Horseracing Integrity Act Gets Congressional Hearing on Tuesday
A bill that would nationalize drug testing and safety standards for horse racing will get its first hearing before Congress next week. US Reps. Paul Tonko (at podium) and Andy…
Handicapper Gorodetsky in hot Water With Feds Over $10 Million Scam
Robert Gorodetsky, a sports handicapper who rose to notoriety and now infamy for his brash betting style, is facing two criminal charges related to allegations that he bilked an investor…
Arkansas Officials Allegedly Violate Law When Meeting Privately on Casino
Pope County, Arkansas office holders allegedly participated in improper “back door meetings and deals” on a gaming license before throwing their support to Cherokee Nation Businesses, a newspaper report claims….
LVS Cool Call by Analyst, but Another Likes Macau Names
Speculation that the coronavirus outbreak could make its way to Macau and prevent gamblers from visiting the peninsula is weighing on operators’ stocks this week. Down 5.33 percent over the…
New Jersey Drug Court Grads Can Now Work at Atlantic City Casinos
New Jersey’s governor signed into law this week a measure that lets drug court graduates get a required license for higher-level jobs in Atlantic City gaming operations. New Jersey Gov….
Oklahoma Governor Demands in Court Filing Tribes Stop Offering Games
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt wants the state’s tribal casinos to cease table and electronic games, as a contentious tribal lawsuit against the state moves forward over disputed gaming compacts. Oklahoma…
Coco Gauff Faces Long Odds at Australian Open vs. Naomi Osaka
15-year-old American wunderkind Coco Gauff will get a chance at revenge against defending champion Naomi Osaka when the two square off on Friday at the Australian Open. Coco Gauff (left)…
MGM Will be the Official Gaming Partner of the Las Vegas Raiders
Jan. 22, 2020 will go down as an historic date in NFL lore, because that’s the day the Raiders officially became the league’s first franchise in Las Vegas. MGM is…
Nebraska AG Sues Racing Commission for Authorizing Historical Racing
Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson went to war on Wednesday with the state racing commission over historical racing machines. Nebraska racetracks like Fonner Park (pictured) have been losing their customers…
California, Texas Police Confiscate 172 Gaming Machines in Searches
California authorities recently seized 125 alleged illegal gambling machines from an unlicensed gaming business operating near Modesto, while separately, Dallas authorities confiscated 47 alleged illegal machines in that Texas city,…