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Cordish Continues Lawsuit Challenging Norfolk Casino Partnership
The Cordish Companies is continuing its legal contention that the City of Norfolk breached its Waterside redevelopment contract it reached in 2013. Cordish, a real estate developer that runs Live!-branded mixed-use entertainment, hospitality, and casino...
Penn Entertainment Acquiring WynnBet OSB License in New York
Penn Entertainment announced Tuesday it's acquiring the sports betting license held by WynnBet in New York. Penn Entertainment says it's paying Wynn Interactive Holdings $25 million to purchase its online sportsbook (OSB) license in the...
Nevada Oddsmakers Squeak Out Super Bowl Win to Continue Streak
Nevada oddsmakers came out on top of Sunday's Super Bowl LVIII, but by a slim margin. The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) reports that $185.6 million was wagered on the big game between the Kansas...
Harry Reid Airport Slots Upgrading Light & Wonder System
The slot machine operations at Harry Reid International Airport are being upgraded with a new management system. Light & Wonder, a leading developer of gaming machines and casino gaming services, announced Monday that it's been...
Biloxi Casino Guest Alleges He Was Wrongly Battered and Restrained
A Biloxi casino guest invited by a resort and lured with a free stay alleges in a federal lawsuit that he was "battered, restrained, and detained" by the property's security. Plaintiff Brent Nettles alleges in...
Hard Rock Hotel Casino Bristol Amends Opening Timeline, Budget Balloons
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol has become much more expensive for the development team behind the project in southern Virginia than initially expected. Developed by Hard Rock International, the gaming and hospitality brand owned...
Skillz Gets $42.9M From AviaGames, Juror Says Defendant ‘Unethical’
Skillz, a skill mobile gaming platform that facilitates real-money wagering among peer-to-peer players, was awarded $42.89 million on Friday. That's after succeeding in its legal claims that rival AviaGames infringed on its patented protected platform....
North Carolina Casino Poll Finds Support for Commercial Gaming
North Carolina lawmakers last year considered legislation to authorize commercial casinos. Though the gaming push stalled in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, new polling suggests the public has an appetite for casinos in the Tar...
Massachusetts Regulators Say BetMGM Violated Player Prop Ban
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) was told this week by its Investigations and Enforcement Bureau that one of its prominent online sportsbooks violated state wagering regulations that prohibit player props. Player props involve bets on...
Alabama Casino and Lottery Bill to be Introduced Next Week
Just hours after Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) proclaimed her support to end the state's prohibition on commercial gambling, a bipartisan group of lawmakers said they're finalizing legislation to legalize Las Vegas-style casinos and a...
