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MGM’s MVP odds: Two very strong MVP candidates find themselves a little low on this list. One is Carson Wentz, the apparent runaway MVP in 2018 before he tore his ACL and missed the final third of the season. Wentz’s Philadelphia Eagles are loaded on offense this season, which may help propel the QB to […]
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Here are Borgata’s division champion odds: One division of particular interest is the AFC North. The Cleveland Browns are a very talented group, but for most of the players, it’s either their first year with the team or they’re still young and developing. My pick would be the team with the third-highest odds, the Baltimore […]
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Hard Rock Vegas Will Close for Virgin Makeover
The new owners of Las Vegas’ Hard Rock Hotel and Casino have scrubbed plans to keep the off-Strip resort partially open during the $200 million-plus transformation that will turn it into the Virgin Hotel Las Vegas by the end of next year. Plans now call for the property to close entirely when the remodeling gets […]
Wind Creek Bethlehem Transition Begins
Wind Creek Bethlehem, the former Sands Bethlehem in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley, has announced that there will be some disruptions in gaming operations as the company transitions its branding. On May 31, the Poarch Band of Creek Indians closed on its purchase of the property, on the historic site of the Bethlehem Steel plant, from Las […]
Hooters to Rebrand as Oyo Hotel & Casino In Las Vegas
Oyo Hotels & Homes, the world’s third-largest and fastest-growing hotel chain, last week announced that it has partnered with Highgate to create its first key flagship property in Las Vegas, Oyo’s first property in the city – Oyo Hotel & Casino Las Vegas. Located near the corner of the famed Las Vegas Strip on Tropicana […]
PA Truck Stop Gaming Goes Live
On Friday, August 16, the Rutter’s truck stop and convenience store along Route 30 in York, Pennsylvania opened its gaming room, becoming the first truck stop location in the state to offer five video gaming terminals in a room tailored to the state’s strict specifications. Nearly two years after Pennsylvania lawmakers passed a sweeping gaming […]
Genting Goes All In in New York
Genting is taking Resorts World Catskills private in a bid to turn the struggling casino’s fortunes around. The property couldn’t hope for an owner with deeper pockets, but the realities of New York’s upstate gaming market aren’t going to make it easy. As the largest and most expensive of the state’s four commercial casinos, and […]
MGM Springfield President Calls First Year a Success
It’s been a year since MGM Springfield opened in Massachusetts’ third largest city, and despite the fact that the $960 million casino has underperformed in terms of expectations, its president, Michael Mathis, last week called the first year a success. Mathis told a roomful of reporters during a 45-minute press conference, “I think there were […]
Indiana to Host First Sportsbooks—for Chicagoans
Just in time for the National Football League’s Bears versus Packers September 5 kickoff, Penn National will launch a sportsbook at Ameristar Casino East Chicago on September 1 and Caesars Entertainment will open the Book at Horseshoe Hammond September 4. Both venues expect Chicago bettors to cross state line to Indiana to place their wagers. […]
theScore Sports Betting App to Debut in New Jersey
After getting the green light to unveil a mobile application for sports betting in New Jersey, Canada’s theScore Inc. rallied to its highest share level since July 2015. Shares of the small-cap company climbed as much as 18 percent August 16, taking the month’s rally to 35 percent. The Toronto-based company said that it would […]
FinCEN Watching Cryptocurrency Transactions
In the eyes of financial watchdogs, there’s no difference between cold hard cash, credit card funds, and digital currencies. As far as America’s federal financial crimes agency is concerned, there should be no difference in how casinos monitor gambling transactions, whether they’re made at a mobile sportsbook with bitcoin or at a slot machine with […]
