Month: March 2023

The UK’s National Problem Gambling Clinic (NPGC) says there needs to be stronger messaging around the antipsychotic drug aripiprazole and the risks of developing gambling addiction. Abilify is used to treat schizophrenia and other mental health issues, but its ability to cause impulse control disorders, including compulsive gambling, is underemphasized. (Image: Alder Apothoke) Better known

The Macau Health Code mobile application that tracked residents and visitors amid the COVID-19 pandemic has been terminated. A government worker presents a pamphlet instructing a resident on how to download and install the Macau Health Code app. Macau this week disabled the health tracking app and its COVID-19 data. (Image: Asia Gaming Brief) Being

A former West Haven, Conn. city employee has been sentenced to 13 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy involving ex-State Rep. Michael DiMassa to steal more than $1.2 million in federal Covid-relief money. Di Massa blew thousands of dollars in stolen funds at Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Casino, according to prosecutors. John Bernardo,

Genting Berhad has multiple offers of $1 billion or more in hand for some of its Miami property holdings and could be positioned to set a US record for price commanded on a development parcel. Biscayne Bay in Miami. Genting could command as much as $1.5 billion for land it’s selling there. (Image: NOAA Habitat

A man was shot in the head and later passed away following a dispute at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Lake Tahoe in Stateline, Nev. on Saturday morning. Deputies arrive at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Lake Tahoe in Stateline, Nev., pictured above. A man was shot at the casino, and later died. Two

The Mississippi Gaming Commission on Thursday green-lighted a gaming development called South Beach Casino & Resort. The project targets about four acres of land located at 6081 S. Beach Blvd. in Bay St. Louis. The Silver Slipper Casino Hotel in Bay St. Louis, Miss. The casino could someday have a nearby competitor, as a casino

A centerpiece of Macau’s recently approved gaming laws and the 10-year concessions granted to casino operators there are plans to reduce the special administrative region’s (SAR) economic dependence on gaming. It appears those efforts will take some time to bear fruit. Casinos on the Cotai Strip in Macau. Non-gaming efforts there are expected to take

Coming off a modest weekly loss, but still up 55.66% year-to-date, DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG) stock has reasons for investors to be cautiously optimistic, but the shares could tread water over the near term following the sizable jump to start 2023. A DraftKings billboard appears at Times Square in New York City after the company went

Tom Brady is coming to Las Vegas, but Raiders fans shouldn’t get their hopes up just yet. Tom Brady embraces Las Vegas Aces guard Kelsey Plum, with then-Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak watching, after an Aces game at Michelob ULTRA Arena last May. On Thursday, the WNBA team announced the recently retired quarterback purchased a stake

A California man won $544,663 on a video slot game on Sunday at Reno, Nev.’s Grand Sierra Resort and Casino. Reno, Nev.’s Grand Sierra Resort and Casino, pictured above. A player won $544,663 on a video slot game at the gaming property. (Image: Booking.com) Identified as Jessy R., the lucky winner made one last $8