5 Sports Picks: Who’s Going to the World Series?
1. Bet baseball futures now. The favored Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees are now all under 5-1 to win the World Series. The Washington Nationals have gone from 25-1 to 15-1. To get a price, you’ll have to commit to a team before they even clinch a post-season spot. Make your […]
Georgia Again Considers Expanded Gambling
In Georgia, two legislative committees have formed in response to Governor Brian Kemp’s request that state agencies find ways to cut 4 percent from their budgets this year and 6 percent in fiscal 2021. State Rep. Ron Stephens, chairman of the 15-member Special Committee on Economic Growth, House Speaker and Economic Development and Tourism Chairman, […]
Cordish Grows Pennsylvania Footprint
Three years ago, Baltimore-based Cordish Companies was known to the gaming industry mainly for its flagship Live! Casino & Hotel, opened as Maryland Live! in 2012, one of the top two Maryland gaming venues. It was a continuation of several Live! entertainment attractions Cordish has developed around the country since initiating the brand in 1999 […]
Hard Rock Bids on Greek Casino
At an August 23 press conference in Athens, Jim Allen, chairman and CEO of Seminole Gaming, announced that U.S.-based gaming giant Hard Rock International has submitted a binding offer for a €1 billion (US$1.1 billion) casino development planned for a former airport near the Greek capital. The development will be self-funded with€250 million, supplemented by […]
Illinois Expansion No Sure Thing
The expansion of gaming in Illinois is leading to some expected and unexpected consequences. In a surprise move, officials at Churchill Downs Inc. recently announced that Arlington International Racecourse in Chicago will not seek a gaming license, though the historic racetrack has lobbied more than a decade to be allowed to offer casino gaming. Churchill […]
Place Your NFL Wagers at William Hill
William Hill’s top regular season receiving yards odds: My final sleepers of this 2020 NFL season are Tyreek Hill of the Kansas City Chiefs and Antonio Brown of the Oakland Raiders. Hill is the fastest player in the NFL and he has the reigning MVP throwing him the ball. On to Brown. […]
SugarHouse: Home of NFL Wagers
SugarHouse’s defensive Rookie of the Year odds: Some sleepers to win the Defensive Rookie of the Year this season are Nick Bosa of the San Francisco 49ers and Quinnen Williams of the New York Jets. Both of these guys are absolute units that in their respective first seasons, will inflict a ton of fear into […]
Live Action, Live Bets Online at MGM
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 […]
NFL: All Bets On at Borgata
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 […]
