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West Virginia Casino Expansion Bill Coming, Seeks Satellite Gaming Venues
A West Virginia lawmaker says he will soon introduce legislation to allow the state's full-scale commercial casinos to build smaller satellite gaming properties. State Sen. Eric Nelson (R-Kanawha) tells the Charleston Gazette-Mail that satellite casinos...
Caesars Sportsbook Debuting at Arizona Diamondbacks Ballpark Sept. 9
The newly revealed Caesars Sportsbook brand is set to launch sports betting at Chase Field next month. The field is home to the MLB Arizona Diamondbacks. The Arizona Department of Gaming is currently reviewing sports...
Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga Backs Yokohama Anti-Casino Candidate
Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has narrowed down his pick of the eight candidates running for mayor of Yokohama. And to some surprise, Suga isn't backing the incumbent who shares his party affiliation. Japan's top...
Feds Seek Prison Sentence for Prominent Player in Illegal Chicago Gambling Ring
An Illinois man who pleaded guilty in April to his involvement with a major illegal gambling operation based in Chicago faces sentencing later this month. Federal prosecutors are asking US District Judge Virginia Kendall to...
Casinos Austria Wins Nagasaki Integrated Resort Race, Project Details Released
Casinos Austria International has been deemed the preferred integrated resort (IR) developer in Japan's Nagasaki. The company's IR development consortium includes local partners, as well as the Hyatt Hotel Group. Just days after the consortium...
Main Street Station Announces Reopening Date, Casino Closed Over 500 Days
Main Street Station in downtown Las Vegas has been closed since the onset of COVID-19. More than 500 days later, the casino resort owned and operated by Boyd Gaming is, at long last, unveiling plans...
Olympics Betting Recap: Women’s Sports Fuels Action, US Narrowly Wins Gold Count
The 2020 Olympics, contested a year late in 2021 because of COVID-19, are finally over. One leading US sportsbook says women's sports largely generated the betting action over the past two weeks. Australia-based PointsBet is...
Macau Health Officials Claim More Than 700K COVID-19 Tests Negative
The Macau Health Bureau said today that the more than 700,000 COVID-19 tests conducted in recent days have all come back negative for the coronavirus. Following a family of four being diagnosed with COVID-19 last...
Arizona Cardinals Announce First NFL Stadium Sportsbook, BetMGM to Operate
The Arizona Cardinals are flying towards becoming the first NFL team to incorporate a sportsbook into their stadium. The Cardinals, BetMGM, and Gila River Hotels and Casinos announced partnership plans today to build four sports...
Red Rock Casino Must Initiate Contract Talks with Unions, Says Judge
Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa has been ordered by a federal judge to immediately begin negotiating labor contract talks with the leading casino union in Las Vegas. Judge Gloria Navarro of the US District...
