Lost in the land rush mentality of the current US gaming market is the fact that Pennsylvania is the second biggest market in the country outside of Nevada. While Pennsylvania doesn't seem to embrace the Silicon Valley energy of New Jersey's online gaming or the glitz of Nevada's, it's a solid competitor. In 2022, Pennsylvania…
The Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) is putting its foot down on a type of daily fantasy sports (DFS) pick 'ems that have become a little too much like regulated sports betting. Michigan is just the latest state to ban DFS pick 'ems and, in all likelihood, won't be the last. At the heart of…
Does a server on an Indian reservation really count as tribal gaming if the customer making the bet on that server is another part of the state? That's the question that the anti-gambling group No Casinos Inc. is asking in an amicus (friends of the court) brief it filed in the ongoing Florida gaming compact…
Thousands of Detroit casino workers walked off the job this week as part of a labor strike that's hobbling the state's land-based casinos. It's the latest big labor strike to hit the United States and could have a major impact on the bottom line of several large operators. The strike is the first to hit…
Online gambling operators are overwhelming their customers with a tsunami of advertisements and promotions that, rather than engaging players, are actually sending them away. That's the conclusion of a recent study titled, Optimove 2023 Report of Players’ Preferences in iGaming Marketing, conducted by the US marketing firm Optimove. The study was conducted using a survey…
The US Supreme Court issued a stay postponing the launch of regulated sports betting in Florida for five days. It's a small delay that's likely to blossom into a years-long court battle about the minutiae of Florida's gaming compact and the future of tribal gaming. At the heart of the case is a move by…
For decades, the US regulated gaming industry rode quietly in the back seat of the US economy, contributing plenty while keeping relatively quiet. That model changed in a major way with the legalization of sports bettingand the state of continual expansion that's marked by record breaking revenue nearly every month. That boom has turned into…
College athletes need protection against a host of new challenges brought on by regulated sports betting in the United States. That's what the NCAA president Charlie Baker is saying as he launches a new campaign to get state legislatures to enact laws to help protect student athletes from harassment by gamblers while maintaining the integrity…
The old expression, "Politics makes for strange bedfellows," is coming to life in the state of Florida as the anti-gambling group No Casinos, Inc. is filing an amicus brief in a case pitting poker rooms against big casino interests. It's a soap opera-like atmosphere with sky-high financial consequences for all parties involved. At the heart…
MGM Resorts is confirming that a "limited number" of customer Social Security Numbers (SSNs) were compromised during a recent cyber attack that had a severe effect on the company's daily operations. The admission that that most sensitive piece of US customer data was breached comes in the wake of a post-attack investigation launched in an…
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