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While customers will have to wait until the new year to experience all that Harrah’s has to offer, the worldwide gaming giant is breaking the monotony with a temporary casino at AG Park in Columbus. That facility is expected to open this spring and will have 200+ casinos and horse racing simulcasts.

Roobet launched in 2019 as a division of Raw Entertainment B.V. Part of its goal is to be an innovator in gaming as it expands into the world of cryptocurrency amid the development of Web3.

Members of Penn Entertainment, Las Vegas Sands, Caesars, and Wynn were all named four of the most overpaid members of the gaming industry. Penn Entertainment CEO Jay A. Snowden had the highest ranking of the bunch (third) and was paid just under $66 million, compared to average employee salaries of $33,930.

Ronnie Rivers, 24, won $514,837 playing three-card poker while in town to celebrate his and his mother’s birthday. Local television station KTNV reported that Rivers produced a royal flush between his three cards and the dealer's three cards to secure the “Mega Progressive Jackpot.”

Hochul shared her intent Wednesday during the reveal of a 2024 budget plan. The MTA, which includes the state subway and bus transits, is down roughly 40% on pre-pandemic levels, and could receive an extra $1.3 billion in attention.

Plainridge Park Casino, MGM Springfield and Encore Boston Harbor helped launch the new legal sports betting market after being previously approved as operators. Massachusetts is now the 33rd state with a legal and live sports betting ecosystem.

According to an agent with the Minnesota Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division (AGED), two men are charging a 25% premium to place bets at slot machines in Minnesota casinos on behalf of their followers. They record the bets being placed and the eventual outcome and broadcast it for everyone to see.

Anthony Grant, head coach at the University of Dayton, spoke at a Tuesday press conference on threats and other negative comments that the Flyers have received online since the market launched on New Year’s day, telling critics “we don’t need you.”

The lawsuit was levied by Angelica Limcaco, an ex-salon manager at Wynn Las Vegas. She previously sued him in 2018 for alleged sexual harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termination. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals ultimately rejected the woman’s case.

Democratic Senator Carol Alvarado has created a proposal, known as Senate Joint Resolution 17, which calls for citizens to vote on the future of both casinos and brick-and-mortar sports betting facilities. She has introduced similar plans off and on since 2009 and is renewing her commitment on the back of recent expansions in the gambling community.