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BetMGM Extends Second Chance Promo to NBA, NHL Betting (Casino.org)
BetMGM said today it is bringing its Second Chance promotion to NBA and NHL wagering on a limited basis after the offering gained popularity during the NFL season. The BetMGM logo. The gaming company is bringing its Second Chance promotion to NBA and NHL betting. (Image: NY Sports Day) The Second Chance promo for NBA…
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Maryland Man Uses License Plate Numbers of Nasty Driver To Win $500K in Lottery (Casino.org)
A motorist who was cut off by another car on a Maryland highway used the license plate number of that other auto to play the lottery later that same day. The result is the Anne Arundel County, Md. man won $500K late last month. Doc’s F&B Liquors, pictured above. A man won $500K after buying…
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TGL Tees Off Tonight: Do Sports Bettors Care? (Casino.org)
Media rights holders are pumping their share of oxygen into the TGL, the tech-infused indoor golf simulator league that’s set to tee off tonight (9 p.m., ESPN) at the SoFi Center in south Florida. The TGL, a tech-infused indoor golf simulator league, tees off tonight at the SoFi Center in south Florida. Image/TGL Tiger Woods…
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Flutter Cuts 2024 Revenue Outlook Amid ‘Customer Friendly’ Outcomes (Casino.org)
Shares of Flutter Entertainment (NYSE: FLUT) traded lower by nearly 2% in Tuesday’s after-hours session after the FanDuel parent lowered its 2024 earnings and revenue guidance, citing unusually weak results on NFL wagers. The Flutter logo at a corporate office. Citing customer friendly outcomes on NFL games, the gaming company cuts its 2024 guidance. (Image:…
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Illinois Bill Would Authorize $150M Racino in Decatur (Casino.org)
Forget Sin City, a casino, harness track, and 60,000-square-foot sports complex could be coming to “Soy City,” aka Decatur, Ill., “the Soybean Capital of the World.” As well as authorizing horse racing in Macon County, the bill is expected to set a deadline for the Hawthorne Race Course, pictured above, to build a racino of…
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Crypto.com Expands Sports Event Trading Lineup (Casino.org)
Crypto.com is rapidly adding to its sports event contracts lineup, today announcing the addition of more games for clients to wager on beyond the Super Bowl. Crypto.com Arena, home of the Los Angeles Lakers. The brokerage firm expanded its menu of football event betting contracts. (Image: Los Angeles Magazine) The cryptocurrency brokerage firm said today…
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Connecticut Lottery Now Sells Scratch-Off Tickets Honoring UConn Basketball Wins (Casino.org)
The Connecticut Lottery has started to sell scratch-off tickets which promote the many national championships won by UConn basketball teams. Paige Bueckers, pictured above. The UConn women’s basketball star is one of many well-known players on the women’s and men’s teams. The state lottery recently began offering a game honoring the teams. (Image: UConn WBB…
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Rivers Casino Philadelphia Informs Employees of Data Breach (Casino.org)
Rivers Casino Philadelphia has acknowledged that its computer systems storing sensitive information on employees were compromised last fall. An aerial view of Rivers Casino Philadelphia with Camden, N.J., in the background across the Delaware River. The Philadelphia casino was recently subjected to a cyberattack that resulted in employee data being stolen. (Image: Rivers Casino Philadelphia)…
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WAIT…THEY PLAYED VEGAS? Entertainers Who You Never Knew Performed There (Casino.org)
Many musicians and comedians placed their stamp on pop culture without Las Vegas’ help. Others did perform here in their early years, but their acts weren’t even remembered by the audiences they performed for, since their sets were only opening acts. Did you know that everyone mentioned below had a Vegas past? Bob Marley was…
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Wynn NYC Casino Plan Dealt Blow by Manhattan Community Board (Casino.org)
The plan by Related Cos. and Wynn Resorts to bring a casino hotel to the Upper West Side of Manhattan suffered a blow after Manhattan Community Board 4 (MCB4) late Monday voted unanimously to reject the zoning changes needed to move the project forward. Renderings of Hudson Yards West, a proposed $12 billion development that…
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Henderson Teenager Died by Suicide After Leaving Home, Autopsy Reveals (Casino.org)
The 17-year-old girl whose body was discovered on Sunday in the desert in Henderson, Nev. passed away after shooting herself, according to a news report. Jennaleah Hin, pictured above. Her identity was confirmed and an autopsy was performed. (Contributed photo via Henderson Police Department) The cause of her passing was suicide, the Clark County coroner’s…
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Virginia Latest State to Field iGaming Legislation, Strong Opposition Likely (Casino.org)
Virginia is the latest state to see a statute to authorize online casino gambling filed in its capital. Virginia Sen. Mamie Locke is leading the legislative crusade in 2025 to bring legal iGaming to the commonwealth. Her bill presumably faces long odds of passing and being signed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R). (Image: The Virginian-Pilot)…
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MGM Resorts’ Empire City Casino Has Generated Over $5B for New York (Casino.org)
MGM Resorts International acquired the Empire City Casino and Yonkers Raceway in 2019 for $850 million. Since then, the gaming giant has generated more than $5 billion for the State of New York. A gambler at Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway plays a video lottery game. MGM Resorts says it’s generated more than $5…
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Maryland iGaming Bill Filed, State Voters Would Have Final Say on Online Casinos (Casino.org)
Legislation to authorize online casino gambling in Maryland was filed this week by the same House lawmaker who last year unsuccessfully fought for internet casinos and table games. Maryland Del. Vanessa Atterbeary (D) is pushing to legalize iGaming for a second consecutive year. State voters would have the final say through a ballot referendum. (Image:…
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Cambodian Casino Workers Escape From Alleged Forced Labor Complex — Report (Casino.org)
An estimated 57 workers escaped from Cambodia’s O-Smach Resort on Sunday after enduring months of hostile work conditions at the casino, according to news reports. O-Smach, Cambodia, pictured above. The site is the location of a casino where workers escaped from after enduring hostile work conditions, news reports claimed. (Image: Green Era Travel) The workers…