Location: Texas

03/29/23 5:58 PM

IGA Tradeshow: Momentum for Texas gaming stalled, but inevitable

  • Buck Wargo, CDC Gaming
The momentum for creating casino gaming in Texas has stalled for now, but a tribal leader and gaming lawyers said it’s inevitable that it... more
03/25/23 1:04 PM

Legislative prospects gloomy for expansion of online betting in the U.S.: analyst

  • David McKee, CDC Gaming
In the course of a Friday investor note on DraftKings, igaming, and online sports betting (OSB), Deutsche Bank senior analyst Carlo... more
03/25/23 12:44 PM

Legalized sports gambling would bring Texas more money. Here’s why not everyone is sold.

  • Ryan Autullo, Austin American-Statesman
State Rep. Jeff Leach pulled out his smartphone and, like so many other Texans this month, prepared to bet on a game in the NCAA basketball... more
03/22/23 8:23 PM

As Texas lawmakers consider casino and sports gambling, Las Vegas Sands says it is in talks for casino license

  • Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Las Vegas Sands is negotiating to bring a destination resort-style casino to Texas if allowed in the state, a representative of the company... more
03/20/23 3:49 PM

Texas: Several poker rooms face civil lawsuits

  • J.R. Duren , PlayUSA
If you frequent live poker rooms in Texas, then you need to know the name, Mark Lavery. Lavery is a Chicago-based attorney who has brought... more
03/20/23 3:45 PM

Texas: Three sports betting bills to be heard by House State Affairs Committee this week

  • Robert Linnehan, Saturday Down South
Three bills to potentially legalize Texas sports betting will be heard for the first time this week in the House of Representatives State... more
03/15/23 8:16 PM

OPINION: Texans should be able to gamble here, as long as we avoid these problems with casinos

  • Tom Giovanetti, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Drive a few hundred feet north of the Texas border, or east, or south for that matter, and you will find out very quickly that many Texans... more
03/15/23 4:35 PM

Sands has no Vegas regrets

  • David McKee, CDC Gaming
Las Vegas Sands delegated Senior Vice President for Investor Relations Daniel Briggs to attend the J.P. Morgan Gaming & Lodging Forum... more
03/13/23 9:10 PM

Texas: Study finds Naskila Casino injects $212 million into local economy

  • Bluebonnet News
The total economic benefit of Naskila Casino continues to grow, with the facility injecting $212 million into the Polk County economy in... more
03/02/23 2:00 PM

GLPI CEO skeptical on Texas casino legislation passing this year

  • Howard Stutz, The Nevada Independent
Gaming and Leisure Properties Chairman and CEO Peter Carlino is among the skeptics who don’t believe Texas will legalize casinos this year.... more