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NFL Player Stock Exchange Debuts in New Jersey, Platform Backed by Alex Rodriguez
A new online betting exchange that facilitates the buying and selling of player stocks has commenced operations in New Jersey. Mojo combines sports betting, fantasy sports, and stock market trading into a new online iGaming offering. Bankrolled by Marc Lore and Alex...
Atlantic City Casino Industry Folds on Smoking Discussion at Gaming Conference
An official representing Atlantic City's casino industry was ready to justify why patrons should continue to be allowed to smoke indoors at properties in the city. But, that discussion has been snuffed out as a planned roundtable on the issue has been...
Encore Boston Harbor Implements ‘PlayMyWay’ Responsible Gaming Software
Encore Boston Harbor has installed responsible gaming software in its more than 2,700 slot machines and electronic gaming terminals. This week, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) announced that the Wynn Resorts casino has joined MGM Springfield and Plainridge Park in implementing the...
Texas Lottery Extends Scientific Games Contract Another Decade
The Texas Lottery is living by the motto, "If it's not broke, don't fix it." As such, the lottery recently extended its existing partnership with Scientific Games by another decade. The Texas Lottery is one of the richest state-run lotteries in the...
Amazon Prime Taps DraftKings as ‘Thursday Night Football’ Partner
Amazon Prime is paying the NFL $13 billion to be the exclusive home of Thursday Night Football for the next 11 years. DraftKings announced today that it has partnered with Amazon to become an official sponsor of Thursday Night Football on Prime Video. The...
Kambi Group Buys iGaming B2B Developer Shape Games for $39M
Sweden-based Kambi Group is buying Shape Games, a business-to-business platform and service provider for the iGaming industry, for an initial upfront consideration of €38.5 million (US$39 million). Shape Games is headquartered in Copenhagen but has offices in Barcelona and Latvia. The technology...
Paramount+ to Stream 2017 Las Vegas Mass Shooting Docuseries
Paramount+ unveiled its fall schedule today and a major release set for the streaming service takes a close look at the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting that killed 58 people. October 1 will mark five years since the deadliest mass shooting in...
Resorts World Hudson Valley to Open This Fall, Hopes to Rejuvenate New York Mall
Resorts World Hudson Valley plans to open the doors to its 90,000-square-foot slots and electronic gaming hall this fall. Resorts World Hudson Valley is taking the place of a former Bon-Ton department store at the Newburgh Mall in upstate New York. The...
Okada Manila Parent Company Sues Kazuo Okada for Takeover of Philippines Casino
The parent company of Okada Manila in the Philippines has filed a lawsuit against its founder and former chairman and CEO, Kazuo Okada. The 79-year-old led a takeover of Okada Manila's operations on May 31. He was emboldened by an order in hand...
Americans Have Mixed Views on Marijuana, Casinos Do Not
Americans are split on how marijuana use impacts society. An August poll from Gallup found that 49% of US adults believe legal cannabis has a positive impact on society, while 50% say marijuana consumption is much more of a detriment. Thirty-eight states...
