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Apple Yanks Gaming Ads from App Store Amid Developer Outrage
Apple is halting the dissemination of wager-related advertisements on product pages in the App Store following backlash from developers. Reports surfaced that developers recently spotted an influx of ads tied to potentially dubious online gaming entities appearing throughout the App Store. The...
Boyd Gaming Q3 Earnings: Bland, Boring Work
Boyd Gaming (NYSE: BYD) delivered third-quarter results Wednesday afternoon, beating top and bottom-line estimates for the ninth consecutive quarter. In this calamitous market environment, Boyd being “boring,” as an analyst describes it, is actually a positive, as market participants search for clarity...
Texas Gov. Abbott Signals Willingness to Consider Casinos
Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) appears willing to at least consider casino gaming in Texas if he’s reelected to the top office in the state. Abbott is seeking a third term as governor of the second-largest state in the country, and is facing...
FanDuel, Sportradar Ink Lengthy NBA Data Agreement
FanDuel and Sportradar announced Wednesday a new NBA data accord that runs through the end of the 2030-31 season. Financial terms of the pact weren’t revealed, but the new agreement, in part, serves as an extension of one reached in August 2021....
Sands Most Likely to Retain Macau License, Says Morgan Stanley
Las Vegas Sands’ (NYSE: LVS) Sands China unit is the least likely of the six current Macau concessionaires to lose its license in the special administrative region’s (SAR) retendering scheme, according to Morgan Stanley analysts. That’s a critical point for apprehensive investors,...
Westgate Las Vegas Making Teslas Available to Hotel, Timeshare Guests
The Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino is making it easier for hotel and timeshare guests to reduce their carbon footprints during visits to Sin City. The operator of the off-Strip venue said Monday it inked an agreement with EV Mobility, LLC...
Washington, DC Councilmember Proposes Competitive Sports Betting Bill
Washington DC’s sports betting app, GamBetDC, has been a dud since it debuted in early 2021. One member of the city council is looking to change that by promoting a competitive bidding process. On Monday, Councilmember Elissa Silverman (I-At Large) proposed legislation...
Millennials, Gen Z Comprise Majority of Sports Bettors, According to Study
The proliferation of online and mobile sports wagering is assisting gaming companies in capturing more business from younger demographics -- namely millennials and Gen Z -- and many of those bettors want to visit brick-and-mortar casinos after wagering online. That according to...
International Game Technology Repurchases 1.35M of Own Shares
International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) recently repurchased 1.35 million shares, or about $22 million worth of its own stock. The buyback activity occurred across three transactions from September 30 through October 14 in amounts of 765,300, 289,735, and 298,580 shares, respectively. The...
Vince ‘Prince’ Vaughn to Be Face of Caesars iGamng Ads
Actor Vince Vaughn is the latest celebrity to join Caesars Entertainment’s star-studded stable of famous endorsers. The gaming company announced today he’ll be the face of the operator’s online casino advertisements. Occupying the role of “Prince Vaughn,” the Swingers star and poker...
