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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
Southwest, Largest Carrier at Harry Reid International, Increasing Las Vegas Service
Southwest Airlines is increasing its service in and out of Las Vegas beginning in March 2023. This is more good news for Vegas, which is seeing increased air traffic since the start of the COVID-19...
Mohegan Sun Tops USA Today ‘Best Casino Hotel’ List, Connecticut Rival Foxwoods No. 9
Mohegan Sun Casino & Resort in Connecticut has done it again. For the fifth year in a row, the entertainment destination owned and operated by the Mohegan Tribe has been bestowed the honor of the...
China Urges Mainlanders to Avoid Macau During Upcoming Public Holidays
China is telling its people to avoid nonessential travel during this weekend's Mid-Autumn Festival and the Golden Week holiday set for Oct. 1-7. Despite "zero-COVID" being lambasted by many world powers, the People's Republic continues...
