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Scientific Games Awarded Four-Year Scratch-Off Management Contract with Ohio Lottery
Scientific Games Corp. has received a contract to implement its instant game management solution for the Ohio Lottery Commission. The Las Vegas-based gaming company announced it received a four-year contract in a press release on Wednesday, but it did not reveal financial...
Ruiz Motivated, But Still an Underdog to Joshua in First Heavyweight Title Defense
Six months after posting boxing’s most stunning upset in decades, Andy Ruiz Jr. will once again walk into the ring and face Anthony Joshua as an underdog. However, this time oddsmakers give Ruiz (33-1) a much better chance of retaining the IBF,...
Danville, Virginia Requests Proposals from Casino Developers, But City Still Needs State Lawmakers and Voters to OK Gaming
City officials in Danville, Va., have announced they’re looking for proposals from businesses interested in developing and operating a casino in their town. The solicitation was released Monday, according to a news release from the city. Responses are due Jan. 13. Danville...
Ireland’s Bingo Players Protest Cap on Winnings, Warn They Won’t Play for ‘Half the Pay’
Over a hundred of Ireland’s bingo players broke out in vocal protests this week in Dublin, as the nation’s parliament considers limiting winners to just 50 percent of takings. The balance would be split between game operators and charities under a legislative...
DC Council Committee Recommends Expelling Evans, Who Pushed Sole-Source Sports Betting Contract, Over Numerous Ethics Issues
The Washington, DC Council on Tuesday took the first formal step toward removing Councilman Jack Evans from Washington’s local legislative body. An ad hoc committee made up of the remaining 12 council members voted unanimously that Evans, who has been on the...
New York Gambling Management Degree Withers Away as Empire State Tries to Stimulate Upstate Casinos
New York State’s struggling gambling climate apparently has led to the likely demise of a State University of New York Schenectady program dedicated to casino and gaming management. The campus is less than two miles from Rivers Casino. The Daily Gazette reported...
Spectacle Only Company to Apply for Terre Haute, Indiana Casino License
The deadline to seek the license for Indiana’s next casino struck on Monday, and sources tell Casino.org that only one company ended up applying for it. Spectacle Jack LLC submitted its application on Monday afternoon to operate a land-based casino in Vigo...
Atlantic City’s Controversial Effort to Eliminate Elected Mayor’s Post Gets Casino-Connected Donations
Morris Bailey, who owns Atlantic City’s Resorts Casino Hotel, has contributed more than $126,000 to a referendum effort that could reorganize the New Jersey seaside community’s city government, according to news reports. Unions are also supporting the cause. The referendum advocates a...
Alabama Exits College Football Title Race; LSU, OSU, and Clemson Now the Three Heavy Favorites
For the first time since the 2013 season, Alabama was eliminated from the college football championship chase in the regular season. The Crimson Tide lost 48-45 to Auburn on Saturday. Coupling that with the team’s loss a month ago to LSU, it...
Virginia Resort Casino Critics Warn of Pitfalls After Release of Encouraging Study
Virginia appears divided on expanded legalized gaming following a recent far-reaching study which predicts proposed gambling venues to have “a positive, but modest, economic impact on local economies.” “Gaming in the Commonwealth 2019”, compiled by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission,...
