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Artist rendering of the proposed Scotts Valley Band casino resort in Vallejo California

Scotts Valley Tribe Opens Preview Casino, Federal Ruling Looms Over $700M Resort

The Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians opened a preview casino in Vallejo on Friday, positioning itself legally before a federal ruling on gaming eligibility due this week. Whether the tribe's proposed

July 30, 2026

Business·News

VGW LuckyLand Casino platform launch image from official company press release

VGW to Shut Down LuckyLand Slots as State Bans and Leadership Crisis Converge

VGW is shutting down LuckyLand Slots by September 14, 2026, ending eight years of operation as sweepstakes casino bans spread across nine US states and founder Laurence Escalante's criminal charges in Australia

July 30, 2026

Business·News

New York sports betting app showing $2.26 billion June 2026 record handle and 43% revenue crash

New York Sports Betting Took $2.26 Billion in June. The Knicks Kept Most of It.

New York's sportsbooks hit a $2.26B June handle record but reported just $117M in revenue, down 43.3%, as the Knicks championship and World Cup produced the mobile era's lowest hold rate at

July 30, 2026

Business·News

Ameristar Casino Resort Spa in St. Charles Missouri Boyd Gaming Midwest property

Boyd Gaming Q2 Profit Squeezed as Las Vegas Locals Weaken and Online Margins Collapse

Boyd Gaming's second-quarter adjusted EPS of $1.93 beat estimates, but net income fell to $131.2 million as Las Vegas Locals EBITDAR dropped $6.3 million and online segment profitability fell 52%. Midwest and

July 30, 2026

Business·News

Las Vegas Sands Venetian Macao casino resort on Macau Cotai Strip

Las Vegas Sands Q2 Earnings Miss as Macau VIP Hold Collapses, Board Launches $6B Buyback

Las Vegas Sands missed Q2 estimates as a Macau VIP hold collapse wiped $87 million from quarterly earnings, even as underlying casino volumes across the territory rose sharply. The board's $6 billion

July 30, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Mega Millions lottery jackpot display showing the $803 million prize won by a Florida ticket on July 28 2026

Florida Wins $803 Million Mega Millions Jackpot, the Largest Lottery Prize of 2026

A Quick Pick ticket sold at a Wawa in Bradenton matched all six Mega Millions numbers on July 28, delivering an $803 million jackpot and forcing its anonymous holder into a 60-day

July 30, 2026

Business·News

Federal Judge Blocks Minnesota’s Prediction Market Ban Three Days Before It Took Effect

A federal judge in Minneapolis blocked Minnesota's SF 3432 days before its August 1 enforcement date, ruling that Kalshi and Polymarket are likely to prevail on Commodity Exchange Act preemption claims. The

July 30, 2026

Business·Government and Politics·News

Golden Tempo in the winners circle after winning the 152nd Kentucky Derby on May 2, 2026 at Churchill Downs

Churchill Downs Posts All-Time Record $980 Million Quarter, Powered by the Kentucky Derby

Churchill Downs Incorporated posted $980 million in Q2 2026 net revenue and $477 million in adjusted EBITDA — both all-time records — as the 152nd Kentucky Derby drew 19.6 million average viewers,

July 30, 2026

Business·News

Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino exterior on the Las Vegas Strip

Las Vegas Dragged Caesars Down in Its Final Quarter as a Public Company

Caesars Entertainment's Q2 2026 earnings — the last it will file as a public company — laid bare a split in the casino giant's fortunes: regional properties booming while Las Vegas flagged.

July 30, 2026

Business·News

Why Offshore Financial Havens Still Shape Global Political Leverage

Offshore financial centres rarely make front-page news the way summits or sanctions packages do. Yet these jurisdictions quietly determine how trillions of dollars move, how ships are registered, and how corporate profits

July 17, 2026

Business·Economy·Features

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Scotts Valley Tribe Opens Preview Casino, Federal Ruling Looms Over $700M Resort

VGW to Shut Down LuckyLand Slots as State Bans and Leadership Crisis Converge

New York Sports Betting Took $2.26 Billion in June. The Knicks Kept Most of It.

Boyd Gaming Q2 Profit Squeezed as Las Vegas Locals Weaken and Online Margins Collapse

Las Vegas Sands Q2 Earnings Miss as Macau VIP Hold Collapses, Board Launches $6B Buyback

Florida Wins $803 Million Mega Millions Jackpot, the Largest Lottery Prize of 2026

Federal Judge Blocks Minnesota’s Prediction Market Ban Three Days Before It Took Effect

Churchill Downs Posts All-Time Record $980 Million Quarter, Powered by the Kentucky Derby

Las Vegas Dragged Caesars Down in Its Final Quarter as a Public Company

Why Offshore Financial Havens Still Shape Global Political Leverage

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