Category: Sports Betting

09/07/23 9:09 PM

MGM CEO: Las Vegas properties well positioned in “golden triangle of sports”

  • Buck Wargo, CDC Gaming
MGM Resorts CEO and President Bill Hornbuckle said the company’s Las Vegas casino-resorts are in the garden spot to benefit from events at... more
09/07/23 8:29 PM

The Gaming News Canada Fiver: Friday, September 8, 2023

  • Steve McAllister—Gaming News Canada
The new standards for advertising announced last week by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has the industry suggesting... more
09/07/23 8:15 PM

Gaming in Germany Conference announces agenda

  • CDC Gaming
The 2023 Gaming in Germany Conference is an event in which operators, suppliers, and service providers can find out what’s happening... more
09/07/23 3:20 PM

Legal sports betting opens to fanfare in Kentucky; governor makes the first wager

  • Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear plunked down a $20 bet Thursday on two home-state college football teams — and against an... more
09/07/23 2:55 PM

BetMGM app introduces new features, enhancements, for football games

  • Rege Behe, CDC Gaming
BetMGM Thursday announced that its sports betting app will have new enhancements and features for the 2023-24 football season. “We... more
09/06/23 8:41 PM

“Pivotal year” for digital wagering companies as NFL kicks off Thursday

  • Buck Wargo, CDC Gaming
As the NFL kicks off its season Thursday night with the Kansas City Chiefs playing the Detroit Lions, an American Gaming Association survey... more
09/06/23 8:23 PM

Iowa State QB Hunter Dekkers and four other athletes plead guilty to lesser charge in gambling case

  • Eric Olson, Associated Press
Iowa State quarterback Hunter Dekkers is among three athletes from his school and two from Iowa who have pleaded guilty to underage... more
09/06/23 10:48 AM

New AGCO advertising standards create industry confusion

  • Mark Keast, CDC Gaming
At least one operator is more than a little confused by the updated Alcohol and Gaming of Ontario’s (AGCO) Advertising Standards, announced... more
09/05/23 9:01 PM

As sports betting spikes, help for problem gamblers expands in some states

  • David A. Lieb, Associated Press
When the NFL season kicks off this week, Kentucky residents and visitors — for the first time — will be able to legally place sports bets... more
09/05/23 10:02 AM

Responsible Gaming Education Month survey indicates increased awareness of issues

  • Rege Behe, CDC Gaming
The good news as Responsible Gaming Education Month Tuesday celebrates the launch of its 25th anniversary: 84% of those who have gambled... more