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Atlantic City Casino Workers Call on New Jersey Governor to Address Smoking
Atlantic City casino employees who would favor a smoke-free workplace are hoping New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) uses his 2025 State of the State Address on Tuesday to encourage lawmakers to force the nine...
ESPN Bet Going to Washington After Landing ‘Monumental’ Partnership
ESPN Bet will launch mobile sports wagering operations in the nation's capital later this year. ESPN Bet, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Penn Entertainment, announced a strategic partnership with Monumental Sports & Entertainment on Monday. Monumental...
Trump Jr. Joins Kalshi, Helps Exchange’s Odds of Securing Regulatory Footing
Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of President-elect Donald Trump, is joining Kalshi in an advisory role. Kalshi is a peer-to-peer wagering exchange that allows users to bet on everything from elections to tomorrow's weather....
Thailand Casino Bill Gains Cabinet Backing, Will Move to Parliament
Legislation to bring casinos to Thailand received the blessing of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra's Cabinet on Monday, a major development in the Pheu Thai Party's aspirations to increase tourism in the kingdom. On Monday, Paetongtarn's...
‘The White Lotus’ Season Three to Increase Thailand Tourism, Melco Resorts Bets
Season three of HBO's "The White Lotus" debuts next month, and with the critically acclaimed comedy-drama series set in Thailand for its tertiary anthology, a major casino operator in Asia thinks the program will only...
Bally’s Chicago Won’t Face Fine for River Dumping Mishap
The Bally's Corporation, the casino operator behind the $1.7 billion development in Chicago's River West neighborhood, won't be penalized for a demolition mishap last month that sent debris into the Chicago River. Rhode Island-based Bally's...
Nevada Gaming Revenue Down For Second Consecutive Month
Nevada casinos and other gaming facilities combined to win $1.1316 billion from players in November. That marked a 4.2% year-over-year decline and was the state gaming industry's second consecutive monthly revenue drop. On Thursday, the...
Rivers Schenectady Denies Politics Played Role in Casino Ditching Cage Wars
Officials with Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady in Upstate New York are denying rumblings that the resort parted ways with a mixed martial arts (MMA) promoter because of differing political opinions. Cage Wars is an...
More Penn Entertainment Sportsbooks Rebranding to ESPN Bet
Penn Entertainment is rebranding another 10 of its casino sportsbooks after selling off Barstool Sports in August 2023 and entering into a 10-year, $1.5 billion deal with ESPN to leverage the sports media giant's likeness...
The Coney Pledges $200M Community Trust if Granted Casino License
The proposed Coney Casino & Resort in Brooklyn is sweetening its pitch in hopes of landing one of the three commercial gaming licenses allocated for New York's downstate region. Robert Cornegy, a former Democratic member...
