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New Jersey Bill Filed to Prohibit College Player Props at Sportsbooks
Legislation filed this week in New Jersey seeks to fully prohibit sportsbooks from allowing bets on a college athlete's individual performance. New Jersey already prohibits college player props involving athletes enrolled at universities based in the state. State Sen. Kristin Corrado (R-Passaic)...
Detroit Casinos Rebound in March, Win Nearly $123.9M
Detroit casinos rebounded in March after experiencing year-over-year losses in the first two months to begin the year. The Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) on Tuesday unveiled that the three commercial casinos in Detroit combined to win $123.86 million from players last...
Virginia Gov. Glenn Younkin Amends Skill Game Bill, Returns Legislation to Assembly
Virginia Gov. Glenn Younkin (R) this week returned legislation that seeks to create a regulatory framework for skill games to operate in the commonwealth. The governor rewrote much of the skill game bill. His changes centered on further restricting where the controversial...
Atlantic City Casino Unions Differ on Smoking Dilemma
The two casino unions in Atlantic City have differing stances when it comes to the ongoing allowance of indoor smoking on the gaming floors. Unite Here Local 54 and the United Auto Workers (UAW) are the two leading unions representing an array...
Petersburg Fields Five Responses to Casino Request for Proposal
The Petersburg City Council's Request for Proposal (RFP) period that ended last month garnered five responses from companies interested in possibly partnering with the Virginia town on a casino resort development. State lawmakers this year voted to relocate the Richmond casino license...
Atlantic City Casino Profits Slide in 2023, Report Adds to Industry Concerns
Atlantic City casinos managed to increase their net revenue last year, but the higher income wasn't enough to offset increased overhead. That led to year-over-year profit declines. The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) revealed full-year operating reports for the nine...
$30M Heist Thieves Presumably Have Plan to Launder Money That Doesn’t Involve Casinos
The $30 million heist carried out by professional thieves over the Easter weekend likely had a subsequent plan to wash the dirty money. In what's seemingly a blockbuster thriller straight out of Hollywood akin to "Ocean's 11," a group of thieves broke...
Churchill Downs Opens Casino Portion of Terre Haute Resort in Indiana
Churchill Downs has opened the first phase of its $290 million Terre Haute Casino Resort in Indiana. Last Friday, Terre Haute Casino Resort's first guests were welcomed after Churchill brass and state and local officials held a ribbon cutting. The gaming and...
Melco Resorts Awards Founder and CEO Stock Bonus Despite Company’s Downfall
Melco Resorts & Entertainment is carrying on its tradition of awarding its founder, chairman, and chief executive officer with a spring stock bonus despite the company's post-pandemic struggles. Hong Kong-based Melco owns and operates integrated resort casinos in China's Macau, the Philippines,...
Petersburg Casino Bill Returns to Virginia General Assembly on Governor’s Action
The Petersburg casino bill passed by the Virginia General Assembly is returning to the legislature after Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) amended the statute, which seeks to qualify the city for a casino license. Youngkin opted to amend Senate Bill 628 rather than...
