6744 stories by Devin O'Connor
US Sportsbook Brand Leaders Scale Back Advertising Spend in 2023
FanDuel, DraftKings, and BetMGM, the three leading sportsbooks in the U.S., scaled back their advertising spending in 2023. That's as the emerging gaming market consolidates and the race to attract bettors calms. According to MediaRadar, an advertising research firm, the three sportsbook...
Joe Biden Tweets Resort Fees Disdain After Las Vegas Campaigning
President Joe Biden arrived in Las Vegas on Sunday, and by the time he left on Monday morning, he was tweeting his disdain for pesky junk fees. Junk fees, commonly called resort fees in the U.S. hospitality and gaming industries, are costs...
Virginia Skill Gaming May Not Return Soon to Small Businesses
Virginia skill gaming machines have been powered down in small businesses across the Commonwealth. That's since the state's Supreme Court in October overturned a circuit court judge's decision to issue an injunction that had allowed the Queen of Virginia and other branded...
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Supports Ending College Player Prop Bets
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) agrees with NCAA President Charlie Baker that collegiate player props shouldn't be allowed at regulated sportsbooks. In late January, the NCAA submitted a request to the Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC) asking the state gaming regulator to...
Bettors Furious Over Sportsbooks’ Handling of Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Many sports bettors took to social media on Sunday to express their displeasure with certain sportsbooks voiding their bets on Wyndham Clark's win at the rain-shortened AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Clark was deemed the victor on Sunday after PGA Tour officials determined...
Skillz Gaming CEO Alleges AviaGames Copied Patented Technology
Skillz founder and CEO Andrew Paradise testified during the opening day of the company's trial against AviaGames that the competitor stole its patent-protected gaming platform. He alleged they modified it to violate its operating terms. Paradise and three coinventors acquired a patent...
CFTC Official Who Regulated Political Betting Exchange Murdered
A former Obama and Trump administration official whose office oversaw a political betting exchange in the U.S. was gunned down last week in the nation's capital. Mike Gill worked at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) during President Barack Obama and...
Ohio Casino Revenue Sets Annual Record, Gaming Win Climbs to $2.38B
Ohio casinos and racinos last year won more money from players than ever before. According to newly released data from the Ohio Casino Control Commission and Ohio Lottery, which respectively regulate the state's four land-based commercial casinos and seven racinos, gross gaming...
Skillz v. AviaGames Lawsuit Begins Today in US Federal Court
Skillz's federal lawsuit initiated in April 2021 against rival competitor AviaGames begins its trial today in Northern California's US District Court. Skillz alleges copyright infringement on claims that AviaGames stole its technology and copied its games. The lawsuit additionally contends that Avia...
Fairfax Casino Bill Shelved Until 2025, Economic Impact Study to Be Completed
The Fairfax casino bill pushed by state Sen. David Marsden (D-Fairfax) has been shelved until at least 2025. The Senate Finance & Appropriations Resources Subcommittee voted 4-0 on Thursday to carry the bill over to next year's session. Sen. Louise Lucas (D-Portsmouth),...
