In The News: International Gaming Institute
Industry watchers say online casinos, also referred to as iCasinos or iGaming, will spread to more markets in 2021 as states reeling from the pandemic’s economic impacts look for new forms of tax revenue. While the Silver State offers online poker, experts say it’ll take years before it broadens its online gaming offerings.
The dog racing "mecca" of Florida ran its final greyhound contests Thursday night as the gambling mainstay strides closer to its potential demise across America.
With an unwavering commitment to empower, enrich and educate underserved children to lead choice-filled lives, non-profit CORE welcomes two new members to serve the organization on the CORE 2021 Board of Trustees: Jessica Battaglia, Vice President of Human Resources, Switch; and Bo Bernhard, Associate Vice President of Economic Development, UNLV.
Not many people know this, as beginners to the online casino and gambling world, but payouts within casino games will always favour the casino house. The edge does differ from casino to casino, however some table games on particular bets will favour the house by as much as 10% and more! It is pretty crazy to think about it like that we know, however this is another reason as to why casinos will manage to stay in business, due to the generation of profits that are made this way.
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The world of sports wagering in the U.S. is changing at a rapid pace. In the two years since the repeal of the Professional and Amateur Sports and Protection Act (PASPA), 18 states and the District of Columbia have legalized sports betting. Only seven states have no sports betting legislation whatsoever. For regulators and policymakers, this short timeframe—combined with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic—means that a lot of decisions have been made quickly, oftentimes without any experience with sports wagering.
In the wake of COVID closures and plummeting casino revenue, Las Vegas hotel room rates have plunged to all-time lows.
GOED Knowledge Fund grant will connect technology companies statewide to federal Small Business Innovation research grants.
Circa Resort in downtown Las Vegas is opening its hotel rooms next month a little earlier than anticipated — with a twist.
Heading into the Thanksgiving weekend, hotel room rates in Las Vegas have dropped to “ominous” low levels, according to a casino industry expert.
Las Vegas room rates for Thanksgiving weekend have dropped in the days leading up to the holiday.
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak is intimating about new health restrictions on Nevada gaming properties as COVID-19 cases continue to escalate. Las Vegas casinos have yet to fully recover from earlier closings.