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Arkansas Casino Referendum Will Go Before Voters Following Supreme Court Ruling
An Arkansas casino referendum asking voters to repeal a gaming license assigned to Pope County that was awarded to a commercial entity controlled by the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma will go to the ballot after the state Supreme Court on Thursday fully...
Star Entertainment Keeps Sydney Casino Open, Gets Fined Again
Star Entertainment has been fined again by the New South Wales Independent Casino Commission but is allowed to continue running its Sydney resort. Australia's second-largest casino operator, Star has agreed to pay an AU$15 million (US$10 million) penalty after the NSW Independent...
Colorado State Attorneys Ask Federal Court to Toss Tribal Sports Betting Lawsuit
State attorneys in Colorado have asked a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by two federally recognized tribes challenging how sports betting was rolled out in The Centennial State. In July, the Southern Ute Indian Tribe filed a lawsuit in Colorado's...
Virginia Lottery Board Petitioned to Dismiss Norfolk Casino After Operator Group Reworked
A law firm based in Virginia Beach has asked the Virginia Lottery Board to dismiss an application for a casino license in Norfolk. Troutman Pepper, a law firm and lobbying group that has long represented the interests of The Cordish Companies in...
Serial Celebrity Spokesperson Shaquille O’Neal Joins DraftKings as Ambassador
NBA and College Basketball Hall of Fame member Shaquille O'Neal is teaming up with DraftKings to promote the sports betting and iGaming leader. O'Neal, more affectionately known as Shaq, is one of the most beloved celebrities in America today. As such, O'Neal...
NFL Las Vegas News: Raiders Field Minority Owner With Tom Brady
The NFL has a new team owner, and he needs no introduction. On Tuesday, NFL owners approved Tom Brady's acquisition of a 5% stake in the Las Vegas Raiders. The seller is Mark Davis, the man responsible for relocating the Silver and...
Norfolk Casino Groundbreaking Comes Almost Four Years After Authorization
The Norfolk casino resort project from Boyd Gaming in partnership with Virginia's Pamunkey Indian Tribe will break ground at the end of the month. Following the Norfolk City Council's greenlighting of the more than $500 million undertaking, the developers say they'll break...
Crown Melbourne Fined AU$2M for Allowing Self-Excluded Persons Casino Access
Crown Melbourne has been fined AU$2 million (US$1.34 million) after government-appointed monitors detected the casino allowed at least 242 people who had previously self-excluded themselves from the property's gaming floor access to its slot machines and table games. The Victorian Gambling and...
Korean Star Lee Jin Ho Admits to Scamming BTS Member to Fund Gambling Addiction
On Monday, South Korean comedian Lee Jin Ho shocked the K-pop community by disclosing on social media that he's the subject of an illegal online gambling investigation being conducted by law enforcement and that he funded his gambling addiction by scamming his...
Hard Rock, Seminole Tribe Donates $1M to Hurricane Relief Efforts
Hard Rock International and its owner, the Seminole Tribe of Florida, have donated $1 million for Hurricane Milton and Helene relief efforts. Hard Rock and Seminole leaders announced Monday a $1 million commitment to the World Central Kitchen and American Red Cross...