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Americans Spend Around $72B on Lottery Tickets Annually, Massachusetts Residents Play Most
Americans love playing the lottery, and in 2017, US adults wagered $71.8 billion on tickets. A recent report from 24/7 Wall St., a financial news outlet, reveals just how addicted Americans are to their lotteries. Using the most recent available statistics (2017)...
Democratic Debate Reshapes 2020 Odds, President Trump Impeachment Chances Strengthen
The 2020 odds on who will be the Democratic Party's nominee to challenge President Donald Trump have changed following last night's debate in Atlanta, Georgia. Ten candidates qualified for the fifth Democratic Party debate. Prior to the discussion, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren...
Showboat Atlantic City Subdivision Approved, But Casino Odds Remain Long
Showboat Atlantic City has been granted approval by the New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA) to divide its Boardwalk property into new lots of record. Last month, Showboat owner Bart Blatstein filed a subdivision request with the CRDA for approval. The...
Philippines Gaming Industry Flourishing, Casino Revenue Jumps 21 Percent
The Philippines gaming industry is thriving. The country's multibillion-dollar integrated resorts in Manila's Entertainment City fueled total gross gaming revenue (GGR) at brick-and-mortar casinos in the third quarter to PHP55.34 billion (US$1.09 billion) – a 20.8 percent year-over-year gain. Entertainment City is...
Russia Remains Committed to Developing Its Own Las Vegas in Far East Primorye
Russia isn't backtracking on its goal to create its own version of Las Vegas in the Far East Primorye Gambling Zone, located roughly 30 miles north of Vladivostok. In 2009, Russian President Vladimir Putin made gambling illegal everywhere except in four places:...
Georgia House Lawmakers Embark on Gaming Listening Tour to Discuss Casino Resorts
Lawmakers in the Georgia House of Representatives are traveling the state to discuss the potential benefits and drawbacks of legalizing commercial casinos in the Peach State. The 15-member House Special Committee on Economic Growth plans to crisscross the state on what it's...
Second Oklahoma Tribe Submits Arkansas Casino Application in Pope County
A second Oklahoma tribe has submitted an application to win the Pope County gaming license, the fourth and final commercial casino permit in Arkansas. The submission was received on Monday before the Arkansas Racing Commission's deadline at the close of business. The...
Macau Visitors Gambling and Spending Less, Mainlanders Especially Tighten Wallets
Macau visitors are keeping their wallets closed while vacationing in the casino hub. Data supplied by the Macau Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) reveals visitor arrivals are up 17 percent through three quarters of 2019. More than 30.2 million non-residents have ventured...
Woman Critically Injured in 2017 Mandalay Bay Las Vegas Mass Shooting Dies, Increases Death Toll to 59
The 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting targeting the Route 91 Harvest music festival across the Strip from MGM Resorts' Mandalay Bay has become even deadlier. A 57-year-old Southern California woman critically injured and paralyzed in the event died last week. The family...
Bettors Taking Brad Rutter Early in ‘Jeopardy! Greatest of All Time’ Odds
Brad Rutter is the early betting favorite to win the "Jeopardy! Greatest of All Time" competition against Ken Jennings and Las Vegas sports bettor James Holzhauer. The best-of-seven showdown will begin January 7 in primetime on ABC (8-9 pm ET). The first...
