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Iowa Lawmakers Cite Sports Betting as Reason for Two-Year Casino Moratorium
Iowa lawmakers last week included a two-year moratorium on new casino licenses being issued. The rule was included in a gaming omnibus legislative package that primarily has to deal with regulatory matters. The moratorium came as a surprise to many, including the...
Atlantic City Union Contracts Expire, as Casino Town’s Busy Season Arrives
Atlantic City union contracts that dictate pay and working conditions for most employees at the nine casino resorts expired as of 12:01 am this morning. With negotiations remaining distant from new terms being signed, union leadership says pickets will begin this evening....
Nicki Minaj Joins Online Sportsbook MaximBet as Investor and Ambassador
Nicki Minaj is arguably the most successful female rapper in the history of music. The 39-year-old hopes to use her broad appeal to bring new customers to MaximBet. Dubbed the first "sports betting lifestyle brand," MaximBet is currently only operational in Colorado....
Omaha Casino Construction to Begin Late Summer 2022, Nebraska Tribe Hopes
The Omaha casino project slated for Horsemen's Park plans to begin construction on the $220 million overhaul sometime this summer. Nebraska voters legalized commercial casino gambling through a ballot referendum during the 2020 election. The outcome allows the state's six horse racetracks...
Okada Manila Parent Company Says Kazuo Okada ‘Violently’ Took Control of Casino
Okada Manila in the Philippines' Entertainment City is reportedly amid a coup led by the casino resort's namesake founder, who was ousted from its governance a half-decade ago. Less than a year after the $2.4 billion integrated resort opened in December 2016,...
PGA Tour Golfer Zach Johnson Involved in Cedar Rapids Casino Pitch
PGA Tour golfer Zach Johnson, the 2007 Masters and 2015 Open Championship winner and an Iowa native, is lending his name and likeness to a casino resort bid targeting Cedar Rapids. Despite Iowa lawmakers last week passing a two-year moratorium on new...
Richmond Casino License Could Be Mothballed by Virginia Budget
Richmond officials plan to re-ask local voters in November to support a casino resort within the city's limits. But state lawmakers crafting Virginia's next budget could greatly delay the gaming project from receiving an operating license. Richmond voters during the November 2021...
Trump, DeSantis 2024 Betting Favorites, as President Biden Polling Numbers Slide
Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) are the 2024 betting front-runners on PredictIt. The latest political odds have DeSantis neck-and-neck with the most powerful force in the Republican Party for the first time. PredictIt's market asking who will...
Bally’s Rhode Island Casinos End Table Game Smoking After Dealers Speak Up
Bally's casinos in Lincoln and Tiverton, R.I., no longer allow gamblers at table games to smoke. The Bally's Corporation quietly decided to end table game smoking at its two Rhode Island casinos after workers spoke out in support of legislation in Providence...
Rhode Island Casino Workers, Union Want Indoor Smoking Extinguished
Rhode Island casino workers and the primary union that represents them have come out in support of ending indoor smoking at the two Bally's properties. Rhode Island's Public Health & Workplace Safety Act went into effect in March 2005. The law prohibits...
