William Hill CEO Joe Asher Establishes Employee Fund, Donates Salary
William Hill US has been forced to furlough more than 600 employees as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, shuttering sportsbook operations across the country. But CEO Joe Asher is…
Scheinberg, Last of Black Friday 11, Pleads Guilty to Online Poker Charge
Two months after returning to federal custody, Isai Scheinberg, the founder of PokerStars, pled guilty in a New York federal court Wednesday to running an illegal online poker site. US…
Senate OKs $2T COVID-19 Bill, Includes Aid for Gaming Cos and Workers
The US Senate late on Wednesday night unanimously passed the third phase of the country’s COVID-19 relief package, a more than $2 trillion stimulus proposal designed to help businesses and…
Yonkers Calls on New York State to Expand Sports Betting Downstate
Sports betting in New York is currently limited to the four upstate commercial casinos, as well as those operated by Native American tribes. But in response to the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Connecticut Tribal Casinos Donate Food to Needy, Newly Unemployed
Connecticut’s Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun are among the many shuttered Native American gaming properties which are donating multiple pallets of food to the needy, especially those who recently lost jobs…