Jerad Paparella 
Hard Rock International, owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, announced an agreement to acquire The Mirage Hotel and Casino fr om MGM International for $1.075 billion on Monday. The Seminole Tribe will become the first tribal operator on the Las Vegas Strip and just … Read more
Florida Voters In Charge filed a notice to the court Saturday that they will withdraw an emergency notice for injunction to block the Seminole Tribe from interfering with their efforts. The move comes after Leon County Circuit Court Judge Angela Dempsey refused to stop the … Read more
New Jersey legislators are moving forward with S4007 after the New Jersey Budget and Appropriations Committee approved the bill on Monday. The bill would reduce the required payments from casinos under the PILOT arrangement and prevent the use of sports betting and online gambling revenue … Read more
South Dakota passed SB 44 in March, legalizing sports betting in Deadwood – the first bets were accepted on September 9, 2021. Since launch, several Deadwood sportsbooks have been fined by the South Dakota Commission on Gaming for regulatory violations, including accepting illegally large wagers. … Read more
Indiana set new monthly sports betting handle and revenue records in November – this marks the third consecutive month Indiana has set a new monthly handle record. Iowa shattered its monthly sports betting revenue record by more than $6 million; Iowa also enjoyed a 2.3% … Read more
According to a newly-released United Nations report, unregulated sports betting and corruption in the sporting world has been on the rise over the last two decades. According to the report, up to 80% of worldwide wagers are placed through unlicensed channels, turning in an estimated … Read more
The city of Chicago is set to discuss a potential new 2% tax on sports betting revenues in the city; this would bring the effective sports betting tax rate to 19%. While many see the tax as an attempt to appease Neil Bluhm – a … Read more
HB 29, a bill legalizing and regulating sports betting in Ohio, overwhelmingly passed both the Ohio Senate and Ohio House of Representatives on Wednesday. The bill now heads to Gov. Mark DeWine’s desk, where it is considered extremely likely to be signed into action, as … Read more
Delaware’s sports bettors have suffered a historically bad stretch, with sportsbooks reporting over a 10% hold in nine of the last 12 months – this includes a 14% hold in October. Both Delaware and Montana, the states with the two highest reported holds for October, … Read more
A report from Politico claims that the Seminole Tribe of Florida has been sabotaging signature-gathering efforts for multiple voter’s initiatives regarding sports betting and gaming. According to sources familiar with the matter, the tribe has been providing financial incentives for signature-gatherers to quit their role … Read more
MGM National Harbor will be the first Maryland sportsbook to launch, with a Thursday afternoon sportsbook opening. The Horseshoe Casino in downtown Baltimore plans to begin accepting bets at their new sportsbook this week. The launch will be preceded by a visit by the Maryland … Read more
Underdogs covered the spread in nearly 60% of November’s NFL games, with 23 point-spread underdogs completing outright upsets. Six of the 14 NFL matchups this week feature 7-point spreads or larger, pointing to another potentially big week for both underdogs and sportsbooks. LAS VEGAS – … Read more