There are 6 article(s) tagged gambling:

• November 2022

  • No dice: Germantown shops busted for gambling violation

    Undercover Germantown police offers found the stores had machines that resemble slot machines. 

    By Abigail Warren November 17, 2022

• September 2022

  • Almost 2 years after going live, sports betting booms in TN

    In January 2021, there were four licensed sportsbooks in Tennessee and around 230,000 player accounts. As of this month, there are 13 licensed sportsbooks and 1.3 million player accounts. 

    By John Martin September 26, 2022

• December 2018

  • Roadhouse Casino closing probably won’t be Tunica’s last

    When Tunica Roadhouse Casino shuts down Jan. 31, owner Caesar’s Entertainment Corp.’s will have gone from three casinos to one in the Mississippi Delta gambling haven within the space of four years.

    By Wayne Risher December 02, 2018

• October 2018

  • Tunica sportsbooks open for wagers; football drives the action

    Behind the counter at the Horseshoe Casino’s sportsbook in Tunica, employees wearing black-and-white striped shirts are taking wagers. The ghost of disgraced NBA referee Tim Donaghy apparently is not even a memory, bad karma having been cast out on these winds of change.

    By Don Wade October 01, 2018

  • Talking the Talk: The sports betting terms you need to understand if you’re getting in on the action

    Truck racing. Mixed martial arts. College lacrosse. Rodeo. College hockey. Bull riding. And pro bowling.

    By Don Wade October 01, 2018

• September 2018

  • Mississippi lays claim as the nation’s capital of gambling

    Gambling 2.0, in the form of legal sports betting, and soon Gambling 3.0 – a state lottery – have come to Mississippi, which means they’ve come to neighboring Memphis and Shelby County as well. Mississippi will soon be the only state in the country with sports betting and a lottery and both commercial and Indian casinos.

    By Michael Nelson September 27, 2018