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Hit a $4, 500 Slot Jackpot? New Mexico Wants to Know if You're on Food Stamps
1+ hour, 25+ min ago (682+ words) Health officials in New Mexico are working with the state's Gaming Control Board on a data-sharing agreement that will alert them when someone on food stamps hits big on a casino slot machine. Source New Mexico reports the initiative is…...
Prediction Markets Coalition Accuses AGA, States of "Collusive" Behavior
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (683+ words) The Coalition for Prediction Markets (CPM) says there's "troubling evidence" various state gaming regulators are acting in concert with the American Gaming Association (AGA) to stymie the growth of yes/no exchanges. Using Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) requests, Fox45 Baltimore…...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Spilled Water Won't Fall Down Hoover Dam's Face
1+ week, 3+ day ago (454+ words) The Hoover Dam may eventually stop generating electricity, but it will never stop generating myths. One of its most persistent modern ones is the Tik Tok'fueled claim that water won't fall if you pour it over the edge of the…...
Lake Mead Projected to Sink to Historic Low by July
3+ week, 2+ day ago (516+ words) Lake Mead is on track to revisit a grim milestone in about six weeks: its lowest elevation since the reservoir first filled in the 1930s. And according to new federal modeling released Monday, that low point won't be a brief dip....
Supreme Court Will Field Case About Prediction Markets
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (316+ words) Does a state have regulatory authority to ban certain event contracts on federally regulated prediction markets? The United States Supreme Court might answer that question. In a court filing this week, Kalshi and New Jersey asked the Third Circuit to…...
Circle K Fight Over $12. 8 Million Lottery Ticket Gets Final-Hour Extension
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (450+ words) A dispute between Circle K and a former employee over the ownership of a $12. 8 million Arizona lottery ticket has an extra 180 days to find a resolution. That's after a judge in Maricopa County Superior Court granted the convenience store giant's…...
No, Colby Raha Isn't Jumping Over the Fountains at Caesars Palace
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (591+ words) The shiny new Omnia Dayclub has opened in front of Caesars Palace. To help publicize the endeavor, the folks at Omnia Dayclub have arranged for a publicity stunt that harkens back to when Evel Knievel attempted to jump the fountains…...
A Drug Overdose Occurs at This Casino Once Every Two Weeks
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (472+ words) One of the world's largest casino resorts is home to a troubling number of suspected drug overdoses. That's according to new data supplied by a national health agency on a freedom of information query. Responding to a request for disclosure…...
New Mexico Tribes Sue Kalshi Over "Sports Betting" on Tribal Lands
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (388+ words) Four New Mexico tribes sued Kalshi on Monday, alleging the federally regulated prediction market is illegally offering sports betting on tribal lands in violation of the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA). In a 34-page complaint filed in the federal…...
Manhunt for Arizona Man Who Faked Cartel Kidnapping Over Gambling Debt
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (33+ words) Arizona authorities are searching for Mark Michael Ellis after prosecutors say the Prescott man fled before sentencing in a bizarre fake cartel kidnapping hoax involving ransom texts, gambling debts and fabricated hostage claims....