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Iowa Rule That Sportsbooks Maintain Prohibited Persons Lists Could Be Tossed
When Iowa lawmakers legalized retail and online sports betting in 2019, they included a regulation requiring sportsbooks to maintain lists of prohibited persons. Those lists are to include student and professional athletes, coaches, officials, and team personnel who are prohibited from betting...
Nagasaki Casino Developers Won’t Appeal Failed Pitch Decision
The consortium behind the Nagasaki integrated resort casino pitch that was rejected last year by Japan's central government in Tokyo won't appeal the decision. Nagasaki was an interested prefecture for one of the three casino licenses authorized in Japan in 2018. In...
Lottery Players Unlucky So Far in 2024 as Mega Millions and Powerball Jackpots Mount
Lottery players testing their luck on Mega Millions and Powerball in the US have been rather unlucky so far in 2024. At this time last year, the Mega Millions jackpot had been won three times. The Powerball jackpot had been hit twice...
The Coney Casino Sweetens Brooklyn Resort Pitch With Rooftop Public Space
The Coney Casino & Resort, a multibillion-dollar project proposed for Brooklyn's Coney Island, is sweetening its pitch with a rooftop public space that the developers say could become a focal gathering point for the community. The Coney is one of nearly a...
Comcast Bets Big on Live Sports With DraftKings Xfinity X1 Integration
Comcast and DraftKings are teaming up for a new immersive live sports and betting experience on the telecommunications giant's Xfinity X1 cable television service. A release from Comcast says it will debut the Xfinity Odds Zone on X1 this week with The...
Pope County Casino Bidding Period to Open This Summer
The Arkansas gaming license reserved for Pope County is back for a third bidding round. The first two ended in legal chaos. The Arkansas Racing Commission (ARC) has approved its amended rules for issuing the four commercial casino licenses voters authorized through...
Pennsylvania Lawmaker Says Online Gambling Increasing Credit Card Debt
Pennsylvania state Sen. Wayne Fontana (D-Allegheny) thinks if you can't use a credit card to gamble inside one of the state's 17 brick-and-mortar casinos, plastic also shouldn't be allowed online. Fontana plans to file legislation to amend the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board's...
Petersburg Casino Bill Clears Virginia Assembly, Referendum Faces Final Hurdle
The odds of a casino coming to Petersburg shortened last week ahead of the Virginia General Assembly's March 9 adjournment. Senate Bill 628 passed the House of Delegates on Thursday by a 78-18 vote. The Senate subsequently voted on the House change...
Rudy Gobert Fined $100K by NBA for Gesture Insinuating Game is Fixed
Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert has been fined $100K by the NBA. The penalty was assessed for what the league determined to be "an inappropriate and unprofessional gesture." The incident happened during the team's 113-104 overtime loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on...
Grand Island Casino Resort at Fonner Park in Nebraska Sets Opening
Officials with Grand Island Casino Resort, one of five casinos under construction in Nebraska, have revealed when they hope to open the $100 million destination. Iowa-based Elite Casino Resorts has announced that it hopes to open the casino at the Fonner Park...