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Casino Revenue Cools, Declines Felt Nationwide in January 2024
While Nevada and Las Vegas maintained the strong 2023 casino revenue momentum into 2024, regional gaming properties across the country saw gross gaming revenue (GGR) decline to begin the new year. Regional casinos are typically...
Macau Lures More Than 1.35M Tourists During Chinese New Year
Macau attracted over 1.35 million visitors during China's more than weeklong New Year holiday. The Chinese New Year in 2024 fell on Feb. 10. Most workers across the country were given paid time off from...
Mega Millions Jackpot Ticket Worth $36M Goes Unclaimed in Florida
A Mega Millions jackpot won in August has gone unclaimed. The Florida Lottery earlier this month notified Mega Millions players that a winning jackpot ticket worth $36 million remained outstanding. Lottery officials said at the...
NCAA Punishes Former Women’s Basketball Coach for Betting $93K on Sports
The NCAA this week announced its punishment of a former women's basketball head coach who made over 400 bets totaling at least $93K on collegiate and professional sports during a 26-month period. An investigation conducted...
Slot Tax Threshold Increase Supported by IRS Advisory Council
Efforts to increase the slot tax threshold of $1,200 have a new supporter in the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) Advisory Council. Calls to increase how much a slot machine player can win on a single...
Florida Regulators Tell Some Fantasy Sports Firms to Cease Operations
The Florida Gaming Control Commission has sent cease-and-desist letters to three fantasy sports operators that allow players to bet against the house. Traditional DFS (daily fantasy sports) games are played among pools of players or...
Joe Biden’s 2024 Odds Lengthened by Hur Report’s Mental Questions
President Joe Biden's 2024 reelection odds have lengthened considerably after a damning report from the U.S. Justice Department's Special Counsel's Office was made public. It was a week ago today that Robert Hur, a former...
Thrive Cannabis Las Vegas Consumption Lounge Near Strip Ready
Thrive Cannabis Marketplace's Las Vegas dispensary near the Strip will soon open its on-site consumption lounge. Thrive Cannabis announced Thursday that it's received the inaugural Cannabis Consumption Lounge license from the Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board....
Alabama Casino, Lottery Package Clears State House
Update: The Alabama House of Representatives this afternoon passed the casino/lottery referendum bill with the needed three-fifths supermajority support. The gaming package now moves to the state Senate. Legislation in Alabama to legalize commercial casinos...
Coney Island Residents Not Buying What Casino Developers Selling
Coney Island residents who oppose allowing a commercial casino resort to come to the Brooklyn seaside community held a rally this week to voice their hostility to the project. "Coney Islanders Against a Casino" is...
