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Danville, Va., City Council Approves Budget Without Tax Hikes Thanks to Caesars
The Danville City Council in Virginia this week unanimously approved a $280.2 million budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year. The spending plan includes two percent salary increases for qualifying city employees, a new riverfront park with water attractions for children, upgrades to...
Foxwoods Gambler Receives $1.3M Settlement Stemming From 2016 Accident
Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut has agreed to pay a man more than $1.3 million to settle his lawsuit filed in Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Court. On June 28, 2016, shortly before noon, attorneys representing Gary Goodman, 56 years old at the time,...
FanDuel Opening Product Development Office in Atlanta, Seeking 900 Employees
FanDuel announced today it will build a new product development campus in downtown Atlanta. The sports betting and iGaming behemoth say it's looking to hire more than 900 employees over the next five years for its Georgia office. The New York-based group...
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan Signs Sports Betting Bill, Ravens and BetMGM Partner
Maryland is the latest state to formally sign sports betting into law. Gov. Larry Hogan (R) signed HB940 on Monday. The bill legalizes sports betting in Maryland. The sports betting bill is massive, as it creates more potential sportsbook licenses than any...
Showboat Atlantic City Opens $7M Arcade, as Resort Continues Family Appeal
Showboat Atlantic City owner Bart Blatstein believe there's an appetite for non-gaming in town, and he's ready to satisfy it. Over the weekend, the Lucky Snake at Showboat, a more than $7 million investment, opened inside the former casino resort. Billed as...
Pennsylvania Has Second Consecutive Monthly Gaming Revenue Record, Tops $404M
The Pennsylvania gaming industry is alive and well, as gross gaming revenue (GGR) exceeding $400 million for the second consecutive month. March GGR totaled $403.1 million. It was, at the time, the state's highest gaming revenue number ever. The record didn't last...
Political Bettors Losing Confidence in Donald Trump 2024 Presidential Run
Former President Donald Trump was once considered nearly a sure thing to run in 2024 for a second presidential term. But those odds are lengthening. It was only a month ago that the 45th president of the United States told Fox News'...
Bill to Amend Atlantic City Casino Property Taxes Work in Progress
NOTE: This article has been updated to reflect that Assemblyman Armato said prior to Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson's strong response to his casino property tax bill that the legislation was not final. Assemblyman John Armato (D-Atlantic), the lead sponsor of legislation...
Florida Gaming Compact Passes Senate Committee, But Stripped of Online Gaming
The Florida tribal gaming compact Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) reached with the Seminole Tribe last month has passed the Senate Appropriations Committee. But the bill has been amended and its online gaming components stripped. In April, DeSantis and the Seminoles announced that...
Macau Lawmakers Request Review of Casinos Ahead of 2022 Relicensing
Legislators in Macau are requesting that the enclave's gaming regulatory agency perform and make public a review of the enclave's six commercial casino operators before the 2022 tender renewal process initiates. Led by Macau Legislative Assemblywoman Ella Lei Cheng I, a group...
