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South Carolina Hoping Third Time’s Charm with Sports Betting
Posted on: August 23, 2024, 08:32h. Last updated on: August 23, 2024, 08:32h. South Carolina lawmakers are ready to give sports wagering legislation another chance when the General Assembly starts a new session in January. Clemson football players seen in 2020. South Carolina lawmakers are expected to reintroduce sports betting legislation in January 2025. (Image: CNN) Two recent efforts to…
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Billionaire Gaming Investor Carl Icahn Settles With SEC
Posted on: August 21, 2024, 04:14h. Last updated on: August 21, 2024, 04:14h. Billionaire Carl Icahn, 88, a longtime gaming industry investor who pushed for Eldorado Resorts’ reverse takeover of Caesars in 2019, has agreed to pay the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) $2 million to settle regulatory violations. Carl Icahn speaks during the 13D Monitor’s Active-Passive Investor Summit…
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MGM Partnering with Grupo Globo for Brazil Sports Betting Permit
Posted on: August 15, 2024, 04:19h. Last updated on: August 15, 2024, 04:19h. MGM Resorts International said today it is partnering with Latin American media conglomerate Grupo Globo to pursue a sports wagering and iGaming license in Brazil. The Brazilian flag flying against a backdrop of the sun. MGM is teaming up with Grupo Globo to pursue a sports betting…
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Kevin O’Leary Suggests Bettors Better Than Pollsters
Posted on: August 12, 2024, 03:14h. Last updated on: August 12, 2024, 03:14h. Businessman and serial entrepreneur Kevin O’Leary, the self-described “Mr. Wonderful” best known for his longstanding tenure on “Shark Tank,” said during a recent appearance on Fox Business that he turns to bettors — not pollsters — to gauge the most accurate heartbeat of a political race. Kevin…
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Mohegan Reports Record Revenue Thanks to Inspire Korea
Posted on: August 9, 2024, 01:11h. Last updated on: August 9, 2024, 01:27h. The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, operating commercially as Mohegan, formerly Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment, experienced record revenue in the third quarter of the company’s 2024 fiscal year that ended June 30, 2024. Mohegan said in its third-quarter financial report that the opening of Inspire in South Korea…
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Hard Rock Rockford to Get 62-Ft Guitar Honoring Rick Nielsen
Posted on: August 6, 2024, 04:40h. Last updated on: August 6, 2024, 04:41h. The entrance to the Hard Rock Casino in Rockford, Illinois will shortly be adorned with a 62-foot-tall electric guitar. Since Hard Rock is a brand synonymous with outsized electric guitar signage, this may not be earth-shattering news, except that this guitar is also a nod to local…
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Casino Workers Stabbed, Suspect Shot
Posted on: August 3, 2024, 12:03h. Last updated on: August 3, 2024, 01:12h. Two workers at Las Vegas’ Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa were slashed by a solitary man early Saturday, according to news reports. They were critically injured. Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa, pictured above. Two casino employees were stabbed. The stabber was shot. (Image: Red Rock)…
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Poker Legend Hellmuth Sells RSI Stock on Affiliate News
Posted on: July 31, 2024, 04:26h. Last updated on: July 31, 2024, 04:26h. Poker legend Phil Hellmuth said Tuesday that he liquidated his equity stake in Rush Street Interactive (NYSE: RSI) after the gaming company announced it will halt its affiliate program in the states in which it operates — a decision that was met with criticism in some gaming…
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Live! Casino & Hotel Virginia Timeline Unveiled in Petersburg
Posted on: July 25, 2024, 03:52h. Last updated on: July 25, 2024, 03:52h. The fate of Live! Casino & Hotel Virginia will be determined on Nov. 5 when voters in Petersburg make their voices heard on whether they approve of allowing a commercial casino resort to come to their city. A rendering of Live! Casino & Hotel Virginia. The $1.4…
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Joe Biden 2024 Odds Lengthen Amid Rumors He’ll Step Aside
Posted on: July 19, 2024, 02:12h. Last updated on: July 19, 2024, 02:12h. The odds of President Joe Biden serving another four-year term have continually lengthened since the commander-in-chief’s disconcerting debate performance on June 27. His chances have presumably only lengthened after numerous Democratic leaders called for the 81-year-old to step aside and allow another party name, perhaps Vice President…
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