One of the country’s top advocates for responsible gaming is hanging out her own shingle. This past week, Brianne Doura-Schawohl announced she was starting a consulting firm with a focus on promoting responsible gaming policies. The firm will handle government and industry relations, including the promotion of legislation and regulations, as well as public health […]
Mississippi casino employees who were temporarily laid off or saw their hours reduced during the height of the pandemic – and collected state unemployment – are now being told to repay some of that compensation. The Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES) recently sent letters to state residents who are believed to have wrongly received […]
Spartans and Romans seem like a combination that wouldn’t mix well, given the latter’s preference for opulence and the former’s disdain for it. But, they’ll try to make a go for it in Michigan, according to an announcement from Caesars Sportsbook. On Thursday, Caesars and Michigan State University announced a multi-year partnership that makes the […]
The final totals are in for Indiana gaming in 2021, and sportsbooks had plenty of reasons to celebrate. In the second full calendar year of sports betting, and a year that more closely resembled the traditional sports calendar, Indiana’s sportsbooks and mobile apps accepted $3.8 billion in wagers. That’s according to the monthly data reports […]
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) says money distributed to the state under the federal government’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill signed in November by President Joe Biden will be used to help complete the I-15 Tropicana Project in Las Vegas. The White House released allocation details of the massive spending bill last week. Under the first […]
With the clock ticking, sports betting operators have started their versions of the two-minute drill to encourage Florida’s registered voters to put a sports betting legalization measure on the November ballot. They’ve apparently even called on Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy to help get the initiative’s petition across the goal line. Proponents of the measure […]
PlayUp has appealed a federal judge’s ruling denying the Australian-based gaming company an injunction against its former CEO, who it claims violated the terms of her employment contract and scuttled a deal that would have led to a $450 million sale of the company. The appeal is the latest twist in a case that also […]
Metaverse crypto coins are undoubtedly the current hype in crypto markets. With several Metaverse crypto coins seeing multi-billion dollar valuations, it’s not a surprise that projects with Metaverse use cases are doing exceptionally well. This article looks at the top five Metaverse crypto coins with a market cap over $2 billion, ordered by project valuation, […]
Atlantic City casinos won more than $2.55 billion from gamblers in 2021. The brick-and-mortar gross gaming revenue (GGR) number is only 4.9 percent short of the $2.68 billion the same nine casinos generated in pre-pandemic 2019. GGR from retail slot machines totaled $1.87 billion. Table game win was $680 million. Total land-based GGR in 2021 […]
Shares of Macau concessionaires are the brightest spots in an otherwise dismal day across the gaming equity complex, and Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ:WYNN) is getting in on the act. In late trading, shares of the Wynn Palace operator are higher by more than eight percent on volume that’s more than double the daily average. That’s after […]
