Valley Forge Leads Pennsylvania Sportsbook Revenues
Valley Forge Casino, one of Pennsylvania’s small resort-class casinos, topped all state casinos in sports betting handle in September, registering $88 million in wagers for the first month of football season—a rise of $50 million over August. Because of Pennsylvania’s sports betting rules, the fact that Valley Forge is one of the state’s smallest gaming […]
Michigan Sports Betting Bill Sent To Full House
For the second consecutive year, the Michigan House Ways and Means Committee has advanced state Rep. Brandt Iden’s sports betting and internet gaming package, which would allow and regulate online casino games, online fantasy sports contests and advance-deposit wagering in horseracing. The latest version adds a requirement that licensed operators use official league data and […]
N.H. Sportsbook Could be Active by Super Bowl
Earlier this year, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu said he hoped to be able to place a sports bet on Tom Brady before the end of the season. He might be able to make that bet. The New Hampshire Lottery last week selected Draft Kings to operate its sports betting. In August, the lottery posted […]
Twin River, Rhode Island Settle Licensing Dispute
Twin River Worldwide Holdings (TRWH) which operates Rhode Island’s two casinos, has agreed to pay $180,000 and another $36 million in casino upgrades over three years without admitting fault in a licensing dispute—but without admitting wrongdoing. The state had claimed that Twin River, with which it is involved in a dispute over whether a 20-year […]
SugarHouse Is Now Rivers Philadelphia
Philadelphia’s first gaming property, opened in 2010 as SugarHouse Casino, is now Rivers Casino Philadelphia. The casino originally was branded to reflect its historic origins, on the 22-acre former site of the Jack Frost Sugar Refinery. The casino’s owner, Rush Street Gaming, was the majority owner of another Pennsylvania casino, its principal Neil Bluhm having […]
New Casino at Atlantic City Showboat?
Showboat Atlantic City owner Bart Blatstein, through his company, Showboat Renaissance LLC, has submitted an application to the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA) to create “five new lots” at the site in order to “accomplish future conveying and financing of improvements,” according to the Press of Atlantic City. The subdivision seems to be Blatstein’s attempt […]
Hard Rock Investors Submit Illinois Application
On the October 25 deadline, representatives of the proposed $311 million Hard Rock Casino Rockford in Rockford, Illinois and its 53-member investor group submitted documents to the Illinois Gaming Board to apply for the license to operate a casino at East State Street near Interstate 90. The state has one year to approve the application; […]
Bobby Baldwin Named Chief Executive Officer of Drew Las Vegas
Witkoff has named Bobby Baldwin, renowned gaming executive, as Vice Chairman of Witkoff and Chief Executive Officer of Drew Las Vegas, a 67-story resort and casino in development on the Las Vegas Strip. Baldwin will assume his new role immediately. Partnering with a highly respected industry leader signals Witkoff’s commitment to the long-term success of […]
Wisconsin Tribe Fights Illinois Shut Out
The Forest County Potawatomi Community of Milwaukee, Wisconsin has filed suit against the city of Waukegan, Illinois, for rejecting its plan to build a casino there. Among four bidders for the local gaming license—part of Governor J.B. Pritzker’s statewide gaming expansion plan—the tribe says it scored No. 1 or No. 2 in almost every category […]
VICI Conquers Cleveland
New York City-based real estate investment trust VICI Properties Inc. recently announced an $843.3 million deal with Dan Gilbert’s JACK Entertainment LLC whereby VICI will purchase and then lease back the JACK Cleveland Casino and the JACK Thistledown Racino in North Randall, Ohio. Both properties will continue to operate under the JACK name. The transaction […]
N.Y. Senator Stumps Anew for Mobile Betting
New Jersey’s sports betting boom is offering plenty of ammunition for lawmakers in neighboring New York who believe the state is missing out on a goldmine by not expanding its own market to the internet. Senator Joseph Addabbo, the Queens Democrat who led last year’s abortive push for mobile betting in the Legislature, is ready […]
St. Joe’s Joins Villanova in Banning Sports Bets
St. Joseph’s University in eastern Pennsylvania last week became the second Philadelphia-area school to issue a statement banning sports wagering by students, faculty and staff. Last fall, Villanova University issued a similar ban. The moves are viewed as largely symbolic. Short of snitching or an expose of some larger match-fixing scheme, there’s no way to […]
