NJ Supreme Court to Rule on Ocean Casino Covid-19 Insurance Case

The New Jersey Supreme Court will rule on whether Ocean Casino Resort (l.) is entitled to pandemic-related insurance payouts that they were denied by insurance companies.

Published October 2, 2023

MA Regulators Approve Changes to Tax Revenue Distributions

Commissioners of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) were not unanimous in proposed changes to casino tax distributions, but they ultimately approved the plan.

Published October 2, 2023

Horse Racing Facing Steep Declines in Betting

Horse racing is nicknamed the Sport of Kings, but it is facing a significant decline in wagering and those involved in the sport are not sure how to bring...

Published October 2, 2023

MGM, Caesars Face Lawsuits Over Cyberattacks; NIGC Seeks Public Update

Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts International are now facing five separate class-action lawsuits related to the compromise of personal data in the recent cyberattacks.

Published October 2, 2023

Reno’s GSR Announces $1 Billion Investment, New Arena

Grand Sierra Resort owner Alex Meruelo has announced a sweeping $1 billion capital investment project centered around a 10,600-seat arena that will become the new home of Nevada Wolf...

Published October 2, 2023

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Published September 25, 2023

Gambling with Fate

How lifelong exposure to gambling led iProtekt co-founder and co-CEO Mike Borukhov (l.) to create a responsible gaming company and why that will help problem gamblers.

Published September 25, 2023

BetConstruct Announces New iGaming Bot

BetConstruct has launched a new offering, iGaming Bot, that allows users to integrate iGaming functions directly into Telegram.

Published September 25, 2023

Genius Deal With Snapchat Helps Recoup NFL Data Buy

Genius invested a pretty penny in NFL data. To accelerate the gap to profitability, the company partnered with Snap, the company behind Snapchat. It may take a while but...

Published September 25, 2023

Bally Casino App Set to Debut in U.K. with Gamesys

Bally Casino is set to follow BetMGM to the U.K., setting up an iGaming platform with Gamesys.

Published September 25, 2023

Fanatics To Conquer Online Gaming By Year’s End

Fanatics has made slow but deliberate progress in carving out a nichein sports betting. The purchase of PointsBet helps the company, and will do so even more when it...

Published September 25, 2023

Japanese Police Solicit Tips on Illegal iGaming

Starting October 1, Japanese law enforcement will expand the country’s anonymous crime-tips clearinghouse to take information on illegal online gambling websites.

Published September 25, 2023

Albanian Politicians Resist Reintroduction of Online Gaming

Albania might reintroduce online gaming, which has been banned since 2019. But first it must overcome criticisms of a proposed bill from both the ruling party and the opposition....

Published September 25, 2023

Brown Steps Down Early from GiG

Gaming Innovation Group CEO Richard Brown (l.) stepped down from his position September 18, instead of staying until the end of the year as previously announced.

Published September 25, 2023

Aristocrat Names Superna Kalle Head of Strategy, Content

Aristocrat Leisure Limited has appointed Superna Kalle (l.) as chief strategy and content officer, reporting directly to CEO Trevor Croker.

Published September 25, 2023

U.K.’s Betfred Taps Kresimir Spajic as CEO of U.S. Division

Betfred is among the others when it comes to its U.S. ranking as a sportsbook. To change the fortunes the U.K.-based firm has hired veteran gaming exec Kresimir Spajic...

Published September 25, 2023

Foxwoods Connecticut Hosts IGA Conference

National Indian Gaming Commission Chairman Sequoyah Simermeyer, U.S. Treasurer Chief Lynn Malerba and Director of the Office of Indian Gaming Paula Hart were among the speakers at the Indian...

Published September 25, 2023

ND Tribe Hit with Lawsuit Over Wealth Mismanagement

The North Dakota Native American Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation Tribe has been served with a lawsuit alleging that leaders have spent millions of dollars with no accountability for...

Published September 25, 2023

Arizona Sports Wagers Raking in Money Statewide

In the two years since Arizona debuted sports betting, wagers have topped $11 billion and the bets keep rolling in. For the state, revenues have topped $50 million. Certainly...

Published September 25, 2023

Mississippi Senator Lays Out Dangers of Online Sports Betting

Mississippi has a strong casino tourism system, with sportsbooks in each casino and digital play within the property. Taking the digital portion statewide has run into defeat for more...

Published September 25, 2023