Las Vegas Sands founder Sheldon Adelson died on Jan. 11 at age 87. He died within days of taking a leave of absence as the company’s CEO to restart cancer treatments. Adelson successfully built a casino empire and amassed billions, but his political and online gaming legacy may prove as […]
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Bally’s in Rapid Expansion Mode, Announces ‘Mini-Casino’ Project in Pennsylvania as Lockdown Lifts
Bally’s Corporation this week picked up where it left off late last year as a young company attempting to grow quickly. Only this time, instead of increasing its digital and media footprint, Bally’s is going the brick-and-mortar route. Monday, Bally’s announced plans to build a mini-casino in Pennsylvania just as […]
Four Online Sports Gambling Startups to Watch in 2021
The online gambling world took away a lot of lessons last year. Big mergers happened in 2020 and will continue to happen this year as corporations keep pushing for monolithic hegemony. In the US, states will continue to regulate and open for business to become the next New Jersey, Pennsylvania, […]
ESPN Eliminates 500 Jobs, 300 Through Layoffs
ESPN’s financial woes, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, have resulted in a massive layoff of 300 staffers along with the elimination of 200 currently unfilled job openings. The layoffs will be spread throughout the sports cable empire, with on-air personnel being spared initially, according to a memo from ESPN Chairman […]