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Desperate to Make Ends Meet, 4 in 10 South Africans Turn to Gambling
South Africa has a gambling problem. That's according to a new report from the leading financial services firm Old Mutual, which finds that more than half of South African workers engage in gambling and sports...
Cedar Crossing Casino Sets Early Opening in Iowa With Zach Johnson Restaurant, Old Dominion Concert
Cedar Crossing Casino & Entertainment Center in Iowa's Cedar Rapids has moved up its opening date from New Year's Eve to mid-November 2026. A rendering of the $275 million Cedar Crossing Casino & Entertainment Center...
Attorneys General, Atlantic City Casinos Tell CFTC It Lacks Authority to Regulate Sports Trading
Opposition to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) oversight of sports prediction markets is expanding, as a coalition of nearly every state attorney general and Atlantic City’s nine casinos moves to challenge the agency’s...
Florida’s Illegal Gambling Crackdown Gets New Weapon With Public Nuisance Law
Florida law enforcement officials long hamstrung by weak penalties for illegal gambling now have a powerful new tool in their arsenal thanks to a recently enacted state law. The Triple Cherry Arcade in Fort Myers...
From Takeoff to Touchdown: Delta, DraftKings Bring In-Flight Sports Contests to 35,000 Feet
Delta Air Lines and DraftKings have taxied the runway and taken off on a new in-flight sports contest experience that gives users the chance to win free travel credits. A promotional image from Delta Air...
‘This Is How the Rich Stay Rich’: WNBA Deletes Post of Reese, Bueckers Placing $400 Bet
The WNBA faces intense scrutiny after its official social media account posted—and quickly deleted—a video of stars Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers placing a friendly $400 bet on an upcoming game, an apparent violation of...
Did Atlantic City Casinos Fix Hotel Rates? Court Revives Price-Fixing Lawsuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has reinstated an antitrust lawsuit accusing Atlantic City's casinos of conspiring to fix hotel room prices, overturning a federal district court's dismissal of the case....
LuckyLand Slots Winding Down Amid VGW Turmoil, Sweepstakes Crackdown
LuckyLand Slots is winding down operations roughly eight years after the online sweepstakes platform launched in North America. The homepage of the LuckyLand Slots website announces the online sweepstakes casino's closure. LuckyLand Slots will go...
Conventions Keep Las Vegas Strip Afloat as Leisure Demand Lags
Las Vegas’ convention business buoyed the Strip’s tourism economy in June, according to new Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority (LVCVA) data, offsetting ongoing headwinds in the leisure travel sector. The Las Vegas Convention Center...
Mega Millions Jackpot Hits After 38 Drawings: Florida Ticket Takes $800M Prize
A single ticket sold in Florida matched all six numbers in Tuesday night’s drawing to claim an estimated $800 million Mega Millions jackpot, ending a four-month rollover streak. A California Lottery kiosk machine is pictured...
