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Jackpocket Lottery App Expands in New Jersey, as Mega Millions Climbs to $347M
Jackpocket is officially available in New Jersey for download on Android smart devices through the Google Play store. Jackpocket's iOS app for Apple products debuted last fall. Jackpocket is a third-party lottery service that acts...
Great Canadian Gaming Claims Ontario iGaming Will Devastate Land-Based Casinos
The Great Canadian Gaming Corporation (GCG) is warning the Ontario government and Premier Doug Ford of the financial consequences of legalizing iGaming under the province's proposed regulations. GCG is the largest operator of land-based casinos...
Mohegan Sun, Foxwoods Report Slot Machine Win of $866M in 2021
Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods experienced a much better year in terms of gross gaming revenue (GGR) in 2021 than the two Southeastern Connecticut casinos did in 2020. GGR from the tribal casinos' slot machines totaled...
China ‘Zero-COVID’ Policy Response Expected to Remain Through 2022
China is expected to maintain its "zero-COVID" policy approach to battling the ongoing pandemic through most of 2022. That's according to a recent note from financial services firm Jefferies. China's strict policy that requires the...
Celine Dion Cancels North America Dates, Las Vegas Residency Further Postponed
Celine Dion is continuing to cancel tour dates due to lingering personal health issues. The 53-year-old Las Vegas Strip headliner announced recently that the entire North American leg of her "Courage World Tour" has been...
Macau Casinos Celebrate New Gaming Law, Industry Remaining at Six Players
Macau casinos are rejoicing. That's following last Friday's news by the Chinese Special Administrative Region (SAR) government that it will maintain status quo when it comes to the number of licensed gaming operators. Macau surprised...
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak to Use Federal Funds to Widen I-15 Tropicana Overpass
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) says money distributed to the state under the federal government's $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill will be used to help complete the I-15 Tropicana Project in Las Vegas. The bill was...
2021 Atlantic City Casino Revenue Within Five Percent of 2019
Atlantic City casinos won more than $2.55 billion from gamblers in 2021. The brick-and-mortar gross gaming revenue (GGR) number is only 4.9 percent short of the $2.68 billion the same nine casinos generated in pre-pandemic...
‘Dateline’ Ted Binion Episode Documents Mysterious Death of Las Vegas Casino Heir
Tonight's new two-hour Dateline episode on NBC documents the mysterious death of Ted Binion, the heir of his father Benny Binion's gaming empire in Las Vegas. Ted Binion died on September 17, 1998, at the...
BetMGM Sportsbook at Arizona Cardinals NFL Stadium Begins Construction
The BetMGM Sportsbook at State Farm Stadium, home of the NFL Arizona Cardinals, is officially under construction in Glendale in that state. BetMGM, the sports betting and iGaming unit of MGM Resorts announced this week...
