By 
Robert Johnson ·
The winning bidder for a casino license for the €8-billion Hellinicon integrated resort likely to be announced in Q1 2019 Three major casino companies have remained interested in participating in…
By 
Terry Davis ·
Nevada-based Eldorado Resorts, Inc. has completed the previously announced acquisition of fellow gaming and hospitality business Tropicana Entertainment Inc. in a deal valued at around $1.85 billion. The transaction comes…
By Terry Davis ·
Poker has deep roots in the United States and there should not be surprise that some of the world’s winningest players hail namely from there. Not to mention the fact…
By Terry Davis ·
In a historic move, the Supreme Court of the United States lifted in mid-May a long-standing ban on wagering on professional and college sports leagues, known as PASPA (Professional and…
By 
Anthony Huber ·
US governments on all levels, federal, state and local, received $40.8 billion in tax revenues from the rapidly growing gambling industry in 2017. The sector contributed $261 billion to the…
By Terry Davis ·
William Hill announced today that it has reached an agreement to sell a 20% stake in its US business to Nevada-based gaming operator Eldorado Resorts and to become the latter…
By 
Susan Sutton ·
The International Monetary Fund expects Macau to become the richest place in the world by 2020, overtaking oil-rich Qatar as the jurisdiction with the highest GDP. Meanwhile, the trade war…
By Robert Johnson ·
Gaming and hospitality giant MGM Resorts International announced today that it would look to capitalize on the nascent US sports betting market and extend its US presence with a duo…
By Robert Johnson ·
Online gambling operator GVC Holdings and casino and hospitality giant MGM Resorts International have entered the final stages of talks over the creation of a joint US sports betting business,…
By Terry Davis ·
US gaming companies Twin River Worldwide Holdings Inc. and Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment Inc. announced on Sunday that they have agreed to merge their operations amid a wave of…
By Terry Davis ·
Caesars Entertainment Corp. CEO Mark Frissora said in an interview with Yahoo Finance that sports betting is a huge win for the US gambling industry, referring to the recent decision…
By Anthony Huber ·
With the US Supreme Court ruling in favor of the state of New Jersey in the latter’s sports betting case and by thus clearing the way for legalizing sports betting…
By Anthony Huber ·
The US Supreme Court’s landmark decision in favor of the state of New Jersey, which is set to practically permit states to make sports betting legal, has caused a lot…
By Anthony Huber ·
The major player associations in the US – the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA), National Football League Players Association (NFLPA), Major League of Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) and National Hockey…
By Robert Johnson ·
Kentucky-headquartered casino operator Churchill Downs Incorporated announced on Wednesday that it would expand its footprint across the United States through the acquisition of Presque Isle Downs & Casino in Eerie,…
By Terry Davis ·
Keith Tilston emerged victorious in the $50,000 Main Event of the inaugural US Poker Open last night to be awarded $660,000 in prize money and the right to boast about…
By Terry Davis ·
The inaugural US Poker Open is set to be wrapped today when the final table of the $50,000 Main Event will be played. Presented by Aria Resort & Casino in…
By Terry Davis ·
David Peters, one of brightest stars on the live poker podium, snatched last night his first title from the first-ever edition of the US Poker Open. The player topped a…
By Terry Davis ·
French poker pro Benjamin Pollak outlasted the star-studded field of the second $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em on the schedule of the inaugural US Poker Open to add $416,500 to his poker…
By Terry Davis ·
Ben Tollerene joined last night the club of winners in the inaugural US Poker Open by besting the field of a $10,000 High Roller event on the festival’s schedule. The…
By Terry Davis ·
Stephen Chidwick, a British poker player well known for his accomplishments on the poker scene, took down a second US Poker Open high roller event in just two days to…
By Terry Davis ·
Stephen Chidwick, Britain’s second most profitable player of all-time, boosted his live poker bankroll last night by winning the $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em or Event #3 on the schedule of the…
By Terry Davis ·
The third event on the US Poker Open schedule is slated to be completed today when the official six-handed final table will be played at the poker room of Aria…
By Terry Davis ·
Two events on the US Poker Open schedule are now complete, and while Justin Bonomo took down the first one (a $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em), Mike Gorodinsky topped a tough final…
By Robert Johnson ·
The US Supreme Court today denied a petition for certiorari filed in August by the state of Massachusetts, the town of Aquinnah, and a local community group in relation to…
By Anthony Huber ·
Sports betting landscape may change soon, with more US states turning their eyes towards sports betting legalization. Apart from the long-term efforts of New Jersey to see sports betting become…
By Robert Johnson ·
Former US politician Ron Paul has recently written an opinion piece for Pennsylvania news outlet PennLive, claiming that a federal ban on online gambling would violate “the principles of federalism”…
By Robert Johnson ·
Although there has been apparent significant support for the legalization of online gambling in several US states over the past several years, no proposed bill in any of those states…
By Robert Johnson ·
The government of Antigua and Barbuda issued a statement to congratulate Calvin Ayre shortly after the gambling businessman saw all felony charges brought against him by the US dropped. Mr.…
By Robert Johnson ·
Another US lawmaker has joined the company of politicians to be openly and vocally opposing a 2011 memo of the Department of Justice that practically gave the green light to…