11+ hour, 21+ min ago   (477+ words) Lucky the Clown is 50 years old this month and he might not make 51. It was in September 1976 that the Strip’s oldest surviving casino sign was illuminated by Circus Circus. Now, all lights on Circus Circus’ grinning mascot lights have been…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (466+ words) Bally’s Chicago has made good on its $4 million annual pledge to the city despite escalating tensions between the casino developer and local government. After threatening to withhold the yearly contribution over claims the city isn’t upholding its end of the…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (537+ words) Just two of NFL Week 1 games are in the books, but it’s already clear the most wagered-on sport in the U.S. is likely to drive a tidal wave of prediction market activity this season. In a report out late Friday,…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (767+ words) Mark Keast Mark is a long-time, seasoned journalist, as a writer and editor, working for several Toronto daily newspapers, then moving over to the digital arena, covering both sports and business. Over the past few years he moved over to…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (434+ words) With sports event contracts accounting for a significant percentage of volume on prediction markets, yes/no exchanges are viewed as competitive threats to online sportsbook operators. The 12-month price declines for stocks such as DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG) and Flutter Entertainment…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (789+ words) Mark Keast Mark is a long-time, seasoned journalist, as a writer and editor, working for several Toronto daily newspapers, then moving over to the digital arena, covering both sports and business. Over the past few years he moved over to…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (495+ words) While Baker Mayfield and Lamar Jackson bring vastly different skill sets to the field, their financial trajectories are inextricably linked by the NFL’s exploding quarterback market. Jackson has two Most Valuable Player awards—and somehow missed out on the honor…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (919+ words) The sportsbooks at two downtown institutions, Binion’s and Four Queens, have a new operator: Boomer’s Sportsbooks. We have a great deal of apathy toward sportsbooks due to our obsession with things that actually matter, but we are going to report…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (527+ words) Fresh research from Bank of America confirms just how hard it is to break even while betting on sports, let alone relying on that activity for income. Acknowledging that it can only see the money its customers deposit to and…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (341+ words) The area outside T‑Mobile Arena has a new identity. The two‑acre space formerly known as Toshiba Plaza is now officially known as Paramount+ Plaza. The plaza, which sits directly in front of the arena on the Las Vegas…...