Churchill Downs Celebrates Indiana Casino Opening

A grand opening celebration was held at Churchill Downs’ $290 million, 400,000-square-foot Terre Haute Casino Resort (l.), in Indiana, featuring 1,000 slots, 36 table games, live poker, a sportsbook...

Published April 15, 2024

Minnesota Moves to Ban HHR

A Minnesota House bill would ban historical horse racing machines, authorized by the state Racing Commission but challenged by a state Indian tribe.

Published April 15, 2024

New Jersey Senator Supports Anti-Smoking Lawsuit

A prominent New Jersey state lawmaker has come out in support of a lawsuit filed by casino employee groups to end the casino exemption to the state’s indoor smoking...

Published April 15, 2024

Virginia’s Youngkin Rewrites Skill Game Bill

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (l.) sent cleared skill game legislation back to the General Assembly with significant changes, including stricter regulations on the games.

Published April 15, 2024

Wizards of Odds: The Science and Hard Work of Trading Teams

In order for sportsbooks to function properly, they require dedicated teams of traders to constantly tinker with, analyze and produce the best possible odds. It’s a tough job, one...

Published April 8, 2024

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Small Nuggets of News

Published April 8, 2024

Hospitality Architecture Firm Bergman, Walls & Associates Announces Strategic Reorganization, Leadership Changes

Bergman, Walls & Associates, April 3

Published April 8, 2024

SPEKTRA Gaming, LLC to exclusively reveal insights into their revolutionary ETG at IGA

SPEKTRA Gaming, April 2

Published April 8, 2024

ACRES TO DEMONSTRATE SIGNIFICANT ADVANCEMENTS IN CASINO LOYALTY AT IGA 2024

Acres, April 3

Published April 8, 2024

Aristocrat Gaming™ to Debut its Latest Game Innovations at IGA 2024

Aristocrat, April 3

Published April 8, 2024

Bragg Gaming to Consider Sale

Bragg Gaming has become the latest publicly traded gaming company potentially for sale, after the company announced formation of a special committee to consider its future.

Published April 8, 2024

New Jersey to Report Revenues by iGaming Operators

New Jersey regulators have revealed a plan to report individual revenues publicly for each online gaming operator, or skin, instead of adding them to the reports for brick-and-mortar partners.

Published April 8, 2024

Brian Chang Appointed Permanent CFO of GAN

Brian Chang has been appointed as the permanent CFO of GAN Limited. Chang will lead the company’s financial division through its planned merger with Sega Sammy Creation.

Published April 8, 2024

Maine Lawmakers Agree to Reduce Sportsbook License Terms

Lawmakers approved requests from the Maine Gaming Control Unit to reduce license terms for sportsbooks from four to one year. The change may reduce workloads and get the two...

Published April 8, 2024

DraftKings Gets Change of Court Venue in Massachusetts

DraftKings has succeeded in getting a change from Superior Court to Business Litigation Court as it fights a class-action lawsuit. The company is accused of deceptive practices.

Published April 8, 2024

Mississippi Gets a Step Closer to Online Sports Betting Law

Mississippi may get to see the other side of the sports betting world: online wagering. Six years after approving sportsbooks in its casinos, lawmakers in the Senate will vote...

Published April 8, 2024

Mass. Gaming Regulators to Question Limits on Winners

Massachusetts sportsbooks might be limiting maximum bets on winners, but not losers. The practice is not illegal—not yet at least. But it’s frowned upon, and the gaming commission has...

Published April 8, 2024

Minnesota Sports Betting Bill Gains Editorial Support

The tribes and now the charities seem to have come onboard in support of the sports betting legislation in Minnesota. So has the Star Tribune, and maybe the racetracks....

Published April 8, 2024

Bulgaria’s Casinos Join Fight Against AML and CTF

Bulgaria’s gaming sector has joined forces with two key agencies to fight money laundering and terrorism financing. The NRA, one of the agencies, oversees gambling licensing and taxation.

Published April 8, 2024

U.K. License Holders Must now Submit Quarterly Returns

Beginning July 1, the U.K. Gambling Commission (UKGC) will require license holders to submit regulatory returns quarterly. It hopes to achieve “harmonization of reporting periods” and “unified submission dates.”

Published April 8, 2024