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Well, this isn’t really a surprise is it? For the 18th consecutive time, Nevada gaming revenue has topped a billion dollars in a month. The numbers are in from August, and they show that the state generated over $1.2 billion for the last full month of summer. The data was compiled by the  Nevada Gaming

Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino & Hotel has broken ground on its planned $275 million expansion. Representatives for Caesars Entertainment and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) held a ceremony celebrating the commencement of the development at the Murphy, North Carolina property, located in the western part of the state. The multi-million investment calls

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Legal online gaming in Indiana wouldn’t be a threat to the Hoosier State’s casino industry, a new study commissioned by the Indiana Gaming Commission and conducted by Spectrum Gaming Group found. According to the report, iGaming legalization wouldn’t significantly cut into earnings or employment at the state’s 12 brick-and-mortar casinos. Furthermore, Spectrum forecasts that Indiana

This week’s gambling news finds several major operators have come together for a set of responsible gaming standards designed to help with player protections. This follows up on our show from two weeks ago, where we discussed the dangers of rapid growth for the US sports betting industry. [embedded content] Hello friends! It’s time for

The Cordish Companies unveiled Tuesday a new executive appointment to Cordish Gaming Group, the company’s gaming division. As per the latest announcement, Steve Nathan will assume the role of Senior Vice President of Interactive Gaming, pending regulatory approvals. Nathan brings more than 30 years of experience in traditional and online gaming to his new role, as

What we’ve learned so far and what might be next! It’s been a year now since Hacksaw Gaming launched Wanted Dead or a Wild. So what better way to mark the anniversary, than by examining what it is about this slot that keeps drawing players back for more? Is it down to the game’s theme?

Hard Rock has become the latest gaming operator to apply for a sports betting license in Illinois. According to the Illinois Gaming Board’s website, the Florida-based gaming and entertainment giant’s sports wagering brand, Hard Rock Sportsbook, is seeking both retail and mobile licenses, adding to the growing queue of applicants in the Prairie State. Hard

NBC has entered into an agreement with BetMGM for Football Night in America, the popular Sunday night segment that covers that evenings NFL game. The goal is to provide betting odds and advice about the featured game. BetMGM will also provide the betting lines and be featured on the stats ticker at the bottom of

The European Lotteries (EL) showcased its new Environmental Initiative at its Responsible Gaming and CSR event in Amsterdam, which calls to emphasize the importance of sustainability in the lottery sector. The initiative was launched earlier this year and comes as “environmental and societal pressures” grow. “National lotteries play a crucial role in sustainable and responsible business

A few weeks ago we devoted an entire show to how betting operators in America were pushing the envelope of advertising their sports betting apps. We argued that the situation was rapidly escalating, and that it had the potential to follow the same path as what’s currently happening the United Kingdom. Right now, the UK

Wisconsin’s Potawatomi Hotel & Casino in Milwaukee announced on Thursday it has promoted Kerry Janovitch to Chief Financial Officer, after being the property’s Accounting Director for the last seven years. Additionally, Garret Finocchiaro was recently hired as the casino’s first Chief Information Officer. According to a news release, Janovitch joined the business in 2015 after serving as

A new report has revealed that about 20% of adults in America have bet on sports in the past twelve months. But that doesn’t mean that all those bets have been legal, according to the Pew Research Center located in Washington, DC. The report was compiled from a survey of over 6,000 adults in the

Chicago-based real estate investment firm Oak Street Real Estate Capital has acquired the Macau Casino in Lakewood, Washington state, for $22.1 million, according to a sales affidavit posted with Pierce County Tuesday. The seller was a limited liability company affiliated with Kirkland-based Maverick Gaming. The 10,747-square-foot casino is located on a 2.8-acre site, and was deployed

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Gambling and multimedia company JefeBet announced Wednesday the renovation and rebrand of the Lucky Club Hotel & Casino in North Las Vegas. The brand, oriented to Spanish-speaking Americans and operated by Fifth Street Gaming (FSG), officially broke ground at what will now be known as the Ojos Locos Sports Cantina y Casino at Hotel Jefe. The

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Resorts World Hudson Valley, New York’s newest casino, expected to open its doors within the next three months, already has hundreds of slot machines in place as soon as customers step foot in it. The gaming venue will operate inside the Newburgh Mall. Spread across a couple of acres of blue and orange carpeting where

The amazing run for US gambling operators continued into the summer, with the month of July producing nearly a 3% increase in profits from the previous year. Those numbers made it the third highest month for gross profits of all time, according to data from our friends at the American Gaming Association. Profits for retail

SOFTSWISS announced Wednesday it is updating its Casino Platform with a new feature that allows it to track any kind of casino activity in real time, called Event Streaming. The novelty allows observing and analyzing complex data from the operator’s projects without delay.  As explained in a press release, the Casino Platform product team interprets