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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey Slows Casino and Lottery Debate, Commissions Gambling Review
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) says the state shouldn't rush into authorizing casinos and a lottery. She added that until the facts and financial benefits are known, gaming bills shouldn't be sent to her desk. Alabama is one of only a handful...
Hard Rock International Appeals Athens Decision to Go With Mohegan Gaming for Airport Casino
Hard Rock International, the gaming and hospitality unit of Florida's Seminole Tribe, is appealing a decision by the Greece's Hellenic Gaming Commission (HGC) to award rival casino operator Mohegan Gaming the rights to build a resort in Athens. On January 20, the...
Pete Rose Reinstatement Odds Remain Long Despite Houston Astros Cheating Scandal
Baseball legend Pete Rose is petitioning MLB for reinstatement in wake of the Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal. But the odds of him being welcomed back to the game he loves remain long. Rose accepted an indefinite ban from professional baseball in 1989...
Oklahoma Democrats Reject Gov. Stitt Education Funding Plan Amid Tribal Gaming Dispute
Oklahoma Democrats are firing back at Governor Kevin Stitt's (R) plan to continue funding public education during his ongoing battle with the state's Native American casino operators. During his State of the State address this week, Stitt called on lawmakers to pass...
Virginia Casino Bill Advances, Five Cities Could Face 2020 Gaming Referendums
Virginia casino bill SB 36 passed a Senate subcommittee on Tuesday, moving forward the legislation that would allow commercial gaming resorts to be built in five cities. The Senate General Laws and Technology Subcommittee on Gaming approved the legislation, which was introduced...
Reno Convention and Visitors Authority CEO Phil DeLone Under Investigation of Alleged Misconduct
Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority CEO Phil DeLone is under investigation on allegations of misconduct, the agency said last week. Responding to a request submitted by the Reno Gazette Journal, RSCVA attorney Benjamin Kennedy confirmed that DeLone is the subject of an...
Super Bowl 54 Delivers New Jersey Sportsbooks $4.28M Loss, as Bettors Win on Chiefs Victory
Sunday's Super Bowl 54 between the winning Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers resulted in a major loss for oddsmakers in New Jersey. Preliminary wagering data released by the state's Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) shows handle totaled more than $54.28...
UK Racecourse Bookies Fail Underage Betting Test at Royal Ascot, Issued Severe Penalties
Seven UK racecourse bookmakers have been told to forfeit 2.5 percent of a year's worth of their gross profits as penalty for allowing an undercover 16-year-old to place a small wager. The annual Royal Ascot is held each third week in June,...
Macau February GGR Could Drop 60 Percent, Coronavirus and Difficult Comparison Blamed
Macau had a very difficult January, and February is only looking worse. The gaming industry in the Chinese Special Administrative Region (SAR) is reeling because of the coronavirus outbreak – a respiratory illness that has infected nearly 20,000 people throughout the country...
UFC President Dana White Leading Las Vegas Super Bowl Campaign
Dana White, the president of the UFC, has become the de facto spokesperson for Las Vegas in the city's wishes to bring a Super Bowl to town. Though the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) sent VP of Marketing Fletch Brunelle...
