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Primm Valley Debuts Super Easy Aces Table Game on Oct. 4
Primm Valley Resort & Casino, which today is owned by Affinity Gaming, opened in 1990. Primm Valley Resort & Casino in the Las Vegas suburb of Primm is debuting a brand new casino table game, Super Easy Aces, on October 4. Paul Harry, a local resident,...
Hollywood Casino and Parx Casino Receive 1st Pennsylvania Sportsbooks
Parx Casino’s sportsbook will open in November, while the Hollywood Sportsbook will open sometime later in the year. Hollywood Casino near Grantville is one of the first Pennsyvlania casinos to have its sportsbook license. The Hollywood Sportsbook plans to...
Federal Judge Blocks Connecticut Tribes’ Hartford Casino Plan
Previously, the Interior Department had 90 days to accept or reject a gaming compact amendment, but Judge Contreras said Ryan Zinke was not required to do so. U.S. District Court Judge Rudolph Contreras from the District of Columbia ruled that Connecticut and the...
Monkey Research Shows How Gambling Depends on Neurology
The research showed that Rhesus monkeys tend to be risk takers, but a simple change in neurological signals can make them more risk-averse. Rhesus monkeys are small intelligent mammals found throughout central, south, and southeast Asia. However, the Rhesus monkey...
Nevada Resort Association Opposes Vegas Strip Cannabis Lounges
Las Vegas casinos do not want pot lounges on the Vegas Strip, but they advocate marijuana dispensaries like the Planet 13 Superstore. The Nevada Resort Association (NRA), Nevada’s leading gaming and resort advocacy group, is urging Las Vegas officials to...
Stephen Crosby Resigns as Massachusetts Gaming Commission Chairman
Stephen Crosby resigned 5 months prior to the end of his tenure as Massachusetts Gaming Commission chairman. Stephen Crosby resigned from his seat as the director of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC). The chiarman’s term as the state’s leading...
AGA and NGCB Argue Against Federal Sports Betting Regulations
Sara Slane argued that federal sports betting regulations would hurt legal sportsbooks and kill American jobs. In dramatic testimony before the House of Representatives’ Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations on...
Cuomo Gives Niagara Falls Cash During Seneca Nation Dispute
Niagara Falls, New York relies on the $12 million to $14 million a year in Seneca Nation revenue sharing payments. Gov. Andrew Cuomo sent $12.3 million in financial relief to the city of Niagara Falls, because it has been impacted by an ongoing dispute between...
Garden State Park Sues Greenwood Racing to Open Sportsbook
According to the June bill, state law restricts sports betting in areas “other than the land contained within the racecourse oval.” A lawsuit filed by the owners of Cherry Hill racetrack in New Jersey is designed to clear the way for a legal land-based...
Big Fish Games Laying Off 15% of Its Global Workforce
Big Fish Games, beset by lawsuits which claims their casual games are illegal gambling, cut 1oo or more jobs in the Seattle area. Big Fish Games is cutting its workforce by roughly 15% in order to focus on casino games and casual games only. The move comes a year...
