Wrote something a little different during the break that I hope MLS Communications considers, as national outlets keep decreasing coverage and now AI content is replacing writers. Someone had to say something before media access just gets worse. (Free post) patreon.com/posts/141166212

Just published and written by me... casinoreports.com/schuetz-regula…

LETTER FROM THE EDITORS: Our student media director refused to censor the Indiana Daily Student. IU fired him. idsnews.com/article/2025/1…

MGM Resorts shockingly withdrew its application for a downstate New York casino license and a $2.3B expansion at Empire City — and Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano has called for an investigation, noting MGM's decision could lead to a $115 million payment to the Trump Organization.

Running Top 10 September #SportsBetting handle by state: 1 New York $2.29B 2 North Carolina $686.1M 3 Maryland ~$651M 4 Tenn. $565.3M 5 Indiana $531.8M 6 Iowa $290.2M 7 Kansas $283.7M 8 CONNECTICUT $231.2M 9 Oregon $87.4M 10 Washington DC $77M #SportsBettingX #GamblingX

OBSERVED: Comparing like-for-like state reports, September 2025 #SportsBetting handle is up 12.5% year-over-year, but revenue is down 9.2%. Recall the overall September 2024 hold of 11.2783% was (at the time) 3rd-highest post-PASPA. September 2025 hold is 8.9687%.

"It’s not about the bottom line so much, it’s about having control as what’s going on on their lands. I think that’s why you see tribes coming out so ferociously” against prediction markets and unregulated forms of gaming. — Tribal attorney Michael Hoenig, on New Normal webcast

Insert your own "he's fading the Bears" joke here.

Running August Top 10 #SportsBetting handles by state: 1 New York $2.05B 2 ILLINOIS $1.03B 3 New Jersey $814.3M 4 Ohio $663.2M 5 Mass $545.3M 6 Penn. $515.4M 7 Virginia $510.2M 8 N.C. $478.7M 9 Nevada $455M 10 Maryland $434.2M #SportsBettingX #GamblingX

Running YTD Top 10 #SportsBetting handles by state (*thru Sep) 1 New York* $18.69B 2 Illinois $9.52B 3 New Jersey $7.52B 4 Ohio ~$6.1B 5 Penn. $5.25B 6 Mass. $5.08B 7 N.C.* $4.98B 8 Arizona $4.91B 9 Nevada $4.83B 10 Virginia $4.61B #SportsBettingX #GamblingX

Running post-PASPA Top 10 #SportsBetting handle by state (*thru Sep) 1 New York* $77.24B 2 New Jersey ~$66B 3 Illinois $53.81B 4 Nevada $50.45B 5 Penn. $40.25B 6 Arizona $27.23B 7 Colorado $25.88B 8 Virginia $25.26B 9 Indiana* $23.98B 10 Ohio $22.67B #SportsBettingX #GamblingX

Sensing an opportune time to strike following Tuesday’s shocking withdrawal of MGM Empire City from the New York downstate casino licensing process, Resorts World substantially upped its ante for one of the three potential licenses available.

Running Top 10 September #SportsBetting handle by state: 1 New York $2.29B 2 North Carolina $686.1M 3 Maryland ~$651M 4 Tenn. $565.3M 5 Indiana $531.8M 6 LOUISIANA $401.5M 7 Iowa $290.2M 8 Kansas $283.7M 9 Conn. $231.2M 10 Oregon $87.4M #SportsBettingX #GamblingX

Details, via Chris Altruda, of (what we were able to see in) the executive summary submitted by Bally's for its proposed Bronx casino, one of the last three NY contenders standing: casinoreports.com/nyc-casinos-ba…

Sports bettors in #Mississippi are going through it this year. Six of nine months with a 15%-plus hold, including the last three above 17%. #SportsBettingX #GamblingX

NOTED: In Mayor Brandon Johnson proposed 2026 budget is a 10.25% tax for online #SportsBetting AGR generated in #Chicago. Projects $26.2 million in receipts. Cook County AGR for 2025 is pacing to $781.9M, which would generate $15.64M for the county @ 2%. #SportsBettingX #GamblingX