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East Windsor Casino to Break Ground This Fall, MGM Springfield Springs Into Action This Week
Tribal leaders building the East Windsor casino in Connecticut say they hope to officially break ground on the satellite gambling venue this fall. The Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes were granted approval from the state last fall to jointly build a casino...
Florida Casino Amendment Giving Voters Gambling Expansion Authorization Gets Mixed Feedback from Democratic Gubernatorial Candidates
A Florida casino expansion amendment is getting some sound bite time from the Sunshine State's gubernatorial candidates, who will find out their own fates when the August 28 primary hits. With just a week remaining before voters head to the polls, the hot...
Pennsylvania Lottery and State Casinos Remain at Odds Over Games
The Pennsylvania Lottery debuted Xpress Football and Xpress Car Racing last week, and the two new games based on the outcomes of simulated sporting events have the state's 13 licensed commercial casino operators up in arms. Xpress Football is a random drawing...
Incoming LVCVA CEO Steve Hill Says Las Vegas Must Better Understand Millennial
Steve Hill will take over the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) on September 1, and one of the first issues he plans to address after taking the reign is how the city can better understand the millennial. Hill's motives are...
Practice of Banning Successful Sports Bettors Increasing in US
Sports bettors who win more often than most are becoming increasingly subjected to bans at casinos in the United States. As new jurisdictions regulate sports betting after the Supreme Court struck down the longstanding ban in May, the practice of excluding known...
Esports Gambling Platform Unikrn Sued by Investor Over Cryptocurrency Offering
Unikrn, an esports gambling platform that facilitates betting on video game tournaments online, is being sued by a disgruntled investor who claims the company's cryptocurrency offering violated US securities laws. Plaintiff John Hastings, a Las Vegas resident, said he used 10 Ethereum...
Former Congressman: Odds of Sports Betting Attracting Federal Regulation Long, Scandal Could Prompt Action
The legality of sports betting is up to each state following the Supreme Court's May repeal of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA). A host of regulatory concerns are now present, but one former congressman says he doesn't expect federal...
Massachusetts Lottery Benefiting From Plainridge Park, But MGM Springfield Presents Concerns
The Massachusetts Lottery is a $5 billion a year business, and the state official responsible for counting money from the games says the expansion of commercial casino gambling hasn't cannibalized revenues. When the state passed its Expanded Gaming Act in 2011, Massachusetts...
Casino Operators Heavily Courting Osaka Officials for First Japanese Gaming License
US and international casino operators are going all-in on Osaka, the prefecture that's expected to win the first of three integrated resort licenses in Japan. Reuters reports this week that Melco Resorts and MGM Resorts both recently sponsored activities in the country's...
PGA Tour Playoffs Head to New Jersey Where Sports Betting Will Take Place Just Outside the Ropes
The PGA Tour tees off its 12th edition of the FedEx Cup Playoffs next week in Paramus, New Jersey, where legalized sports betting will be taking place throughout the state, and perhaps even on the golf course grounds. In what will be...
