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Ohio Casino Control Commission Relaxes Sports Betting License Rules
The Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC) has eased its regulatory rules regarding issued sports betting licenses that have gone unused. The state gaming agency that regulates Ohio's four brick-and-mortar commercial casinos in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, and Toledo recently amended its regulations that...
New Jersey Gaming Revenue Nearly $511M in April, Atlantic City Casinos Struggle
New Jersey's gaming industry enjoyed its best April in over a decade, the state's Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) reveals. Gross gaming revenue (GGR) from the nine casinos in Atlantic City, sports betting, and iGaming totaled $510.9 million in April. That represents...
Scottie Scheffler Out of Jail Following Arrest on Way to PGA Championship
Scottie Scheffler, the world's top-ranked golfer and betting favorite at this week's PGA Championship, is out of jail following his arrest early Friday morning. Scheffler, the 2023 Masters champion and most sportsbooks' biggest liability this week at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville,...
Dave & Buster’s In-App Betting Function Faces Regulatory Scorn in Multiple States
Dave & Buster's announced the rollout of peer-to-peer betting within its D&B Rewards mobile application this month. The news quickly garnered pushback from state lawmakers and regulators in commercial gaming states. Ohio was among the first to respond, as the state's gaming...
The Coney New York Casino Bid Unveils Scope for $3B Development in Brooklyn
The Coney has unveiled specifics of the $3 billion integrated resort casino it seeks to build in New York City by way of southwestern Brooklyn. A project from a consortium consisting of Saratoga Casino Holdings, the Chickasaw Nation's Global Gaming Solutions, Legends...
Commercial Gaming Industry Sets Quarterly Record, as Players Lose Nearly $18B
The state of the commercial gaming industry in the United States has never been stronger, as revenue hit new highs during the first quarter of 2024. The American Gaming Association (AGA) on Thursday revealed its tally for the January through March period....
Interior Department Asks Supreme Court to Dismiss Florida Gaming Compact Case
The United States Department of the Interior (DOI) has petitioned the Supreme Court to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the Class III gaming compact the Seminole Tribe reached with Florida in 2021. After being granted additional time to file its brief in the...
Cruise Line Faces Backlash After Man Commits Suicide Following Casino Losses
A cruise line in Australia is facing backlash after a man jumped to his death after racking up thousands of dollars in losses at the ship's casino. The Daily Mail, a UK-based publication that runs an Australian edition called Daily Mail Australia,...
Las Vegas Sands’ Dr. Miriam Adelson Makes First Political Donation in Nearly Two Years
Dr. Miriam Adelson, the largest individual shareholder of the Las Vegas Sands casino empire she inherited from her late husband, has made her first political donation in nearly two years. But the cash didn't go directly to Donald Trump, the former president...
Cherokee Nation Launches Campaign Against Pope County Casino Referendum
The Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma is the odds-on favorite to secure the lone remaining casino license in neighboring Arkansas. Through its commercial unit, Cherokee Nation Businesses (CNB), the tribe is expected to be the only qualified bidder for the gaming concession earmarked...
