Sports
April 3, 2025
MLB Players Sign New Licensing Agreement with PENN Entertainment
PENN Entertainment has been confirmed as the new licensing partner for MLB Players Inc., as part of a deal reached by the latter and OneTeam Partners with the sportsbook operator. PENN Secures Licensing Rights from MLBPI Moving forward, PENN Entertainment’s sports betting platforms will be allowed to use the images and names of MLB players […]
Industry
April 3, 2025
Alabama Gambling Bill Progresses with Draft Proposal Changes
Alabama is one of several US states that have strict rules when it comes to gambling and limited available options. As the state’s lawmakers are reviewing a proposal in the remaining month and a half from this legislative session, there are only 13 legislative days during which the state’s House and Senate can greenlight laws. […]
Business
April 3, 2025
Casino Mogul Steve Wynn Among Reported Indirect Bidders for TikTok
Wall Street Journal reports that Steve Wynn, the casino mogul and billionaire, has been asked to back a play for TikTok, although he would not be doing so directly. According to the publication, another company, AppLovin, has placed a purchasing bid and has reached out to Wynn, trying to solicit additional funding. Steve Wynn Not […]
Casino
April 3, 2025
Trump May Get $115M if Bally’s Secures Casino License in New York
President Donald Trump is often credited to be a prescient businessman, never mind his strings of bankruptcies and the embarrassing if not venal crash of the “Trump University.” Now, some of this business prescience is finally showing as POTUS may be in for a $115-million payday should New York City grant Bally’s Corp. a license […]
Industry
April 3, 2025
Metropolitan Park Casino Project Adds Affordable Housing Component
The joint venture between Hard Rock and Steve Cohen, the billionaire businessman and New York Mets owner, Slate Property Group, LLC and Queens Future LLC, announced its plans to develop hundreds of long-term affordable apartments as part of the massive project in Queens. $8BN Metropolitan Park Casino Project Includes Affordable Housing Hard Rock and Cohen […]
Industry
April 3, 2025
Illinois Cracks Down on Prediction Markets Kalshi, Robinhood, and Crypto.com
Illinois has joined other states in taking action against prediction market platforms. It has issued cease-and-desist orders to Kalshi, Robinhood, and Crypto.com. The Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) decided these companies were helping illegal sports betting operations without the needed licenses. Illinois Takes Action Against Unlicensed Sports Betting on Prediction Platforms The regulators claimed these platforms […]
Casino
April 3, 2025
Caesars Entertainment Launches On-Site Live Dealer Studio
Caesars Entertainment has announced that it has launched a second dedicated live studio that will help the company claw market share and meet the growing demand for live casino titles. The new studio is unique in the fact that it is built directly onto one of the company’s physical premises, namely the Tropicana Atlantic City […]
Legal
April 3, 2025
Real Prize Stops New York Operations Leaving Customers in the Lurch
New York users of Real Prize, a sweepstake casino run by RealPlay Tech, felt let down after the platform closed earlier than promised. The company had told users they had until March 28 to cash out their Sweepstake Coin (SC) balances before it left the state. However, reports and customer screenshots show that access ended […]
Sports
April 3, 2025
Alexander Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes UFC 314 Odds, Time, and Prediction
Alexander Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes odds suggest Volk will end his losing run on April 12. He’s favored to beat Lopes in the UFC 314 main event, but their odds aren’t miles apart, suggesting that the Brazilian fighter does stand a chance. What do we think? Keep reading this preview for our top Volkanovski vs. […]
Legal
April 2, 2025
Shohei Ohtani’s Ex-Interpreter to Report to Prison by May 12
Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for MLB superstar Shohei Ohtani, is set to report to prison by May 12, according to a court order unsealed this Monday. This latest surrender date is a nearly two-month delay from his original deadline of March 24, marking the end of a year of controversy that reverberated within the […]
