Casino
February 8, 2022
Churchill Downs Plans to Rezone the $240m Terre Haute Casino in Indiana
Churchill Downs Inc. is altering its Terre Haute casino development plans as the gaming company wants to rezone the property on west-central Indiana city’s east side. CDI applied for rezoning the $240-million property on Monday. CDI Was the Only Company That Didn’t Want the Casino to Be On the East Side Back in November, Churchill […]
Sports
February 8, 2022
31.4M Americans Want to Bet Legally on Super Bowl LVI
America’s appetite for good betting action on the Big Game grows as Super Bowl LVI is right around the corner. Set for Sunday, February 13, the game is often equated to a national celebration. This time around, the American Gaming Association (AGA) predicts that betting handle should go up 35% percent year-over-year. Total Sports Betting […]
Sports
February 8, 2022
South Dakota Mobile Betting Barely Clears First Hurdle
South Dakota sports betting legalization attempts teetered and wobbled and yet, lawmakers were able to narrowly advance a proposal that will allow voters to decide if they want online sports betting in the state. The vote came down to a nail-biting 18-17 in favor of the measure on Monday and it showed a great divide […]
Legal
February 8, 2022
Nun Goes to Prison after Stealing Money to Use for Gambling
A nun in California is facing a year in prison over stealing $835,000 from a school which she used for personal expenditures including gambling. Former Catholic School Principal Goes to Prison On Monday this week, the Department of Justice Central District of California announced that Mary Margaret Kreuper, 80, was sentenced to 12 months in […]
Industry
February 8, 2022
Seminole Tribe Could Withhold Revenue Payments if Casino Measure Advances
Florida is good at attracting attention to itself, and not always in a good way. What some politicians, as well as the Seminole Tribe of Florida, thought would be an open-and-shut case regarding sports betting has turned into a federal case with national implications. Some have used the battle to introduce a casino fight, which […]
Business
February 8, 2022
Imperial Pacific Boss Who Threatened to Reveal Dirty Secrets Resigns
Even when it tries its best to keep things together, Imperial Pacific International (IPI) fails. Faced with the realization that the casino operator could permanently be kicked out of the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), its now-former CEO lashed out at lawmakers recently. As a result, he “voluntarily” resigned from the company, effective February […]
Sports
February 7, 2022
PrizePicks Pens a Content Sponsorship Deal with the Tour Junkies
The largest independently-owned daily fantasy sports platform in North America, PrizePicks, has inked a content sponsorship deal with Tour Junkies – a podcast and blog series, specializing in PGA Tour betting and fantasy content. PrizePicks Gets Its Own Segment The agreement will see PrizePicks’ branding featured across all of Tour Junkies’ content. Additionally, the weekly […]
Sports
February 7, 2022
Super Bowl LVI: Cincinnati Bengals vs Los Angeles Rams Super Bowl Odds, Time, and Prediction
The 2021-22 NFL campaign is coming to an end this weekend. On Sunday, February 13, 2022, Super Bowl LVI will take place. The two teams competing for the Lombardi Trophy are the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals. Who’s going to win? The Rams will. At least that’s what betting odds suggest. With the […]
Legal
February 7, 2022
A Bill in Maryland Proposes Slot Machines at BWI Airport
A new proposal filed last week by two Republicans in Maryland seeks to bring slot machines at the Baltimore–Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI). New Bill Proposes to Bring Slots to the BWI Airport On Thursday last week, Delegates Susan Krebs and Ric Metzgar, both Republicans, filed House Bill 733 that proposes to bring slot […]
Business
February 7, 2022
Attempt to Avoid US Port Doesn’t Protect Genting Hong Kong’s Cruise Ships
A decision to not dock its ships in the US and, instead, reroute them to the Bahamas hasn’t helped Genting Hong Kong. According to reports, authorities there have taken the Crystal Symphony and its sister ship, Crystal Serenity, into custody. As a result, hundreds of passengers have had to figure out how to return home. […]