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Seneca Niagara Casino Workers Motion to Unionize at Upstate New York Resort
Workers at the Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino in Niagara Falls, NY, are seeking to form a union and begin collective bargaining negotiations with their employer, the Seneca Gaming Corporation. Unionizing efforts began on December...
Horse Racing Continues to Decline, as Gaming Tries to Save Dying Industry
The horse racing industry continues to seek a comeback. 2024 wasn't it. Wagering on Thoroughbred horse races in the United States declined in 2024 for a third consecutive year. Thoroughbred racing is the most popular...
George Soros Latest Political Megadonor Bestowed Presidential Medal of Freedom
Hungarian-born hedge fund manager and philanthropist George Soros is the latest political megadonor to be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Soros, the Republican Party's enemy No. 1 for his donating of more than $32...
Golf Bettors Risk Big Wagers for Small Returns, as PGA Tour Season Tees Off
The 2025 PGA Tour season formally teed off yesterday in Kapalua with The Sentry, a $20M purse for a field consisting only of winners last year and those who qualified for the season-ending Tour Championship....
Philippines Launches ‘Intense Manhunt’ for Chinese Immigrant iGaming Workers
The Philippines Bureau of Immigration believes more than 11K foreigners who immigrated to the Southeast Asia island nation to work in online gaming operations remain inside the country despite being told to leave by the...
Odds Good Minnesota Will Become 40th State to Legalize Sports Betting
The odds are good that Minnesota will join 39 other states and Washington, D.C., in passing legislation authorizing gambling on sports in 2025. The Minnesota Legislature convenes for its 2025 session on Jan. 14. State...
Mississippi Online Sports Betting Discussions Likely To Resume in 2025
Mississippi online sports betting talks in the Jackson capital are expected to resume when lawmakers gather for their 2025 session later this month. Legislation to expand sports betting online that originated in the state House...
$1M Powerball Ticket Claimed Just Hours Before It Was To Expire in Indiana
A winning Powerball ticket worth $1 million was redeemed with the Hoosier Lottery in Indiana just five hours before the paper ticket slip was set to expire. In what was one of the more heartwarming...
Michigan Casinos, Sportsbooks, iGaming Platforms Deliver State Half-Billion Dollars
The Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) reports that 2024 was a record-setting year for its commercial and tribal gaming industries. The gaming regulator says the state benefited to the tune of more than half of...
President Biden To Award Jan. 6 Committee Leaders With Presidential Citizens Medal
On Thursday evening at the White House, President Joe Biden will give the second-highest civilian medals to former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) and Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS). Biden plans to recognize the two who...
