7579 stories by Devin O'Connor
Maryland Sports Betting Regulatory Bills Signed by Gov. Wes Moore
Three Maryland sports betting bills have been signed into law by Gov. Wes Moore (D) that will adjust certain regulatory conditions of the state's most recently expanded sector of its gaming industry. Maryland sports betting began at the state's brick-and-mortar casinos in...
Long Island Casino Opposition to Rally Against Sands’ Nassau Coliseum Project
A group opposed to a casino on Long Island plans to rally against the proposed project pitched by Las Vegas Sands for the Nassau Coliseum site this Sunday, May 21. The "Say No to the Casino Civic Association" is a grassroots coalition...
Mark Cuban Says Texas Needs Casinos to Make State More Destination Worthy
Efforts to legalize commercial casinos in Texas are likely dead for 2023. That's after a bill that would have impelled a ballot referendum this November to ask state voters if they wish to allow Las Vegas-style resorts into the Lone Star State...
Pennsylvania Casinos Cool in April, iGaming Continues Positive Run
Pennsylvania casinos cooled off in April in terms of the brick-and-mortar play following the state's all-time best revenue month set in March. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) announced on Wednesday the April revenue results for the state's 17 retail casinos, iGaming...
Atlantic City Revenue Down Nearly 2%, iGaming Continues Growth
Atlantic City's brick-and-mortar casinos won $231.5 million from gamblers in April 2023. That was a 1.6% year-over-year decline, but still the market's best month of the year so far. The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) on Monday released April's revenue...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Hyatt Hotels for Deceptive Room Pricing
Texas lawmakers are considering legislation that would end the Lone Star State's decades-long opposition to commercial casinos. Meanwhile, the state's top legal advisor and prosecutor, Attorney General Ken Paxton, says one of the nation's largest hoteliers, the Hyatt Group, partnered with numerous...
Galaxy Gaming to Provide Evolution with Live Dealer Studio Games for iGaming Platforms
Las Vegas-based Galaxy Gaming announced Tuesday a new 10-year partnership with Evolution Group. Galaxy Gaming is a business-to-business (B2B) developer and distributor of casino slots, table games, and online gaming products. The pact will incorporate Galaxy table games into Evolution's portfolio of live...
US Commercial Casinos Win Record $16.6B in First Quarter of 2023
US commercial casinos won a record $16.6 billion in the first three months of 2023. It's the best three-month revenue period ever for the country's commercial gaming industry. The American Gaming Association (AGA) reported Tuesday that Q1 2023 gross gaming revenue (GGR)...
Ontario Casinos Report Increased Suspicious Activity at Cashier Cages
Ontario casinos reported more than $372 million in suspicious financial transactions at their cashier cages last year. The record level of questionable monetary movement at casinos has prompted calls for the province to better investigate the true source of the dubious funds....
Hofstra University Could Have Ace Up Its Sleeve in Opposing Sands Long Island Casino
Hofstra University's leadership doesn't want a casino near its campus in Nassau County on New York's Long Island. The private school has gone so far as to block a gaming resort from being authorized at the Nassau Coliseum and to file a...
