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Election Betting Apps Kalshi, Polymarket Top Apple App Store Charts
As the first polls close in only a matter of hours, two prominent election betting platforms have hit the top of the Apple App Store chart. Kalshi and Polymarket have risen to the top of the free apps available for download on...
Cryptocurrency Casino MetaWin Hacked, $4M Vanishes
An online casino that deals in cryptocurrency was hacked this week, the company's chief executive officer has conceded. MetaWin is an online gaming platform offering interactive slots, live dealer table games like blackjack, roulette, poker, and baccarat, nonfungible token (NFT) raffles and...
Reno’s Grand Sierra Resort Agrees to $250K Settlement With Nevada Gaming Commission
The Grand Sierra Resort in Reno has agreed to pay the Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) a quarter of a million dollars to settle a regulatory complaint stemming from an incident last year. The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) brought a complaint against...
WarHorse Casino Lincoln in Nebraska Expands Gaming Space, Adds Table Games
WarHorse Casino Lincoln kicked off the week on Monday by opening phase two of its permanent casino floor and bringing new gaming offerings to the facility. Officials with WarHorse Gaming and Ho-Chunk Inc., the commercial arms of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska,...
Saratoga Suffers ‘IT Issues,’ Casino Ops Impacted in New York, Colorado, Mississippi
Saratoga Casino Holdings suffered an information technology glitch late last week that rendered some operations unavailable at the company's three commercial casinos. Three days later, the company's casinos in Colorado and Mississippi remain closed. Saratoga Casino Holdings is based in Saratoga Springs...
2024 Election Predictions: State-By-State Gaming Ballot Questions
The 2024 election is here, and while all eyes will be on whether Donald Trump or Kamala Harris becomes the next president of the United States, several state gaming referendums stand to alter the landscape of the commercial gaming industry. Voters in...
Election Betting Markets Draw Ire of State Gaming Regulators Ahead of November 5
The outcome of the 2024 presidential election will finally be determined on Tuesday, November 5, as tens of millions of Americans and US citizens head to the polls to cast their vote. In the leadup to the historic election between former President...
Hard Rock Bet Partners With Duffy’s, Popular Sports Bar in Florida
Hard Rock Bet, the only legal online sportsbook in Florida, is partnering with one of the state's most cherished sports bars in Duffy's. Hard Rock Bet is the retail and online sportsbook of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. On Thursday, the sportsbook...
Arkansas Casino Referendum Campaign Spending Tops $30M
The Arkansas casino referendum seeking to repeal a gaming license for Pope County has resulted in unprecedented campaign spending. Issue 2 would amend the Arkansas Constitution to only allow the Arkansas Racing Commission (ARC) to issue gaming licenses to counties where a...
Mark Cuban on Defensive After Saying Trump Is Never ‘Around Strong, Intelligent Women’
Billionaire Mark Cuban is backtracking comments he made Thursday during an appearance on "The View" about female supporters of Donald Trump. Cuban, the "Shark Tank" star and minority owner of the NBA Dallas Mavericks, told the daytime talk show that Trump is...