05/14/21 Indiana casinos see strong revenue in April Despite continuing Covid-19 restrictions, Indiana casinos generated US$211.7m in revenue in April, up 19 per cent against April 2019.
05/14/21 Nebraska drops betting on instate college sports from bill Lawmakers have tweaked Nebraska’s bill to legalise sports betting, adding an amendment that bans betting on the home games of instate college teams.
05/13/21 MGM Springfield to be sold to MGM trust for $400m MGM Springfield Resort and Casino is to be transferred to MGM’s real estate trust for the sum of $400m.
05/13/21 Kentucky lottery offers free tickets to people who get Covid-19 vaccine The Kentucky Lottery will be giving people the chance to win a free lottery ticket if they get vaccinated.
05/13/21 Illinois Senate calls for report on potential igaming tax revenue The Illinois Senate will discuss a bill calling for a report on how much tax revenue the state would have received from igaming if a privilege tax had been passed in 2020.
05/13/21 Washington’s Kalispel Tribe seals deal to operate sports betting The Kalispel Tribe of Indians has reached an agreement with Washington state gambling officials to operate sports betting at its casino.
05/13/21 Ohio may allow sports betting outside casinos An Ohio Senate committee has discussed changes to a sports betting bill that’s soon to be sent to the floor and could allow sports betting licences beyond casinos.
05/13/21 Philadelphia casinos to open at full capacity by June Philadelphia’s casinos will be allowed to open without restrictions after June 11.
05/12/21 Detroit casino revenue dips in April Detroit casinos saw a decrease in revenue in April despite a good performance for sports betting.
05/12/21 Iconic Las Vegas Fremont Casino celebrates 65th anniversary Las Vegas Fremont Hotel and Casino is celebrating its 65th anniversary with a series of gifts and promotions during May.
05/12/21 Three sports betting bills under discussion in Louisiana Louisiana’s proposed sports betting regulation has arrived at the state Senate.
05/12/21 LVS push for casinos in Texas runs out of steam The push by Las Vegas Sands to get Texas to legislate on the casino industry seems to be fizzling out in the Capitol as the legislative session nears its end.
05/12/21 US casinos post US$11.1bn in revenue in Q1 According to the American Gaming Association, US commercial casinos matched their best-ever quarter, raking in US$11.1bn in revenue in the first three months of 2021.
05/11/21 Nebraska drops mobile Keno from casino bill As Nebraska debates how to regulate the casino industry, lawmakers have voted to remove mobile keno from the proposed bill.
