04/26/18 Billionaire buys Mardi Gras Casino in Florida The Mardi Gras Casino and greyhound race track, located in Hallandale Beach, Florida, has been acquired by billionaire Jeffrey Soffer.
04/25/18 US held new sports betting debates at NIGA A panel at the latest Indian Gaming Tradeshow addressed the legislative and strategic options over sports betting among tribes.
04/25/18 Louisiana Senate favours casinos move to land The state Senate approved the proposal to move riverboat casinos to land and passed the bill to the House after a 22-14 vote.
04/25/18 Council approves Gateway’s casino location The Canadian council approved the location for Gateway Casinos’ facility, scheduled to open in mid-2019.
04/25/18 Indiana’s Supreme Court to hear DFS case A long-running lawsuit against FanDuel and DraftKings has a new hearing date set for June 28th.
04/25/18 DFS bill defeated in Minnesota A bill that seeks the regulation of daily fantasy sports in the state failed to pass the House by 48-74.
04/24/18 Carnival Corporation selects Konami’s SYNKROS Casino Management System Formal contract is awarded for core gaming technology spanning 100+ ships across the globe.
04/24/18 OLG makes fourth-quarter payment to hosting city The Canadian company contributed US$250 million to the province of Ontario for hosting its casinos.
04/24/18 Riverboat casinos bill discussed in Louisiana A bill that seeks the expansion of riverboat casinos onto land was heard yesterday by the full Senate.
04/24/18 West Virginia debates sports betting business West Virginia is one of the 18 states interested in legalising the sports betting industry.
04/24/18 US expectant on potential sports betting legalisation The Supreme Court could rule this week on the case that may strike PASPA down and allow sports betting to be legalised nationwide.
04/23/18 Arkansas group asks High Court to approve ballot A group seeking a gambling expansion in the state asked the state Supreme Court to approve a ballot.
04/23/18 Sports leagues lobby for sports betting fee Professional sports leagues are lobbying for an official fee that would be obtained once sports betting operations are legalised.
04/23/18 The Stars Group to buy Sky Betting & Gaming The poker giant has agreed to buy Sky Betting & Gaming for US$4.7 billion in order to go deeper into the sports betting market.
04/23/18 Gambling bills race against the clock in Connecticut The current legislative session ends on May 9th and it’s still unclear if any changes will take place in the gambling landscape.
