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Fairfax County Applauds Gov. Spanberger’s Casino Veto
Fairfax County government officials have thanked Gov. Spanberger for vetoing the Tysons casino bill Fairfax County never asked for a casino, unlike the five other casino locations in Virginia The local government in Northern Virginia's Fairfax County has thanking Gov. Abigail Spanberger...
Kentucky Governor Vetoes Gaming Bill Over Executive Power Dispute
UPDATE: The Kentucky General Assembly has overridden Beshear's veto, and HB904 will become law. Kentucky's minimum sports betting age will remain at 18, at least for the time being Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed a bill to overhaul sports betting in Kentucky The...
New Poll Finds Majority Support for Casinos in North And Central New Jersey
New polling suggests New Jersey voters are willing to allow casinos in North and Central Jersey More than six in 10 voters would reportedly vote "yes" on a casino at the Meadowlands Three casinos are coming to New York City A new...
FIFA World Cup Prediction Market Predictstreet Integrating With DAZN
Prediction market Predictstreet and OTT streaming service DAZN are partnering Predictstreet is the prediction market partner of the 2026 FIFA World Cup DAZN is a sports streaming service with an emphasis on soccer and combat sports The "Official Prediction Market Partner of...
Sky-High Gas Prices Trigger Massive Profit Boost for Tribal ‘Gasinos’
Native tribes can generally offer cheaper fuel because they're exempt from state taxes on gas and diesel Fuel prices are about $1 more today than they were a year ago Some tribes are combining fuel and gaming to create so-called 'gasinos' Casino.org...
Washington DC City Councilor Proposes Legalized iGaming
A city councilor in Washington wants to legalize iGaming Internet Gaming and Consumer Protection Act includes $2 million license fee for a five year license The nation's capital already has online sports betting A D.C. councilmember is pushing to legalize iGaming, arguing...
Prosecutors: Minnesota Woman Stole $1.2M To Fund Pull-Tab Habit
A Minnesota woman allegedly stole $1.2 million from her employer Federal prosecutors believe the defendant gambled much of the ill-gotten funds on pull-tabs Pull-tabs in Minnesota primarily benefit charitable organizations Federal prosecutors in Minnesota have brought a felony count of wire fraud...
Georgia Governor Hopeful Uses Casinos to Court Blue Vote
The leading Democratic candidate in the Georgia gubernatorial election supports casino gambling Keisha Lance Bottoms thinks casino tax revenue could provide universal pre-schooling programs Georgians would first need to approve of casinos through a statewide ballot referendum Keisha Lance Bottoms, the former...
Virginia Governor Vetoes Gaming Bill Issuing Regulatory Authority Demand
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger (D) has made it abundantly clear that she won't sign legislation authorizing additional gambling in the commonwealth unless lawmakers first approve and allocate funding for the creation of an independent gaming regulatory commission. A day after Spanberger vetoed...
Congress Demands Answers From CFTC Over Insider Trading on Iran War
US Rep. Torres wants the CFTC to probe Polymarket trading related to the US-Iran ceasefire Newly formed trading accounts on Polymarket made $550K in profits on the ceasefire deal Prediction markets continue to face insider trading scrutiny Democratic lawmakers in Congress are...