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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Pledges to Avoid Husband’s Gaming Deals
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) is trying to improve the public perception of the state's highest office. That's following her Democratic predecessor Andrew Cuomo's (D) fall from grace on a myriad of sexual misconduct allegations. For New York's first female governor,...
Urban One CEO Details Richmond Casino Process Should Ballot Referendum Pass
Urban One CEO Alfred Liggins is ready to place the biggest bet in the multimedia conglomerate's more than four-decade history. But he first needs the support of residents in Virginia's Richmond capital. Liggins and Urban One want to build a $565 million...
Hard Rock Hopes to Roll Into NYC, New Jersey with Two Casino Resorts
Hard Rock International is one of the world's largest operators of integrated casino resorts. The company hopes to soon expand its portfolio to the most populated metro in the United States. Hard Rock, the hospitality and gaming conglomerate owned by the Seminole...
Las Vegas’ Odds of Luring MLB A’s Lengthen, as Oakland Supports New Ballpark
Las Vegas has quickly become a sports town. The casino capital is now home to two of the big four pro sports leagues. Could baseball be next? The Supreme Court's 2018 repeal of the federal ban on sports betting resulted in the...
iOS Social Gaming Generated Nearly $1B in US During Pandemic Height, Report Finds
It might come as little surprise that social gaming on Apple's iOS platform thrived during the COVID-19 pandemic. As people in the United States sat at home confined to their private residences in an effort to slow the coronavirus spread, an unprecedented...
Steve Wynn Las Vegas Summerlin Mansion Re-listed at $24.5M
Steve Wynn hasn't been involved in the US gaming industry for more than three years. But his surname will likely forever be synonymous with Las Vegas. However, now the man worth an estimated $3.3 billion is seeking to permanently uproot his Sin...
St. Tammany Casino Would Have ‘Moderately Positive’ Regional Impact, Study Finds
If the $329 million St. Tammany casino resort proposal is built in Slidell, La., an economic study concludes that the destination would have a "moderately positive" impact on the region. The St. Tammany Corporation, which assists businesses with their economic developments in...
Nevada Casinos Top $1B for Seventh Straight Month, Set September Gaming Record
Nevada casinos continued their winning ways in September. The state's 322 licensed casinos collectively won more than $1.158 billion last month. The Numbers supplied by the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) today reveal the 41 percent gain on Sept 2020. September 2021...
Massachusetts Sports Bets Pushed as Wagers Begin in Connecticut
Massachusetts sports betting has been an item of discussion in the Boston capital nearly since the Supreme Court in 2018 ruled that states -- not the federal government -- should determine their own individual laws on sports gambling. But with the legislature's...
Atlantic City Casino Workers March in Support of Clean Indoor Air
Atlantic City casino workers took to the streets today to make their voices loud and clear in their opposition to allowing indoor smoking to continue on the nine gaming floors in town. New Jersey's 2006 Smoke-Free Act prohibited tobacco smoking inside most...
