September 2024

Reno-based gaming analyst Ken Adams says in his September report, which he amasses for CDC Gaming Reports, that gaming revenue in the monitored 21 states was more than $3.83 billion. That’s a four percent premium on the same year 2017. Absent a major economic reversal, the industry is in a very strong position right now,”…

Love in All the Wrong PlacesAlthough 90 Day Fiance — a show that follows Americans desperate to find love as they spend their last dollar travelling to other countries to meet and marry foreigners anxious to get into the US the easy way (with a K-1 fiance visa) — makes its participants sign gag orders…

State lawmakers and Governor Ralph Northam (D) gave owners of the shuttered Colonial Downs Racetrack authorization to house the slot-like gaming machines. The legislation — House Bill 1609 — also approved up to 10 off-track betting (OTB) facilities featuring the historical racing terminals. This week, Revolutionary Racing, a company based in Chicago that agreed to…

According to sources who spoke to The New York Post’s “Page Six,” in late October, person or persons unknown stole into the presidential suite where Deifik and his wife, Nancy, stay when they’re in town — and made off with almost $1 million worth of Nancy’s jewelry. No one saw a thing, according to the…

Washington manager Dave Martinez said in an interview with MLB.COM on the 22nd (Korea time), “The reason why Abrams went down to the minor league is not because of his performance. It’s a problem solved within the club,” adding, “I won’t reveal the details.” Washington notified Abrams of a “minor league downgrade” after the visiting…

Choo Shin-soo told reporters ahead of the 2024 KBO League kt wiz at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 21st. Ohtani hit his 219th home run in the big league on the 18th, breaking Choo Shin-soo’s record of most home runs (218) by MLB players from Asia. Choo Shin-soo, who gave up the first place,…

Major Sok Kosal of the Sihanouk Province Military Police said the men were loan sharks, according to the Khmer Times. “They’re part of a Chinese gang who provided loans to gamblers at a casino in Sihanoukville,” said Kosal. “The suspects held two of their countrymen — who owed money due to gambling — and tortured…

Users of the bank’s mobile app will be able to block payments to betting companies and online casinos in an effort to help those struggling with gambling addiction to add an extra layer of restraint. Barclays said the feature is now available to all debit card holders in the UK and will be offered to…

Lottery officials in several states and provinces have issued warnings this week to parents and other gift-givers, saying that scratch-off tickets, casino chips, and other gambling products aren’t appropriate presents for children. Officials: Lottery Tickets Worse Than a Lump of CoalAlmost all parents would agree that they don’t want their young children developing gambling habits….

The American sports bettor beat out the four commissioners of the “big four” professional US sports leagues, the NBA’s Adam Silver (No. 2), NFL’s Roger Goodell (No. 3), MLB’s Rob Manfred (No. 5), and NHL’s Gary Bettman (No. 10). When the US Supreme Court cleared the way for states to legalize sports betting in May,…