Shortly after the passing of Sheldon Adelson, we now learn that Las Vegas Sands profits fell nearly $2.2 billion last year, thanks in large part to the pandemic and diminishing tourism to Nevada. Room revenue fell almost 73% while food and beverage revenue was down 69%. Earnings from their conventions and retail shops fell 67%.
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N BC Sports, the PGA TOUR, and PointsBet have announced the first-ever betting companion show during a PGA TOUR event – a live second-screen experience entitled NBC Sports Edge BetCast, which will be available on Peacock Premium. PointsBet is the official sports betting partner of NBC Sports, and an official betting operator of the PGA
F ollowing the announcement that Bally’s Corporation would expand its footprint into the Pennsylvania gaming market with the development of a mini-casino with real estate and private equity investor Ira Lubert in Centre County; and the company’s recent acquisition of daily fantasy sports company Monkey Knife Fight, George Papanier, President and Chief Executive Officer, spoke
Less than a month after his presidency ended, Donald’s Trump Plaza is set to be demolished in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The building has been vacant since 2014. The resort is set for demolition on February 17, as the building has been falling apart in recent years. What’s left of the complex has been a
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As the economic free fall continues for the gambling industry amidst the Coronavirus pandemic, New Jersey sports betting has finally overtaken Nevada as leader of the American market. New Jersey’s total handle was over $6 billion last year, while Nevada sports gambling took in only $4.3 billion in 2020. Nevada regulators cited the coronavirus pandemic
One-in-three American adults plan to visit a casino in 2021, according to new AGA research A Advertising merican Gaming Association (AGA) President and CEO Bill Miller delivered remarks Thursday on the future of gaming’s recovery, policy developments for gaming in Washington, DC, and AGA’s priorities for 2021. Miller cited vaccine distribution, responsible reopening, and consumer
It’s been less than a month since the passing of Sheldon Adelson, and already his Las Vegas Sands has a new CEO who is steering the company toward iGaming and digital betting. Rob Goldstein has been named as Adelson’s replacement, and he seems set to take the company directly into the teeth of the industry
I Advertising n another setback in Gov. Kevin Stitt‘s attempt to renegotiate the deals that allow gambling at tribal casinos, the Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled that the compacts with two Oklahoma-based Native American tribes are invalid under state law. In its decision on Tuesday, the court determined that because Stitt negotiated with the Kialegee
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The fight over American online gambling may now be over, and it looks like the good guys have won the battle! The First Circuit Court of Appeals has made a decision in the New Hampshire Lottery case after the Justice Department appealed the first decision. But if the DOJ wasn’t happy before, they won’t be
I nspired Entertainment announced on Monday it has signed a new long-term agreement with Entain to provide its Virtual Sports products across Entain’s online brands and retail venues, which represents a significant extension in scope and duration to the current arrangements with the group. Entain is one of the world’s largest sports betting and gaming
Regulated US internet betting just hit an amazing, all-time high over the weekend… due in large part to the opening of Virginia and Michigan online gambling! The NFL’s Conference Championships over the weekend brought out the bettors across 17 states and Washington, DC. That resulted in a 260% increase in legal gambling transactions placed over
B MM Testlabs is proud to announce that the company has been recognized as one of the Top 50 Workplaces for Indigenous STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) professionals. The full list will appear in the 2021 Spring issue of Winds of Change magazine, published by the American Indian Science and Engineering Society. “We’re honored
G aming Americas hosts a series of virtual meetups to discuss how the industry is changing, and Fernando Garita, Head of Business Development at Latin American gaming operator Betcris, will participate in one of the important topics when the next Quarterly Meetup is held on January 28. Garita will be a panelist for the “Debate:
Could we soon be seeing Bitcoin slot machines for some of our favorite game titles? Our friends at IGT are working on that right now! And soon, popular titles like their Megabucks and Wheel of Fortune could be accepting cryptocurrency payments! IGT recently received a patent after developing a way to move Bitcoin and other
A key piece of legislation from 2019 will allow for the regulation Puerto Rico sports betting starting later this year. That legislation was amended last year to permit the activity and signed into law by Governor Vázquez Garced. Hope is that betting on sports will create additional tax revenue and jobs. However, the Puerto Rican
Washington sports betting is looking to expand beyond the walls of Tribal casinos. For the second year in a row a new bill was introduced in the Senate to bring sports gambling to bettors in venues across the state. The bill would deliver sports betting to licensed card rooms and horse tracks. A similar proposal
P ragmatic Play has released a new slot game, Congo Cash, in partnership with Wild Streak Gaming. The 5-reel video slot provides players with 432 different ways to win and immerses them in a dense jungle environment. Players will need their walking boots and map as the exploration is littered with exotic animals, wild beasts
In a case that has enormous implications for online gambling in America, the US Department of Justice lost their Wire Act appeal against the New Hampshire Lottery Commission. The First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of New Hampshire, upholding the decision of a lower court and driving a nail in the Justice Department