This Week in Gambling

As the country and the gaming industry bounce back from the pandemic, American gambling revenue for April nearly set a record. In fact, gambling revenue for the month of April was the second highest it’s ever been. Commercial gaming in the U.S. across casino games, sports betting, and online gambling totaled nearly $4.4 billion, just shy of the all-time record of $4.8 billion. The numbers are even more impressive when you consider that about 80% of casinos in the country are still under COVID restrictions. According to our friends at the American Gaming Association, profits from slot machines did hit…

If you would like to celebrate the holiday in style, you had better book your Las Vegas 4th of July trip now! There are big plans for Independence Day, with seven resort casinos on The Strip having fireworks planned. That list of properties includes Caesars Palace, The Aria, Treasure Island, The Venetian, Planet Hollywood, The Strat, and the brand new Resorts World Las Vegas. In fact, Resorts World won’t even open until June 24th. The fireworks on the Strip will not be the only show in town, however. The Plaza Hotel and Casino will have fireworks for downtown Vegas and…

The Florida sports betting and Tribal Gaming agreement with the Seminole Tribe is barely a week old, yet already there are calls for the Federal Government to step in and stop it! But since there are Tribal casinos are in 30 states (with more on the way), the outcome of this fight could have consequences for more than Florida! Additionally, there are now even more Tribal Gaming interests on the Las Vegas Strip! Hello friends, and welcome to This Week in Gambling, where we’re looking at sports betting and Tribal Gaming troubles in the state of Florida! And that is…

Las Vegas Tribal Gaming has been in the headlines a lot this past year. First, it was Mohegan Gaming that agreed to run the casino at the new Virgin Hotel located where the Hard Rock used to be. Then, the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians snapped up the Palms Hotel and Casino just last month. Now, the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation of North Dakota, collectively known as the Three Affiliated Tribes, have purchased a large property just off the Vegas Strip. The group said that they have the option of building most anything on the nearly 9 acres…

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The ink isn’t even dry of the Seminole Gaming Compact with the state of Florida, but already there are political challenges being raised. That agreement paves the way for sports betting in the state. But the mayor of Miami Beach has voiced his concerns that the agreement is corrupted, and he wants the Federal Government to kill the deal. The U.S. Department of the Interior must approve the agreement since it involves a Native American tribe. And the Miami Beach mayor believes that the new compact between the Seminoles and the state has been corrupted and hijacked by politicians with…