‘Horrible’ Wording, Little Campaigning Almost Cost Colorado Legal Sports Betting
by Jill R. Dorson
While national polls show strong support for sports betting legalization in general, lawmakers from Colorado to New Hampshire learned on Tuesday that sending related initiatives to the voters is no sure thing.
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MGM Resorts, Yahoo Sports sign sports betting partnership deal
by Richard N. Velotta
A wide-ranging new partnership between subsidiaries of MGM Resorts International and Verizon Communications Inc. will result in a new sports betting collaboration on Yahoo Sports.
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Full House, Wynn partner on mobile sports wagering in 2 states
by Bailey Schultz
Nevada – based Full House Resorts has partnered with Wynn Resorts International to expand its sports betting offerings.
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Hard Rock chairman interested in acquiring Las Vegas Strip asset
by Bailey Schulz
The Hard Rock will transform into the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas next year, but it may not be long before a Hard Rock – branded hotel – casino returns to the city.
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‘It’s been a difficult year’ – MGM’s Murren discusses hotel-casino sales, financial challenges and company layoffs
by Howard Stutz
Jim Murren won’t flat-out predict an economic downturn is about to hit the U.S., but the chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts International said the signs are there and he isn’t taking any chances.
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G2E wraps up after showing games, tech for now, into the future
by Bailey Schultz
On Thursday, almost exactly as the clock struck 3 p.m., the 2019 Global Gaming Expo show floor began to disappear.
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Wynn Resorts pulling out of race for Osaka resort license
by Bailey Schultz
Wynn Resorts Ltd. is pulling out of the race for an integrated resort in Osaka, leaving one less obstacle for MGM Resorts International’s push for a Japanese gaming license there.
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In from the cold
by Tomo Yamamoto
With a population of 3.74 million, Japan’s largest basic municipality, Yokohama, has finally raised its hand for an IR bid, prompting some of the world’s most prominent IR operators as well as rival Japan cities to sit up and take notice.
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Judge Extends Injunction Against D.C. In Sports Betting Case
by Jill R. Dorson
Tuesday morning, Dylan Carragher, a Washington D.C. sports betting app developer got a small legal victory – about a week after a D.C. Superior Court judge issued a temporary restraining order against the Office of the Chief Financial Officer to keep it from making the first installment of a payment to vendor Intralot. Judge John Campbell extended that order by seven days, set a hearing date a promised a decision in the case by October 18.
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Fierce race in Japan for 3 integrated resort permits
By Walter Sim
The fierce race to win the right to host one of Japan’s three integrated resorts (IRs) is heating up, with at least eight areas keen to bet on the potential economic and tourism boom.
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