Is Shaq Playing a Losing Hand? WynnBet Ambassador Allegedly Avoids Crypto Case Summons
Shaquille O’Neal, mostly known as Shaq, is famous for his success in basketball, business, and TV. However, the WynnBet brand ambassador’s involvement with the infamous defunct crypto exchange FTX may land him in hot water. Shaq has allegedly been avoiding his court summons in the FTX court case. Because FTX was not registered in the […]
Bonus Q&A: Fluharty on NCLGS, Legal Online Gambling, and ‘iGaming for Dough’
State lawmakers from around the US come to be educated about legal online gambling at the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS). That’s where they’ll be from July 12 to 15. So Bonus asked NCLGS President-elect Shawn Fluharty what they’ll be discussing. As the organization’s name implies, Fluharty is a state lawmaker from […]
Bally’s Announces Improved Q1 Results, Management Changes & New Partnerships
Bally’s Corporation seems closer to finding its way with improved financial results in Q1 2023, a management shake-up, and new partnerships to improve Bally Bet. The company has also struck a deal with the Oakland Athletics which will make their new home on the lot occupied by the Tropicana after their move to Las Vegas. Those […]
MGM, Caesars, Hard Rock Casino Hotels Targeted in New Jersey Rate-Fixing Class Action
MGM Resorts International, Caesars Entertainment, and Hard Rock International face a class action lawsuit in New Jersey over Atlantic City hotel room rates. The plaintiffs accuse the casino hotel operators of coordinating to fix room rates in violation of US antitrust law. The suit, filed on May 9 in New Jersey District Court, also names Cendyn […]
Ocean Casino Resort Trucks in Sand, Rebuilds Beachfront Ahead of Memorial Day
Atlantic City’s Ocean Casino Resort is betting on its beach by investing $700,000 to rebuild a badly eroded beachfront before the summer season kicks off. Work on the shorefront began last week and is expected to wrap up in time for Memorial Day weekend at the end of the month. Chronic erosion at the coastal resort […]
Alleged DraftKings Hacker Joseph Garrison Arrested and Charged in New York
Authorities may have gotten to the bottom of a cyber-attack against DraftKings in November, which resulted in the theft of about $600,000 from user accounts. Joseph Garrison, 18, of Wisconsin, surrendered to the FBI in New York City on May 18, 2023. The United States Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of New York announced the arrest later the same […]
Charles Town Online Casinos Overtake Greenbrier in WV Amid Slow April
Charles Town Races has overtaken the Greenbrier for the online casino market lead in West Virginia. The bulk of Charles Town’s revenue can be assumed to come from DraftKings. The only other brand on the license is PointsBet, typically a bit player. That switch comes amidst what was otherwise a slow month of April for US online casinos. Across […]
Judge to Hear Argument Against Sands Downstate New York Retail Casino
Multi-faceted opposition to the proposed Las Vegas Sands “multi-billion-dollar” retail casino at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum may reach its apex on May 24. That’s when Nassau Supreme Court Justice Sarika Kapoor‘s docket shows a scheduled “appearance date” in the Hofstra University vs. Nassau County Planning Commission lawsuit. The Sands downstate New York retail casino […]
US Attorney General Lays Out Appeal in Steve Wynn ‘Foreign Agent’ Civil Suit
The US Attorney General has filed arguments in an appeal of a 2022 federal court decision that ruled casino mogul Steve Wynn is not required to register as a foreign agent. In a brief filed on May 12 with the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the US Attorney General asks the […]
As CS2’s Release Date Approaches, is Valve Doing Enough to Combat Skin Gambling?
Counter-Strike Global Offensive (CS: GO), one of the world’s most popular video games, periodically comes under fire for the way its in-game purchases provide the basis for a form of unsafe, unregulated gambling known as skin gambling. At peak times, there can be over one million users playing CS:GO simultaneously. Now, with a sequel coming, skin gambling […]
