The new NBA season is underway, and Luka Doncic from the Dalla Mavericks is the early consensus betting favorite to win the MVP at +425 odds, along with Giannis ‘Greek Freak’ Antetokounmpo from the Milwaukee Bucks at +600, and Joel Embiid from the Philadelphia 76ers at +650 odds. Nikola Jokic, the All-Star center from the […]
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A Virginia casino study conducted by the state’s Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) has found Petersburg suitable to become a host gaming town. In 2020, Virginia authorized a single casino development in the cities of Richmond, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Bristol, and Danville. Each commercial gaming development required the local support of voters by way […]
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For the second year, the Shady Grove Lounge at Las Vegas’ Silverton Casino Hotel will transform into the Bad Elf Pop-Up Bar over the holiday season. From Nov. 4 to Jan. 2, this nascent alcoholic Christmas tradition will deck the bar with snow-covered Christmas trees, presents, and 27 “retired” elves dangling from the ceiling, The […]
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Las Vegas hotel revenue generated from business and leisure travelers this year will exceed pre-coronavirus pandemic levels, making the US casino mecca one of a small number of domestic cities to check both boxes. In the travel and leisure industry, airlines, hoteliers and other sub-groups separate business and leisure travelers into two distinct groups. That […]
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Recent GDP data suggest the US economy is already meeting the traditional definition of a recession — two consecutive quarters of negative growth. But if the recent Global Gaming Expo (G2E) is an accurate indication, the gaming industry isn’t yet feeling adverse effects. Following meetings with industry management teams at G2E, Roth Capital analyst Edward […]
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Multiple James Beard-winning Mediterranean chef Alon Shaya is opening a new restaurant at the Wynn. The as-yet-unnamed eatery will launch sometime next winter in the 14,000-square-foot space, formerly home to Wynn’s Tryst and Intrigue nightclubs. “The restaurant is really going to have to live up to that space,” Shaya told Eater Vegas. “I expect to […]
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Atlantic City casinos, sportsbooks, and iGaming platforms won a combined $484.8 million off of gamblers last month, a nearly 7% improvement on September 2021. But there’s much more to the industry story than the overall gross gaming revenue (GGR) number. Brick-and-mortar GGR in September followed the 2022 trend in outpacing 2021. The casinos won $251.7 […]
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The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) continues to exert more pressure on the country’s gambling industry. The latest change is a pilot program of a “single customer view” that all gaming operators will share. Appearing before the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR) today, UKGC CEO Andrew Rhodes announced the pending trial. It will likely begin […]
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As the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour continues to find success, GGPoker is ready to up the live poker stakes in the UK. It has organized the UK Poker Championships (UKPC), which it will host with the Dusk Till Dawn poker venue next January. GGPoker announced yesterday that it secured a sponsorship deal with Dusk Till […]
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Even though Sony only supplies a gaming console for FIFA 23 and other video games, it is caught up in a lawsuit over loot boxes in Austria. It’s likely one of many that will surface, as lawyers are arguing that the in-game prizes are gambling and, therefore, in violation of Austria’s gaming monopoly. The lawsuit […]
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