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Las Vegas Labor Day Weekend Estimated at 330k+ Visitors, Strip Room Rates Pricey
Las Vegas will be busy this weekend, as the unofficial end to the summer kicks off today and runs through the Monday Labor Day holiday. Officials with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Bureau (LVCVA) expect around 331,000 visitors to descend on...
MGM Resorts Bringing GameSense Program to NFL Stadiums
MGM Resorts is bringing GameSense, a responsible gaming program developed by the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC), to nine NFL stadiums where sports betting in some form will be allowed this season. MGM partnered with GameSense in 2017 ahead of its opening...
XL Center Sportsbook Powered by Connecticut Lottery Announces Opening Date
The XL Center in Hartford will open its sportsbook powered by the Connecticut Lottery Corp. next month as the 2022-23 NFL regular season kicks off. Connecticut lawmakers and Gov. Ned Lamont (D) signed new Class III gaming compacts with the state's two...
New Mexico Governor Demands Horse Racing Changes After Equine Deaths
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) is fed up with the incessant reports of horses dying at racetracks. The second-term governor recently came out swinging after news surfaced that seven more horses died at Ruidoso Downs, one of six horse racetracks...
U.S. Integrity Partnership Spree for Sports Betting Monitoring Continues
U.S. Integrity is on a roll ahead of the college football season. U.S. Integrity announced partnerships with the Big Ten, Big 12, and Mountain West conferences in August alone. The pacts allow the tech company to keep tabs on sports betting activity...
VP Kamala Harris Gushes Over Las Vegas Aces During White House Visit
Vice President Kamala Harris didn't hold back in praising the Las Vegas Aces, the defending WNBA champions, during the team's recent visit to the White House. The Aces won the 2022 WNBA Finals last September with a 3-1 series win over the...
Las Vegas Casinos Experience July Fireworks, Gaming Revenue Hits New Highs
Las Vegas casinos took more money from gamblers in July 2023 than ever before. The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) reported Wednesday that July gross gaming revenue (GGR) in Clark County was a record $1.208 billion, a 7.5% year-over-year increase. Strip casinos...
Melco to Phase Out Plastic Bottles at Resorts in Macau, Manila, Cyprus
Hong Kong-based Melco Resorts, which owns and operates integrated casino resorts in China's Macau, the Philippines, and Cyprus, is doing away with single-use plastic bottles. Melco's portfolio includes City of Dreams, Studio City, and Morpheus in Macau, City of Dreams Manila in...
Iowa Tribe Begins Construction on Harrah’s Oklahoma Casino Resort
The Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma is embarking on its first tribal casino resort with global gaming giant Caesars Entertainment. The tribe announced this week that work will soon begin on the project, located in Chandler between Oklahoma City and Tulsa along Interstate...
Justice Department Claims Illegal Offshore Gaming Ops Remain a Priority
The United States Department of Justice in April was petitioned by gaming regulators from seven states. They asked DOJ to ramp up the investigation and prosecution of illegal offshore gaming websites that target domestic players. The Justice Department responded this week with...
