8105 stories by Devin O'Connor
Las Vegas Raiders Kick Off 2021 NFL Season on Monday Night Football as Underdogs
The Las Vegas Raiders kick off their 2021 NFL season tonight inside their Allegiant Stadium home against the visiting Baltimore Ravens. However, most bettors are riding on Baltimore, not the underdog Raiders. The general spread consensus for tonight's 8:15 pm ET kickoff...
Maryland Casinos Cool Off in August, Gaming Revenue Down Six Percent From July
Maryland casinos continue to fare well, but their August performance slowed compared with the state gaming industry's recent record-setting run. The state's six commercial land-based casinos reported gross gaming revenue (GGR) of $168.5 million in August. While that's a 12.6 percent gain...
PredictIt Opens 2024 Presidential Betting Market, Biden Early Favorite, Trump Lurking
The 2024 presidential election is still more than 1,100 days out, but online political betting exchange PredictIt is already allowing its bettors to buy and sell shares of the outcome. President Joe Biden said while campaigning last year that he was a...
Macau Casino Regulator Expands Staff Ahead of 2022 Licensing Renewal
Macau casino operations are regulated by the Chinese enclave's Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ). The agency is amid a major staffing expansion to better regulate and oversee the world's richest gaming hub. Today, the DICJ confirmed the appointments of 14 new...
Washington Tribal Casino Wins COVID-19 Insurance Claim Lawsuit
A Washington tribal casino owned and operated by the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe can collect insurance money for damages and losses incurred by COVID-19. That's according to Washington Superior Court Judge Catherine Shaffer, who ruled in favor of the tribe last week. A...
Manila Casinos Remain Under Enhanced Quarantine, Extended Until Sept. 15
Manila casinos are remaining under the Philippines' Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) for another week. The country's four integrated resorts in the capital region were set to ease into the General Community Quarantine (GCQ) level today. However, government officials say additional time...
Record 45.2M Americans Expected to Bet on NFL This Season
A record 45.2 million Americans are projected to wager at least one bet on an NFL outcome during the 2021-22 football season. That's according to results from a new survey conducted on behalf of the American Gaming Association (AGA), the gaming industry's...
Richmond’s Robert E. Lee Monument Coming Down, as Black-Owned Casino Could Go Up
The Robert E. Lee Memorial has been the focal point of Monumental Avenue for more than 130 years. Tomorrow, September 8, 2021, the controversial statue is slated to be removed. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) said that following the conclusion of several...
Culinary Union Launches Campaign Against Station Casinos Durango Project
The Culinary Union in Las Vegas doesn't want a casino resort to come to the Spring Valley neighborhood southwest of the Strip. At least the union is opposed to one build by Station Casinos -- a company that has feverishly fought unionization...
South Africa Lottery Wins High Court Decision, LottoStar Must Cease Operations
The South Africa lottery has finally won a years-long court battle against a prominent online betting group. A high court in Mpumalanga has ruled that LottoStar has unlawfully profited off South Africa's National Lottery. LottoStar is licensed to operate online fixed-odds betting...
