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Good News for Connecticut: MGM Springfield Revenues Disappoint
MGM Springfield’s overinflated projections are part of a growing trend with newly opened US casinos in the northeast. MGM Springfield is not the big bad monster it was supposed to be. Or at least that is the analysis after four full months of revenue data,...
Tom McMillen Warns of Potential College Sports Betting Scandal
Tom McMillen serves as the head of an organization of 130 US college athletic directors. Tom McMillen, the onetime Maryland Terrapins basketball star, NBA player, and former US Congressman, predicted the new sportsbook laws in the country would lead to a major...
Ray Lesniak Advises New Jersey to File Sports Betting Lawsuit
Ray Lesniak, a former mayor of Atlantic City, long advised that New Jersey should push the lawsuit which led to the PASPA repeal by the Supreme Court. Former State Sen. Ray Lesniak said a strict interpretation of the 1961 Federal Wire Act by the US Justice Department...
Super Bowl 53 Has Highest Over/Under in Super Bowl History
Jared Goff has +225 odds to win Super Bowl MVP, while Tom Brady has +110 odds to be voted the most valuable player. Super Bowl 53’s over/under bet is the highest in Super Bowl history at 58. It was higher (either 58.5 or 59) at most sportsbooks when the over/under...
Wind Creek Considering Indoor Water Park for Bethlehem Sands
As Lehigh Valley Live (link) explained, the old Bethlehem Steel building long was a part of Sands Corp’s plans for a tourist attraction. Wind Creek Hospitality plans to diversify Sands Bethlehem Resort and Casino’s revenue streams by building non-gaming...
Tunica County Residents Question Casino Economy, Local Leaders
Industry experts believe more Tunica County closures are likely in the coming months and years. As Tunica Roadhouse was preparing to close for business this past wweek, a number of local residents discussed the rise and fall of Tunica County with national newspapers....
Enforcing Online Gambling Laws Is Difficult in US Federal Courts
US media quickly pointed out that the DOJ opinion on online gambling used language once used by Sheldon Adelson’s lobbyists to justify a ban. Since the US Department of Justice reversed its opinion on the Federal Wire Act and changed its policy on prosecuting...
Maryland Considers 2019 Sports Betting Approval via State Lottery
Sports bets would be taken by the Maryland Lottery instead of casino operators like the Horseshoe Baltimore (pictured). Maryland lawmakers are exploring ways to legalize sports betting without the need for a state referendum in 2020. At least one prominent state...
Charlie Baker Introduces Massachusetts Sports Betting Bill
MGM Springfield would have plenty of room for a world class sportsbook. Gov. Charlie Baker supports legal sports betting in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Charlie Baker’s administration announced Thursday it plans to file “An Act To Establish Sports...
MGM National Harbor’s Mistake Cost Player Thousands of Dollars
In an update, MGM National Harbor paid Cynthia Obie’s jackpot after a week and a few media reports. Cynthia Obie, a Maryland woman who won a slots jackpot for several thousand dollars, ended up losing the jackpot because MGM National Harbor put the wrong...
