Tagged indiana

Disappointing dividend decision from Boyd Gaming Corporation

March 26, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., Casino News, Casino closures, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance

American casino operator Boyd Gaming Corporation has announced that it will not be paying investors a first-quarter dividend due to the financial uncertainty caused by the coronavirus-related shutdown of its al...

Basketball the top wagering choice in February for Indiana sports bettors

Sadonna Price

March 12, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Sports betting, Indiana

The February sports betting reports are in for Indiana, and the top sport for the month was basketball. With more than $187 million bets placed, over $90 million resulted from basketball wagers. The month was a...

Betfred founder buys sizable stake in rival sportsbetting firm William Hill

Adam Morgan

March 10, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Sports betting, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, United Kingdom

The billionaire founder of giant British bookmaker Betfred, Fred Done, has reportedly spent an undisclosed amount in order to purchase slightly over 3% of the shares in London-listed rival William Hill. Acco...

MGM Resorts International introducing BetMGM to its Las Vegas estate

Adam Morgan

March 9, 2020

Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Las Vegas, Casino News, Casino expansion projects, Gaming Industry News, Technology, Mobile gaming, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Nevada

American casino operator MGM Resorts International has announced that its nine venues in Las Vegas have begun rolling out the new mobile-friendly BetMGM sportsbetting service so as to give aficionados the abili...

BetMGM now accepting wagers in Indiana via mobile app

Sadonna Price

February 27, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Sports betting, Indiana

Indiana now has five mobile sportsbooks in operation thanks to the launched of BetMGM this week. The offering is live now thanks to a partnership with Boyd’s Belterra casino. A temporary license was provided to...

Australian bookmaker benefitting from American market entry

Adam Morgan

February 7, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

Australian retail and online bookmaker PointsBet Holdings Proprietary Limited has released is financial results for the final three months of 2019 showing that it had experienced substantial increases in turnov...

Poarch Band of Creek Indians planning to enter Illinois casino market

Adam Morgan

October 3, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Casino News, Licenses, Illinois

The Poarch Band of Creek Indians has reportedly announced that it is hoping to enter the Illinois casino market by being given permission to build and run a $275 million gambling facility on the border between ...

IGT heralds American introduction of PlaySports sportsbetting solution

Adam Morgan

September 25, 2019

Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, U.S.A., Technology, Mobile gaming, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News, Sports betting

Global lottery and gaming innovations developer, International Game Technology (IGT), has announced that it now holds a prominent position within the newly-regulated American sportsbetting market after having r...

NIGC figures herald a good year for the American tribal gaming industry

Adam Morgan

September 20, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, U.S.A., Economy/Finance

The 501 tribal gaming operations in the United States reportedly had a great 2018 after seeing their aggregated gross gaming revenues for the twelve-month period increase by a little over 4% year-on-year to top...

New report casts doubts on efficacy of Illinois casino expansion plan

Adam Morgan

September 13, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Lottery, Horse Racing, Sports betting, Taxation, Illinois

In Illinois and an official report has reportedly cast considerable doubts on whether the state’s plan to license up to six additional casinos and bring gaming tables and sportsbetting to its horseracing tracks...

Sportsbetting to help NFL increase value of its television broadcast rights deal

Adam Morgan

September 6, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, U.S.A., NFL, Economy/Finance, Sports betting

The 100th season of the National Football League (NFL) kicked off yesterday and one team owner has reportedly declared that the rising popularity of sportsbetting in America could result in his sport increasing...

New Gary casino to apply the Hard Rock brand

Sadonna Price

July 15, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Indiana

The new land-based casino set to be created in Gary, Indiana is going to be patterned after the Hard Rock brand. Over the weekend, Spectacle Entertainment announced that an agreement had been signed with Hard R...

Eldorado Resorts Incorporated receives New Jersey approval

Adam Morgan

June 13, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, New Jersey

American regional casino operator, Eldorado Resorts Incorporated, has now reportedly increased its portfolio to encompass properties in twelve states after the New Jersey Casino Control Commission approved its ...

Iowa Governor signs sportsbetting legalization measure into law

Adam Morgan

May 15, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Fantasy Sports, Iowa

The Republican Governor for Iowa, Kim Reynolds (pictured), reportedly put her signature to a piece of legislation on Monday that will see the state allow sportsbetting to be conducted online and via its collect...

Controversial amendments added to proposed Illinois sportsbetting legislation

Adam Morgan

May 11, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, Economy/Finance, Licenses, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Illinois, Licensing

In Illinois, two amendments were reportedly added to the state’s proposed sportsbetting legalization measure earlier this week that could eventually require some licensed operators to pay a tax rate of up to 25...