Deal would allow Indiana sports betting by mobile devices Tom Davies, Associated Press · April 22, 2019 at 11:48 am INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Sports betting will be allowed by using mobile devices in Indiana under an expected agreement in the state Legislature on a wide-ranging gambling bill. The Indiana House previously voted to allow sports betting only at casino sites…. [continue reading]
China’s new gaming rules to ban poker, blood and imperial schemes Rita Liao, Tech Crunch · April 22, 2019 at 11:39 am Lots of news has surfaced from China’s gaming industry in recent weeks as the government hastens to approve a massive backlog of titles in the world’s largest market for video games. On April 10th, the country’s State Administration of Press… [continue reading]
PokerStars fined $10K for taking illegal sports bets David Danzis, Press of Atlantic City · April 22, 2019 at 11:29 am State gaming regulators levied a five-figure fine against PokerStars for accepting more than 200 bets on prohibited sporting events. The online gambling company, officially known as TSG Interactive US Services Limited, was fined $10,000 by the state Division of Gaming… [continue reading]
Scientific Games seeks to raise $352 million through social games IPO Howard Stutz, CDC Gaming Reports · April 22, 2019 at 10:28 am Scientific Games announced Monday that it hopes to raise as much $352 million through its initial public offering for the company’s social gaming business. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Las Vegas-based gaming equipment provider said… [continue reading]
Taking a spin at Russian Roulette Muhammad Cohen, Forbes · April 22, 2019 at 12:05 am Primorsky in far eastern Russia wants to be the next big thing in Asian gaming. The region has received more than US$20 billion in government investment, from record setting bridges to the stunning Far Eastern Federal University campus that hosts… [continue reading]
Las Vegas Sands on potential acquisitions: ‘We’re building, not buying’ Howard Stutz, CDC Gaming Reports · April 22, 2019 at 12:05 am Don’t expect Las Vegas Sands to jump into the much-discussed casino acquisition market. Instead, the company’s focus is on making more than $5.5 billion in renovations and expansions to its existing resorts in Macau and Singapore, which, combined, provided the… [continue reading]
Sustainability on the Strip: Behind the glitz and glamorous excess, properties are serious about being green Miranda Willson, Las Vegas Sun · April 22, 2019 at 12:01 am The Las Vegas Strip is the brightest spot on Earth, famous for operating 24/7 and for its opulent displays that include fountains, massive buffets and more. But perhaps unbeknownst to some visitors is that many major properties are renowned for… [continue reading]
Foreign high-roller gambling market tipped to rebound within months Nick Toscano, Sydney Morning Herald · April 22, 2019 at 12:01 am The battle faving Australia’s top casinos to lure back wealthy Asian high-roller gamblers is set to persist amid China’s economic slowdown but analysts are now “optimistic” about the chances of a recovery in the next financial year. As China recorded… [continue reading]
Bets on the Royal Baby expected to reach $1.3 Million Kelsey Goeres, Cheatsheet · April 21, 2019 at 8:09 pm With Meghan Markle’s estimated due date approaching any day now, the world can hardly stand the anticipation of the royal birth. Some, so it seems, more than others. No, we’re not referring to royal fanatics. We’re talking about the people… [continue reading]
Police apprehend man wanted over Japan casino shooting that left pair seriously hurt The Tokyo Reporter · April 21, 2019 at 7:56 pm Police have arrested a 34-year-old man wanted over a shooting at an internet casino in Osaka City’s Chuo Ward last month that left a male customer and employee seriously hurt, reports TBS News (Apr. 21). Early on March 11, Shunichi… [continue reading]
Two centuries after the first proper bookie, betting’s future is no banker Greg Wood, The Guardian · April 21, 2019 at 7:54 pm The world’s first bookmaker, so the story goes, was a man called Harry Ogden. One afternoon in the early 1790s, when organised thoroughbred racing was already almost a century old, Ogden went to Newmarket races and did something no one… [continue reading]
Early line indicates New Mexico sportsbooks good for casinos Will Weber, Santa Fe New Mexican · April 21, 2019 at 5:07 pm The business of legalized sports betting in New Mexico is, to borrow the phrase, paying off. The state’s only legal sportsbooks — at Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino north of Santa Fe and Santa Ana Star Casino northwest of Albuquerque… [continue reading]
Using a Las Vegas Strip hotel minibar can cost up to $75 Todd Prince, Las Vegas Review-Journal · April 21, 2019 at 5:01 pm Storing that leftover pizza inside a hotel minibar fridge can cost you as much as $75 on the Las Vegas Strip. The fee is meant to deter guests from gaming the minibars in their rooms, hotel operators and analysts said…. [continue reading]
Arizona: Gila River to attempt world record for largest bingo game Devan Sauer, KTAR News · April 21, 2019 at 5:00 pm Gila River Hotels & Casinos in Phoenix is attempting to break a world record for the largest game of bingo on April 25. This event will commemorate Gila River’s 25th anniversary, according to a press release. Gila River is attempting to… [continue reading]
Some items off the table as Massachusetts House takes up state budget Bob Salsberg, Associated Press · April 21, 2019 at 1:32 pm BOSTON (AP) – Massachusetts House lawmakers preparing for debate on the state’s $42.7 billion budget have submitted more than 1,300 amendments to the July 1 fiscal year spending plan, but several of the more contentious issues facing the Legislature appear… [continue reading]
‘Look!’ Strat installs local art piece on Las Vegas Boulevard Janna Karel, Las Vegas Review-Journal · April 21, 2019 at 1:14 pm It’s the gesture that many Las Vegas visitors make when they first walk down Las Vegas Boulevard. It can accompany the first sighting of a famous building or precede the landing of a harnessed stranger leaping off an 1,150-foot-tall tower…. [continue reading]
School money, gambling decisions near for Indiana lawmakers Tom Davies, Associated Press · April 21, 2019 at 12:21 pm INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Just how much additional money will go toward Indiana schools is a top unanswered question as the General Assembly nears the end of this year’s legislative session. Lawmakers could wrap up the session as early as Wednesday… [continue reading]
Experts warn: Expanding casinos beyond Atlantic City is a stupid bet David Matthau, WPG 104.1FM · April 21, 2019 at 11:24 am Internet gambling and sports betting have both been a big success in the Garden State, but don’t expect casinos to expand outside of Atlantic City anytime soon. New Jersey casino data shows revenue from internet gaming has topped $1 billion… [continue reading]
The new casino in Everett dominates the skyline. Not everyone’s a fan Beth Teitell, Boston Globe · April 21, 2019 at 11:18 am Despite how it feels to Nancy Thomas, the Wynn Resorts casino that appears to have been airlifted straight from the Vegas Strip and dropped into a desolate patch of Everett is not literally “menacing” her. Twenty-seven stories high, 11,000 tons… [continue reading]
MLS commissioner: League in talks with Las Vegas over expansion franchise Bryan Horwath, Las Vegas Sun · April 21, 2019 at 10:40 am Las Vegas is very much in the mix for a future Major League Soccer expansion franchise. That’s according to MLS Commissioner Don Garber, who spoke at length Thursday about the league’s plans to add new franchises in the coming years…. [continue reading]
Betting on Sports America: Study identifies seven ‘personas’ of sports bettors Mark Gruetze, CDC Gaming Reports · April 20, 2019 at 5:00 pm Some sports bettors put their money on the line as a show of support for their favorite team. Others relish the rush of a healthy wager or the chance to stand out in a crowd. A dedicated few know enough… [continue reading]
Gary Thompson, former Sun editor and Caesars spokesman, dies at 73 Ed Koch, Las Vegas Sun · April 20, 2019 at 10:02 am Of the many honors and awards former Las Vegas Sun Managing Editor Gary Thompson received, none, he said, was more meaningful than when former Nevada Gov. Mike O’Callaghan declared, “I’d share a foxhole with that man.” Gary Edward Thompson was… [continue reading]
New York to examine gambling addiction needs David Lombardo, Albany Times-Union · April 19, 2019 at 7:58 pm State officials are preparing to mount their first comprehensive review in more than a decade of the prevalence of problem gambling in New York. The state Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services announced on Thursday that it’s searching for… [continue reading]
Wisconsin: St. Croix Chippewa officials pocketed or misspent at least $1.5 million in casino cash, regulators charge Cary Spivak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel · April 19, 2019 at 7:54 pm At least $1.5 million in casino funds were pocketed by St. Croix Chippewa tribal leaders, or used for a variety of expenses including trips to Hawaii and Las Vegas with little or no documentation or receipts, federal regulators said this… [continue reading]
Pa. casinos set single-month revenue gaming record: Here’s how they did it Paul Vigna, PennLive · April 19, 2019 at 7:51 pm The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reported Monday that revenue from the combined play of slot machines and table games set a one-month record during March 2019. The revenue total was $309,125,131. The amount was also a 2.86 percent increase over… [continue reading]
