Category: Weekly Gambling News and Recaps

Illinois Lottery Winners File Lawsuit The Illinois Lottery is unable to pay big winners due to a government shutdown in the state.  Tickets with a prize of $25,000 and higher cannot be cut

Sports Leagues Win Sports Betting Appeal The sports leagues prevailed over New Jersey once again in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.  The court split 2-1, taking the side of the sports leagues

Las Vegas Club Casino Closes After 85 Years The Las Vegas Club opened in 1930 and received a gaming license the following year.  Its 85-year run ended on Wednesday at midnight when its

Caesars Entertainment Debt Lawsuits Move Forward Caesars Entertainment lost a bid to hold off a lawsuit involving the bankruptcy of its operating unit this week. That caused the stock price to collapse 40

MGM Proposes Atlanta Casino MGM Resorts has proposed a casino in Atlanta, one of the largest cities in the U.S. without legalized gambling. The proposal includes a $1 billion investment that would be

Five Deadwood casinos will launch new games starting July 1. South Dakota voters approved expanding gambling to craps, roulette and live keno in a November statewide referendum. The new law permitting these games

Details for New Las Vegas Strip Property Emerge Plans for Alon Las Vegas emerged this week. The Fox affiliate in Las Vegas uncovered a preliminary application for construction of the Alon resort on

Kirk Kerkorian, Dead at Age 98 Kirk Kerkorian, founder of the company known today as MGM Resorts, died at the age of 98 this week.  The pioneer of the Las Vegas Strip was

Indiana Governor Vetoes One Gaming Bill, Ignores Two Others Indiana Governor Mike Pence used executive inaction to allow two bills to go into law and vetoed a third this week.  HEA 1540, which

The IRS proposed dropping the minimum reportable slot jackpot win from $1,200 to $600 earlier this year. The IRS allowed individuals and businesses to comment on the proposal. The last day for that