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BetMGM Launches Online Sportsbook in Puerto Rico With Casino del Mar at La Concha
BetMGM is the first online sportsbook to go live in Puerto Rico. The platform's launch comes almost four years after Puerto Rico legalized in-person and online sports betting. In July 2019, the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico approved House Bill 2038. The...
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Says 20K Self-Exclusion Requests Fulfilled
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) this week announced a celebratory milestone of sorts. That's when the state regulatory agency said it completed its 20,000th voluntary request to be excluded from entering and participating in legal gaming activities in the commonwealth. The...
Seneca Nation, New York Agree to New 20-Year Gaming Compact
The Seneca Nation in upstate New York has reached an agreement in principle for a new 20-year, Class III gaming compact that will allow the tribe to continue operating its three casino resorts. The federally recognized tribe's 2002 gaming compact with the...
Casino Workers Against Indoor Smoking Highlight Parallel with Canadian Wildfires
Much of the US Midwest and East Coast continue to experience an unhealthy haze and orange-colored smog because of widespread wildfires in Canada. Things got so bad in New Jersey that Gov. Phil Murphy (D) on Wednesday closed state offices "due to...
North Carolina Sports Betting Bill Passes General Assembly
After years of unsuccessful legislative efforts, the odds of online sports betting being legalized in North Carolina are good after the General Assembly signed off on a gaming expansion measure that seeks to allow internet sportsbooks in the Tar Heel State. North...
New England Patriots Coach Bill Belichick Warns Players About Sports Betting
New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick is arguably the greatest NFL coach in history. The 71-year-old is an eight-time Super Bowl champion, an NFL record, that includes six titles earned as head coach. Belichick has mentored countless coaches, and those coaching offshoots...
Culinary Reelects Las Vegas Casino Union Executives, Begins 88th Year
The Culinary Union in Las Vegas has reelected its three top officials. The hospitality trade group has embarked on its 88th year of "fighting and winning for working families in Nevada." An affiliate of Unite Here, a nationwide labor organization that represents...
Encore Boston Harbor Expansion Far From Done Deal as Critics Sound Off
Encore Boston Harbor is seeking to expand its footprint in Everett, Mass., with a 13-acre, $1.7 billion development. But before the project is greenlit, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) and local government officials are hearing input from the public. Not all of...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis 2024 Odds Lengthen as GOP Primary Field Grows
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is seeing his 2024 odds lengthen, as the Republican Party's primary field for next year's presidential election continues to grow. DeSantis and US Sen. Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) formally threw their names in the GOP 2024 hat...
PGA Tour, LIV Golf Merger Welcomed by US Sportsbooks
The PGA Tour and LIV Golf shocked the golfing world Tuesday morning by announcing a proposed merger. The tentative agreement will settle the many lawsuits between the two professional golf circuits. LIV Golf flustered the professional golf world when it formed in...
