Las Vegas Sands announce Second Quarter Results

The Las Vegas Sands Corporation have released their 2nd quarter results for 2019, which show a net revenue was $3.33 billion, a figure that missed the projected forecast of $3.42 for the period. Sheldon G. Adelson, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, commenting on the latest set of figures released, said: "We delivered solid...

National Hockey League hire former AGA Executive

The National Hockey League has hired Sarah Slane, a former executive of the American Gaming Association in a consultancy role, to advise the NHL on sports betting policies. The NHL are keen to expand into the regulated States in the US, where the 31 teams in the NHL are based in. The appointment of Slane, who has set up her...

Comedian Doug Stanhope banned from Caesars

The US comedian Doug Stanhope has been banned from all properties owned by the Caesars Entertainment Group,  according to the comedian himself. Stanhope is claiming that he has been banned by the casino group,  after posting  one star reviews of properties owned by Caesars Entertainment on Yelp and Trip Advisor. Posting on his twitter page, Stanhope posted a photograph of...

FanDuel Launch New York Sportsbook at Tiago Downs Casino Resort

The FanDuel Group announced the grand opening of the company’s first retail sportsbook in New York State, located at Tioga Downs Casino Resort in Nichols, New York. Keith Wall, Vice President Commercial Retail, FanDuel Group, commenting of the opening of the retails sportsbook at Tioga Downs, said: "As we continue to expand our sportsbook operations across the U.S. the opening...

Mississippi Gaming Commission give Green Light for New Casino

The Mississippi Gaming Commission have given the green light for a new casino development to be built and opened in Hancock County. The approval, which has been provided to  the developer Cure Land Company,  could see the casino built on a 100 acre development, just a few miles from the 129-room Silver Slipper Casino Hotel. The casino being proposed, could...

Virginia Lottery sees Profits Rise to $650m

The US State of Virginia has announced record profits for its lottery over the past year, with the office of Governor Ralph Northam announcing that the Virginia Lottery recorded a profit of $650m off revenues of $2.29 billion, for the year ending on 30th June 2019. The profits derived from the Virginia Lottery are used to fund K-12 education programs. ...

Betfred Sign Deal to Expand into Iowa

Privately owned British bookmaker Betfred,  have announced the completion of a deal that will see them operate in the state of Iowa. In signing an agreement with Elite Casino Resorts, Betfred will be providing the technology and operations support, enabling Elite Casino Resorts to offer sports wagering for their customers in the state. Subject to regulatory approval Betfred will be...

NetEnt Games now available in Pennsylvania

Back on the 14th March earlier this year, Casinomeister US reported that Swedish casino game developer NetEnt had been awarded a license from the State of Pennsylvania,  allowing NetEnt to provide it's game content to regulated operators in the State. Well we can report now that as of this morning NetEnt's game content is available to play on those online...

New Hampshire gives Green Light for Sports Betting

The state of New Hampshire will become the 14th state in the US that will be regulating and legalizing the activity of sports betting. With iGaming news and podcast portal Casino Gazette reporting that the Governor, Chris Sununu, signed into law the bill H480, that will make sports wagering in New Hampshire legal. This is a major fillip not just...

Sports Betting Declines in West Virginia

The state of West Virginia has seen a dramatic fall in revenue for the month of June based on the previous, reporting a drop of nearly 150% to $377,552.  This coincides with a overall drop in bets placed from nearly $11m seen in May to $9.5m in the month of June. The Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races remained in...