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Iowa Sports Betting Bill Moves to House Committee for Thursday Vote
An Iowa sports betting bill is now making its way through the General Assembly and faces a key vote on Thursday. HSB 198 is scheduled to go before the House State Government Committee, and the bill’s sponsor expects it will pass. State...
Fired Rivers Casino Hotel Housekeeper in New York State Claims Religious Discrimination In Lawsuit
An employee who worked as a Rivers Casino & Resort hotel housekeeper in Schenectady, New York and was fired has filed a lawsuit against the casino and its supervisors, claiming religious discrimination. Roma Spady -- a 57-year-old devout African-American Muslim -- wore...
Kentucky Sports Betting Bill Goes to the Mat in Contested Televised Debate
A Kentucky sports betting bill saw advocates on both sides of the sports gambling debate make their case on television Monday night, just as the bill is making its way through the state's General Assembly. The forum -- held on Kentucky Educational...
Santa Anita and Gulfstream: Graded Stakes for Older Horses Highlight Weekend Racing Card, Vasilika and Breaking Lucky Are Favorites
There are no Kentucky Derby prep races this weekend, giving a chance for some older horses to grab the spotlight at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California and Gulfstream Park outside of Miami. Two graded stakes races will take place on Saturday,...
Indiana Senate to Consider Moving Two Casinos Ashore in Tuesday Vote
A proposal to move one of two recently sold casinos in Gary, Indiana from Lake Michigan to a nearby land-based location and reassign the license for the other one to somewhere in Vigo County -- likely Terre Haute -- is cruising along...
Netherlands Online Gaming Approved by Dutch Senate, Permits Unlikely Until 2020
Legal online gaming was approved in the Netherlands earlier this week, with first permits possible next year. Holland’s Senate voted to back the Act on Remote Gambling, more than two years after it was initially considered by the country's House of Representatives. The first...
War of Will Becomes 2019 Kentucky Derby Rising Star After Third Straight Prep Win
When War of Will continued his impressive conversion to dirt racing with a 2-1/4-length victory in last Saturday’s Risen Star Stakes at the New Orleans Fair Grounds Race Course, it propelled him one step closer to Kentucky Derby glory. The Grade II...
Connecticut Casinos See Ongoing Slot Revenue Decline, Neighboring State Competition, Less Disposable Income Blamed
Connecticut's Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods casinos are both seeing drops in slot machine revenue for the seventh straight month. And the continuing free fall comes as no surprise to experts who follow industry trends in the area. More out-of-state options and less...
Netherlands Online Gaming Bill Up for Senate Vote Tuesday, Privatization of State Casino Hangs in Balance
Dutch lawmakers may soon approve online gaming in the Netherlands with a Senate vote scheduled for Tuesday. The House of Representatives has already backed a draft of the Bill on Remote Gaming, which will allow for limited internet gambling in Holland. Going...
MGM Springfield Sees Lowest Monthly Revenues Yet in January, Earning Just $19.7M
MGM Springfield earned just $19.7 million in gross gambling revenue in January, the lowest figure yet for the casino since it opened in August 2018. That number marked a nearly nine percent drop from December, and brings the total gross revenue for...
