Vanderwielen Joins Hard Rock Atlantic City

Mark Vanderwielen (l.) was named vice president of hotel operations at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City. Most recently he was general manager at Viceroy Hotel Group properties...

Published May 15, 2023

Catena Names Erik Edeen to Replace CFO Peter Messner

Stockholm-based Catena Media has picked Erik Edeen to be interim Chief Financial Officer. He will replace Peter Messner at a job he is intimately familiar with, having served in...

Published May 15, 2023

Rush Street Promotes Althaus to GM of Rivers Philadelphia

Rush Street Gaming has promoted veteran executive Eric Althaus (l.) from assistant general manager to general manager of Rivers Casino Philadelphia.

Published May 15, 2023

Arceo Named California Tribe Chief Gaming Officer

Peter Arceo (l.), a 28-year gaming industry veteran, was named chief gaming officer by the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, owners of the Yaamava’ Resort & Casino in...

Published May 15, 2023

Boyd Gaming Co-Founder Bill Boyd Relinquishes Board Seat

Bill Boyd (l.) has stepped down as executive chairman of Boyd Gaming, and will not retain a seat on the company’s board of directors.

Published May 15, 2023

Bally’s Names Marcus Glover CFO

Bally’s Corporation has named Marcus Glover (l.), a veteran of gaming operations who served high-level executive positions at the Borgata and Harrah’s, as executive vice president and chief financial...

Published May 15, 2023

Michigan Tribe Awaits Federal Recognition

After the Department of the Interior rejected its application for federal recognition in February, the Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians in Western Michigan have been gathering additional documentation...

Published May 15, 2023

Indian Gaming Breaks Record in ‘22: $48.4 Billion in Gross Revenue

Indian gaming has returned to and surpassed pre-pandemic levels. The latest Nationwide Impacts of Indian Gaming Report says the industry reached $48.4 billion in gross revenue in 2022. That’s...

Published May 15, 2023

Microbets Hot Topic at SBC Summit North America

Microbets are becoming a huge hit with bettors, and industry professionals said at the recent SBC Summit North America that the growth will explode in the next few years....

Published May 15, 2023

Ohio: Assessing its Status and Potential Changes

Ohio is still relatively young in the sports betting market. But the state has become a touchstone on getting tough when tough is called for and easing up when…you...

Published May 15, 2023

New York Could Surpass $1 Billion Milestone by Summer

New York jumped out of the online sports betting gate in January 2022. While the pace couldn’t keep up, milestones are just around the corner, including $1 billion in...

Published May 15, 2023

Minnesota Tracks Want More in Sports Betting Push

Minnesota is trying to get sports betting legalized by the end of the legislative session on May 22 but the state’s two horse racing tracks are seeking more money....

Published May 15, 2023

Cardinals President DeWitt Working Hard for MO Sports Betting

With time running out in the Missouri Legislature to get a sports betting bill passed, St. Louis Cardinals President Bill DeWitt (l.) said he may organize a petition to...

Published May 15, 2023

Caesars Grabs First Online Sports Betting Licenses in Maine

Caesars Sportsbook became the first company to partner with Maine’s Native American tribes and will have a presence in the state to offer sports wagering.

Published May 15, 2023

New NBA CBA Lets Players Endorse, Invest in Operators

The new NBA players union agreement follows along the lines of other pro sports in moving towards a closer relationship with sportsbook operators. Players can invest in and endorse...

Published May 15, 2023

North Carolina Close to Saying Yes to Sports Betting

North Carolina lawmakers have gone with a unique tax rate of 14 percent. And a high licensing fee of $1 million. Plus, operators can deduct promotion costs at least...

Published May 15, 2023

Analysts: U.K. White Paper Could Impact U.S. Sports Betting Policy

Could a government paper generated in London affect betting policy in the United States and Canada? Yes, say advocates of reform and responsible gambling. They are hoping that some...

Published May 15, 2023

Bahamas May Ban Welfare Recipients From Gaming

Bahamians who receive welfare or social security payments may not be allowed to gamble at the island nation’s hotel casinos. Officials of the Bahamas Gaming Board May 3 announced...

Published May 15, 2023

Casino Woodbine Locks Out Striking Workers

Toronto’s Casino Woodbine (l.) is mired in a nasty strike with its workers and responded to the latest rejection of their contract offer by locking out the employees.

Published May 15, 2023

Brazil’s Lawmakers to Take up Sports Betting Bill

Brazil’s National Congress is preparing to begin work on the provisional measure (MP) that would create the legal infrastructure for a sports betting market in Brazil, which is one...

Published May 15, 2023