GAMBLING
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Kalshi Super Bowl Volume Tops $1B Helped by Non-Sports Contracts
Posted on: February 10, 2026, 12:11h. Last updated on: February 10, 2026, 12:11h. Kalshi notched north of $1 billion in volume on Super Bowl Sunday The company’s Super Bowl week volume reached $2.8 billion Bettors leaned into non-sports contracts, including $100 million on Bad Bunny’s first song during the halftime show Super Bowl Sunday was indeed super for Kalshi as…
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Gamblers Anonymous: Skill Games Accelerating Addiction
Posted on: February 7, 2026, 09:49h. Last updated on: February 7, 2026, 09:49h. Gamblers Anonymous says skill games are causing gambling problems Skill games are unregulated slot-like machines An estimated 11% of all Pennsylvania adults have played a skill game, according to Penn State researchers say A spokesperson for Gamblers Anonymous in Pennsylvania tells Casino.org that unregulated skill games are…
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Lefty Rosenthal’s ‘Casino’ Car-Bombing Site Sold
Posted on: February 4, 2026, 11:44h. Last updated on: February 4, 2026, 11:56h. Sixth & Sahara, the shopping center where Lefty Rosenthal survived a 1982 car bombing, has been sold The new owner vows to fix up the minimall, which has fallen into disrepair and hosts and sex-toys shop and an abandoned former Marie Callender’s Rosenthal survived the blast, but…
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Peoria and East Peoria Settle Par-A-Dice Casino Dispute
Posted on: February 1, 2026, 10:52h. Last updated on: February 1, 2026, 10:52h. The City of Peoria is folding on its challenge to a new casino in East Peoria Peoria city officials are withdrawing their effort to halt Boyd Gaming’s Par-A-Dice plan The cities of Peoria and East Peoria in Illinois are set to settle their dispute over a new…
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Forthcoming Hollywood Casino Aurora Will Feature ‘Luxury Spa’
Posted on: January 29, 2026, 04:32h. Last updated on: January 28, 2026, 02:37h. The new Hollywood Casino Aurora will feature a full-service spa The land-based casino will replace the longtime Aurora riverboat casino Penn Entertainment and its landlord are investing $360 million in the brick-and-mortar resort The under-construction Hollywood Casino Aurora in Illinois, a $360 million undertaking from Penn Entertainment…
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Florida Senior Stole $600K to Feed Lottery Scratch-off Obsession
Posted on: January 26, 2026, 12:12h. Last updated on: January 26, 2026, 12:12h. Accountant Dennis Maxey sentenced to 15 years for fraud scheme Prosecutors say theft funded decade-long Florida Lottery scratch-off habit Victims said he faked IRS payments and bogus loan promises A 79-year-old Florida accountant who spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on lottery scratch-off tickets was sentenced to…
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Vegas Raiders Poised to Snag Heisman Star Fernando Mendoza
Posted on: January 23, 2026, 11:44h. Last updated on: January 23, 2026, 11:46h. Heisman Trophy winner Mendoza announces he is entering NFL draft Las Vegas Raiders hold first overall pick after bottoming out, finishing 3-14 this NFL season Raiders still looking to hire new head coach The future path for the Las Vegas Raiders just got clearer with the news this…
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Ellis Island Owners Rebuild Mt. Charleston Lodge After Fire
Posted on: January 20, 2026, 12:10h. Last updated on: January 20, 2026, 12:13h. The owners of Ellis Island Casino have begun rebuilding the Mt. Charleston Lodge The popular Las Vegas getaway was destroyed in a 2021 fire The previous lodge on the site was also destroyed by fire in 1961 The building’s history’s spans a century, and once included a…
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Steve Wynn’s Friends Want Him To Build Another Casino
Posted on: January 17, 2026, 12:07h. Last updated on: January 17, 2026, 12:07h. Steve Wynn says his friends want him to build one last casino resort Wynn is barred from all involvement in Nevada’s gaming industry Wynn claims his 29-inch waist is his greatest retirement victory Last year, billionaire Steve Wynn began posting to his Instagram account after a five-year…
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VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: BTS Pledges Allegiant, Metallica Close to Sphere Announcement
Posted on: January 14, 2026, 11:30h. Last updated on: January 14, 2026, 11:56h. BTS will K-pop into Vegas in May Metallica will reportedly roll into the Sphere Drink in Madison Beer at the Fontainebleau in June BTS will perform three shows at Allegiant Stadium on their upcoming first tour in five years. The K-pop kings will play where the Las…
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