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Illinois Gaming Board Approves Par-A-Dice Riverboat Redevelopment in East Peoria
Boyd Gaming's plans in East Peoria have been approved The Illinois Gaming Board backed a new barge structure at Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino The Illinois Gaming Board has signed off on Boyd Gaming's redevelopment of the...
Atlantic City Casino Workers Seeking Smoke-Free Workplaces Ask NJ Supreme Court to Intervene
Atlantic City casino workers have asked the New Jersey Supreme Court to ban indoor smoking The lawsuit is brought by Casino Employees Against Smoking Effects and the United Auto Workers Atlantic City casino workers and...
Loot Boxes Back in Court, as New York AG Sues Valve Claiming In-Game Treasure Chests Are ‘Quintessential Gambling’
New York's AG is suing Valve over loot boxes Letitia James alleges that loot boxes constitute gambling Loot boxes allow videogamers to buy keys to virtual treasure chests New York Attorney General Letitia James has...
Nearly Half of All Filipinos Gamble Online, Losing Billions of Dollars
Filipinos are gambling online at an alarming rate Philippines online gambling has grown exponentially in recent years A leading newspaper is calling for consumer safeguards through a public awareness campaign Nearly half of the adult...
Texas Woman Who Stole $100k From Nonprofit For Gambling Is Sentenced
A Texas woman pleaded guilty to stealing almost $100K from a nonprofit The accountant gambled away the money on an unregulated online sweepstakes casino The guilty party will spend 50 days in a county jail...
Virginia Lawmakers Advance Bill that Could Bring Casino to Fairfax County
A bill to allow a casino in Fairfax County continues to make headway Local voters would have the final say on a casino in Northern Virginia Caesars and Wynn have expressed interest in the opportunity...
Indiana Senate Clear Bill to Bring New Casino to Fort Wayne
Casino legislation in Indiana seeks to allow a new gaming resort in Allen, DeKalb, or Steuben County Full House Resorts is no longer interested in running its Rising Star Casino in Ohio County The Indiana...
Florida Gambling Helpline Sees Sharp Increase of Calls Since Start of Online Sports Betting
Responsible gaming experts in Florida say they're fielding more calls since sports betting restarted Hard Rock Bet is the only legal online sports betting platform in Florida Unregulated websites and apps continue to target Floridians...
President Donald Trump Previews State of the Union, Insights Could Help Prediction Market Traders
Prediction market traders are buying and selling shares of what Trump might say tonight The State of the Union has resulted in more than $10 million in trading volume on Polymarket and Predict Trump, as...
Will Arkansas Approve DraftKings and FanDuel Online Sportsbook Applications?
DraftKings and FanDuel have applied for Arkansas sports betting access The sportsbook leaders are seeking online sportsbook concessions Arkansas mandates that 51% of an online sportsbook's revenue remain with the tethered casino Sportsbook giants DraftKings...
