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Cleveland Guardians Backtrack Tweet About Bettors Chasing Superstar José Ramírez
The social media team for MLB's Cleveland Guardians is backtracking on a tweet that bizarrely claimed that as a youth in the Dominican Republic, the team's best player was regularly chased by angry bettors with "machetes and guns." José Ramírez plays third...
US Gaming Industry National Leader in Diverse Workforces, Research Finds
The US gaming industry outpaces most other business sectors when it comes to diversity and workplace inclusion. That's according to new data compiled by the American Gaming Association (AGA), the preeminent lobbying group in DC working on behalf of commercial and tribal...
Boston Marathon Betting? Massachusetts Regulators Reject DraftKings’ Request
The 127th Boston Marathon will run on Monday, April 17. The 2023 race marks the first time in its history that legal sports betting is operational in the 26.2-mile event's home state of Massachusetts. In-person retail sportsbooks opened on January 31 at...
Crown Resorts Concedes ‘Small Number of Files’ Stolen Through GoAnywhere Breach
Crown Resorts informed investors Wednesday that a "small number of files" belonging to the organization were wrongly obtained. The files were taken through a recent ransomware attack on the third-party file transfer service provider GoAnywhere, which the casino group uses. GoAnywhere provides...
Bally’s State College Casino Project Appeal Can Proceed, Pennsylvania Judge Says
A Pennsylvania judge denied a stay request from the business entities behind the Bally's State College casino development on Wednesday. A rival casino operator is challenging the legal merits of allowing the project to move forward. In her order and memorandum, Pennsylvania...
Singapore Casino Regulator Disgraced, Sentenced to 25 Months in Prison
A former executive at Singapore's Casino Regulatory Authority (CRA) will spend the next 25 months in prison after admitting his guilt in stealing and selling items belonging to the government agency. Zulkiflie Yacob, 45, worked at the CRA before the gaming regulator...
Forbes Billionaires List Has 28 Gaming Tycoons, Dr. Miriam Adelson is No. 1
Forbes released its annual "World's Billionaires List" this week, and the global casino and gaming industries accounted for 28 of the 2,640 people in the 10-figure club. The business media outlet said the world's richest people are collectively worth $12.2 trillion, a...
Pennsylvania iGaming Study Reaches Concerning Conclusions
Pennsylvania's 2017 expansion of commercial gambling included internet casinos with interactive slots and table games, plus sports betting. The latter arrived online after the US Supreme Court struck down a federal prohibition on such gambling in May 2018. The 2017 law requires...
Diamond Jacks Casino Finds Another Buyer, Cordish to Redevelop Riverboat
Diamond Jacks Casino in Bossier City, La., is once again set to be sold. Less than a year after Mississippi-based Foundation Gaming agreed to acquire the commercial riverboat that's sat vacant since March 2020, Foundation has now reached a tentative agreement to...
Reno Casino Gambler Hits Biggest Jackpot Ever in ‘Biggest Little City in the World’
A gambler in Reno has set a new local jackpot record after winning a more than $14 million prize over the weekend while playing at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa. The Reno resident was gambling on a Megabucks Mega Vault progressive slot...
