July 28, 2024

The Virginia Lottery, which is tasked with issuing applications and regulating sports betting, said last month that it had received 25 applications to conduct mobile sportsbooks. Specific applicant names were not disclosed, but the usual suspects are expected to enter the Commonwealth, including DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, and William Hill. The high level of interest by…

Cromwell was indicted on federal bribery and extortion charges last month. A grand jury found credible evidence that the then-tribal chairman received unlawful kickbacks in relation to the tribe’s efforts to build a $1 billion casino resort in Taunton. The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe has received a request from Cromwell for the tribe to compensate him…

Brandes pre-filed three bills — Senate Bill 392 (SB 392), SB 394 and SB 396 — for Florida’s 2021 legislative session, which commences in March. Similar legislation was pitched by the state senator in late 2019. But it didn’t see the light of day in the 2020 session because this was an election year and…

And that’s prompted speculation that Packer could be in discussions to sell his more than 36 percent stake in Crown Resorts to the Las Vegas Sands founder and CEO. The UK’s Daily Telegraph broke the news that Adelson, 87, and Packer, 53, were celebrating the end of the most difficult year for their gaming businesses….

COVID-19 in 2020 severely damaged NBA revenues. Fans have been absent at arenas, games have been postponed, and television ratings greatly declined. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver conceded last month that at least one expansion franchise might make sense to generate immediate revenue. Las Vegas, which the NHL Vegas Golden Knights and NFL Raiders call home,…

An executive for Dreamscape Companies this week shot down rumors that a baseball stadium would be build at the Rio site, or that the hotel-casino would be demolished, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Dreamscape owns the resort and 22 acres of unused property at the location, just west of Caesars Palace. The Rio is…

The move is expected to aid the buyer’s effort to launch a web-based sportsbook at some point this year. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. New York-based fuboTV, which positions itself as a sports-first streaming television platform, said the transaction is slated to close in the current quarter. Founded in 2019, Chicago-based Vigtory rolled out…

She is accused of trying to burn down his apartment and kill him. Kimberly Marika Johnson, 43, is scheduled to appear in North Las Vegas Justice Court on Jan. 25 for a preliminary hearing. She is charged with attempted first-degree murder and arson. A criminal complaint in the Oct. 11 incident was initially filed last…

De Ligt was most likely to transfer to Manchester United of the English Premier League. Local media reported that an individual agreement has been reached. De Ligt said he only wanted to transfer to Manchester United, declaring that other teams would reject the deal. He also pushed ahead with the trend, risking a salary cut….

De Ligt was most likely to transfer to Manchester United of the English Premier League. Local media reported that an individual agreement has been reached. De Ligt said he only wanted to transfer to Manchester United, declaring that other teams would reject the deal. He also pushed ahead with the trend, risking a salary cut….