"There were raw emotions, frayed nerves, flaring tempers, repeated F-bombs, a delay due to a fistfight, and accusations of paid Astroturfing supporters all squeezed into four-plus hours of what felt like non-stop drama at a filled-to-capacity Coney Island YMCA on 29th Street."

Excellent reporting here by Dan and Eben Novy-Williams. Read the story.

This is where we are now with the convergence of tech, regulatory uncertainty, AI, consumerism, culture, etc.

The new correspondence from the Arizona regulator is similar to what the Ohio Casino Control Commission sent to sports betting operators in August. But goes a bit further. Full story here: ingame.com/arizona-warns-…

While not a favorite to land one of the potentially 3 #NewYork downstate casino licenses, it was still surprising to see the $5.4 billion proposal fronted by Caesars, SL Green, and Roc Nation for 1515 Broadway fail to advance for consideration by the NYS Gaming Commission.

Heartbroken to learn Sportsbook Consigliere passed away last night. I was on air this morning and missed the news. Dave was unfailingly kind and positive, one of the few people I could never say a bad word about. Sending love to his family and friends. Rest in peace, Dave.

Very saddened to learn of Sportsbook Consigliere 's passing.  Honored to call him a friend, learn from him, and get him to pen a bunch of his stories -- in his quintessential Consig style. Here's one of those things and a link for more. He will be missed. 🙏 sportshandle.com/sportsbook-con…

Final Story time from the book: The girls and I never thought we would be writing the final story time from the book! Our hearts are broken and this is the hardest story we will ever have to tell. 💔 My husband, our dad, our best friend, Dave, passed away last night. Dave was

Read more about The Sportsbook Consigliere here: ingame.com/remembering-da…

Nobody does gambling humor like our own Jeff Edelstein, who here channels his inner Nate Bargatze (without threatening to withhold money from the Boys & Girls Club).

You didn't ask for this Dan, but you certainly encouraged it. (cc Cal Spears) The official production of: "George Washington Had A Dream, And That Dream Was About Gambling"

Full breaking news story by Chris Altruda: casinoreports.com/nyc-casinos-mg…

Major BREAKING NEWS here, scoop from Jill R. Dorson, as a new push is underway, led by the Sports Betting Alliance’s Tribal Advisory Council, to legalize sports betting in California:

Read more here: ingame.com/adam-wexler-pr…

Kalshi’s new same-game parlays may have brought in less than $2,000 in fees for the prediction market on their first day of trading, but they helped wipe almost $7 billion off the market values of the two biggest companies in U.S. sports betting.

Seems like a good time to revisit this story and SigmaSquirrel's projections/position, in light of recent events and market adjustments. Do the incumbent books really want to allow a jolt with unknown consequences and accelerate migration right now? ingame.com/obbb-position-…

The first episode of the solo-hosting era of LOW ROLLERS is here, featuring a conversation with Maria Konnikova about her friendship with Nate Silver, her passion for tournament poker, the latest on the movie rights to her book The Biggest Bluff, and much more.