Sports News and Updates

Valentina Shevchenko has opened as the massive -600 favorite against Alexa Grasso (+425). Shevchenko will defend her UFC women’s flyweight title against Grasso at UFC 285 on March 4th. The bout will be Shevchenko’s 8th defense of the UFC women’s flyweight belt and Grasso’s first-ever world title fight. UFC women’s s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko has debuted as a heavy betting favor...

A large sportsbook will be constructed at Potawatomi Casino in Milwaukee. The Potawatomi Casino Sportsbook will become only the second retail sports betting option in Milwaukee after the Oneida Casino. The Potawatomi Casino is currently undergoing a $100 million renovation to its third floor which is expected to be completed this year. Sports betting is coming to Potawatomi Casino in Milwauk...

Vornado Realty Trust is said to be joining the New York Casino race. Vornado wants to build its casino at the shuttered Hotel Pennsylvania site near Madison Square Garden. The state of New York will issue up to three downstate casino licenses this year. Vornado Realty Trust is reportedly joining the New York casino race. According to a report from the New York Post, New York City's secon...

Fremont Casino launched its rebranded FanDuel Sportsbook last Thursday along with its expanded gaming floor. The 2,300-square foot sportsbook marks the return of FanDuel in the Las Vegas gaming scene since it left in 2015. The expanded gaming floor adds 10,000 square feet of space which will enable the casino to add 120 new games. Fremont Hotel & Casino celebrated last Thursday the ...

Parx Casino in Shippensburg will officially open its doors to the public on February 3, 2023. The Category 4 casino will feature 500 slot machines, 48 electronic table games, and a high-class sports bar and restaurant. It is tethered to the Parx Casino in Bensalem which is the state’s top revenue-generating gaming property in Pennsylvania. Parx Casino Shippensburg will finally open its ...

Lauri Markkanen has moved up to second in the latest Most Improved Player odds boards. Markkanen is averaging 31 points and 8.3 rebounds per game in his last 10 games. The 25-year-old Finnish star scored a career-high 49 points against the Houston Rockets three games ago. Lauri Markkanen’s breakout season is going full steam ahead. Markkanen is making a push to make the West All-St...

Station Casinos completed the sale of a 57-acre lot along Las Vegas Boulevard to HCA Healthcare last month. Despite moving the property, Station still has extensive land holding in Southern Nevada after a busy buy-and-sell in 2022. The gaming company also demolished 4 casinos in 2022 intending to sell the land or combine it with a future project. A new medical campus could soon be on th...

Seminole Gaming broke ground on the new Seminole Brighton Casino project last Thursday. The new complex will replace the existing casino which is located 3 miles away from it. It will have a 100-room hotel which will become the first hotel to be built in the Brighton Reservation. Seminole Gaming and the Seminole Tribe of Florida broke ground last week at the site of the new Seminole Bri...

Patrick Mahomes is now an overwhelming betting favorite to win the 2022 NFL MVP award. Mahomes is now at -900 via BetOnline with Jalen Hurts and Joe Burrow chasing him at +800 odds apiece. Mahomes lead the NFL in passing with 5,048 yards and 40 passing touchdowns. Patrick Mahomes is on the verge of winning his second NFL MVP award. The 27-year-old was named the NFL’s MVP during the 2...

The New York Gaming Facility Board voted to issue a Request for Application (RFA) to solicit a proposal for up to three commercial casinos. Empire City in Yonkers and Resorts World in Queens are considered shoo-ins for two of the three Las Vegas-style casino licenses. Caesars Entertainment, Wynn Resorts, Steve Cohen, Stefan Soloviev, Thor Equities, and Steve Roth are among those who have exp...

Four Winds Casino is holding a job fair to fill in positions for its upcoming hotel and spa. The casino’s 23-story hotel tower is expected to open early this year. Last August, the casino debuted an additional 45,000 square feet of gaming space as part of its expansion project. The expansion at Four Winds Casino is almost complete. In November 2021, the casino opened a retail sportsb...

Tom Brady has opened as the odds-on favorite to be the Las Vegas Raiders’ next QB if the team moves on from Derek Carr. The Raiders announced last Wednesday that Carr would be benched in the Raiders’ last two regular season games. Meanwhile, The New York Jets and Indianapolis Colts have opened as the co-favorites to be Carr’s next team in 2023. The benching of QB Derek Carr could mean t...

MGM Resort is reportedly in talks with Penn Entertainment for the acquisition of M Resort in Henderson, Nevada. Penn recently said it will be spending $206 million to double the capacity of M Resort. MGM employs an ‘asset-light’ strategy and prefers to focus only on running the hotel and casino operations of casino resorts. MGM Resorts may be interested in acquiring the M Resort Spa Cas...

A proposal to build a charitable casino in Lebanon, New Hampshire will be discussed by the local planning board this week. The proposal seeks to build a gaming space at the former Gerrish Honda Dealership property in Miracle Mile. Last year, former senator Andy Sanborn, presented a proposal to build a charitable casino on the east side of Concord. A proposal to build a charitable casino...

Jake’s 58 Casino Hotel is ready to begin a $200 million expansion that will double its number of VLT games to 2,000. Owner Suffolk OTB is awaiting Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign the bill that would authorize its expansion. New York is also set to issue three downstate casino licenses in 2023. Jake’s 58 Casino Hotel in Long island says that it will push through with a planned $200 million exp...

Hard Rock has announced some tweaks to their original construction plans for the permanent Bristol Casino. Despite the change, the project is still expected to open in 2024. Hard Rock Bristol currently operates via a temporary casino at the former Belk Store site at the Bristol Mall. Construction of the permanent Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Bristol is ongoing after the project broke grou...