Gambling News - 'North america'
Casino
April 23, 2026
Player Scoops $1.15M Dragon Link Jackpot at Durango Casino & Resort
A player at the Durango Casino & Resort was able to win a huge jackpot payout from one of the Dragon Link slot machines available at the High Limit slot room at the property. The happy event occurred on Tuesday, with the guest claiming the Grand Jackpot prize of $1,159,768.43. The player placed their $25 […]
Poker
April 23, 2026
PokerStars Celebrates Sunday Storm Anniversary with $500K Event
PokerStars, an online poker site, is getting ready for a big party to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Sunday Storm tournament. The prize pool has been raised to $500,000. $11 Buy-In Event Builds Toward $500K Sunday Storm Finale The special edition is set to end on May 10, and it has an $11 buy-in […]
Casino
April 23, 2026
BetHog Secures $10M to Expand AI Live Casino Technology
BetHog has obtained $10 million in fresh funding as part of a Series A round, marking a significant step in its push to reshape the live online casino sector through artificial intelligence. BetHog Boosts Global Expansion with AI Dealer Platform The investment will primarily support the rollout of Sentient Studios, a newly introduced platform designed […]
Prediction Markets
April 23, 2026
Kalshi Bans Candidates Over Trading on Own Campaigns
The first exchange regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and dedicated to trading on the outcome of future events, Kalshi, has taken action against political candidates accused of trading on their own election prospects. The company said it identified three candidates, whom it did not officially name, who placed trades tied to their […]
Sports
April 23, 2026
WrestleMania 42 Attendance Down, TV and Online Viewership Up
This year’s WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas didn’t manage to draw in as many fans of the beloved yearly pro wrestling event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as it did last year. However, the much-anticipated, which was originally launched more than four decades ago as the brainchild of WWE chief executive officer Vince McMahon, […]
Poker
April 23, 2026
Americas Cardroom Pro Chris Moneymaker Wins BIG Fatty 6-Max for $170,850
Americas Cardroom Pro Chris Moneymaker has secured a significant victory in the BIG Fatty 6-Max poker tournament, earning $170,850. The win occurred during the platform’s ongoing Highest Five series, a high-stakes online tournament series featuring prize pools that have consistently reached six- and seven-figure sums. The victory came as part of a busy stretch of high-stakes online poker […]
Industry
April 23, 2026
Americans Don’t See Gambling As Morally Wrong
Gambling is an important cultural pivot of the United States, with the majority of people seeing it as a valid commercial activity and an acceptable pastime. In fact, the old puritanist views that gambling is morally wrong are held by very few Americans. In fact, Americans are particularly open to the idea of gambling, having […]
Industry
April 22, 2026
MGM Resorts Sells Northfield Park Venue for $546M
MGM Resorts International has completed the sale of its operations at MGM Northfield Park. This deal marks another step in the company’s efforts to focus on higher-growth segments. The sale transfers operational control of the Ohio racino to Clairvest Group Inc. The transaction is valued at $546 million in cash and reflects MGM’s shift away […]
Prediction Markets
April 22, 2026
New Bill Seeks to Define Prediction Markets as Gambling
A new bill has been filed in the United States Senate that is looking to outright define prediction markets as gambling, potentially ending an ongoing legal debate over the status of these markets. Utah Senator Wants to Designate Prediction Markets as Gambling Specifically, the bill, backed by Utah Republican Sen. John Curtis, seeks to muster […]
Lottery
April 22, 2026
Ohio Trust Claims $60M Mega Millions Prize
The winner of the recent $60 million Mega Millions jackpot has emerged to claim their prize. As it turns out, it wasn’t an individual player, but rather an Ohio-based trust. Ohio Trust Comes Forward to Take the Prize Home In March, the popular Mega Millions game awarded two jackpots almost back-to-back. While the winner of […]