In The News: Division of Research

Las Vegas Review Journal

All four of Nevada’s representatives voted for the $1.2 trillion government funding package that passed by a 286-134 vote Friday, averting a government shutdown. The budgets, which cover fiscal year 2024, include funding for climate and energy initiatives, support for service members, protections for women’s reproductive rights, aid for border security and investments in education, according to Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev.

ESPN

Amit Patel, the former midlevel finance manager for the Jacksonville Jaguars who pleaded guilty to stealing $22 million from the team, will be sentenced by a federal judge on Tuesday.

Dallas News

The Chickasaw Nation is forming a private capital investment firm in Dallas. The firm, Pennington Creek Capital, will be led by Dallas-based Hicks Equity Partner managing director Curt Crofford. It’s the Native American tribe’s second public investment in private equity after it launched Good Springs Capital out of New York in July 2023. 

New York Times

On Feb. 23, John Richards traveled more than 100 miles to place bets on the Oscars. He took a train from Washington, D.C., to Wilmington, Del., and then hopped into an Uber car to take him to a truck stop in New Jersey.

EGR Global

To mark International Women’s Day, executive director Brett Abarbanel discusses how 51ԹϺ’s International Gaming Institute educational centre and programmes promote diversity, in particular, encouraging women to join the industry.

BBC

The latest wave of artificial intelligence (AI) has given gambling firms a new tool to work with. Companies say it enhances the customer experience.

Gambling News

As Problem Gambling Awareness Month is about to get underway, states around the country, weighing whether they have been doing enough

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

The month of March marks the beginning of Problem Gambling Awareness Month, which is a nationwide grassroots campaign, that seeks to increase public awareness of problem gambling and promote prevention, treatment, and recovery services.

Marketplace

For the first time since 2008, federal regulations around gaming agreements between tribal nations and states are getting a refresh. The Department of the Interior says the updated rules give “certainty and clarity” on the criteria it weighs when evaluating those agreements.

The Sydney Morning Herald

At 28, Edward Craven has built Stake.com into one of the world’s biggest gambling enterprises. But there is another side to its hot streak.

KNPR News

The Southwest Sustainability Innovation Engine will be created with $15 million in funding from the National Science Foundation. It involves several entities including the Desert Research Institute, University of Nevada Las Vegas, University of Utah and Arizona State University.

Washington Post

In the days leading up to kickoff, users of Fliff, a popular mobile gaming app, placed more than 200,000 “bets” on last month’s NFL conference championship games. They bet on Patrick Mahomes throwing for at least 240 yards, on Christian McCaffrey scoring the first touchdown and on the usual array of money line, point spread and over-under offerings. They did it, in many cases, without verifying their age or even spending a dollar.