GAMBLING
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MGM’s Empire City Advances in New York Casino Race
Posted on: September 25, 2025, 11:29h. Last updated on: September 25, 2025, 11:35h. Property is the first to make it through community advisory committee (CAC) process MGM venue believed to be one of the leaders for three downstate casino permits Proposal has support of Yonkers politicians, residents MGM Resorts International’s Empire City Casino in Yonkers, NY, won the approval of…
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Allwyn Buying Stake in PrizePicks Valuing DFS Firm at $2.5B
Posted on: September 22, 2025, 11:32h. Last updated on: September 22, 2025, 12:08h. Swiss lottery operator buying 62.3% of DFS giant Deal includes initial cash payment of $1.6 billion, placing enterprise value of $2.5 billion on PrizePicks That exceeds latest valuation estimate on PrizePicks PrizePicks, which says it’s the largest daily fantasy sports (DFS) company in North America, is selling…
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Virginia Lottery Winner Donates Entire Powerball Prize to Charity
Posted on: September 19, 2025, 11:53h. Last updated on: September 19, 2025, 11:57h. A lottery player in Virginia is giving her prize away The woman won $150K playing Powerball A woman in Virginia who won a major Powerball prize earlier this month is giving it all away. Carrie Edwards poses with her $150K Powerball prize. She told the Virginia Lottery…
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Is Missouri Ready for Sports Betting? Addiction Experts Say, ‘No’
Posted on: September 16, 2025, 11:49h. Last updated on: September 16, 2025, 12:03h. Missouri sportsbooks are set to go live on Dec. 1, 2025 Addiction experts don’t think Missouri is ready to handle an expected surge in gambling addiction Missourians authorized sports gambling through a 2024 constitutional ballot referendum Sports betting in Missouri will begin on Dec. 1, 2025. Some…
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Wynn UAE Casino Could Propel Shares
Posted on: August 29, 2025, 11:53h. Last updated on: August 29, 2025, 11:53h. More analysts are coming around on Wynn’s upcoming UAE casino resort UBS upgraded the stock on the UAE opportunity set Analyst says Wynn may be too restrained with its UAE estimates Wynn Resorts’ (NASDAQ: WYNN) Wynn Al Marjan Island in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is gaining…
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NFL, NCAA Sound Off on Prediction Market Risks
Posted on: August 26, 2025, 11:59h. Last updated on: August 26, 2025, 11:59h. NFL says prediction markets are now included in its league-wide betting policy League said those platforms “mimic sports betting” NCAA says it’s “deeply concerned” about rise of prediction markets With the 2025 football season slated to kick-off in earnest this weekend, the NCAA and the NFL are…
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Bally’s Atlantic City Unprofitable Through First Half of 2025
Posted on: August 23, 2025, 08:26h. Last updated on: August 23, 2025, 08:26h. Bally’s Atlantic City has not been profitable in 2025 Bally’s is the only casino in AC losing money this year Q3, however, has been strong for the New Jersey casino town The future of Bally’s Atlantic City remains murky after the Boardwalk casino resort revealed it lost…
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Golden Nugget Online Gaming Opens Its Casino Doors in Ontario
Posted on: August 20, 2025, 12:06h. Last updated on: August 20, 2025, 12:06h. Ontario is the fifth jurisdiction where Golden Nugget Online Gaming casino app is now live Golden Nugget Online Gaming was acquired by DraftKings Inc in a 2022 deal 50 licensed operators and 87 sites now live in Ontario Golden Nugget Online Gaming today announced the launch of…
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Coinbase Subpoenaed in Polymarket Probe, Platform Criticized
Posted on: January 13, 2025, 09:14h. Last updated on: January 13, 2025, 09:14h. Coinbase has been subpoenaed by the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) concerning the federal agency’s probe of Polymarket, a cryptocurrency-based peer-to-peer prediction exchange. Firefighters monitor the Palisades wildfires in Mandeville Canyon on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, in Los Angeles. The public has scolded Polymarket for…
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Ex-World Series of Poker Champ James Bord to Buy Sottish Soccer Team
Posted on: January 10, 2025, 08:43h. Last updated on: January 10, 2025, 09:08h. World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) champion James Bord is on the brink of acquiring Scottish Championship soccer team Dunfermline Athletic. James Bord, above, is hoping to bring the kind of success to Dunfermline that his data-loving mentors, Tony Bloom and Matthew Benham, have brought to Brighton…
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