Writer: Howard Stutz
Expanded gaming in Colorado allows Full House to increase scope of its Cripple Creek project
Colorado’s newly expanded gaming offerings have propelled Full House Resorts to increase the size and scope of its expansion at the... more
Bally’s says acquisition of DFS company will help expand its sports betting business
Bally’s Corp., which jumped into the sports betting realm last year, is acquiring the third-largest North American daily fantasy sports... more
Super Bowl LV: Defending champs Kansas City installed the favorite over Brady-led Tampa Bay
Oddsmakers on Sunday established the defending NFL champion Kansas City Chiefs as the favorites for Super Bowl LV in Tampa on Feb. 7... more
Despite COVID-19 declines, MGM deals lead Nevada casinos to a fiscal 2020 net income
The coronavirus pandemic caused Nevada’s casino industry to experience a nearly $6.2 billion decline in total revenues for the fiscal year... more
NHL signs sports betting agreement covering Czech Republic and Slovakia
The National Hockey League’s embrace of legal sports betting now extends to the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Through a multi-year... more
Revisions aside, maybe it’s time to get rid of the ‘archaic’ Wire Act altogether
Nearly 60 years have passed since Congress created the Federal Wire Act. U.S. Attorney General Robert Kennedy pushed the legislation as a... more
Off-Strip Rio Las Vegas ownership receives preliminary suitability finding by regulators
New York-based Dreamscape Companies originally planned to take two years to consider its options for the off-Strip Rio Las Vegas after it... more
Attorney: DOJ ‘has no motivation’ to appeal circuit court’s reject of Wire Act opinion
In the two years since the U.S. Department of Justice revised its 2011 opinion on the Federal Wire Act in an effort to halt the expansion... more
Federal Circuit Court rejects DOJ’s 2019 reinterpretation of the Federal Wire Act
A Federal Circuit Court Wednesday rejected the Justice Department’s 2019 decision to revise the Federal Wire Act, agreeing with a lower... more
Prison sentence of well-known Las Vegas gambler Billy Walters commuted by Trump
Noted Las Vegas gambler and philanthropist Billy Walters, who was convicted of insider trading in 2017, had the final years of his prison... more
