The first sports bet in Mississippi comes today, which is 26 years to the day after the first casino in the state opened in Biloxi in 1992. The initial wagers are expected to be placed simultaneously at about noon at the ...
1 August 2018
By Mary Perez, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. (TNS)
Nevada gaming revenue increased 4.2 percent to $933 million in June compared to the same month a year ago, the state Gaming Control Board reported today. Gaming revenue in Clark County for June was up ...
31 July 2018
By Mick Akers
MGM Resorts International and Boyd Gaming are teaming up to offer online gaming. The initiative, which includes sports betting, poker and other casino games, will allow the companies to ...
30 July 2018
By Mick Akers
Two titans of the casino industry are racing to cash in on the newly created U.S. sports betting market, taking steps to expand their footprint and strengthen their positions as more states approve necessary regulations and people become more ...
30 July 2018
By Regina Garcia Cano and Wayne Parry, Associated Press
SeventySix Capital, the Conshohocken-based venture capital firm, is placing a bet on the growing sports gambling industry. The firm announced a strategic investment Monday in Vegas Stats & Information Network, a Las Vegas-based media network that ...
25 July 2018
By Christian Hetrick, Philly.com (TNS)
San Manuel Casino will break ground today on a $550 million expansion that will elevate the former San Bernardino County bingo hall into a major player in ...
25 July 2018
By Michele Parente, The San Diego Union-Tribune (TNS)
The grand opening of MGM Springfield — a $960 million casino and entertainment complex — is now just a month away, and the gambling giant Monday rolled out a glitzy, multimedia advertising campaign targeting ...
24 July 2018
By Kenneth R. Gosselin, The Hartford Courant (TNS)
Casinos in Las Vegas and unionized workers continue to reach labor agreements two months after thousands of housekeepers, bartenders and others threatened to go on strike. Members of the Culinary Union on Monday reached a tentative deal with Four Queens and ...
24 July 2018
Associated Press
The Atlantis casino-resort in Reno will stop asking customers if they'd like a plastic straw with their drink ...
24 July 2018
Associated Press
The World Series of Poker has set an attendance record for the sixth consecutive year. Organizers on Monday announced the 50-day poker extravaganza in ...
23 July 2018
Associated Press
The NCAA announced Thursday it will create a working group of "subject matter experts" to assess areas such as officiating, NCAA rules, federal and state laws ...
22 July 2018
By Associated Press
Chris Moorman, a native of England, cut his poker teeth on the online sites Poker Stars, Full Tilt and 888poker before competing in the World Series of Poker. With more than $15 million in online earnings, he holds the record for ...
21 July 2018
By Chris Kudialis
Japan's parliament today approved a contentious law allowing up to three casino resorts to open in this wealthy nation and possibly lure more foreign ...
20 July 2018
By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press
When a housekeeper at many Las Vegas hotels feels their well-being is threatened or comes across a guest having a medical emergency, the solution to a fast response is closer than ever ...
19 July 2018
By Chris Kudialis
FanDuel Group says it will launch online sports betting and an internet casino, hopefully in time for the start of football season. FanDuel, which is mostly owned by Ireland-based Paddy Power Betfair, will provide online ...
18 July 2018
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press
