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Former Executive of ‘Pennsylvania Skill’ Firm Pace-O-Matic Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering
A former skill game executive has pleaded guilty to money laundering in Pennsylvania Pace-O-Matic is the company behind the popular Pennsylvania Skill gaming terminals Ricky Goodling, a former state police corporal, worked as POM's national compliance director A former executive at Georgia-based Pace-O-Matic, the...
Catawba Two Kings Casino NOT Planning Thoroughbred Racetrack
UPDATE: Reports out of Charlotte, scooped from Catawba Nation social media account comments, suggested that the tribe would build a thoroughbred racetrack in the coming years, adjacent to their Two Kings Casino Resort. The Catawba Nation has since clarified that it has...
Peoria Seeks Stay in Illinois Gaming Board Approving Par-A-Dice Redevelopment
Does a water basin underneath a casino constitute riverboat gambling? City attorneys in Peoria say Boyd Gaming's Par-A-Dice redevelopment violates the Illinois Riverboat Gambling Act The City of Peoria is seeking a court-issued stay preventing the Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) from voting...
REVEALED: Why Prediction Markets Are Giving Away Free Groceries in NYC
Kalshi and Polymarket are handing out free groceries in New York City The prediction markets are trying to win over public opinion in the nation's largest city Kalshi and Polymarket are the two prediction markets that garner the most media coverage. Their...
Police: New York Casino Turned Away Drunk Patron Who Later Killed a Cop by DUI
Law enforcement in New York believes a police officer was killed by a drunk driver The drunk driver allegedly tried to enter a Long Island casino an hour before the fatal crash Law enforcement in New York's Nassau County has charged a...
Bay Mills Resort Casino on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula Opens Expansion
The expansion at Bay Mills Resort & Casino in Michigan is complete The new hotel and resort amenities opened to the public on Jan. 31 Bay Mills Resort & Casino on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan has officially opened its doors to...
Fort Wayne Casino Bill Clears House, Legislation No Longer Reserved for Full House
Indiana legislation to permit a casino in the Fort Wayne region is making progress State lawmakers are seemingly on board with allowing a current casino to move northeast Legislation in Indiana to allow Full House Resorts in Rising Sun or any other...
Macau Casino Heir Lists Manhattan Upper West Side Brownstone for $9.6 Million
An heir to Stanley Ho's casino fortune is selling a New York City brownstone at a discount Ho, the "King of Gambling," held a monopoly on casinos in Macau until the turn of the century An heir to the late Stanley Ho's...
Louisiana Could Classify Online Sweepstakes Casinos as Racketeering Offenses
Online sweepstakes casinos are illegal in Louisiana A state lawmaker wants to increase the penalties for violating Louisiana's gaming law Prefiled legislation in Louisiana seeks to strengthen penalties for operating an unregulated, unlicensed online sweepstakes casino within the Bayou State. Unfazed by...
Austrian Supreme Court Rules Loot Boxes Don’t Constitute Gambling
Loot boxes in video games secured another critical legal ruling, this time in Austria The Austrian Supreme Court says the in-game purchases do not constitute gambling The Supreme Court in Austria has determined that loot boxes do not constitute gambling as defined...