8174 stories by Devin O'Connor
Clean Indoor Air Advocates Write to Casino Smoking States, Call for Tobacco Bans
This week, the nation's largest clean indoor air advocacy group wrote gaming regulators and lawmakers in states where indoor smoking is still allowed, urging them to fight for smoke-free gaming. Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights (ANR) sent letters to gaming commissions and key...
Responsible Gaming Study Finds State Shortcomings in Regulating Sports Betting
The National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) says states that regulate online sports betting must do more to adequately protect consumers. The NCPG recently commissioned Vixio Regulatory Intelligence to review online sports gambling regulations in 30 states and Washington, DC. Vixio researchers...
Powerball, Mega Millions To Be Impacted By Federal Interest Rate Cut
The 30-year annuitized jackpots for Powerball and Mega Millions will be impacted by the Federal Reserve's decision this week to cut its benchmark interest rate by a sizeable half-point. The Federal Reserve's first cut to its benchmark rate in more than four...
DraftKings Cuts Another Multimillion-Dollar Check for Missouri Sports Betting Campaign
DraftKings is betting big that Missouri voters in November will back Amendment 2, a ballot referendum that would authorize retail and online sports betting in the Show-Me State. The Boston-based sportsbook leader this week wrote a $5 million check to Winning for...
Cedar Rapids Casino Would Feature Zach Johnson Restaurant and STEM Lab
The would-be developers behind a casino pitch for Iowa's Cedar Rapids revealed updated details of the project's scope this week. California-based Peninsula Pacific Entertainment (P2E) is partnered with the Cedar Rapids Development Group and the Linn County Gaming Association on a $275...
Arkansas Supreme Court Will Soon Rule on Pope County Casino Case
The Arkansas Supreme Court is expected to soon render its decision regarding a referendum seeking to repeal a commercial casino license earmarked for Pope County. The state's high court is slated to rule on an appeal from Cherokee Nation Entertainment challenging Issue...
Caesars Bankrolling Opposition Campaign to Missouri Sports Betting Referendum
Newly disclosed campaign finance data reveals that Caesars Entertainment is behind the opposition to the planned sports betting referendum in Missouri this November. Caesars has contributed $4 million to a committee called Missourians Against the Deceptive Online Gambling Amendment. The campaign is...
Norfolk Casino to Allow Indoor Tobacco Smoking, Retain Amtrak Parking
The developers behind the Norfolk casino project say indoor smoking will be allowed in designated areas of the gaming floor. The group has also pledged to retain free parking for Amtrak train passengers. Details about the reworked Norfolk casino continue to come...
Illinois Adopts New Advertising Rules for Casinos, Sportsbooks, and VGTs
The Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) has updated its rules on how casinos, sportsbooks, and video gaming terminal host businesses can advertise. State gaming regulators last week voted in favor of implementing a series of new limitations regarding how gaming operators market their...
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Remains Uninterested in Expediting Casinos
A powerful Democrat in the New York State Senate said this week that Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) remains evasive to legislation that would expedite issuing the three downstate casino licenses the legislature authorized in 2013. The 2013 gaming bill created four upstate...
