How much have US professional sports leagues changed their attitudes towards sports betting since since the Supreme Court okay'd regulated sports betting just two years ago? Just this week the PGA Tour signed on BetMGM as their official betting partner. It's another notch in the belts of the bookies as regulated wagering moves out from…
Gamblers at Colorado casinos could have the opportunity to wager big bucks if voters approve a ballot initiative allowing local casinos to raise their limits. It's a big move from the low stakes gambling those same voters approved of more than two decades ago and would put more control in the hands of casino town…
The casinos of Nevada truly set the standard for how the gambling industry operates across the planet. That's what makes the recent news that Nevada's casinos, including those on the world famous Vegas Strip, suffered a revenue disaster that feels downright apocalyptic. All told, the combined revenue of all of Nevada's casinos came in at…
Is regulated sports betting in the United States cursed? If you're a US-facing operator, this idea might not seem all that far-fetched. After all, just when things really get going, live sporting events across the world are flat out cancelled. But there's always football season, right? Well, maybe not. In a move that should send…
Nevada casino regulators have learned the hard way that, given the opportunity, most people will not act in their best interest. Bearing that in mind, the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) is issuing a new mandate requiring table game players and spectators to wear masks in an effort to combat the spread of COVID-19. Las…
The glittering casinos of the Las Vegas Strip are (mostly) open for the first time in 78 days. The latest incarnation is one where masks are encouraged, temperatures are taken, and the crowds are sparse. But that appears to be the new reality for the forseeable future as the casino industry attempts to make some…
Is it safe to head back into a casino? That's a question that Mississippi casino operators are set to answer this week when they reopen their businesses for the first time since the COVID-19 lockdown began. Operators in the southern state got the OK from the Mississippi Gaming Commission (MGC) to resume operations on Friday,…
When land-based casinos began shutting down as part of the worldwide effort to mitigate the deadly COVID-19 virus a ripple effect on casino-related businesses was all but inevitable. Last week, two major casino technology and service providers illustrated that impact in a pair of grim earnings calls to investors. Both PlayAGS and TransAct Technologies hosted…
How long will it be before land-based casinos can re-open and what will their business models look like when they do? That's the billion dollar question that's being asked all across the world and it's one that Detroit mayor, Mike Duggan has an unpleasant answer for. In a press conference earlier this week, Dugan suggested…
The US Small Business Administration (SBA) recently had a change of heart regarding small American casinos and their ability to access COVID-19 relief funds. Late last week the SBA shifted its existing, and overly moralistic, policy of preventing businesses that derived more than half their revenue from regulated gambling. Under the new terms, small casinos…
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