7781 stories by Devin O'Connor
New Jersey Gaming Revenue Reaches Record High, as iGaming Fuels Growth
New Jersey gaming revenue hit a record high of nearly $6.3 billion in 2024. The 9% year-over-year surge was primarily driven by iGaming, or online slot machines and table games. On Thursday, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement revealed that gross...
Mississippi Casinos Could Go Smoke-Free, Jackson Mayor Expresses Support for Casino
Most casinos in Mississippi still allow indoor tobacco use, but legislation introduced in the Jackson capital seeks to end the smoking allowance. Of the 27 states that are home to commercial casinos, 17 permit tobacco smoking. Mississippi is among the smoking states,...
Fairfax Casino Opposition Takes Campaign to Richmond, Lawmaker Defends Push
Opponents of bringing a casino to Northern Virginia's Fairfax County took their campaign to the state capital this week where they expressed strong hostility to what the proposed developers say would be an economic driver. The No Fairfax Casino Coalition is the...
Coney Island Community Board Land Use Committee Opposes $3B Casino
The full Brooklyn community board that includes Coney Island where developers want to build a $3 billion casino resort will soon weigh in on the controversial project. A committee has already voted 7-2 in opposition. Brooklyn's Community Board 13 represents the neighborhoods...
Las Vegas Casino Tycoon Credited for Gaza Ceasefire, Hostage Release
The 15-month war between Israel and Hamas-led Palestine could soon end after negotiations between allies United States, Qatar, and Egypt managed to reach a ceasefire agreement with Hamas negotiators. President Joe Biden confirmed on Wednesday that a deal to stop the armed...
Sports Betting Geolocation Requests Reveal Strong Interest in Currently Banned States
Geolocation requests during the 2024 NFL regular season highlight the market demand for legal online sports betting in several states where such gambling remains prohibited. GeoComply, a leading business-to-business provider of geofencing, or the process of establishing a virtual perimeter around a...
Belle of Baton Rouge Riverboat Sets Sail After Three Decades Docked on Mississippi
The former Belle of Baton Rouge riverboat has officially called it a career on the Mississippi River. On Tuesday, the four-deck sternwheeler built by the now-defunct Avondale Shipyard was towed from its more than three-decade barge just north of the Interstate 10...
Petersburg Casino Bill to Share Revenue With Nearby Towns Faces Long Odds
On the same day the Virginia General Assembly convened for its 2025 session, Del. Mike Cherry (R-Colonial Heights) filed a bill to direct some of the tax revenue generated by the forthcoming Live! Casino & Hotel Virginia in Petersburg to surrounding communities....
NJ Gov. Phil Murphy Sidesteps Atlantic City Casino Smoking Dilemma During Address
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) delivered his seventh State of the State Address on Tuesday. Atlantic City, one of the Garden State's most historic and famed towns, though one that's been on an economic decline for years, wasn't mentioned by the...
Phil Hellmuth Becomes a BetRivers Ambassador Months After Selling Stake in Firm
Poker legend Phil Hellmuth is joining BetRivers, the digital sports betting and online casino of Rush Street Gaming, as a brand ambassador. Hellmuth, 60, has more World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets than any other player in history. His 17 bracelets are...
