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Pwnn Entertainment says guests will soon be able to book stays at a long-awaited hotel addition rising next to Hollywood Casino Columbus, a project the company hopes will transform the property into a fuller entertainment destination.
Company officials announced that the new hotel tower is scheduled to open June 12, assuming final regulatory approvals move forward as expected. The addition...
Minnesota lawmakers are moving to outlaw prediction markets that let users trade on real-world events. A new proposal in the state Senate would make it a felony to run, promote, or help facilitate platforms where people place financial positions on outcomes such as sports games, elections, disasters, or even deaths. The bill, Senate File 4511, was introduced Monday (March 16) and immediately...
Minnesota lawmakers are moving to shut down a fast-growing category of online gaming platforms that resemble casino gambling but operate under sweepstakes rules. A newly introduced bill would ban those platforms statewide if it becomes law.
The proposal, Senate File 4474, was introduced Monday (March 16) during Minnesota’s 94th legislative session. The bipartisan measure comes from Sens....
Virginia lawmakers are pushing forward with legislation that could reshape the state’s growing casino market, potentially opening the door for a major gaming resort in Northern Virginia. The proposal would make another county eligible to host a casino, extending a framework that currently allows only a limited number of cities to pursue such projects.
Senate Bill 756 would update Virginia’s...
Kalshi is asking a federal judge in Arizona for permission to submit an unusually long legal motion as it seeks a preliminary injunction as part of emergency relief in a growing dispute with state regulators.
The derivatives trading platform filed the request Friday (March 13) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. The company says it intends to request both a temporary...
A new advisory from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) could potentially reshape the debate around sports prediction markets. As platforms continue to offer contracts tied to real-world outcomes, from elections to the Super Bowl, regulators are signaling they may be willing to oversee the industry rather than shut it down altogether.
For years, prediction markets, or the like...
Legal sports wagering in the United States keeps expanding as the NCAA basketball tournaments approach, but the industry’s main trade group says a new wave of prediction market advertising could complicate oversight and weaken consumer protections.
Fresh estimates from the American Gaming Association (AGA) show Americans are on track to legally bet about $3.3 billion on the NCAA Division I...
A group of Republican and Democratic lawmakers in the U.S. House has rolled out new legislation designed to expand prevention, treatment and recovery services for people struggling with gambling addiction. The proposal is said to be one of the most significant federal attempts in more than a decade to address the growing public health concerns tied to legalized betting.
The measure is called...
Tallahassee police say two people connected to a local property management company are facing fraud charges after investigators uncovered spending that allegedly included gambling and other personal expenses using a client’s funds.
Investigators with the Tallahassee Police Department arrested Miranda Ard, 42, and Timothy Ard, 47, following an investigation into financial activity involving...
Maine legislators are advancing a proposal that would outlaw a category of internet-based casino-style games often marketed as online sweepstakes platforms. Supporters of the measure say it would close a gap in state gambling law, while critics argue it would wipe out a popular form of digital entertainment used by thousands of residents.
The measure, LD 2007 (SP 825), carries the title “An...