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Alabama Gaming Expansion Compromise Dead by a Single Vote, Gov. Ivey Upset
Alabama gaming expansion will remain on hold for at least another year after a compromise reached by a special legislative committee stalled in the state Senate by a single vote. History has repeated itself in...
PGA Championship First Major to Score Sports Betting Partnership Via ESPN Bet
The PGA Championship is the first of golf's four majors to announce a sports betting partnership with a sportsbook operator. The PGA of America and Penn Entertainment, the latter being the parent company to Penn...
Monmouth Park Breaks Ground on Trackside Caesars Sportsbook
Monmouth Park Racetrack held a ceremonial groundbreaking of its trackside Caesars Sportsbook on Tuesday, a 16,000-square-foot facility that will include a Shake Shack full-service restaurant and wall-to-wall television screens displaying all of the day's sports...
Ocean Casino in Atlantic City Launches Helicopter Service to New York City
Ocean Casino Resort announced the liftoff of its newest amenity on Tuesday -- direct helicopter service to and from New York City's Manhattan to the Atlantic City beachfront property. Ocean installed a helipad atop its...
2023 Sports Betting State Tax Revenue Jumps 35 Percent to Nearly $2.5B
The 38 states and the District of Columbia where sports betting is legal and operational saw their respective tax benefits increase greatly last year. According to an analysis compiled by LendingTree, an online lending marketplace...
Bidding for Arkansas’ Pope County Casino to Begin, Only One Applicant Stands to Qualify
The Arkansas Racing Commission (ARC) will soon open a third bidding period for the sole gaming license earmarked for Pope County. Arkansas voters authorized Las Vegas-style casinos in four counties through a statewide referendum in...
Caesars Virginia Casino Development Cost Balloons to $750M
The price tag for Caesars Virginia in Danville continues to soar. Caesars Entertainment is building an integrated resort casino on the site of the former Dan River Mills textile campus. When Danville voters authorized its...
Malaysia Opens Criminal Investigation Regarding Johor Casino Report
Police in Malaysia have begun a probe into a media report spurred by Bloomberg suggesting that Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim met with two gaming industry billionaires to discuss a possible casino resort development in Johor's...
Bally’s Lincoln Adds Second Nonsmoking Casino Space to Rhode Island Resort
Bally's Twin River Lincoln in Rhode Island is doubling down on its nonsmoking offering for players seeking fresh indoor air environments. Rhode Island-based Bally's recently announced the debut of a second nonsmoking gaming area to...
Bally’s Ozarks Casino Referendum Likely in Missouri This November
The Lake of the Ozarks casino campaign led by a group of investors involved in an entity called Osage River Gaming & Convention (ORGC) submitted more than 320K signatures from Missouri voters to State Secretary...
