Are political betting markets a threat to democracy? A group of US lawmakers including Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) are calling on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to ban those betting markets for exactly that reason. Led by Markley, a group of Democratic lawmakers recently sent a letter to CFTC…
Playgon Interactive and its affiliate Bitrate Productions have shut down all their live dealer operations after receiving a cease-and-desist order from the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB). According to the NGCB, Playgon has been offering real money play to players when it should really have only been acting as a social casino. It's a major…
Standard General is acquiring the Bally's Corporation in a deal worth $4.6 billion. The acquisition, which was completed this week, will see Bally's merging with The Queens Casino & Entertainment Inc. It's a blockbuster deal that turns Standard General into a major player in the US gaming market. This merger/acquisition has been in the works…
A new form being used by the Michigan Gaming Control Board to determine whether or not operators are connected to black market operations is causing major confusion in one of Americas hottest gaming markets. The innocuous sounding Illegal Gaming Attestation Internet Game Content Providers form is a six-page, six-question form that's aimed at untangling the…
There's literally never been a better time for the US-facing gambling business than right now. In Q1 2024, American gaming operators pulled in an astonishing $17.67 billion in revenue. That marks the 13th consecutive quarter of growth for the business, according to recently released figures from the American Gaming Association (AGA). Not only did the…
Legislative efforts to expand regulated gambling in the state of Alabama died earlier this week when House Bill 151 and House Bill 152 failed to reach the 21-vote threshold required to pass into law by the state senate. Though the bills overwhelmingly passed in the state legislature, senators were put off by the amended bills…
Skee-Ball is a beloved amusement park and arcade staple that's been dispensing prize tickets that can be used to win everything from cheap plastic spider rings to giant stuffed animals since 1908. It's not an industry that's been ripe for disruption, until now. Earlier this week, Dave and Buster's (an American arcade/restaurant chain) announced plans…
In the United States of America, the public's desire for regulated sports betting oftentimes trumps their lawmaker's abilities to move forward the legislation required to sustain regulated sports betting. Nowhere is that dynamic more clear than in the state of Georgia, where lawmakers recently failed to come up with a sports betting bill that they…
The Tropicana Las Vegas shut its doors this week after an amazing 67-year run that helped define the very image of Las Vegas cool. During its storied run, the Tropicana Las Vegas played host to Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack, James Bond, and more members of organized crime than a country club prison. But…
Nevada gaming operators continued their run of good fortune in February as big events like the Super Bowl, and a red-hot baccarrat market, pushed revenue to $1.34 billion for the month. That number marks an 8.5 percent leap over February 2023 and a 4 percent jump over January 2024's $1.28 billion. (By way of comparison,…
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