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Devin O'Connor
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What Happens When a Self-Excluded Person Hits a Jackpot? It Just Happened in Pennsylvania
An excluded person in Pennsylvania won a slot machine jackpot The jackpot was forfeited because the gambler had self-excluded Self-excluded winnings are directed to responsible gaming programs Pennsylvania has one of the largest self-exclusion programs...
Bally’s Star Entertainment Fined $10 Million for Financial Crimes at Sydney Casino
The Star Sydney has been fined A$10 million for regulatory shortcomings The Sydney casino is accused of allowing players to gamble for marathon sessions The Star was fined A$200 million in 2022 for anti-money laundering...
Las Vegas Casinos Win $689.4 Million in April Despite Drop in Visitors
Casino revenue in Las Vegas totaled $689.4 million in April Las Vegas remains amid a tourism slump Big changes are set for the Las Vegas Strip in the coming months and years The Las Vegas...
Macau Stocks Surge on Healthy May Gaming Revenue of $2.8 Billion
Macau casino revenue reached $2.8 billion in May 2026 has continued Macau's post-pandemic gaming rally Investors are bullish on the six publicly traded casino companies Shares of the six publicly traded casino operators in Macau...
SEC Mandates Sports Betting Classes for All Student-Athletes
The SEC is requiring its student-athletes to watch an educational video on sports betting The video educated college athletes on how to avoid being targeted by rogue bettors The curriculum also educates on how and...
Feds Charge Google Engineer in $1.2 Million Polymarket Insider Trading Scheme
An employee at Google is accused of trading on a prediction market with insider information The Polymarket user, who is facing federal charges, allegedly made $1.2 million in illicit profits If found guilty, the defendant...
Spain Joins Global Push Against Prediction Markets on Illegal Gambling Fears
Spain has temporarily banned Kalshi and Polymarket Government officials contend that the prediction markets are engaged in illegal gambling Spain joins more than a dozen countries in cracking down on prediction markets Spain has become...
Why Is The President of The United States Promoting an Unregulated Online Casino? Money Talks
President Trump has shared social media posts promoting Stake Stake is a controversial sweepstakes casino that isn't a licensed iGaming platform in any US state Trump's posts primarily market the upcoming UFC fight at the...
Las Vegas Bounces Back: 3 in 4 Tourists Now Report Positive Value Perception
Las Vegas visitors say they generally feel the casino town provides value That's a big change from 2025, when visitors expressed frustrations with supposedly greedy casinos Las Vegas visitor volume was flat in the first...
Rhode Island Sports Betting Shift: Bally’s Targets November Launch for Mobile App
Rhode Island’s single-operator sports betting market is officially expanding later this year, ending a strict monopoly that has been in place since 2019 The Rhode Island Lottery approved Bally’s Corporation for the state’s second-ever online...
