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Kansas Launches Sports Betting on September 1, 2022 with Six Licensed Operators

Kansas launched regulated sports betting on September 1, 2022, with six licensed operators going live on the opening day timed to coincide with the start of the NFL season — making it one of the more operationally smooth US state sports betting market launches of the year.

Sep 1, 2022
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Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol Opens in Virginia as State's Market Takes Shape

The Bristol Casino: Future Home of Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol opened as a temporary gaming facility in July 2022, as the first land-based casino to operate in Virginia under the state's new commercial casino framework approved by voters in November 2020 referendums.

Jul 8, 2022
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Bally's Corporation Selected for Chicago's First Casino License by City Council

The Chicago City Council voted in May 2022 to select Bally's Corporation as the preferred developer for Chicago's first licensed commercial casino, authorising Bally's to proceed with the Illinois Gaming Board licensing process and planning for a permanent casino resort at a site on the Chicago River.

May 25, 2022
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Openings & Development

Connecticut Launches Online Sports Betting and iGaming Simultaneously in October 2021

Connecticut became one of the few US states to launch both online sports betting and online casino (iGaming) simultaneously in October 2021, with two licensed operators — DraftKings (via the Mohegan Tribe) and FanDuel (via the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe/Foxwoods) — going live under a framework tied exclusively to the state's two tribal gaming operators.

Oct 19, 2021
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Openings & Development

Resorts World Las Vegas Opens as First New Strip Casino Resort in Over a Decade

Resorts World Las Vegas opened on June 24, 2021, becoming the first entirely new casino resort to open on the Las Vegas Strip since the Cosmopolitan in December 2010 — a $4.3 billion development by Genting Group that brought three hotel brands and a 117,000-square-foot casino floor to the north end of the Strip.

Jun 24, 2021
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