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Atlantic City Firefighters Blamed for $1.5M in Damages to Ocean Casino

Atlantic City Firefighters Blamed for $1.5M in Damages to Ocean Casino

Atlantic City’s Ocean Casino is preparing to sue local authorities, alleging the city’s Fire Department failed to respond properly to a small fire that eventually caused significant damage to the property. The incident also temporarily halted casino operations, leading to the cancellation of a slot…

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Polymarket US Launches 5-Minute Contracts on Four Major Cryptocurrencies

Polymarket US Launches 5-Minute Contracts on Four Major Cryptocurrencies

Polymarket US, the prediction market’s domestic platform, recently launched five-minute event contracts on four major currencies. Earlier this week, Polymarket US rolled out five-minute derivatives on Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Solana (SOL) and XRP (XRP). Bitcoin and Ether are the two largest digi…

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Las Vegas Unemployment Rate Ranks 328th Out of 387 US Metros

Las Vegas Unemployment Rate Ranks 328th Out of 387 US Metros

The Las Vegas unemployment rate held steady at 4.8% in September, unchanged from August but down sharply from 5.7% in September 2025. Despite the year-over-year improvement, Las Vegas continues to experience one of the highest metropolitan unemployment rates nationwide. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Sta…

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Ocean Casino Resort Demands $1.5M From Atlantic City for July Fire Damages

Ocean Casino Resort Demands $1.5M From Atlantic City for July Fire Damages

Ocean Casino Resort is seeking $1.5 million from Atlantic City, alleging the local fire department was negligent in its handling of a July blaze at the Boardwalk property. The Boardwalk property notified the Atlantic City Council this week of a forthcoming claim regarding the July 27 incident. The…

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Search for ‘self exclusion bookies’ lands affiliate a stern warning

Search for ‘self exclusion bookies’ lands affiliate a stern warning

A UK betting affiliate site has been reprimanded after the advertising regulator was informed about a customer’s search for “self exclusion bookies”. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) had received a complaint showing a paid-for search ad on the bestbookiesandbettingsites.co.uk website, the…

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World Cup and esports drive Q3 growth for BETBY

World Cup and esports drive Q3 growth for BETBY

Sportsbook supplier BETBY has reported 33.4% gross gaming revenue (GGR) growth year-on-year in Q3 2026, following a successful end to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Active players rose by 82.7%, while total bets placed increased by 31.9%. Alongside the World Cup, the business has attributed this to its p…

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MGM CEO: ‘We’re Done’ With People Inc. Takeover Talks

MGM CEO: ‘We’re Done’ With People Inc. Takeover Talks

Merger talks in either direction between MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) and People Inc. (NASDAQ: PPLI) are over. MGM CEO Bill Hornbuckle confirmed as much on the gaming company’s third-quarter earnings conference call late Wednesday, which he led off by addressing the issue of acquisition di…

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GR8_TECH taps into prediction markets with new offer

GR8_TECH taps into prediction markets with new offer

Prediction markets have been taking over the news over the last 12 months, so it is no surprise that GR8_TECH has decided to tap into the billion-dollar market and introduce a tech stack of its own. The iGaming technology and software provider is adding prediction markets to its GREAT_TURNKEY and G…

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$750M North Fork Mono Casino Opens Despite Unresolved Legal Challenge

$750M North Fork Mono Casino Opens Despite Unresolved Legal Challenge

California’s $750 million North Fork Mono Casino has opened its doors despite an unresolved federal lawsuit that seeks to stop gambling at the property. The casino, off Highway 99 near Madera in California’s Central Valley, welcomed customers at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, a day earlier than scheduled…

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Star Entertainment’s Q1 Results Show Key Improvements

Star Entertainment’s Q1 Results Show Key Improvements

Australian casino and hospitality company The Star Entertainment Group (The Star) has published its financial results for the first quarter of the fiscal year (the three-month period ended September 30, 2026). The report highlighted a noticeable increase in EBITDA, with the company remaining optimi…

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MGM Resorts revenue falls 1% in Q3 2026

MGM Resorts revenue falls 1% in Q3 2026

MGM Resorts International reported a 1% year-on-year decline in Q3 2026 revenue to $4.2 billion. Net loss narrowed to $17 million from $285 million, while adjusted EBITDA fell to $403 million from $506 million. MGM China had a 5% increase in revenue of $1.1 billion while MGM Digital recorded a 6% r…

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Italy projects €700m gambling tax intake as Meloni signs off 2027 budget

Italy projects €700m gambling tax intake as Meloni signs off 2027 budget

Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister of Italy, has signed off the country’s Budget Law, setting her Brothers of Italy government’s fiscal objectives ahead of the 2027 general election. Italy plans to use the gambling, finance and energy industries as cash generators to support huge spending plans and mai…

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