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William Hill Teams With Capital One Arena for DC Sportsbook, First Pro Venue Sports Betting Lounge
William Hill, one of the largest sports betting operators in the world, has partnered with Monumental Sports & Entertainment – the group that owns the NBA Washington Wizards and NHL Washington Capitals – to bring a sportsbook to Capital One Arena. Monumental...
Las Vegas Allegiant Stadium Nearly Doubles Parking Capacity, Casinos Expect NFL Fans to Gamble
Allegiant Stadium, the $1.8 billion future home of the NFL Raiders when the franchise relocates to Las Vegas for the 2020 season, has nearly doubled its parking capacity. Clark County property records show that the NFL team acquired 17.3 acres of paved...
MLB Odds Favor Home Teams in Division Series Matchups, Houston Astros World Series Frontrunner
MLB odds for the four Division Series matchups have the home teams favored over their visiting opponents, with the Houston Astros the World Series leader. On Tuesday, the Washington Nationals battled back with a three-run 8th inning to top the Milwaukee Brewers...
MGM Resorts Settles With 2017 Mass Shooting Victims for $735M-$800M
MGM Resorts has reached a major settlement with plaintiffs who have pending lawsuits against the casino operator stemming from the October 1, 2017, mass shooting that left 58 victims dead and more than 800 others injured. Nevada's largest employer and owner of...
Chicago Sports Teams Want Say in Illinois Sports Betting Regulations, Collectively Petition State
Five professional Chicago sports teams have united in hopes of having a larger say in how sports betting will operate and be regulated in Illinois. The MLB Chicago Cubs and White Sox, NFL Bears, NBA Bulls, and NHL Blackhawks are teaming up...
NSFW: Fantasy Sports Sites Blocked at US Workplaces Including Fortune 100 Company
Fantasy sports remains popular in the US despite the expansion of legal sports betting. But workers trying to access their weekly lineups while on the job are encountering internet barriers while using employer-supplied computers and devices. New York Life Insurance, No. 71...
Early Macau Golden Week Visitor Arrivals Far Short of Government Expectations
Golden Week in Macau is off to a slow start in terms of visitor arrivals. Data supplied from the Macau Government Tourism Office reveals that on the first day of the week-long holiday, the enclave welcomed 135,897 travelers – a 3.8 percent...
Sen. Bernie Sanders Hospitalized in Las Vegas, Campaign Suspended, Political Odds Adjust
Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont) is stepping off the campaign trail after experiencing "chest discomfort," and as a result, political betting lines are moving in Sen. Elizabeth Warren's (D-Massachusetts) favor for the 2020 Democratic nomination. On PredictIt, Sanders' shares of securing his party's...
Delaware North Jacobs Family Scion Chris Jacobs May Replace US Rep. Chris Collins
Delaware North, a global food and hospitality company that additionally operates in the gaming industry, could have one of its own sent to Congress in the wake of the insider trading scandal that cost US Rep. Chris Collins (R-New York) his political...
Atlantic City Casinos Economic Stability Will Be Further Tested With Atlantic Club Sale, Reopening
The nine Atlantic City casinos are set to be further tested following the sale of the Atlantic Club, and its new owners announcing plans to renovate and reopen the 800-room Boardwalk resort. TJM Properties, a real estate firm based in Florida, has...