New Jersey’s casinos and racetracks took in $40.6 million in sports wagers in July, the first full month of sports betting in the state. Meanwhile, two new Atlantic City...
Adults who place sports bets are more affluent, younger, more diverse and better-educated adults than the general population, according to an American Gaming Association commissioned study from Nielsen Sports....
International high rollers have returned en masse to Crown Resorts casinos in Australia. The company reports that VIP turnover has more than doubled to $51 billion-plus in the past...
Pennsylvania last month revealed three casinos have been granted iGaming licenses including one very noted iGaming operator. The Stars Group and Mount Airy Casino Resort have teamed up to...
A Sports Betting Symposium will be presented for the first time at this year's Global Gaming Expo, the premier international gaming trade show, October 8-11 in Las Vegas. Sessions...
The American Gaming Association updated its Code of Conduct for Responsible Gaming to include sports betting. The code states rules for advertising and marketing and for preventing underage gambling...
Big and little, technology providers appear to be the big winners when it comes to legal sports betting in the United States. Yes, the IGTs and Scientific Games of...
This week the GGB Podcast sits down with Jim Plousis, the chairman of the New Jersey Casino Control Commission, on his background in law enforcement and gaming, and how...
Daily fantasy sports giant DraftKings has now entered the legal U.S. sports betting market by launching a mobile app in New Jersey through its partnership with Atlantic City’s Resorts...
A UK court has ruled that bookmakers are eligible for a £1 billion tax rebate for wrongly being charged value added taxes on revenue from fixed-odds betting terminals. The...
U.S.-based gaming operator Hard Rock International has indicated its interest in developing a casino resort on Australia’s Gold Coast. Hard Rock hopes to nab what would be Queensland’s second...
Moments after breaking ground on a $1.5 billion theme park in Manila’s Entertainment City, Landing International learned that the NayonLanding project (l.) had been cancelled by Philippine President Rodrigo...
Eldorado Resorts recently closed on its $327.5 million purchase of the Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin, Illinois, located 40 miles west of downtown Chicago. MGM Resorts International, as a...
The agreement to bring in Phil Satre, the widely respected gaming executive ends months of hostilities between Wynn Resorts and its largest shareholder, Elaine Wynn (l.), over what kind...
This week, the GGB Podcast features an “exit interview” of sorts with Geoff Freeman, the departed president of the American Gaming Association, on his five years at the helm...
The relationship between esports and the casino industry has been strengthened over the past year. Major esports player Alex Igelman (l.) lists the top 10 business highlights from the...
Getting Congress to pass the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act may be the tribe’s last chance to have a reservation. Chairman Cedric Cromwell (l.) testified before Congress last...
Caesars Entertainment began accepting sports bets at two of its Atlantic City casinos this week. Sports betting began at Bally’s Wild West Casino on Monday and Harrah’s casino on...
Mississippi's first legal sports bets were placed at 12 noon, August 1 at MGM Resorts International's Beau Rivage Resort & Casino (sports book at left) in Biloxi and Gold...
The combined market value of Macau’s Big 6 gaming operators could reach $146 billion by 2020, according to a note from Morgan Stanley analysts. That will coincide with the...