Regulators in Ohio and Indiana are not pleased that Kentucky’s new sports wagering law expressly allows those between 18 and 21 years of age to place wagers – a privilege denied to residents of such age in the other [...]
The most direct competitor to what will be the new Terre Haute Casino Resort, the Golden Nugget Danville in Danville, Illinois, about an hour north of Terre Haute off U.S. 41, receives a temporary operating permit from the Illinois [...]
Good news for Indiana: Illinois lawmakers passed a measure May 24 that extends the restriction on sports betting apps in Illinois from accepting wagers on in-state college teams for at least another year, through June 30, 2024. The ban [...]
Diane Freeman retires from her post as director of charity gaming for the Indiana Gaming Commission after several decades of state service. Freeman has been the only person ever in charge of implementing and monitoring charity gaming for the [...]
The Indiana Gaming Commission will host a quarterly meeting on Thursday, June 15 at 10:30 a.m. in the Marquee Room at Horseshoe Indianapolis in Shelbyville. The meeting will also be streamed via the Commission’s YouTube channel. [...]
Former Sen. Brent Waltz (R) of Greenwood was released from federal custody on May 8 – earlier than even his most recent scheduled date of release from incarceration – following his guilty plea related to charges of accepting and [...]
Sen. Eddie Melton (D) of Gary, who represents the Senate district that is home to Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana, won the Democratic nomination for mayor of Gary over Mayor Jerome Prince (D). With the nod tantamount to election [...]
PointsBet reveals it has launched its horse racing product, PointsBet Racing, in 25 states – including Indiana – ahead of the Triple Crown races. In October, PointsBet and 1/ST TECHNOLOGY, a business division of Thoroughbred racing company The Stronach [...]
Bally’s Evansville is offering a $3 million Memorial Day weekend drawing for Bally Rewards members. Players earn entries by playing casino games from 6:00 a.m. on Friday, May 26, through 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 28. Three guests will [...]
Australia-based PointsBet retains investment banker Moelis & Company to facilitate a sale of its North American operations – which includes its Hollywood Casino Lawrenceburg skin – as the sports wagering industry starts to see the kind of consolidation that [...]