7579 stories by Devin O'Connor
Florida Everglades Casino Ready to Open Along Alligator Alley
An Everglades casino with bingo-based "slot" machines will soon open along Alligator Alley, aka Interstate 75. Later this month, travelers driving from Miami to Naples can refill, grab a coffee, and play an electronic bingo-based machine at the Little Trail Casino. Opening...
Online Sports Betting Study Raises Problem Gambling, Financial Concerns
A new online sports betting study presents several alarms for the gaming industry, as many Americans believe such gambling is a bad bet for society. The Siena College Research Institute and St. Bonaventure University's Jandoli School of Communication this week released their...
Pennsylvania Governor Ready to Reap Tax Rewards of Legal Skill Games
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) wants to legalize and heavily tax skill gaming machines to partially help fund his proposed $48.3 billion budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year. Shapiro's spending plan represents a 7% year-over-year increase. With tax revenue forecast to grow...
Meta Warns Investors About Zuck’s Love of Combat Sports
Meta, fresh off its announcement that it will begin paying shareholders dividends ahead of its 20th anniversary -- news that raised the company's market cap by more than $140 billion -- is cautioning investors about its founder and CEO's personal lifestyle. In...
US Sportsbook Brand Leaders Scale Back Advertising Spend in 2023
FanDuel, DraftKings, and BetMGM, the three leading sportsbooks in the U.S., scaled back their advertising spending in 2023. That's as the emerging gaming market consolidates and the race to attract bettors calms. According to MediaRadar, an advertising research firm, the three sportsbook...
Joe Biden Tweets Resort Fees Disdain After Las Vegas Campaigning
President Joe Biden arrived in Las Vegas on Sunday, and by the time he left on Monday morning, he was tweeting his disdain for pesky junk fees. Junk fees, commonly called resort fees in the U.S. hospitality and gaming industries, are costs...
Virginia Skill Gaming May Not Return Soon to Small Businesses
Virginia skill gaming machines have been powered down in small businesses across the Commonwealth. That's since the state's Supreme Court in October overturned a circuit court judge's decision to issue an injunction that had allowed the Queen of Virginia and other branded...
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Supports Ending College Player Prop Bets
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) agrees with NCAA President Charlie Baker that collegiate player props shouldn't be allowed at regulated sportsbooks. In late January, the NCAA submitted a request to the Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC) asking the state gaming regulator to...
Bettors Furious Over Sportsbooks’ Handling of Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Many sports bettors took to social media on Sunday to express their displeasure with certain sportsbooks voiding their bets on Wyndham Clark's win at the rain-shortened AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Clark was deemed the victor on Sunday after PGA Tour officials determined...
Skillz Gaming CEO Alleges AviaGames Copied Patented Technology
Skillz founder and CEO Andrew Paradise testified during the opening day of the company's trial against AviaGames that the competitor stole its patent-protected gaming platform. He alleged they modified it to violate its operating terms. Paradise and three coinventors acquired a patent...
