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BetMGM Launches Updated Sportsbook App Just in Time for NFL Season Kickoff
BetMGM today launched its updated app ahead of the NFL's regular season kickoff, which gets underway tonight at 8:20 pm ET with the Detroit Lions playing at the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs. BetMGM is...
Maryland Lottery Player Wins ‘Pick 5’ For Second Time in as Many Years
Maryland Lottery officials say a player from Baltimore County won her second major "Pick 5" prize in as many years after she scored a $50,000 jackpot during the Aug. 10 drawing. Pick 5 is drawn...
Wolfgang Puck to Open Mandalay Bay Restaurant Honoring His Mother
Mandalay Bay announced the closing of Wolfgang Puck's Lupo restaurant in June following a 24-year run. Three months later, the famed chef is unveiling reservations for what will next occupy the space. Puck's company announced...
Richmond City Officials Say Casino Could Support Early Childhood Programs
Richmond city officials last week got their first look at the redesigned casino resort from a development group led by nationally known racing and gaming firm Churchill Downs, Inc. and Black-focused media conglomerate Urban One....
Grand Island Casino Resort Construction at Nebraska’s Fonner Park to Soon Begin
Work on the $100 million Grand Island Casino Resort at Fonner Park in Nebraska is expected to begin sometime next month, project officials say. With the Nebraska State Fair over as of Labor Day, the...
Betr Sportsbook Launches in Virginia, Third State Entry for Sports Betting Platform
The Betr Sportsbook is officially live in Virginia. The launch marks the company's third sports betting state entry following its debut in Ohio and Massachusetts earlier this year. Betr Holdings, Inc., founded last year by...
Hard Rock Bristol Construction ‘Moving Fast,’ Early Summer 2024 Opening Targeted
When Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol construction began on the permanent resort property in early December 2022, company officials said they expected the $400 million development to take about 18 months to complete. That...
North Carolina Republicans Don’t Have a Consensus on Casinos, as Talks Continue
North Carolina Republicans, which control majorities in both chambers of the General Assembly, continue to discuss the merits of legalizing commercial casinos. But House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) says the party is only beginning to...
Responsible Gaming Messages Resonating With US Public, New Survey Finds
September marks Responsible Gaming Education Month (RGEM), an annual initiative from the American Gaming Association. The preeminent casino lobbying group in DC kicked off the month that promotes gaming literacy and consumer education -- the...
Barron Trump’s 6’7″ Frame Spurs Prospective College Basketball Odds
Barron Trump is former President Donald Trump's youngest and only child with former First Lady Melanie Trump. The 17-year-old largely avoids the public eye, but recent reports that he's sprouted to 6'7" have spurred some...