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Bally’s Chicago Halts Construction as Casino Ups Ante in Video Gaming Terminal Fight
Bally's Chicago has halted construction on its $1.7 billion resort casino, seemingly raising the stakes in the developer's ongoing battle against slot-like video gaming terminals (VGTs) across the city. Construction continues at Bally's Chicago, a...
Five Powerball Tickets Nearly Hit Jackpot as Prize Soars to $905 Million for Aug. 10 Drawing
Five tickets came just one red Powerball away from hitting the jackpot in Saturday's (Aug. 8) drawing. With no grand prize winner, the Powerball jackpot rolls over for a 42nd consecutive time and inches closer...
Dragon Link Turns Las Vegas Vacation Into $1.89M Payday for Texas Tourist
A Las Vegas vacation turned into a life-changing trip for a lucky visitor from Texas on Friday (Aug. 7) night when he hit a Dragon Link progressive slot jackpot worth more than $1.89 million. A...
Tribe Behind Norfolk Casino Fights to Protect Chief Powhatan’s Virginia Birthplace
The Native American tribe behind the Norfolk casino development is using its political clout in Virginia to protect the land where Chief Powhatan was born nearly 500 years ago. A statue of Chief Powhatan, the...
Royal Caribbean Casino Bar Fight Goes Viral as Cruise Ship Security Faces Backlash
Royal Caribbean is facing backlash for security protocols after a video showing two women in a casino bar fight went viral on social media. A screenshot from a social video first shared to Instagram shows...
Longtime City Employee Admits Stealing $177K to Feed FanDuel Addiction
A longtime city employee with almost three decades on the job has admitted to stealing more than $177,000 to fuel his online gambling addiction. The Stamford train station platform is seen in a file photograph....
CFTC Warns Prediction Markets: Stop Displaying Swap Prices Like Sports Betting Odds
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is reminding its licensed prediction markets that they are financial exchanges, not gambling operators, and therefore should avoid displaying swap prices as betting odds. DraftKings Predictions displays MLB prices...
Billy Walters: ‘If Prediction Markets Existed 25 Years Ago, I’d Be Worth $100 Billion’
Billy Walters was so good at sports betting that most sportsbooks in Las Vegas cut him off at the peak of his career in the 1990s and 2000s. If sports prediction markets had been around...
Royal Caribbean Sets Sail on Mobile Lottery Game Aboard Select Cruises
Royal Caribbean has joined the growing mobile gaming trend at sea, introducing its first onboard digital lottery game. Royal Caribbean's Utopia of the Seas is seen leaving Port Canaveral in Florida on July 19, 2024....
Prediction Market Surge Sparks Financial Alarm as Borrowed Money Fuels Bets
More than half of prediction market traders have executed positions with borrowed money, according to a new study that raises fresh questions about the rapidly expanding industry. A person holds a mobile phone with the...
