Legal
March 21, 2023
Tennessee Seeks to Tax Betting Handle Instead of Revenue
After PASPA’s repeal in 2018, Tennessee legalized sports wagering in May 2019. Then, November 1, 2020, marked the launch of the legal online sports betting market in the state. Currently, sports betting operators are subject to a 20% tax on sports betting revenue. Moreover, to operate in the state, licensees are subject to meeting license […]
Legal
March 21, 2023
Connecticut Wants to Ban Gambling Ads Targeting Students
Connecticut was one of the states that legalized sports betting a few years ago. This became possible thanks to the US Supreme Court that struck down PASPA back in 2018. Not much later, in September and October 2021, Connecticut launched retail and online sports betting respectively. Since the introduction of the activity, the state has […]
Casino
March 21, 2023
Maryland Wants Non-Violent Convicts to Get Jobs at Casinos
A new bill backed by Maryland lawmaker Nick Charles will seek to make it possible for released prisoners who have not committed violent crimes to find jobs at casino floors and get back to their normal lives. Maryland Wants to Offer Ex-Convicts a Fighting Chance The bill will still single out some crimes and consider […]
Casino
March 20, 2023
Caesars Palace Makes Two Lucky Players Rich
Caesars Palace, a Las Vegas casino owned by Caesars Entertainment, paid out two big wins last Friday. One of the winners struck a big prize when playing a slot, while the other cashed in on video poker. The first win saw one Caesars Palace Las Vegas Visitor win $489,649 from playing a slot called Red, […]
Legal
March 20, 2023
Another Attempt at Sports Betting Legalization in Georgia
An amendment to a bill in Georgia is bringing the topic of sports betting legalization in the state back to the table and will need no amendment to the state constitution. Unclear Chances of Success The legalization of sports betting was piggybacked on House Bill 237 by the Senate Economic Development and Tourism Committee on […]
Casino
March 20, 2023
Hofstra Opposes Nassau Coliseum Site Casino Project
Hofstra University wrote an open letter concerning the proposed construction of a Las Vegas Sands casino resort at the Nassau Coliseum site in New York. The university highlighted the educational significance of the area and said that it opposes the project because of its proximity to numerous learning institutions. Hofstra Highlighted Its Activity in the […]
Insider
March 20, 2023
Svend Aage Kirk: “Protecting Customers Requires a More Diligent Effort From the Operators Themselves”
More than 30 individual US markets combined to generate nearly $100 billion in total wagers for the 2022 calendar year, yielding more than $7.5 billion in revenue for operators. And a measurable increase in problem gambling. While legalization and regulation have provided a new layer of protection for bettors, they’ve also brought increased exposure to […]
Sports
March 20, 2023
Marlon Vera vs. Cory Sandhagen UFC on ESPN 43 Odds, Time, and Prediction
The bantamweight fight between Marlon “Chito” Vera and Cory “The Sandman” Sandhagen was originally supposed to take place at UFC Apex in Vegas, where only a few hundred spectators could enjoy it from close by. After a huge backlash on social media, the UFC decided to reschedule the fight and move it to Texas. San […]
Industry
March 20, 2023
Pennsylvania Gaming Industry Shows Impressive Growth in February
The results indicate a substantial 21.6% increase from the corresponding period last year. Pennsylvania Casinos Report Sustained Growth in February 2023 Revenue Figures Pennsylvania has set a new record for the second-largest revenue month ever in February, capping off a remarkable run of three consecutive record-setting months to the end of 2022. While December was […]
Sports
March 20, 2023
Pennsylvania Set to Stamp Out “Risk-Free” from Betting Bonuses
The idea of “free bets” or “risk-free bets” is not exactly new. Yet, it has been granted a slightly different meaning in the fast-growing sports betting industry in the United States, where the idea of a risk-free wager stands for a bet that would simply be returned to you if you end up losing your […]
