Hambden Township Fire Chief Scott Hildenbrand didn’t hold back when asked by local media in Geauga County about his longtime assistant chief being accused of stealing $1.6 million to cover his vast gambling losses. Richard Vandevander, 59, spent nearly four decades with the Hambden Volunteer Fire D…
With the broader real estate sector rallying, VICI Properties (NYSE: VICI) is standing out for the wrong reasons, but some professional investors see opportunity in the stock. On Monday, LRT Capital founder Lukasz Tomicki took to X to reveal a long position in VICI, noting that “the stock, however,…
Circa Hotel & Casino has added 49 hotel rooms across two floors as part of a multiyear expansion plan for the downtown Las Vegas property. The new rooms occupy the resort’s 49th and 50th floors and are scheduled to open September 1, nearly six years after Circa launched with seven hotel floors left…
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. has launched institutional trading for prediction markets, giving institutional clients access to block trading in event contracts on Kalshi, the leading U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission-regulated exchange. The investment bank will act as an introducing broker, arra…
Seneca Resorts & Casinos will begin a $47 million renovation of guest rooms at Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino in October, updating 594 rooms and suites across 22 floors of the 26-story property. The project covers 394,000 square feet and represents the first major overhaul of the guest rooms since…
A professor of economics who teaches America’s only academic course on horse betting at Rhodes College in Memphis has been accused of fraud by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA). Marshall Gramm, who also operates horse-racing ownership syndicate Ten Strike Racing, is accused of o…
The 2026/27 NHL regular season will start on September 29th, and traders are already buying and selling contracts on who will follow in the Carolina Panthers’ footsteps and lift the Stanley Cup next June. In the aftermath of the 2026 Stanley Cup (which saw Carolina defeat the Vegas Golden Knights 4…
Allwyn UK has appointed Phil Walker as interim CEO after Andria Vidler stepped down. Vidler's term comes to an end following the completion of key Fourth National Lottery licence transition milestones. Since Allwyn was awarded the licence in September 2023, Vidler led upgrades to technology and inf…
Officials with the campaign to legalize online sports betting in Nebraska remain confident that voters will get the chance to weigh in on the matter during the November 2026 election. Tax Relief Nebraska, the political group behind the online sports betting initiative, submitted more than 201,000 s…
US federal regulators have opened a review of "mention markets," a category of prediction market wagers tied to specific words spoken by public figures, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter who spoke to NPR on condition of anonymity. Kalshi has removed all sports-related ment…
Following the launch of new studio Playzaar, Gambling News sat down with Mr. Zaar, CEO, Finder of Play, and the brand’s most mysterious hire. We managed to pin him down for a few questions about games, players, partners and why he has strong opinions about casino lobbies. First things first, who ex…
Bally’s Corp. could sell its development rights surrounding the Athletics’ planned Las Vegas ballpark, with an interested buyer considering the $1.1 billion mixed-use project as the company prepares to proceed with the first phase if no transaction is reached, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.…
Amid concerns regarding Bally’s (NYSE: BALY) financial health and its ability to procure capital for crucial projects, shares of Gaming and Leisure (NASDAQ: GLPI) pulled back in recent days, but one analyst believes that retrenchment may create a buying opportunity. Shares of the real estate invest…
BetMGM has launched a new progressive jackpot feature in Michigan, giving online casino players the option to place additional wagers for a chance to win prizes across more than 200 eligible games. The BetMGM Jackpots feature allows players to place an optional $0.10 SideBet on qualifying wagers. T…
Tarcísio de Freitas, Gouverneur von São Paulo, fordert ein nationales Programm zur Bekämpfung von Spielsucht und die Beendigung von Online-Sportwetten in Brasilien.
EFL Championship outfit Bristol City is reportedly the subject of interest from business mogul and Kaizen Gaming owner George Daskalakis. Sky News reported this morning that Daskalakis, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Kaizen, which operates the well-known Betano brand, “is in talks to buy…
Prediction-market trading linked to the US midterm elections has already surpassed the total recorded during the entire 2024 congressional election cycle, highlighting the rapid expansion of the sector ahead of November's vote. The Anti-Corruption Data Collective (ACDC), a non-profit research and a…
Employees of MGM Resorts International, the largest US casino operator by gaming revenue, are giving back to the communities where they live and work. Las Vegas-based MGM Resorts announced on Tuesday (Aug. 18) the recipients of more than $4.6 million in charitable and nonprofit giving through the c…
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