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It may not be popular with the locals, but Formula One Las Vegas is set for a return in 2024. The Bellagio Fountain Club will be back when the Las Vegas Grand Prix rolls into town this fall, promising race fans and tourists one of the best views of the event. Experience true race weekend

The iconic gambling hub of Atlantic City finds itself under siege as the specter of new competition looms large from both within and beyond state lines. Amidst a backdrop of post-pandemic economic strain, the city’s gaming industry faces a formidable challenge posed by prospective casinos in New York and the Meadowlands. At the East Coast

Several Las Vegas casinos are looking at investigations from Federal agencies this week. MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment are dealing with separate issues in Nevada, and some in New Jersey. The Federal Trade Commission is looking at MGM’s handling of last year’s cyber attacks, and the company has sued the agency. Plus, the Department of

Delaware’s sports betting market witnessed a surge in consumer spending during March, with expenditures skyrocketing by 440% compared to the same period last year, reaching $18.9 million.  Contributing to this growth is the launch of Delaware Lottery’s inaugural online sportsbook, powered by Rush Street Interactive (RSI) and BetRivers, which went live in January. Handle was

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Kentucky’s foray into legal sports betting has proven to be a lucrative venture, with bettors in the Bluegrass State wagering $1.36 billion during the first six months since launch. Online betting in Kentucky commenced on September 28, 2023, following the opening of the retail market just weeks earlier on September 7. New figures released by the

The Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division have submitted a hotel price fixing statement to the District of New Jersey. It was filed in the ongoing case of Cornish-Adebiyi v. Caesars Entertainment, as announced earlier this month. This case revolves around the utilization of pricing algorithms by casino hotels, a practice that

The Casino Association of New Jersey (CANJ) is highlighting its commitment to environmental sustainability in commemoration of Earth Day, to be held this Monday, April 22, 2024. The trade group highlighted that Atlantic City casinos, in partnership with various organizations and local authorities, are working to protect and preserve the local ecosystem through a variety of initiatives.

Everyone else is doing it, so now there are plans for Ellis Island Casino renovations. The off-Strip property is making plans to expand their gaming floor and install a brand new sports book area. The resort will increase the property by more than 6,400 square feet, as indicated in the planning documents submitted to Clark

The Pennsylvania gaming industry broke an all-time monthly record in March with $554.6 million in revenue, eclipsing the previous high set in December 2023 at $534.2 million. The March revenue figure was also a 7.64% increase over the $515.3 million revenue figure of last March.  The figures were unveiled by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board

Massachusetts experienced a surge in its sports betting handle for the month of March, reporting an increase of over $110.0 million compared to the previous month. The sports betting handle reached $642.3 million, marking a notable rise of 20.7% from February’s figure of $542.5 million. While March’s handle fell slightly short of January’s $651.7 million,

The cyber attacks in Vegas last year are back in the news, as an MGM suit against the Federal Trade Commission has been filed over its investigation into the matter. Those attacks crippled Caesars and MGM properties, and the suit filed in Washington federal court targets both the FTC and Lina Khan, the FTC chair.

The Redding City Council voted 3 to 2 to submit comments on the Redding Rancheria casino project’s Final Environmental Impact Statement during its meeting on Tuesday night, sending them to the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs for review. A Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the project was prepared and issued

Social media reports are notoriously unreliable… except for our posts, of course. And one recent post about the Las Vegas Monorail caught a lot of peoples attention, claiming that the service was to be shut down as early as 2028. So is there any truth to the rumor? According to Reuters, these rumors originated from

It finally happened. As the Tropicana closes in Las Vegas and plans are made for an implosion of the resort, we have information on how to grab a piece of history, cash in those chips and vouchers, and when the building will be coming down! Even though the Tropicana is gone, that doesn’t mean it

In a statewide display of dissent, convenience stores across Virginia ceased selling Virginia Lottery tickets on Monday in protest against proposed regulations targeting skill games. Organizers estimated that hundreds of stores participated in the one-day shutdown, aiming to highlight the potential repercussions of Governor Glenn Youngkin’s amendments to a pending bill seeking to legalize, tax,

Some of us were really hoping for an expansion of online gambling in America. Specifically, the regulation of online casinos in Maryland and Maine, among other states. But as usual, politics got in the way. On April 8th, the Maryland General Assembly concluded its session without taking any action on internet gambling.  The setback is

The University of Connecticut is seeking to leverage its basketball triumphs into legislative support, with a plea for $100 million in bonding to enhance the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, the campus venue for its men’s and women’s basketball teams. The move comes as lawmakers also eye changing sports betting laws so residents can wager on

Rush Street Interactive has announced Brian Sapp’s appointment to the newly created Chief Marketing Officer position. Sapp is expected to bring a wealth of experience and a track record in data-driven marketing and live operations within the mobile industry to his new role as CMO, the online casino and sports betting company said. As part of

The numbers are in for New York sports betting in 2023, and they do not disappoint. Players in the state wagered more than $19.6 billion on sporting events last year, which translated to almost $1.8 billion in revenue. During the 12-month period ending on March 31st, total wagers in the Empire State surged by almost