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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...
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...
Harrah’s Nebraska Sets June Opening Date After Receiving State Gaming License
Harrah's Nebraska is poised to become the third casino in the Cornhusker State to commence gaming operations. Last Friday, the Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission found Caesars Entertainment and its local investors suitable to receive a state gaming license. The regulatory agency...
Missouri Sports Betting Obstructionist Again Blocks Senate Vote, as Legislature Adjourns
Missouri sports betting legislation in 2023 has been dealt a similar fate as in recent years. After gaining bipartisan support in the state House of Representatives, a bill to allow Missourians to bet on sports legally stalled in the state Senate, with...