Casino
December 16, 2025
Ontario Bets on Casino Growth in Niagara Tourism Overhaul
Ontario has shown a new tourism strategy for Niagara Falls that puts casino growth at the heart of the region’s next growth stage. The Destination Niagara Strategy lays out a plan worth billions to boost visitor numbers while beefing up gaming, entertainment, and hospitality linked to the casino industry. Province Considers Expanding Casinos to Boost […]
Casino
December 16, 2025
MGM Begins Paying Out After Big Data Breach Deal
MGM Resorts International has started to pay people affected by two major cyber attacks, after wrapping up a $45 million class-action settlement in January. These payments mark the end of a long legal battle stemming from breaches that exposed personal information of millions of customers. Cyberattacks Cost MGM Millions and Exposed Data of 37M People […]
Casino
December 16, 2025
Atlantic City Casino Workers and Anti-Smoking Advocates Rally
Casino Employees Against Smoking Effects (CEASE), United Auto Workers (UAW), and public health advocates rallied on Monday in New Jersey, as a lawsuit against ending an exemption to the state’s Smoke-Free Air Act got a hearing date in the appellate court. Indoor Smoking Pushback Continues in New Jersey’s Casinos Anti-smoking advocates have been fighting an […]
Industry
December 16, 2025
Nebraska Sets Children “Up for Success” with Gambling Winnings
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has already gathered over $500,000 from gambling winnings via the newly implemented Gambling Winnings Setoff for Outstanding Debt Act. The amount was reached in the first three months of the program, which has been designed to collect money that is owed to the state from gamblers’ winnings. […]
Industry
December 16, 2025
Netflix Takes Stranger Things to the Skies of Las Vegas
Netflix is celebrating the end of an era with a Stranger Things airing later in December, and a special light show celebrating the decade-old TV series over the skies of Las Vegas. One Final Brush with the Upside Down in Las Vegas The activation is meant to commemorate the show’s wrapping and is fittingly called: […]
Casino
December 16, 2025
Kicked out of Bar at Las Vegas Airport TikToker Slanders Establishment Online
Over at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, a social media influencer was kicked out of a bar during a livestream. This weekend, Marco Ayala, a TikTok influencer, was told to leave the B Lounge while claiming to have only been enjoying his bagel. He uploads to the TikTok @marcocookiez, named after his dessert […]
Legal
December 15, 2025
Penn Faces Patent Lawsuit over Its Hollywood Casino App
Penn Entertainment finds itself embroiled in a fresh legal dispute that could have substantial implications for how modern betting apps are designed and operated. The pattern infringement lawsuit, filed by a little-known technology firm, Single Action Bet Tech LLC, accuses Penn and its digital arm of unlawfully using “single-action” betting technology inside the Hollywood Casino […]
Industry
December 15, 2025
Prediction Markets Yearly Revenue to Reach $10B by 2030, Citizens Says
According to a new report by Citizens Financial Group, an American bank holding company, prediction markets revenue could reach more than $10 billion in annual revenue by 2030, as institutional capital enters the scene. Citizens Says Prediction Markets Will See Significant Growth Devin Ryan, managing director at Citizens, observed that prediction markets appear poised to […]
Lottery
December 15, 2025
Powerball Action Intensifies as Dozens of Players Narrowly Miss $1B Jackpot
As the top Powerball prize continues to soar, more and more players have joined the prize for the $1 billion+ jackpot. The latest drawing saw the game crown dozens of winners of six and seven-figure prizes, although the big pot remained elusive. Powerball Jackpot Grows Beyond $1B The Saturday Powerball drawing failed to elect a […]
Industry
December 15, 2025
NCAA Pres Rethinks Prior Support for Sports Betting
Charlie Baker, the president of the NCAA and the former governor of Massachusetts, played a key role in legalizing sports betting in the state. After signing the vertical into law, however, Baker has come to know some of the downsides associated with the industry. Baker Was Unaware of How Big Betting Was Going to Become […]
