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Southland Casino in Arkansas Completes $320M Expansion Featuring 300-Room Hotel
The Southland Casino in West Memphis, Ark., has completed a $320 million expansion that overhauled the former racino venue into a full-fledged casino and resort. Arkansas voters in 2018 passed a ballot referendum that amended...
Melco Resorts Details $1.5B Spend to Enhance Macau Casino Resorts
Melco Resorts was one of the winners of Macau's recent bidding war for the Chinese enclave's six gaming licenses. The City of Dreams, Studio City, and Morpheus owner and operator has since detailed how it...
BetMGM Early Bets in Maryland Result in $146K Fine
BetMGM has been hit with the first regulatory fine in Maryland for online sports betting operations that allegedly fell outside of the state's governing conditions. More than two years ago, Maryland voters passed a ballot...
Atlantic City Casino Land-Based Revenue Down 4% From November 2019
Atlantic City casinos didn't see as much gaming money in November 2022 as the same nine properties did in pre-pandemic November 2019. Numbers released today by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement revealed that...
Mark Cuban Pitches Texas Casino Resort Featuring NBA Arena for His Dallas Mavericks
Billionaire Mark Cuban is interested in constructing a multibillion-dollar integrated casino resort with an NBA arena for his Dallas Mavericks. If the plan is allowed to come to fruition, which is currently a long-shot endeavor...
FanDuel Donates $1M to Historically Black Colleges in Maryland Following State Entry
FanDuel is making good on its promise of being a community steward in Maryland in exchange for being allowed to operate sportsbooks in-person and online in the Old Line State. FanDuel announced this week a...
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker to Head NCAA, Republican Backs Sports Betting
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R) is set to become the next president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Baker and current NCAA President Mark Emmert are each soon departing their current jobs. Baker didn't...
Vermont Sports Betting Study Committee Recommends Legalization
Vermont's 2022 Sports Betting Study Committee believes legalizing and regulating gambling on sports is in the state's best interest. The study committee thinks the expanded gambling would generate new tax revenue and create new jobs,...
Pennsylvania Gaming Board Bans Five Adults Who Left Kids in Vehicles to Gamble
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) is trying to crack down on incidences involving gamblers leaving children in vehicles outside casinos while they gamble. The state's latest response is its most drastic to date. The...
Pennsylvania Gaming Board Approves Cordish Petition to Intervene in State College Casino
On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) approved Cordish Companies' petition to intervene in the state's consideration of issuing a Category 4 "mini-casino" license to SC Gaming OpCo, LLC. SC Gaming was founded in...
