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Ukrainians Unknowingly Funding Russia’s Onslaught Via iGaming Platform
Ukrainians gambling on a popular online casino platform could be unknowingly funding their enemies in the country's ongoing Russia-Ukrainian war. Pin-Up is a leading iGaming website and app in Ukraine. The company, however, is based in Russia-controlled Luhansk Oblast and is owned...
Pennsylvania Reaps More Tax Money From Gaming Than Any Other State
When it comes to gaming taxes, no state benefits more than Pennsylvania. Though Las Vegas and Atlantic City are regularly cited as the capitals of the US gaming industry, it's Harrisburg that gains the most cash from legalized gambling. Pennsylvania was the...
Star Gold Coast Casino License Suspension Deferred
The Star Gold Coast secured a rare win last week when the Queensland government announced it would delay the suspension of the Broadbeach Island resort's gaming license. The Star Gold Coast, one of two properties in Queensland owned and run by embattled...
New Jersey Sportsbook Fined for Offering Bets on Events That Had Already Concluded
Gaming regulators in New Jersey have fined a since-terminated sportsbook for taking bets on sporting events that had already concluded. In an order recently made public dated November 19 signed by New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) Interim Director Mary Jo...
Las Vegas Sands Gives $15M to UNLV to Establish Chinese Culture Institute
Las Vegas Sands has made one of its largest donations in recent years. The recepient is the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), which received the $15 million grant from the casino operator to establish the Institute of Chinese Language and Culture....
Caesars Virginia in Danville Delays $750M Casino Resort Opening
Caesars Virginia will no longer open this week on Thursday, December 12. Caesars Virginia, a $750 million development from Caesars Entertainment and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), is pushing back its grand opening by five days. The resort and casino...
Steve Cohen’s New York City Wishlist Shrinks After Juan Soto Acquisition
Steve Cohen and his New York Mets landed the biggest prize of the MLB offseason after acquiring Juan Soto from the team's crosstown rival New York Yankees. Cohen's gift to Mets fans this holiday season is a bit costlier than your family...
Playtech Billionaire Teddy Sagi Razing $24M Miami Waterfront Home
On Wednesday, Playtech founder Teddy Sagi paid almost $24 million for a 1.3-acre lot in Miami Beach with 150 feet of water frontage. The property comes with over 12,300 square feet of living space, but the six-bedroom house built in 1995 won't...
FanDuel Rings in the Holidays With Free Tolls and Public Transportation Fares
FanDuel is sponsoring a day of free highway tolls and public transportation fares later this month. FanDuel, which operates retail and online sports betting, plus iGaming, in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, tells Casino.org that on Dec. 18 the company will cover rides...
Addiction Specialists Urge Pennsylvania Gaming Board To Rethink Self-Exclusion Change
Addiction specialists and mental health treatment providers are encouraging gaming regulators in Pennsylvania to reconsider a proposed change to the state's self-exclusion program for casino gambling. In October, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) proposed an amendment to the casino self-exclusion program....
