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Commercial Gaming Revenue Tops $60B as 2022 Sets Another Annual Win Record
Commercial gaming revenue in the United States eclipsed $60 billion for the first time ever in 2022. It marks the second consecutive year that the US gaming industry reached a new yearly revenue benchmark. The numbers come from the American Gaming Association...
Virginia ‘Casino Lady’ Sen. Louise Lucas Says State Has Enough Casinos, at Least for Now
Virginia Senate Pro Tempore L. Louise Lucas (D-Portsmouth) successfully championed legislation in 2020 that ended the state's long prohibition of commercial casino gambling. Dubbed the "Casino Lady" for her repeated attempts to allow slot machines and table games in the commonwealth, Lucas...
Missouri Lawmakers Consider Sports Betting After Chiefs Fans Prohibited from Super Bowl Wagering
Missouri lawmakers are hoping 2023 will be different than previous legislative sessions when it comes to authorizing sports betting. The Missouri General Assembly came close to legalizing gambling on sports last year. The House of Representatives passed two sports betting measures during...
Mississippi Gaming Chair Al Hopkins Dead, Backed Sports Betting
Mississippi Gaming Commission (MGC) Chair Al Hopkins died Sunday evening at the age of 81, the state has confirmed. Hopkins, a longtime Gulfport attorney, oversaw the state gaming commission since 2015. Hopkins retired from the military and Mississippi National Guard with the...
Nevada Oddsmakers 30-2 in Super Bowls After Winning $11.2M on Kansas City Chiefs
Nevada oddsmakers won Sunday's Super Bowl LVII against their bettors, as sportsbooks kept $11.28 million of the $153.18 million wagered. It marks the 15th consecutive Super Bowl in which the house came out on top of the big game. The Nevada Gaming...
Pennsylvania Skill Gaming Manufacturer Secures Legal Victory
The maker of Pennsylvania Skill gaming cabinets has secured a court victory in its ongoing claim that its products don't run afoul of the state's commercial gaming laws. Pace-O-Matic (POM), a leading manufacturer of skill gaming machines, is a Duluth, Ga.-based gaming...
FanDuel Super Bowl Commercial with Rob Gronkowski Panned by Bettors
FanDuel's big bet on Sunday's Super Bowl was a major bust, many sports bettors said after the sportsbook's prime-time commercial aired. FanDuel announced before Super Bowl LVII that it bought a 30-second commercial for $7 million. The sportsbook and iGaming operator hyped...
Atlantic City Casinos Will ‘Pay Fair Share,’ New Jersey Governor Assures
Atlantic City casinos were dealt a winning hand by the New Jersey Legislature in 2021 when the state agreed to significantly lower the nine resorts' annual property tax. Atlantic City casinos have paid a collective property tax since 2016. The tax arrangement,...
Super Bowl Prompts 100M Sportsbook Geolocation Checks During Chiefs Thrilling 38-35 Win
Super Bowl LVII between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles was one for the ages, a thrilling back-and-forth between the NFL's top two teams. A fourth quarter holding call on Eagles cornerback James Bradberry on Chiefs wideout JuJu Smith-Schuster turned out...
Nevada Congressional Delegation Defends Casino Resort Fees
Nevada's congressional delegation has come out in defense of their state's casinos that implement resort fees after President Joe Biden addressed so-called "junk fees" in his State of the Union address last week. Biden has made it a point of his administration...
