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At a Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday, the Village of Garden City voted to formally oppose the development of a casino at the Nassau County Hub in Long Island, New York, which had been proposed by gaming and hospitality giant Las Vegas Sands. As the village has no say in what happens at the

Last year, commercial US gambling was able to top $60 billion for the rift time ever. That shatters the previous figure of $53 billion set just a year earlier. The information was accumulated and reported by the Commercial Gaming Revenue Tracking at the American Gaming Association. The actual total for 2023 was $60.4 billion, which

Sports betting services provider Kambi Group has shared its financial report for the fourth quarter of 2022. Revenue in the three-month period amounted to €57.8 million ($60.9 million), up 66% from Q4 2021, including a €12.6 million termination fee from PENN Entertainment. The company has also shared its results for the full year of 2022,

What’s it been? Like, a couple of weeks? And right out of the game, we’ve got violations of Massachusetts sports betting regulations from several casinos! Well, it’s nice to see things off and running so quickly. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission says that since regulated wagers went live on January 31st, there have been three casinos

After the first major global industry encounter of the year took place earlier this month, February 7-9 at ExCel London, gaming technology and services provider BetConstruct has now shared an assessment of its participation at ICE London 2023. Showcasing its latest innovations and achievements, the company presented one of the largest stands at the event.

Sports betting has only been up and running in the state since January 1st, but already we’ve seen huge fines for DraftKings and Barstool Sports in Ohio. All together, the Ohio Casino Control Commission has collected $900,000 in fines just this year for a variety of violations. First, the fines for DraftKings stem from a

iGaming software solutions supplier SOFTSWISS announced its Jackpot Aggregator has extended the list of cryptocurrencies available for configuring jackpot campaigns in online casinos and sportsbooks.  The aggregator now allows its clients to run promotions using the most popular crypto coins. At the end of 2022, the Jackpot Aggregator’s functionality was enhanced to support crypto, enabling operators to launch

A minor crime syndicate has been broken up in Nevada, as a William Hill embezzlement operation was detected and stopped up by the Nevada Gaming Control Board recently. Unfortunately, this was not until the criminals had pilfered over $100,000 from the company. Control Board Agents were tipped to the thefts back in December, when William

Australian gambling company Tabcorp announced it will increase its online wagering profile in direct competition with bookmakers Sportsbet and Ladbrokes after recording an AUD 52 million ($35.5 million) profit in six months. The business, traditionally associated with in-store betting, launched its digital gambling app in September, which it will now prioritize in an attempt to

This week’s gambling news is all about the recent troubles for William Hill Super Bowl betting in the state of Nevada! First up, the William Hill app crashed just prior to the Super Bowl betting frenzy! Second, they are shelling out tens of thousands in “free sports bets” to make up for the crash! And

Betr, influencer Jake Paul’s sports microbetting app, announced the launch of its combat sports media vertical, Betr Combat, and the signings of a professional mixed martial artist Bo Nickal, and combat sports personality, David “The Schmo” Schmulenson. As the first verticalized media arm launched by Betr, Betr Combat will provide fans with 24/7 coverage of the

Kindred Group‘s sportsbook brand Unibet announced it is extending its commitment to grassroots sport in France, as #AuCoeurDuFootball becomes #AuCoeurDuSport. The programme, which means `Sports at Heart’, will provide 400 amateur football and basketball clubs with sports kits and equipment during 2023, saving each club on average EUR 2,500.   Kindred began supporting French amateur

The Mr Cashman Link Cashman Kingdom slot machine is a player favorite that’s been re-imagined with seven new characters, and more modern features, like a Hold & Spin bonus! Packaged on the Neptune game cabinet, Mr Cashman titles are Linked together within the same bank of games! Yes, Cashman is back with some new friends

New York state Sen. Joseph Addabbo introduced on Wednesday bill S4856, which seeks to legalize online casino gaming, including slots, table games, and live dealer games. The bill includes a 30.5% iGaming tax rate. Most states average 15% to 18% for their iGaming tax rates.  Despite the bill’s introduction, it faces an uphill battle for passage. Gov.

In the two weeks that sports betting has been legally active in Massachusetts, all three casinos that were approved to take sports wagers have violated the Commonwealth’s ban on in-state collegiate sports betting.  Two casinos – Plainridge Park Casino and Encore Boston Harbor – were found in violation last week. MGM Springfield has now been

You just knew this was coming! With gambling expansion still on fire, there was more Super Bowl betting this year in America than at any time in the past. Who’s surprised? Most likely not too many people… but it’s still news, and still nice to hear about. The numbers have been crunched by our good

Caesars Entertainment and SL Green Realty Corp have announced a new Caesars Rewards partnership for local merchants in greater New York City as a part of their pursuit of a gaming license in Times Square.  If Caesars Palace Times Square in Manhattan is selected among the licensees of New York City’s casino race, Caesars Rewards

The amazingly bad timing of the William Hill Nevada app and kiosks crashing on Super Bowl Sunday was a blow to the company. Not just from a PR perspective, but in a massive loss of betting volume. And now that the app and betting stations are back up and running, it’s going to cost them

On the biggest sports betting day in America, the William Hill app crashed for bettors in the state of Nevada just prior to kickoff. Well, they do say that timing is everything. How could such a thing happen? Were they simply not prepared for such a massive volume of traffic? I mean, William Hill is

Atlantic City casino workers pushing for a smoking ban received support from several state lawmakers on Monday at a hearing on a bill that would put an end to indoor smoking at the destination’s nine properties.  Casino employees testified before a state Senate panel in favor of a law that would close a loophole in