04/23/21 Caesars completes $4bn William Hill acquisition Caesars Entertainment has completed its acquisition of the British bookmakers William Hill as it expands its sports betting and online gambling business.
04/23/21 Seychelles casinos reopen amid loosening of measures in the country Seychelles casinos, which were closed for four months due to a second wave of Covid-19 infections, have reopened this week.
04/23/21 IJL pushes for gambling decriminalisation in Brazil The Brazilian Institute for Legal Gambling (IJL) has called for the STF to set a date to discuss the decriminalisation of gambling in Brazil.
04/22/21 Online sports betting in New York officially approved Online sports betting in New York has been signed off as part of the state’s budget for this year.
04/22/21 BetMGM forecasts revenues of $1bn by next year The sports betting venture that belongs to giant MGM and Entain is predicting gross revenue will soar to $1bn by 2022.
04/22/21 Caesars begins revamp of Atlantic City casinos The casino operator had agreed to invest $400m in revamping its Atlantic City casinos as part of the Caesars-Eldorado merger last year.
04/22/21 RFP process begins for Chicago casino licence The request-for-proposals process has begun as Chicago seeks a casino operator to develop an integrated resort project in the city.
04/21/21 Arizona could reach $3bn in sports betting stakes Preparing to launch its licensed sports betting market, Arizona predicts stakes of up to $3bn a year .
04/21/21 DC lottery makes online offering permanent Washington DC has made its hastily online lottery a permanent part of the DC Lottery.
04/21/21 Nebraska approves amendments to sports betting bill Nebraskan legislators have approved amendments allowing the bill to advance without a restriction against betting on college sports.
04/21/21 Online gambling revenue in Michigan up 43% in March Online gambling revenue in Michigan grew 43 per cent month-on-month to $127.7m.
04/21/21 Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Iowa prepares to resume live events The casino hotel in Iowa has announced it will resume live events after more than a year.
