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Notre Dame Men’s Swimming Team Suspended for One Year Over Betting Pool
Notre Dame's athletics department on Thursday banned its men's swimming team for one year for violating NCAA and the school's sports gambling rules. An internal investigation led by a private law firm concluded that a majority of the men's swimmers on the...
Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana Seeks Local Artists to Showcase Their Work at Bossier City Resort
Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana in Bossier City is seeking artists' submissions of artwork for display in the forthcoming resort property. Baltimore-based Cordish Companies is investing $270 million to overhaul the former Diamond Jacks riverboat into a land-based casino and resort. The...
Parx Casino Throws 100th Birthday Party for World War II Veteran
Parx Casino located just north of Philadelphia helped a member of The Greatest Generation celebrate his centennial last week. Parx Casino in Bensalem aided the family and friends of Joe DeMarco in ringing in his 100th birthday. DeMarco served in World War...
Arkansas Razorbacks NIL Collective Asks State for Online Raffle to Fund Players
Arkansas Edge, the University of Arkansas' name, image, likeness (NIL) collective, is seeking to operate an online 50/50 raffle that it says could raise millions of dollars to help lure marquee talent to Razorbacks programs. Arkansas Edge is seeking permission from the...
Live! Casino & Hotel Virginia Readies November Referendum Campaign
The developers behind the would-be Live! Casino & Hotel Virginia resort project in Petersburg have assembled their referendum campaign team. The Cordish Companies, the Baltimore-based gaming and hospitality firm behind Live!-branded casinos and entertainment districts across the country, is the preferred gaming...
iGaming Study Suggests States Leaving $15B in Possible Tax Revenue on the Table
A new study on iGaming suggests states could receive an immediate financial windfall by legalizing online slot machines and table games. London-based regulatory intelligence firm Vixio was recently commissioned by Light & Wonder, a global leader in the development and manufacturing of...
Missouri Sports Betting Referendum Reaches Ballot, Ozarks Casino Plan Sinks
The fate of Missouri becoming a legal sports betting state rests in the hands of voters come November. Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft (R) on Tuesday announced that a citizen-led referendum campaign had met the signature requirement threshold to certify the...
DraftKings Accidentally Emails Bettors About Golf Bets They Didn’t Place
DraftKings didn't have its best day on Tuesday. Just moments after retreating from its plans to place a tax on certain winning bets, the leading sportsbook erroneously sent out a mass email to bettors about golf bets they didn't wager. DraftKings on...
Union Representing Casino Workers Files Lawsuit Against Donald Trump, Elon Musk
A national union that represents casino industry workers across the country has filed a lawsuit against former President Donald Trump and Elon Musk following their conversation hosted on X on Monday night. The United Auto Workers (UAW), officially the International Union, United...
Hard Rock Rockford Closes Temporary Casino in Anticipation of Resort Opening
The doors have shut on Hard Rock Rockford's temporary casino along N. Bell School Rd. The closing comes in anticipation of the opening of Hard Rock Casino Rockford's permanent home about 2,000 feet east of where the provisional gaming space operated since...