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Hard Rock Atlantic City Continues Annual Bonus for Team Members
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City is again thanking its thousands of team members for another successful year. The Boardwalk casino resort owned and operated by Hard Rock International, a fully owned subsidiary of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, announced $10...
Fanatics Sportsbook Expands to Indiana, Commerce Unit Has Layoffs
Fanatics Sportsbook launched its online sports betting product in Indiana on Tuesday. The Hoosier State marks the 14th sports betting state entry for the mobile wagering platform controlled by the sportswear giant. Fanatics Sportsbook operates under Fanatics Betting and Gaming, the retail...
Tipico Sportsbook ‘Fair Play Pledge’ Hopes to Change Sports Betting
Tipico Sportsbook hopes to revolutionize the U.S. sports betting industry with the rollout of its "Fair Play Pledge," a "holistic" program geared toward educating, rewarding, and protecting bettors. Malta-based Tipico entered the U.S. online gaming landscape amid the pandemic in 2020. The...
Georgia Sports Betting Moves Toward Ballot with Senate Resolution
Georgia sports betting is a big step closer to reality after the state Senate voted Tuesday afternoon in favor of allowing residents to decide the gaming expansion outcome. Senate Resolution 579 seeks to allow state voters in November to cast their stance...
Philippines Casino Junkets Blamed for Money Laundering Grey Listing
Junket groups serving the Philippines' many casinos are primarily to blame for the country remaining on an international list of nations that aren't doing enough to combat money laundering. That's according to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an intergovernmental organization founded...
Delaware iGaming Revenue Up With BetRivers and Online Sports Bets
Delaware iGaming revenue generated online from interactive slot machines, table games, and sports betting soared in its first full month of being operated by BetRivers. Last August, the Delaware Lottery announced BetRivers, Chicago-based Rush Street Gaming's interactive gaming firm, as its next...
Iowa Casinos May Receive Tax Break as Nebraska Competitors Emerge
Iowa casinos could see their effective gaming tax lowered in the coming years if new legislation finds favor in the Des Moines capital. Iowa is home to 15 land-based commercial casinos, three riverboats, and one racino. The 19 casinos offer slot machines,...
Golden Nugget Atlantic City Begins Multimillion-Dollar Renovation
Golden Nugget Atlantic City is embarking on a multimillion-dollar renovation of the Marina District property. Owned and operated by billionaire Tilman Fertitta's Houston-based Landry's, officials with the Golden Nugget in Atlantic City announced last week that the resort's approximately 700 hotel guest...
Virginia Skill Game Dispute Heads to Legislative Conference Committee
The legal dispute over skill games in Virginia is headed for a legislative conference committee where assigned lawmakers will attempt to resolve how the controversial grey machines operate in the commonwealth. Virginia temporarily legalized skill games amid the pandemic to help small...
Koch PAC Ends Nikki Haley Financial Support, Trump Odds Shorten
The Koch network's Americans for Prosperity (AFP) super political action committee has terminated its financial support of Nikki Haley's presidential campaign. The Charles Koch-funded super PAC has poured millions of dollars into the former South Carolina governor's 2024 campaign. But after she...