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Sweepstakes casinos are a “gateway drug” to real money gambling, according to Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, who filed two separate lawsuits Wednesday (August 19) against operators VGW and Stake. The complaints seek to shut down the companies’ operations in Florida and recover allegedly i…

The Clark County Commission in Las Vegas is considering requiring short-term rental platforms such as Airbnb and Vrbo to assume financial liability for unlicensed properties advertised on their platforms, marking the county’s latest attempt to rein in short-term rentals. Why Does Clark County Want…

Nebraska could soon become the next state to legalize online sports betting, as Tax Relief Nebraska is confident it has secured enough valid signatures to place two petitions seeking to legalize online sports betting on the ballot on November 3. Some Oppose Legalizing Online Sports Betting The lega…

The MGM Resorts Foundation is continuing its charity program by committing more than $4.6 million to organizations and communities. These efforts, made possible by the contributions and engagement of MGM Resorts staff, will focus on areas where the company’s employees live. This approach ensures in…

A tragic accident occurred on Saturday, August 15, at the Ameristar Casino Hotel located in Blue Hawk, Colorado. Police were notified about an accident involving an infant at the property and rushed to the scene. However, they were too late. As the circumstances regarding the infant’s death remain…

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…

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…