Delays, delays, delays! US sports betting delays in Maine, which won’t launch until next year! Delays in Kansas, where betting on sports won’t launch in time for football season! And delays in Massachusetts, which won’t launch until the Super Bowl! But there is one state that is already counting down to their sports betting launch. 36 states! That’s how much US sports betting has spread across America in just four years! 36 states! But some of the most recent states to regulate the activity are having a bit of trouble getting going. Maine sports betting was the 34th state to…

It’s been a wild week of gambling news, with rumors still flying about both a Las Vegas NBA and an MLB team. There are new basketball arenas being build and plots of land being looked at for baseball stadiums. And over the weekend, a small amount of rain caused some major Las Vegas flooding, virtually shutting down the city and the airport! Hello friends! And welcome to This Week in Gambling, where we have a lot to discuss, including the latest state to regulate sports betting and possible Las Vegas NBA and MLB teams! More on all of that in…

This week’s gambling news focuses on the Macau casino lockdown from the latest Coronavirus outbreak. Casinos there just reopened, but travel restrictions have already cost them millions, and will probably cost them billions, and is already costing Las Vegas gaming companies like MGM Resorts, Wynn Resorts, & Las Vegas Sands millions! When it comes to gambling revenue, Macau china is the world leader. In fact, Macau generates three times as much money as Las Vegas… at least, it used to. Wynn, MGM, and the Las Vegas Sands all have casinos in Macau. Actually these American companies have a combined 11…

This week’s gambling news finds three Las Vegas casinos closing forever. Having been shut down since the pandemic began, many of these were never able to re-open, and now they will be demolished. Additionally, another hotel right on The Vegas Strip has closed to make room for a mystery project. Could it be a new Las Vegas Casino Resort? Hello friends, and welcome to This Week in Gambling, where we had quite the scare over the weekend at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. More on that in just a moment. Up first: Even with the record revenue numbers we’ve…

This week’s gambling news comes from the US Congress, where several members are urging the Department of Justice to take action against offshore operators, and to ban online gambling that isn’t regulated in the United States. Additionally, the American Gaming Association wants search engines like Google to block these offshore operators from search results. What are the motivations behind these moves?   The numbers are in, and Nevada kept their streak of billion dollar months alive in May, bringing in $1.3 billion… partly because over 3 million people visited Las Vegas that month. But even with gambling doing so well…

This week’s gambling news looks at all the new Las Vegas casinos coming over the next few years! That includes two from Station Casinos, one with an NBA arena, another themed after video games, and a big blue eyesore that’s been sitting empty on The Strip for years! Hello friends! And welcome to This Week in Gambling! I’m J.Todd, and I just got back from Las Vegas in time to enjoy the big 4th of July weekend. Plus, the casino strike in Atlantic City has been averted, so this week’s big story is all about the continued growth of Las…