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2023 Sports Betting State Tax Revenue Jumps 35 Percent to Nearly $2.5B
The 38 states and the District of Columbia where sports betting is legal and operational saw their respective tax benefits increase greatly last year. According to an analysis compiled by LendingTree, an online lending marketplace and personal financial website, state taxes from...
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred Says League ‘Dragged Into Legalized Sports Betting’
MLB stadiums and broadcasts are flooded with sports betting advertisements and promotions, but Commissioner Rob Manfred claims that wasn't necessarily the league's doing. Appearing this week at the 2024 Associated Press Sports Editors Commissioners Meetings where top officials from MLB, the NBA,...
Bidding for Arkansas’ Pope County Casino to Begin, Only One Applicant Stands to Qualify
The Arkansas Racing Commission (ARC) will soon open a third bidding period for the sole gaming license earmarked for Pope County. Arkansas voters authorized Las Vegas-style casinos in four counties through a statewide referendum in 2018. Casinos have since opened in Crittenden...
Caesars Virginia Casino Development Cost Balloons to $750M
The price tag for Caesars Virginia in Danville continues to soar. Caesars Entertainment is building an integrated resort casino on the site of the former Dan River Mills textile campus. When Danville voters authorized its construction through a local ballot referendum in...
Malaysia Opens Criminal Investigation Regarding Johor Casino Report
Police in Malaysia have begun a probe into a media report spurred by Bloomberg suggesting that Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim met with two gaming industry billionaires to discuss a possible casino resort development in Johor's Forest City. So-called "fake news" in the...
Bally’s Lincoln Adds Second Nonsmoking Casino Space to Rhode Island Resort
Bally's Twin River Lincoln in Rhode Island is doubling down on its nonsmoking offering for players seeking fresh indoor air environments. Rhode Island-based Bally's recently announced the debut of a second nonsmoking gaming area to complement the smoke-free second-floor casino. The additional...
Bally’s Ozarks Casino Referendum Likely in Missouri This November
The Lake of the Ozarks casino campaign led by a group of investors involved in an entity called Osage River Gaming & Convention (ORGC) submitted more than 320K signatures from Missouri voters to State Secretary Jay Ashcroft's office on Sunday. If at...
GeoComply Competitor Emerges Through Radar, Integrity Compliance 360 Partnership
GeoComply has a near-monopoly on iGaming and online sports betting geolocation services in the highly regulated US gaming industry, but a new collaboration threatens to disrupt that control. Casino.org in October reported that Radar, a New York-based tech firm that provides retail...
Dave & Buster’s Plan to Incorporate Betting Into Rewards App Draws Pushback
Dave & Buster's made headlines last week after announcing plans to incorporate peer-to-peer in-app betting for its arcade games. The news resulted in concerns and pushback from state gaming regulators and lawmakers who question whether such wagering violates gambling laws. Dave &...
Donald Trump Jr. Shines Light on Alabama Gaming Expansion Deadlock
Donald Trump Jr. is headed to Alabama next week to rally on behalf of his father's 2024 campaign. Before departing for the Cotton State, the former president's eldest son took to X to weigh in on efforts to allow Alabamans to have...
