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Ruidoso Downs, All American Futurity, The Downs at Albuquerque, flash flooding, Billy the Kid Casino

Ruidoso Downs Cancels 2026 Racing After Flood-Risk Report

Ruidoso Downs scraps 2026 meet after engineers flag flood risk July 2025 flash floods submerged barns, track; two horses died All American Futurity stays in Albuquerque; casino and sales continue New Mexico’s Ruidoso Downs won't host any live racing in...

Philip Conneller — January 20, 2026

Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino, Kenyan Rashad Jones, Eagle Pass Texas, casino shooting, tribal police

Lucky Eagle Casino Targeted by Hoax Threat After Recent Mass Shooting

Philip Conneller — December 19, 2025

Rep. Hamadeh Says CNN/Kalshi Deal Threatens ‘Market Integrity, National Security’

Todd Shriber — December 18, 2025

Most Read Southwest

Sands Projects $6B Cost for New York Casino, Reiterates Texas Interest

Todd Shriber — January 25, 2024

New Mexico Casino Winner Violently Robbed, Suspects in Jail

Ed Silverstein — August 30, 2023

Harry Reid Airport Flights Delayed By Wildfire, Smoky Conditions in Nevada

Ed Silverstein — August 1, 2023

Mark Cuban Still Wants DFW Casino, Says He’d Partner with Sands

Todd Shriber — November 6, 2023

Oakland Illegal Gambling Operation Raided, Weapons Seized, Three Arrested

Ed Silverstein — September 28, 2023

All Southwest News

Underdog Sports Missouri sports betting

Underdog Lost Arizona DFS License Due to Prediction Markets. Others Could Be Next.

Last week, Arizona pulled Underdog’s fantasy sports license amid the company’s prediction markets push. Analyst says Fanatics, PrizePicks at risk of similar fate. DraftKings,...

Todd Shriber — December 15, 2025

VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: This Sign Welcomes Visitors to Las Vegas, New Mexico

While it's better known than its predecessor, Las Vegas, Nev., isn't the first town to carry that moniker Las Vegas, NM, came first --...

Corey Levitan — December 8, 2025

Accel Entertainment

Accel Buys Nevada Route Operations in Earnings-Boosting Deal

Todd Shriber — December 2, 2025

Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation, Yaamava’ Resort & Casino, anti-Indigenous billboard vandalism, Inland Empire hate speech, I-10 freeway graffiti

Yaamava’ Casino Billboard Defaced with Anti-Native American ‘Thanksgiving’ Message

Philip Conneller — December 1, 2025

Abiquiú kidnapping, Juanito Toby Jaramillo, Devil’s Playground, New Mexico crime, fentanyl assault

New Mexico Man Accused of Kidnapping Woman at Gunpoint from Ohkay Hotel Casino

Philip Conneller — November 25, 2025

fentanyl bust, Isleta Resort and Casino, undercover sting, Daron Holmes, tribal police, New Mexico drug case, M-30 pills, federal indictment

Arizona Man Charged in Isleta Resort & Casino Fentanyl Sting

Philip Conneller — November 21, 2025

Oakland shooting, illegal gambling, An Dao, police chase, underground casinos

Oakland Gangland Gambling Feud Leads to High-Speed Police Chase

Philip Conneller — October 31, 2025

Powerball, Edwin Castro, Altadena, Eaton Fire, wildfire recovery

$2 Billion Powerball Winner Edwin Castro Vows to Rebuild Fire-Ravaged SoCal Hometown

Philip Conneller — October 17, 2025

California cardrooms, tribal gaming, IGRA, Gavin Newsom, Lauri Damrell

Judge Torpedoes Tribal Lawsuit Against California Cardrooms

Philip Conneller — October 13, 2025

Mississippi Stud cheating, Casino card marking, San Diego casino fraud, Pala Casino scandal, Harrah’s Resort cheating

Alleged Cheaters Face Felony Charges in SoCal Mississippi Stud Scheme

Philip Conneller — October 2, 2025

Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino

Gaming and Leisure Properties Paying $184 Million for New Mexico Racino Real Estate

Casino REIT is acquiring the real estate of Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino Gaming and Leisure is paying $183.75 million at a cap rate...

Todd Shriber — October 1, 2025

Harrah’s Cherokee Casino, ATM bombing, Abdurrahim Jalal, $90K theft, FBI investigation

Pipe-Bomber Gambled Stolen $90K at Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River, Gets 14 Years

Philip Conneller — September 27, 2025

UPDATE: Reno Casino Shooting Leaves 3 Dead, 3 Others Injured

Corey Levitan — July 28, 2025

Parkwest Casino 580, diamond ring theft, California cardroom scandal, casino security failure, poker high roller

Parkwest Casino 580 Security Guard Accused of $100K Diamond Ring Theft

Philip Conneller — July 24, 2025

Homeless lottery winner, Armando Vidal, Scratch-off jackpot, California Lottery, Viral lottery story

‘I’m Not Homeless Anymore!’ California Lottery Names $1 Million Jackpot Winner

Philip Conneller — July 16, 2025

Daily Fantasy Sports, DFS, Rob Bonta, California Gambling Law, DraftKings, Gavin Newsom

California AG Declares DFS Illegal, Gov. Newsom Begs to Differ

Philip Conneller — July 3, 2025

Rayvaughn Andrews, Pensacola drug trafficking, money laundering casinos, cocaine distribution Florida, structuring financial crimes

Florida Man Washed $10 Million in Drug Money Through Nevada, Mississippi Casinos

Philip Conneller — June 30, 2025

Houston poker cheating, RFID playing cards, JokerStars Poker Room, poker security breach, casino cheating scandal

RFID Cards Used in Houston Poker Cheating Scandal

Philip Conneller — June 24, 2025

illegal gambling Florida, Sheriff Marcos Lopez, racketeering investigation, Fusion Social Club, Robin Lynn Lopez arrest

Wife of Suspended Florida Sheriff Arrested in Racketeering, Gambling Case

Philip Conneller — June 23, 2025

Marcos Lopez, Lake County raid, illegal gambling parlors, racketeering, slot machines

Florida Sheriff Known for Crime Scene Gaffe Arrested in $21M Gambling, Corruption Case

Philip Conneller — June 6, 2025

Ron DeSantis, Florida migration, Florida Lottery, Florida Gaming Commission, ICE, 287(g) program, undocumented immigrants, Operation Tidal Wave

Gov. DeSantis Taps Florida Lottery, Gambling Regulator to Join Migrant Crackdown

Philip Conneller — May 2, 2025

Josue Macias, Downs Racetrack & Casino, Albuquerque, serial rapist, New Mexico

Suspected Serial Casino Rapist Captured in New Mexico

Philip Conneller — April 29, 2025

Florida horse racing, Decoupling, Gulfstream Park, Tampa Bay Downs, Ron DeSantis, Thoroughbred racing Florida

Florida House Passes Bill That Puts Thoroughbred Racing at Risk

Philip Conneller — April 28, 2025