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Professional Pickleball Strengthens Sports Betting Offering With Compliance Monitor
The Professional Pickleball Association this week announced a partnership with Integrity Compliance 360 (IC360) to monitor its PPA Tour for fair play better. Seeking to expand its product to more legal sports betting states in the US, the PPA, headquartered in Las...
North Carolina Lawmaker Who Championed Online Sports Betting to Resign
The North Carolina lawmaker who helped bring online sports betting to the Tar Heel State is resigning. State Rep. Jason Saine (R-Lincoln) says he'll depart the Raleigh capital next month after serving in the North Carolina House of Representatives for 13 years....
Treasure Island Bids Adieu to Mirage, Seeks to Lure Neighboring Guests
Treasure Island Hotel & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip is hoping to capitalize off the closing of The Mirage. Treasure Island and The Mirage have been neighbors for decades, but that ended Wednesday with the latter shutting its doors. Hard Rock...
The Open Championship Odds Favor World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler
The Open Championship tees off in a matter of hours at Royal Troon Golf Club in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It comes as no surprise that oddsmakers have World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler as the heavy betting front-runner. The Open is the fourth...
Michigan Gaming Control Board Doubles Down on Skill Games Opposition
The Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) is coming out arms swinging against anyone who thinks the ongoing crackdown on unregulated gambling machines in the state is unwarranted. In a lengthy statement posted to its website, the MGCB said it "refutes" questions about...
Arkansas Casino Referendum Raises $2.8M to Repeal Pope County Gaming License
The Arkansas casino referendum campaign seeking to repeal the gaming license recently issued for a project in Pope County's Russellville reported raising $2.8 million last month. Local Voters in Charge is a political committee working to place a question before Arkansas voters...
Atlantic City Casino Revenue Stagnant Through First Half of 2024
Atlantic City casino revenue was flat year over year through the first six months of 2024. The nine properties in New Jersey's casino beach town experienced stagnant in-person play so far this year. Through six months, brick-and-mortar gross gaming revenue (GGR) from...
Koi Nation Casino Environmental Impact Report Released, Comment Period Begins
The Koi Nation of Northern California, a Native American tribe that regained federal recognition in 2000 but still doesn't have sovereign land, wants to build a tribal casino resort in Sonoma County. The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)...
Churchill Downs HHR Facility Planned for Virginia’s Henrico County Faces Criticism
Churchill Downs Inc. is moving forward with a gaming venue in Virginia's Henrico County where historical horse racing (HHR) machines will operate. The project has generated criticism from a local county official. Kentucky-based Churchill Downs acquired the Colonial Downs Racetrack, six Rosie's...
Ohio Republicans Voice Support for iGaming, iLottery After Serving on Gaming Study Panel
Several Republican state lawmakers in Ohio have voiced their support for the legalization of online casino gambling and internet lottery gaming after serving for three months on a study commission tasked with considering the future of the gaming industry in the Buckeye...