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Bally’s Gets Green Light for Chicago Casino Plan, Construction Starting Late 2024
Bally’s announced today the proposed site plans for its $1.7 billion casino hotel in Chicago were approved by the Chicago Department of Planning and Urban Development. The Rhode Island-based regional casino operator added that its...
Texas Houses Advances Sports Betting Bill, Tough Road Awaits in Senate
By a vote of 101-42, the Texas House of Representatives approved a bill Thursday that would allow for a constitutional referendum on sports betting. Crossing the threshold of 100 affirmative votes was essential, because under...
PointsBet Warns Customers About Crypto Phishing Scam
PointsBet’s US division on Thursday temporarily halted emails to customers after an unidentified third-party messaged clients, plying them with a cryptocurrency giveaway. The email, which customers received around 11 a.m. Eastern time today, had the...
DraftKings Rolls Out Channel on Samsung TV Plus
DraftKings said Wednesday its DraftKings Network offering is heading to Samsung TV Plus, the technology company's free, ad-supported TV (FAST) platform. That makes DraftKings the first sports wagering company to launch a 24/7 channel on...
Wynn Forecasts up to $600M in EBITDA from UAE Casino Hotel
Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN) forecast its upcoming integrated resort in the United Arab Emirates, Wynn Al Marjan Island, can generate up to $600 million in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA). Wynn CEO...
Endeavor Group Announces First Dividend, Will Buy Back Up to $300M in Stock
Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EDR) announced plans for its first dividend, and told investors it could repurchase up to $300 million of its stock. The parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) made...
Tropicana Las Vegas Reportedly New Site for A’s Ballpark, to Be Demolished
The Tropicana Las Vegas Hotel and Casino could be on borrowed time. The Oakland Athletics are reportedly altering their property choice for a new stadium in Sin City. Citing unidentified sources with knowledge of the...
Wynn Q1 Results Bolstered by US Casinos, Resumes Dividend
The investment community usually views Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN) as a Macau story. But it was the operator’s domestic casino resorts that supported its first-quarter results. For the first three months of 2023, Wynn notched...
Portnoy Pushes Penn Stock Higher with Tweet Revealing Share Purchase
Scuffling Penn Entertainment (NASDAQ: PENN) notched a late-session rally Tuesday. That's after Barstool Sports founder David Portnoy took to Twitter to reveal he purchased a significant amount of shares in the regional casino operator on...
Bally’s Plans IPO of Chicago Casino Aimed at Residents, Minorities
Bally’s (NYSE: BALY) has confidentially filed a Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an initial public offering (IPO) of shares in its planned Chicago casino. The offering relates to the Host...
