Outlook For Online Sports Betting
New York state Sen. Joseph Addabbo (D-Queens) is upbeat about his proposal for statewide online sports betting. But the proposal needs support by the end of the year, he says. Addabbo says his fellow senators and assembly members now have more interest...
Spain Moves Forward with Gambling Sponsorship Ban on Soccer Teams
Spain's soccer clubs are struggling financially because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Soon, Spain may no longer permit gaming companies to sponsor soccer teams, while teams argue they need sponsorship revenue. La Liga league president Javier Tebas said the new policy would lead...
PETA Purchases Stock in Companies Owning Race Tracks, Wants Boards to Adopt Safety Measures
Animal welfare organization PETA announced Friday a plan to take its concerns over horse racing straight to the boardrooms of four publicly traded companies that own tracks across the US. The nonprofit group said that it bought shares of stock in VICI...
Federal Money Laundering Case Prompts PGCB to Fine Mount Airy Casino $90K
The Mount Airy Casino Resort was fined $90,000, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PCGB) announced last week, for nearly 500 instances where employees exceeded the discretionary free slot play limit. The PGCB discovered that 10 casino employees awarded a total of $262,500...
DraftKings’ Robins Honored as US Executive of the Year at 2020 Global Gaming Awards
On Wednesday, Jason Robins, the cofounder, CEO, and chairman of the board for DraftKings, turned 40. The day before, he tweeted how his life changed over the past decade, which included creating the fantasy sports company that’s now become a sports betting...
Another Baffert Horse Tests Positive for Banned Substance, California Board Calls Justify Hearing
Less than a week after reports that one of his top fillies failed a drug test after the Kentucky Oaks, legendary horse racing trainer Bob Baffert was again in the news Tuesday. Reports revealed another horse tested positive for an illegal substance....
Washington State Tulalip Casino Parking Lot Assault Leads to Second-Degree Murder Arrest
UPDATE: The victim of a fatal assault outside of a Tulalip, Washington state casino was identified by a local medical examiner this week as Hana Letoi, age 35, of Tacoma. Bail for the unnamed defendant in the case was set at $1...
Wisconsin Turtle Bay Casino Ex-Employee Indicted for Alleged Embezzlement
A Wisconsin grand jury has indicted a former Turtle Bay casino worker accused of embezzling over $72,000 from the tribal gaming property. He faces up to 160 years in prison. Leva Oustigoff, Jr., 58, of Cumberland, WI., was indicted on eight different...
