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Online casino and poker gaming chances improve in West Virginia

March 12, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Online Gambling News, West Virginia

On Friday, the West Virginia State Senate voted in favor of the West Virginia Lottery Interactive Wagering Act. A vote of 26 to 7 will see the measure moving forward, allowing the gaming operators with land-ba...

Expanded casino legislation dies in West Virginia

Adam Morgan

March 5, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Casino News, West Virginia

In West Virginia, proposed legislation that would have permitted two of the state’s casinos to each establish a satellite facility featuring gaming tables and video lottery terminals has fallen at the first hur...

West Virginia Lottery Commission rejects integrity fee

Kim M

October 6, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Sports betting, West Virginia

In West Virginia this week, the final rules for sports betting were approved by the state Lottery Commission while a proposal to include an integrity fee was rejected. According to the West Virginia MetroNew...

Sportsbetting entry for Delaware North Companies Incorporated

Adam Morgan

October 5, 2018

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gaming software, Technology, Mobile gaming, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, West Virginia

American casino operator Delaware North Companies Incorporated has announced that it will soon begin offering sportsbetting at its two venues in West Virginia after inking an agreement with mobile sports wageri...

William Hill inks further American sportsbetting agreements

Adam Morgan

August 3, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Sports betting, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Mississippi, West Virginia

British bookmaking giant, William Hill, has further entered the American sportsbetting market after it announced the signing of deals with casinos in the southern states of Mississippi and West Virginia. Dea...

FanDuel scores sports betting deal in West Virginia

Kim M

June 27, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Mobile gaming, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Fantasy Sports, West Virginia

Daily fantasy sports company, FanDuel, has reportedly agreed a deal with The Greenbrier Resort (pictured) located near White Sulphur Springs in West Virginia that will see the New York City-based operator provi...

West Virginia sportsbetting legislation gets gubernatorial consent

Adam Morgan

March 13, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Sports betting, West Virginia

In West Virginia, Governor Jim Justice (pictured) has reportedly announced that he does not intend to veto a measure earlier ratified by both chambers of the state’s legislature that could bring sportsbetting t...

West Virginia greyhound industry demise under debate

Lars Jones

March 20, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Horse Racing, Economy/Finance, West Virginia

As a long continuing trend across the country and throughout the world plays out, West Virginia could be the next U.S. state to end greyhound racing without actually banning the animal sport. As part of the ...

EquiLottery and Charles Town Racing reach broadcast rights agreement for innovative lottery product

Lars Jones

February 15, 2017

Horse Racing, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Lottery, West Virginia

EquiLottery has reached an agreement with West Virginia's Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races for live video feeds of horse races at the track to be used for a lottery game based on live race results. The de...

Banner year for West Virginia racetrack and casino

Adam Morgan

January 2, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Horse Racing, Economy/Finance, West Virginia

Last year reportedly saw the Hollywood Casino At Charles Town Races in West Virginia set a number of all-time individual highs including record all-sources handle per race of $116,184 alongside its largest indi...

Mountaineer Casino Racetrack And Resort hurt by growing competition

Adam Morgan

December 3, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, West Virginia

In West Virginia, profits at the Mountaineer Casino Racetrack And Resort have reportedly dropped to less than half their 2014 levels due to the recent implementation of an indoor smoking ban and ever-rising com...

West Virginia casino receives matching funds for planned advertising campaign

Adam Morgan

November 18, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, West Virginia

The West Virginia Tourism Commission has approved $175,000 in matching funds for an advertising program for the Mountaineer Casino Racetrack And Resort one month after delaying the grant over concerns that the ...

Problem gambling liability decided by WV Supreme Court

Kim M

June 20, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, West Virginia

The West Virginia Supreme Court has responded to a U.S. District Court’s question regarding recent litigation involving an Ohio man and whether or not the casino and game manufacturer have an obligation to shie...

Two West Virginia bills could affect Wheeling Island Casinos

Sadonna Price

March 6, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, West Virginia

The state of West Virginia is currently dealing with a major budget shortfall and serious issues such as decaying roadways. Two bills have been introduced to try and help the budget shortfall but would be harmf...

W. Virginia bill could hobble race track casinos

Lars Jones

February 29, 2016

Gaming Law & Legislation, Economy/Finance, West Virginia

A bill floated on behalf of West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin would strip funding from the state's horse tracks four years earlier than planned, reaping an estimated $9 million a year for the general reve...

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Online casino and poker gaming chances improve in West Virginia

Expanded casino legislation dies in West Virginia

West Virginia Lottery Commission rejects integrity fee

Sportsbetting entry for Delaware North Companies Incorporated

William Hill inks further American sportsbetting agreements

FanDuel scores sports betting deal in West Virginia

West Virginia sportsbetting legislation gets gubernatorial consent

West Virginia greyhound industry demise under debate

EquiLottery and Charles Town Racing reach broadcast rights agreement for innovative lottery product

Banner year for West Virginia racetrack and casino

Mountaineer Casino Racetrack And Resort hurt by growing competition

West Virginia casino receives matching funds for planned advertising campaign

Problem gambling liability decided by WV Supreme Court

Two West Virginia bills could affect Wheeling Island Casinos

W. Virginia bill could hobble race track casinos

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