Don’t Treat MGM as a Pure BetMGM Growth Stock — Resorts, Debt, and Regulation Still Drive the Risk
MGM Resorts’ stock looks like a split bet: reliable cash from resorts and new revenue from BetMGM, offset by a very high leverage profile and shifting regulatory risk. At roughly…
Polymarket trades bridge risk for control — Polymarket USD lowers bridging risk, but traders must wrap and re-sign
Polymarket is replacing bridged USDC.e with a native stablecoin (Polymarket USD) and launching CTF Exchange V2 to speed matching and cut costs on Polygon. The change reduces cross‑chain bridging risk…
Maine’s tribal-only iGaming law is in federal court — who should act, who should wait
Churchill Downs’ Oxford Casino has sued to block LD 1164, Maine’s law that grants exclusive online casino licenses to the state’s four Wabanaki tribes, calling it a race-based monopoly. The…
Ahead of 2026–27, Premier League front‑shirt gambling ban leaves clubs facing an £80m hole
The Premier League’s voluntary ban on front‑of‑shirt gambling sponsorship is already reshuffling commercial income as clubs sign kit deals for the 2026–27 season. The move is creating an estimated £80…
Venetian gondola rides in Las Vegas: indoor $34, outdoor $39, private $144–$156 — which to choose
The Venetian’s gondola attraction is three distinct offerings, not one uniform ride: a climate-controlled indoor option (~$34 per person), an outdoor Strip-facing route (~$39 per person), and private gondolas priced…
Nevada Extends Ban on Kalshi — Should Nevada Users and Operators Pause Trading?
Nevada’s First Judicial District Court in Carson City extended a preliminary injunction that keeps Kalshi’s sports, entertainment and election contracts offline in the state, finding the products “indistinguishable” from traditional…
Use the evidence: Morphological criteria show Ice Age Native Americans used two‑sided dice 12,800 years ago
New morphological analysis of artifacts from Folsom‑period sites shows that Native American groups on the western Great Plains made and used two‑sided “binary lots” in structured games roughly 12,800–12,200 years…
Dreamscape’s $340M Rio Renovation: Hyatt Tie, New Food Hall and the Player Rules to Watch
Dreamscape Inc. took operational control of the Rio Hotel & Casino on October 1, 2024, and immediately set a $340 million plan in motion to modernize the property while joining…
When a Licensee Walks Away: White Castle Will Close Two Las Vegas Sites by March 31, 2026 as It Moves All Local Stores to Corporate Ownership
White Castle is ending its licensing deal with Terrible Herbst in the Las Vegas Valley: the Casino Royale (Strip) and Henderson (535 Marks St.) locations will close by March 31,…
NCAA’s Genius Sports Deal Tightens College Betting Access — Not a Green Light
The NCAA has extended exclusive distribution rights for its official data and trademarks to Genius Sports through 2032, but the partnership is structured to limit risky college betting — not…