Casino
February 7, 2022
Culinary Union Back to Picketing Station Casinos’ Questionable Antics
The ongoing battle between the Culinary Union and Station Casinos continues. The casino operator has repeatedly refused to recognize legal attempts by workers to unionize. Its defiance has resulted in the courts getting involved. It still won’t budge and, after one of its properties reneged on a unionization agreement, Station finds itself in the spotlight […]
Sports
February 7, 2022
The Game Day Offers up to $2,022 for Watching Super Bowl LVI
When sports betting ads flood your social media feed or the ongoing TV broadcast, they often issue testy challenges. “Do you have what it takes,” some of them ask rhetorically? Yet, there is one sports betting website that will happily pay you for “just” watching and perhaps only seek to test your knowledge of the […]
Sports
February 7, 2022
New York Commission Data Reveals All-Time Sports Betting Record in January
The numbers are in, and New York state is not slowing down, based on the official data. The New York State Gaming Commission’s Friday announcement pinpointed the Empire State as the torchbearer in the sports betting industry. The state generated around $1.62 billion in the three weeks of betting action between January 8 and January 30. Record-Breaking Handle Defying […]
Business
February 7, 2022
Boyd Gaming Sees Strong 2021, Wastes No Time Launching Spending Spree
2021 was good to Boyd Gaming. It was so good that the gaming operator isn’t wasting any time spending the money it earned. A number of “capital project” investment plans are in the works, with one already underway. In addition, the company will pay dividends to investors. Boyd Bounces Back Boyd had a record year, […]
Casino
February 7, 2022
Arizona Man Found After Leaving Vegas without Claiming $230K Jackpot
Casinos often get a bad reputation before they have even committed any act of wrongfulness. Call it a redemption story, but the Treasure Island Hotel & Casino did well by a patron last month who had left the premises not realizing that they had won $229,368, the jackpot for a slot machine he was playing […]
Legal
February 7, 2022
Sports Betting in Georgia Expected to Get Traction This Year
Currently, 30 US states as well as the District of Columbia have launched legal sports betting operations. Another three states have legalized the activity but are yet to launch it. Meanwhile, lawmakers in nine states have not filed legislation this year. Georgia and six other states are currently in the process of filing legislation to […]
Industry
February 4, 2022
Nevada Voters Favor Casino Tax Increase, According to Online Survey
An online survey by OH Predictive Insights asked 755 registered Nevada voters whether they would support a casino tax increase to fund public education budgets. The proposition comes amid numerous critiques of Nevada’s gaming tax rates which are considered to be the lowest among all states. It turns out a majority supports raising the taxes. […]
Casino
February 4, 2022
Charged Gun Toss in Seneca Niagara Resorts Parking Lot Leads to Arrest
charges, the 22-year-old convict by the name of Markiez A. Davis had thrown a loaded gun from the roof of a structure in the venue’s parking lot. A Rap Video Shooting Ends with an Arrest It was revealed that the man had participated in the shooting of a rap video on December 17. A total […]
Sports
February 4, 2022
Sportsbooks and Polls Suggest That Joe Biden Won’t Win the 2024 Elections
Bookmakers are willing to make everything a bet and such is the case with the next US elections. The odds of Joe Biden re-winning the 2024 elections have become longer, even though Biden is just over a year into his presidency. There’s a New Betting Favorite for the 2024 Elections In October, the former president […]
Industry
February 4, 2022
Boyd Gaming Enjoys a Successful 2021, Hits $3.4B in Revenue
Despite the difficulties brought by the global pandemic, the leading casino operator, Boyd Gaming, announced that it has seen growth during 2021. In 2021 Boyd Gaming Surpassed Its Pre-pandemic Revenue Results Earlier this week, Boyd Gaming released its fourth-quarter and full-year results for 2021. Overall, the company’s revenue hit $3.4 billion during 2021. This marks […]