Sports
November 8, 2021
BetMGM Sportsbook at Vee Quiva in Arizona Opens for Guests
The partnership between leading sports betting and iGaming operator BetMGM and Gila River Hotels & Casinos in Arizona saw the opening of the first of three retail sportsbooks, at Vee Quiva, BetMGM announced. First Retail Sports Betting Location The opening of the first BetMGM retail sportsbook at Vee Quiva in Arizona happened less than two […]
Poker
November 8, 2021
Jean-Luc Adam Takes Home First World Series of Poker Bracelet
Jean-Luc Adam is a player from France that currently lives and works in Saint Martin, which is an island in the Caribbean. Last week, the 69-year-old player won his first WSOP bracelet. Jean-Luc Adam Is the Winner of Event #58: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold’Em Jean-Luc Adam won Event #58: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold’em […]
Casino
November 8, 2021
FBI Highlights Risks of Cyber Attacks on Tribal Casinos
The FBI has everyone on high alert as the casino industry has been buffeted by repeat ransomware attacks for five years now. The past several years have exposed weaknesses in the way casinos protect their customers’ data or rather, a renewed effort on behalf of nefarious parties who have been actively assaulting businesses on US […]
Legal
November 8, 2021
Bicycle Hotel & Casino Settles $500K Agreement with DOJ
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has settled a $500,000 non-prosecution agreement with the operators of the Bicycle Hotel & Casino in Bell Gardens. The move has to do with violations of the Bank Secrecy Act, DoJ said in a Friday release. The casino admitted to having failed to file reports for a Chinese patron […]
Business
November 8, 2021
Delaware Park to Change Ownership as Rickman Family Exits
The Delaware Park is changing ownership after 38 years under the control of the Rickman family who saved it from financial ruin. The new owners, Clairvest Group Inc and Rubico Gaming LLC revealed the purchase on Friday, rounding up the week on a positive note. Rubico is a new subsidiary run by investor Thomas Benninger […]
Casino
November 8, 2021
Three People Dead in Murder-Suicide Case at Montana Casino
Tragic news comes from Stateline Casino in Bainville, MT, as a shooter killed two people on Saturday before shooting himself fatally. Reports state that when deputies arrived on the scene, they found the three people without any signs of life. The Tragic Event Took Place Inside the Casino As a local newspaper, the Billings Gazette, […]
Industry
November 8, 2021
Non-Smoking Does Not Impinge on Casino Revenues
Non-smoking policies are taking hold over the United States’ gaming sector, cleaning up and purifying the air in those venues as they do. Part of this can be chalked up to conscious consumers who watch out for the dangers of second-hand smoking. The other comes down to the pandemic heightening the risk of exposure to […]
Casino
November 8, 2021
Navajo Nation Snuffs Out Cigars at Gaming Floors
The smoke signals are clear and casinos in the United States are pulling away from the idea of allowing cigars, cigarettes, and other nicotine products on their gaming floors, or anywhere on the premises for the matter. The latest to act is Navajo Nation, the largest Native American reservation, which signed a prohibition on Saturday, […]
Poker
November 5, 2021
Kevin Gerhart Takes Home Fourth WSOP Bracelet
Kevin Gerhart from Brunswick, Ohio, won his first WSOP bracelet back in 2019. Then, in 2020, he won the WSOP Online $500 pot-limit Omaha six-max event, which granted him his second bracelet. But this year, Gerhart proved to be even more successful, as he won two more WSOP bracelets. Kevin Gerhart Wins Two WSOP Bracelets […]
Sports
November 5, 2021
Iowa Sportsbooks Smash September Record by $70m in October
Sportsbooks in Iowa set yet another record month in October, collecting more than $280 million in wagers and topped its previous record in September by a mouth-watering $70 million. Another Record Month in October With one extra weekend of football, October was always expected to set a new record but few could predict that the […]