7955 stories by Devin O'Connor
North Carolina Pro Sports Teams Seek Control of State Sports Betting Market
North Carolina professional sports teams and organizations believe if the state wishes to legalize sports betting on their competitions and events, they should reap a financial benefit. More than 30 states have authorized gambling on sports since May 2018 when the US...
Cherokee Nation to Appeal Pope County Casino Ruling to Arkansas Supreme Court
The Cherokee Nation Businesses (CNB) will appeal a judge's decision that came last Friday rescinding the company's gaming license to build and eventually operate a casino in Pope County. Pulaski County Circuit Judge Tim Fox ruled that the Arkansas Racing Commission (ARC)...
State College Casino Hearing Set, Cordish to Make Case Against Bally’s Project
The State College casino project that many locals oppose -- and the College Township Council has expressed remorse for allowing to proceed -- will be discussed in Harrisburg on Jan. 25 before the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB). State College is being...
Bally’s Atlantic City Sued by Decorated Paralympian on Valet Discrimination Claim
Bally's Atlantic City has been named in a lawsuit filed by a decorated Paralympian, who claims he was discriminated against by the casino's valet staff on two separate occasions. Douglas Heir's life was forever changed on Father's Day in 1978 when he...
Macau Maintains 2023 Gaming Revenue Forecast of $16B, Group Tours to Resume
Macau is finally experiencing meaningful visitor traffic. That's after more than three years of the region's resorts being deserted because of the pandemic and China's "zero-COVID" policy. After the mainland ditched the program, Macau this month followed Beijing's lead and reopened its...
Bahamian Gaming Tycoon Sells Venetian Islands Estate in Miami Beach for $28.3M
Bahamian gaming magnate Sebastian Bastian has flipped his waterfront estate on the prestigious Venetian Islands in Miami Beach, Fl. Bastian, a Bahamas native, began his business career in the 1990s selling Dish Satellite subscriptions to customers in the island country. He later...
Sports Betting Kept Some Viewers Engaged During Georgia’s Blowout of TCU
Sports betting retained some viewers during what was otherwise a major bust for ESPN and the NCAA during Monday night's College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship. Georgia's 65-7 blowout of TCU naturally led to dismal ratings. Nielsen reported that the college football...
Nebraska Sports Betting Bill Would Allow Wagering on College Home Games
Nebraska sports betting is still likely months away from debuting at the state's newly opened brick-and-mortar casinos. But as gaming regulators and state officials in Lincoln finalize the governing conditions that will oversee sportsbooks, new legislation has been introduced to solidify betting...
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo Selects Kirk Hendrick as Gaming Control Board Chair
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo (R) has made his first major gaming decision as governor. A little more than a week after taking office, the former Clark County sheriff began tending to one of the more pressing matters on his desk -- filling...
Nebraska Skill Games Bill Seeks to Tax Gaming Devices as Slot Machines
Skill games continue to proliferate in the Cornhusker State. State Sen. Tom Briese (R-Albion) says it's past time that the state reaps a benefit. Briese plans to introduce legislation this year to tax the controversial gaming machines that have become fixtures in...
