A’s Ballpark Deal Comes with Both Problems and Perks

The Oakland A’s have found their new ballpark site (l.), but the question remains as to how it’ll get funded. The team previously solicited Strip operators for potential tax...

Published May 8, 2023

Missouri Official Pressured To Return Donations

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey (l.) withdrew from a lawsuit against the state Highway Patrol filed by two companies accused of operating illegal gambling machines. Now Bailey’s being urged...

Published May 8, 2023

New Jersey Workers Urge Smoking Ban; Missouri Joins the Fight

CEASE, an Atlantic City casino workers group, is urging New Jersey lawmakers to eliminate the casino exemption to the state’s indoor smoking ban before the legislature breaks for the...

Published May 8, 2023

Yahoo Buys Wagr, Enters Social Sports Betting Business

The major difference between sports betting and social sports betting is who battles who. Sports bettors wager against the house. Social betting, the kind Yahoo will promote, pits player...

Published May 8, 2023

ChatLV

Nowadays, artificial intelligence is the phrase on everyone’s minds, especially with the proliferation of AI-based language models like ChatGPT. That gets one thinking, Las Vegas could surely benefit from...

Published May 1, 2023

In-House Games Growing for iGaming Operators

Online gaming operators have begun developing their own in-house games, with games developed and owned by gaming sites accounting for 8 percent of gross gaming revenue.

Published May 1, 2023

AGA Survey: Industry Executives Positive on Gaming Outlook

The American Gaming Association’s annual Gaming Industry Outlook survey of gaming executives shows that top officials remain positive on the prospects of the industry, despite looming economic problems.

Published May 1, 2023

Major Leagues Create Sports Betting Ad Group

Seven major U.S. sports leagues formed the Coalition for Responsible Sports Betting Advertising. As legalization of sports betting spreads nationwide, advertising has come under intense scrutiny and consumer protections...

Published May 1, 2023

NEWS & NOTES

Small Nuggets of News

Published May 1, 2023

Atlas World Sports Bringing AI to Sports Betting

Atlas World Sports has launched Version 3.0, which features AI software to offer in-game probabilities and predictions.

Published May 1, 2023

Italy’s Lottomatica to offer IPO

Lottomatica, a gaming company based in Italy, is offering an initial public offering. The IPO seeks to raise up to €600 million from an issue of existing shares and...

Published May 1, 2023

New Hampshire House Considers iGaming

The New Hampshire House of Representatives is debating a bill passed by the state Senate that would legalize online table games and poker, but not online slot games.

Published May 1, 2023

Maine Looking at iGaming Bill

Maine lawmakers are mulling over an online internet gaming bill that would affect both casinos and sports betting, even though sports betting hasn’t launched in the state.

Published May 1, 2023

Rivers Schenectady Names New GM

Rivers Casino in Schenectady, New York, has named Joe Lodise (l.), a longtime executive of Caesars Entertainment, as the property’s new general manager.

Published May 1, 2023

Steve Kohon Named EVP of Ops, Service for Bluberi

Bluberi has named industry veteran Steve Kohon (l.) as its new executive vice president of operations and service.

Published May 1, 2023

Washoe Tribe Buys Wa She Shu Operation

The Washoe Tribe has bought the Wa She Shu casino (l.) and truck stop near Gardnerville, Nevada from Wind Creek Hospitality, and will take over operations July 1

Published May 1, 2023

Michigan Tribe Seeks Governor’s Casino Approval

The Little River Band has asked Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (l.) to meet and approve their second proposed casino. Whitmer rejected the tribe’s request last June as another tribe...

Published May 1, 2023

Iowa Sportsbooks Report Increases in March

Iowa’s 19 casinos reported nearly $160 million in adjusted gross revenue for March, paying $32 million in state taxes. Sportsbooks took in $17.5 million from wagerers, up from $12.5...

Published May 1, 2023

Out-of-Staters Try to Jump Geofences in Massachusetts

Since Massachusetts went live with online sports betting in March, almost 187,000 bettors outside state borders have attempted to create accounts in the market. Those bettors were foiled by...

Published May 1, 2023

Vermont Poised to Be Last Sports Betting State in New England

Vermont was just being careful not to overlook regulations that can minimize problems for the bettors. Now the state Senate is ready to cast the final vote to approve...

Published May 1, 2023