Legal
January 27, 2026
Minnesota Court Rules in Favor of Dealer-Assist Games at Running Aces Racino
A Minnesota Supreme Court has affirmed an earlier ruling, allowing the Running Aces Casino Hotel Racetrack to offer dealer-assist table games, despite earlier complaints by tribal authorities. Local Tribe Was Displeased with Dealer-Assist Games Three years ago, the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community filed a lawsuit against Running Aces Casino Hotel Racetrack, asserting that its dealer-assisted […]
Legal
January 27, 2026
Las Vegas May Remove a Living Person from the Black Book
Las Vegas may be on the verge of breaking one of its strictest traditions: people who enter its Black Book will remain there for life. The Nevada Gaming Commission faces a challenge to this assumption as it may grant a hearing that could ultimately remove an 80-year-old man from the state’s List of Excluded Persons. […]
Industry
January 27, 2026
Hawaii Lawmakers Eye Gaming Once Again
Hawaii has long been one of the key outliers when it comes to US gaming, since it’s the only state besides Utah to have no form of legal gambling whatsoever. A newly appointed Tourism and Gaming Working Group, however, is currently assessing whether legalizing gaming will be worth it. In the meantime, the new legislative […]
Sports
January 27, 2026
Circa Sports Becomes the Kansas City Royals’ New Partner
Circa Sports, a Las Vegas-based sports betting company, has penned a new partnership with the Kansas City Royals, a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise. The agreement will see the two parties join forces to unleash a plethora of engaging experiences for fans of the MLB team. A Royal Partnership According to the announcement, the partnership […]
Casino
January 27, 2026
Casino at Nemacolin Lets Go 140 Staff, Citing “Long-Term Stability”
The Casino at Nemacolin, part of the Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Farmington, Pennsylvania, has laid off more than 140 employees recently, citing “long-term stability” as the reason for this drastic move. Casino at Nemacolin Lays Off 140 Employees In an official statement, the casino explained that the decision to reduce the workforce followed a comprehensive […]
Casino
January 27, 2026
Lumbee Tribe Weighs Casino Plan After I-95 Land Buy
The Lumbee Tribe has quietly made a big real estate move that could reshape eastern North Carolina’s gaming landscape. According to property records, the tribe recently purchased around 240 acres along Interstate 95 in Robeson County. The land could eventually become home to the state’s first casino east of Charlotte. The timing of the $6 […]
Casino
January 27, 2026
Bill Seeking to End Casino Floor Smoking in Iowa Halted
Iowans may have hoped that they would be able to amble down casino gaming floors in the state without the need to inhale secondhand smoke. Yet, these hopes are now dashed as a Senate subcommittee voted on Monday to reject a draft proposal to see an exemption allowing smoking to continue in casinos. Iowans Need […]
Casino
January 27, 2026
Appeals Court Revives NJ Casino Smoking Ban Challenge
The seemingly never-ending legal battle over smoking on casino floors in New Jersey has headed back to square one following the recent ruling of a state appeals court that decided a lower court mishandled the case. Procedural Flaws On January 26, 2026, an appellate panel asked a trial court to reopen proceedings meant to decide […]
Sports
January 27, 2026
AGA Sees OpenBet, Sportradar Quit Possibly over Prediction Markets
The American Gaming Association (AGA) finds itself in a rough spot. On the one hand, the trade group has always maintained, critically with the key of its members, that the interests of the gambling industry in the United States are well aligned with economic, societal, and political goals. AGA Sheds Two More Members as Prediction […]
Industry
January 27, 2026
Kalshi Taps Former Biden Administration Insider to Lead in DC
Kalshi has recently had a close brush in the United States, where the company narrowly avoided having its sports event contracts shut down last Friday, when a judge who previously agreed that the platform’s products are not just financial tools said he would need more time to deliberate and arrive at a decision. Kalshi Brings […]
