Gaming America: The Week on Wednesday

Here is what happened in the gaming industry across the Americas in the past week:

Nevada: August revenue up 5.5% statewide

Gaming revenue across Nevada is up from last year by 5.49%, to $1.23bn for August, with growth principally driven by increases of engagement with American football, baseball and sports parlay cards. Slots, however, remain the most profitable gaming product overall, generating $816m, nearly double the amount generated by table, counter and card games combined with sports and racing betting. The anticipation for the NFL kick-off in early September seems to have driven up betting activity and mobile betting was up by nearly 100%. In most regions across the state revenue was up, with a decrease in takings from slots being the most likely reason that an area would exhibit a slight shrinking of revenue. Read the full article here.

Bally’s unveils plans for integrated Las Vegas Strip resort

Operator Bally’s Corporation has announced plans for a new Las Vegas Strip integrated casino resort located on the old site of the legendary Tropicana. Following the demolition of the old Tropicana in October 2024, Bally’s has unveiled the next steps in its new plans to build an integrated resort, complete with casino and baseball stadium, on the site. Development is set to begin in the first half of 2026 and has now been officially submitted for entitlements to Clark County. The project is also set to feature two hotel towers with 3,000 rooms and an additional, 2,500-seater entertainment venue. Read the full article here.

Other popular stories from the US:

• Prime Sports to integrate FanDuel bet tracking for NBA broadcasts (Read)
• DraftKings and NBCUniversal announce multi-year sports collaboration (Read)
• American Gaming Association updates AML Best Practices Guide (Read)
• Hard Rock’s New York casino bid unanimously approved by Advisory Committee (Read)

The latest in LATAM:

Brazilian Government launches anonymous reporting platform for match-fixing

Brazil has launched Apita Cidadão (Citizen Whistle), a digital platform designed to facilitate anonymous reporting of match-fixing cases. The tool allows the public to report suspected cases of sports manipulation and it enables users to fill out a four-step form covering the date and location of the match, those allegedly involved and a brief description of the incident. Reports will be forwarded to federal police for investigation. Besides this measure, Brazil has formally notified the Council of Europe of its intention to join the Macolin Convention, an international framework supported by nearly 50 countries that facilitates cross-border information exchange on match-fixing cases. Read the full article here.

Other popular stories from LATAM:

• Argentina: Senate resumes debate on gambling addiction prevention bill (Read)
• Colombia: Fecoljuegos calls for Polymarket ban over electoral bets (Read)
• Brazil: Mixed committee to vote on tax hike for betting companies (Read)