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Massachusetts Sports Betting Start a Success, Online Books Prep Launch
Massachusetts sports betting began this week at the state's three commercial casinos. State gaming regulators claim the first few days of wagering were glitch-free. Massachusetts legalized sports betting last August. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) decided to allow the state's brick-and-mortar casinos...
US Sports Betting Growth Propelled by Young, High-Income White Males – Poll
New data suggests that young, high-income white males are most responsible for sports betting's continued growth in the United States. Ipsos, a research agency that provides actionable insights into the US gaming industry, published its latest findings this week on sports betting....
Virginia Skill Gaming Bill Dead, Future Unclear for Controversial Terminals
Virginia skill gaming machines continue to operate in a gray area throughout the commonwealth. And after a legislative effort to regulate and tax the terminals failed this week in the Virginia State Capitol, the legal status of the controversial gaming devices won't...
Petersburg, Virginia Casino Bills Gain Support, Seek Budget Inclusion
Petersburg casino bills in the Virginia General Assembly made progress this week in their assigned committees. House Bill 1373, introduced by Del. Kim Taylor (R-Dinwiddie), and Senate Bill 780, proposed by Sen. Joe Morrissey (D-Richmond, Petersburg), both seek to qualify Petersburg as...
Atlantic City Casino Smoking Hearing Set, Grassroots Campaign Organizers Optimistic
Atlantic City casino smoking will finally have its day in Trenton this month. That will happen when a Senate committee begins deliberating the merits of legislation that seeks to close an indoor smoking loophole for the city's nine resorts. New Jersey's 2006...
Pennsylvania Casino Smoking Faces Ban, as Clean Indoor Air Act Amendment Initiated
Pennsylvania casinos can allow cigarette smoking on sections of their gaming floors. But efforts in Harrisburg are once again underway to extinguish the gaming exemption from the state's Clean Indoor Air Act. Pennsylvania passed its Clean Indoor Air Act in 2008. The...
Vermont Sports Betting Bill Introduced to Allow Online Wagering
Vermont sports betting is one step closer to becoming legal in the Green Mountain State. That's after legislation to authorize such gambling was introduced this week in the Montpelier capital. Filed by state Rep. Matthew Birong (D-Addison 3) and cosponsored by six...
Mohegan Joins Soloviev Group New York City Casino Bid Targeting Manhattan’s East Side
Mohegan -- formerly Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment -- the gaming and hospitality unit owned by the Mohegan Tribe in Connecticut, is joining a bid to acquire a New York City casino license. New York is expected to issue three gaming concessions for...
Macau Casinos Begin 2023 Strong, January Gaming Win Highest in Three Years
Macau casinos are ready to put the COVID-19 pandemic behind them and move forward. And January was precisely the kind of new year start the six gaming giants in the region sought. Macau's Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau reported Wednesday that gross...
Powerball Drawing Wednesday Offers Game’s Eighth-Largest Prize, Inflation A Key
Powerball is at it again. Less than three months after a Powerball player in California won a record $2.04 billion jackpot -- the game's all-time richest prize -- the lottery is running up another life-changing payout. After that record $2.04 billion Powerball...
