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New York City-based real estate investment trust VICI Properties announced a deal to buy out MGM Growth Properties, one of their largest competitors. The deal immediately diversifies VICI’s portfolio and will make them the largest landowner on the Las Vegas Strip. VICI properties has made a name for itself acquiring a significant number of properties…

The Gaming Control Board approved emergency rules on Thursday that will help bring sports betting to Louisiana as early as next month. Advocates of sports betting will be encouraged by the timing of the decision, as it allows bettors in the state to enjoy sports betting just in time for the start of the 2021…

MGM Resorts International, one of the world’s largest casino operators, formally proposed a project to build Japan’s first casino on Wednesday. In order for the project to be approved, the proposal must be reviewed by regulatory authorities in Osaka, the city that would become home for the new project. Big-name casino operators have been waiting…

Two parimutuel facilities have officially filed a federal lawsuit in response to a new deal between the Seminole Tribe and the state of Florida. In May, the Sunshine State came to a deal with the Seminole Tribe that set out to bring the largest gambling expansion to the state in over a decade. Under the…

The National Football League’s Chicago Bears announced that they have agreed to make BetRivers the exclusive sportsbook for the team. Officials from both camps believe that the multiyear partnership will prove to be mutually beneficial, as the sports betting industry continues to grow throughout the country. The new deal is one of the many gaming…

A new bill legalizing sports betting and online casino gaming won a 28-6 vote in the Connecticut Senate last week. The bill passed with relative ease, after what has been years of debate about the expansion of gaming in the state. The timing of the bill’s passing, however, is unsurprising, given that Connecticut casinos are…

After more than a year of closures and strict operating conditions, casinos can now see light at the end of the tunnel, thanks to new guidance given by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Since March of 2020, the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic has forced many casinos to close their doors, operate at limited capacity,…

Ohio has been mulling over the legalization of a sports betting bill for, and now the state is hopeful that it could launch its first sportsbook as early as this summer. Sen. Kirk Schuring, a Republican from Canton, is responsible for the new bill, which he plans to officially introduce sometime in the month of…

Despite the fact that sports betting legislation in North Carolina passed more than two years ago, its first sportsbook didn’t open until last week. Harrah’s Cherokee Casino and Harrah’s Cherokee Valley opened their respective sportsbooks last Thursday, and residents can finally begin placing wagers. The opening of the first two sportsbooks in the state has…

Penn National Gaming, Inc. and Capital Region Gaming, LLC recently announced a 20-year strategic partnership. The partnership will give Penn National “second skin” access to New York mobile sports betting and iCasino market. The deal is certainly promising but relies heavily on the passing of new legislation that would legalize online gambling in the state….