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Jeff Gural: Legal Sports Betting to Help Meadowlands Races
Jeff Gural signed a deal with Betfair US for Meadowlands and Tioga Downs this week. Meadowlands owner Jeff Gural said at a press conference this week that the US Supreme Court decision to allow state-level legalized sports betting gives his racetrack another chance...
YouTube Slots Channels Pulled from Video-Sharing Website
YouTube restored the two slots video channels, but days later, still had not restored the feeds’ advertising. Two of the most popular slot machine channels on YouTube were pulled from the video sharing website for inappropriate content on June 4. Brian Christopher...
Phil Murphy Okays New Jersey Online & Land-Based Sportsbooks
Phil Murphy signed a bill which allows land-based sportsbooks on Thursday, June 14 and online sportsbooks 30 days later. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed a sports betting bill on Monday, legalizing land-based sportsbooks and online bookmaker sites in the...
Culinary Workers Union Negotiates with Independent Casinos
The CBAs with MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment included protections for housekeepers, assurances against automation, and DACA protections. After reaching agreements with Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts, Las Vegas casino-hotel workers union is negotiating...
New Jersey Sports Betting Bill Bans eSports Gambling
Daniel Wallach and Rahul Sood each suggested the eSports ban might have been a mere oversight. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a sports betting legalization bill, but a last-minute ban on eSports betting mystified many gaming experts. The bill is in response...
New Jersey Legislature Passes Sports Betting Bill Unanimously
Jay Rood, MGM Resorts’ VP of Sportsbooks & Racebooks, said in November 2017 that Borgata would build a $7 million sportsbook in Atlantic City. A bill to legalized sports betting at Atlantic City casinos and Monmouth Park Racetrack is on the desk of Gov....
Justify Runs for Triple Crown at Belmont Stakes on Saturday
Justify has to beat Hofburg and 8 other horses, but Good Magic and Audible will not run in the Belmont Stakes. Justify goes for the Triple Crown at the 150th Belmont Stakes on Saturday. Justify is a 4-to-5 favorite to win the Belmont Stakes, which takes place at...
Arkansas AG Approves Petition for Casino Ballot Measure
Leslie Rutledge provisionally approved the casino ballot measure, but suggested she might disallow such a referendum later. Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge approved two November ballot measures this week. Previously, AG Rutledge had turned down over 60...
Delaware Has $322,135 in Action on 1st Day of Sports Betting
Gov. John Carney was the first bettor to make a wager under Delaware’s new single-game sports betting laws. Delaware collected $322,135 in bets on the first day of legal single-game sports betting in the state. The $322K spent was the combined turnover for...
Louisiana Statewide Smoking Ban Enacted for Bars and Casinos
Smoking bans have gone into effect in over 25 US states, though casino owners say smoke-free resorts hurt business and cost jobs. As of June 1, 2018, the state of Louisiana has passed a new bill stating it is illegal on a statewide basis to smoke in bars, sports...
