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By Alexander Palmer

Indiana Lawmakers Propose Legalization of Sports Betting

October 22, 2018

Huge changes seem to be headed to Indiana’s gaming industry – it is possible that next year, we could finally have legalized sports betting in the state. This follows from last Friday’s summer study committee where the Hozier State’s lawmakers unanimously voted to recommend the legalization of sports wagering during the next legislative session. It […]

By Ameana Jones

Mt. Airy Submits Application for Beaver County Mini-Casino

October 15, 2018

Last Friday, officials from the Monroe County-based Mount Airy Casino Resorts submitted a mini-casino license application to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. Mount Airy’s plans will turn the over 100 acres of barren land in Big Beaver into a multimillion-dollar mini-casino and entertainment complex. According to the Times Online, a local news outlet, Mount Airy […]

By Grant Mahon

GambleAware Adds New Trustees to Gambling-Independent Board

October 8, 2018

United Kingdom-based industry charity GambleAware has recently expanded its board of trustees with new appointments. These new appointees are meant to advise the organization on issues to do with addictive behavior and health-related matters in the United Kingdom. The choice of the new trustees was based on the organization’s mandate to establish a board that […]

By Alexander Palmer

Mississippi Casino Revenue Spikes with Sports Betting Debut

September 24, 2018

According to the Mississippi state revenue department, the state’s overall casino revenue rose sharply in August with the debut of sports betting – figures released by the department show that gamblers lost a whopping $181 million across the state last August, an 8 percent increase from the $168 million that was recorded during the same […]

By Ameana Jones

Macau Casino to Reopen After Typhoon Mangkhut

September 17, 2018

Late last Saturday, Macau authorities announced a blanket suspension of operations in the city’s casinos ahead of Typhoon Mangkhut, a storm that was expected to reach category 10. The 33-hour shutdown of the world’s biggest gambling hub caused a stock retreat that is estimated to have cost operators as much as $186 million in revenue. […]

By Alexander Palmer

MGM Springfield Debuts in New England

August 27, 2018

It has been seven years since Massachusetts signed its gambling laws, and now after a rather long wait, the very first resort-style casino is now open for business in the state. MGM Springfield, the casino which is now the first and only integrated resort in the state, officially opened its doors last Friday in a […]

By Ameana Jones

Three Pennsylvanian Casinos Win Online Gambling Licenses

August 20, 2018

Last Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB), announced that it had approved the online gambling licenses to three of the casinos that had applied for them a short while back. The three operators that were awarded Interactive Gaming Certificates by the PGCB are Chester Downs and Marina LLC, operator of Harrah’s Philadelphia, as well […]

By Ameana Jones

Caesars Entertainment to Launch Sports Betting in New Jersey

August 3, 2018

Caesars Entertainment Corporation is about to become the latest casino operator to expand its sports betting services in the United States. The company is preparing to launch not one but two sports betting operations in Atlantic City, that is, at Bally’s Casino and Harrah’s, both of which it owns. As it stands, Bally’s Casino in […]

By Alexander Palmer

New Mini-Casino Set to Open at Westmoreland Mall

July 27, 2018

According to a recent report by the Tribune-Review, a small-scale casino is expected to replace the closing Bon-Ton store at the Westmoreland Mall. The mini-casino which will feature 750 slot machines and 30 table games was confirmed to be a solid proposal after State Senator Kim Ward, R-Hempfield, said that she had been briefed by […]

By Grant Mahon

Casinos Finally File Petitions for Pa. iGaming Licenses

July 23, 2018

A decent number of Pennsylvania-based casinos have finally forwarded applications for the state’s online gaming licenses. This was reported by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) last Monday shortly before the window for the first phase of the licenses application process came to an end. Each of the 9 casinos that have applied for the online […]