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The 2020 inductees will be announced Wednesday, 30 December prior to the WSOP Main Event finale at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

Illinois sportsbooks drew $434.6 million in bets in October, according to official data released Thursday. That is up 42.4% from $305.2 million in September.

Pennsylvania’s online and retail sportsbooks reached $491.9 million in November, according to official data released Thursday. November’s wagers were up 35.7% from $316.5 million in November 2019.

Players were encouraged to attend a livestream of the virtual event hosted by The Slot Cats, a gaming YouTube channel, to spin the reels and get a first-look at Coin Combo.

Big Table is a local non-profit organization that supports workers in the hospitality and restaurant industry. Just this year alone, the organization has helped hundreds of workers in critical need of assistance.

This partnership will launch the first-ever dedicated esports sportsbook in the U.S. and will be available digitally at Sky Ute Casino Resort for all players in Colorado.

The iconic brand of poker will resume operations for the first time since March on Saturday, 26 December at noon, with enhanced health and safety protocols at the forefront of the experience to ensure the well-being of players and team members.

The first final table winner of the 2020 World Series of Poker $10,000 Championship Main Event has been determined, at the King's Casino in Rozvadov for the international leg of the online/live hybrid.

After surviving the online portion, the final nine players will now travel to Las Vegas to battle live on Monday, 28 December at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino.

After pausing operations in order to take precautions for COVID-19, The Brook in New Hampshire will be reopening its doors to the public on 17 December.

A guest from Hawaii hit the slot jackpot worth $588,698 on Saturday at the Downtown Las Vegas casino after betting only 10 quarters.

Penn National Gaming announced today that it entered into a definitive agreement with Gaming and Leisure Properties to acquire the operations of Hollywood Casino - Perryville in Maryland for $31.1 million in cash.

On Monday, the surviving 71 players from a 705-entry field returned to battle for one of nine coveted spots. The nine players will have to wait until Monday, 28 December to play down to a winner live in Las Vegas.

The property has teamed up with Las Vegas-based Bell Uniform Design to create the property’s inspired uniform designs which have been developed especially for Virgin Hotels Las Vegas and will be worn by all front-of-house teammates.

The World Series of Poker closed registration on its unique 2020’s hybrid online and live edition of the $10,000 No-Limit Hold-Em World Championship with a $13,238,000 prize pool.

A man from Indiana turned a recent visit to The Venetian in Las Vegas into a $656,665.80 payday when he hit the jackpot on Aristocrat Gaming's Mad Max: Fury Road slot game.

The enhanced benefits of "Wynn Rewards" provides exclusive access to the resort's Five-Star Rewards and will supplant the existing Red Card loyalty program beginning 21 December.

Loto-Québec will be temporarily suspending several of its activities in the regional county municipality of the Pays-d'en-Haut and the Laurentides.

Great Canadian Gaming Corporation will be suspending gaming operations at Elements Casino Grand River as of Sunday, 13 December 2020 at 11:59 p.m. EST.

Sports betting in the U.S. continued to dominate the headlines this week. We also have some jackpot news and holiday slot releases to share.