Arizona Casino & Sports Betting News

Skip to content   News Written By Fairway Jay on June 3, 2023   Desert Diamond Sports, located in Manhattan, NY, received two prestigious awards at the 2023 SBC Awards North America: Industry Rising Star of the Year and Tribal Gaming Operator of the Year. As an enterprise of the Tohono O’odham Nation, Desert Diamond […]

Skip to content   News Written By Cole Rush on June 7, 2023   The Arizona Coyotes might soon lose “Arizona” from their name. Last month, Tempe voters decisively rejected the team’s $2.1 billion entertainment complex proposal, which included a new home arena for the Coyotes. The team had high hopes for a favorable outcome, […]

Skip to content News Written By Darren Cooper on June 8, 2023 The Sporting Post recently published a detailed analysis of the affordability of each of the 30 MLB stadiums for a family of four attending a game. Chase Field, where the Arizona Diamondbacks play, was identified as the most budget-friendly, narrowly surpassing the Miami […]

Skip to content News Written By Cole Rush on May 15, 2023 The February 2023 sports betting figures for Arizona have been released. Although the state lags slightly behind others in terms of reporting, the data from AZ for February reveals some intriguing patterns. Notably, there was an increase of $117 million in the February […]

Skip to content News Written By C.J. Pierre on May 20, 2022 – Last Updated on March 10, 2023 The legalization of sports betting in Arizona in September 2021 opened the doors to a new world for people in the Grand Canyon State. Particularly for young adults in Arizona. Now putting money down on games […]

Skip to content News Written By Fairway Jay on March 13, 2023 The NCAA Tournament has arrived, and March Madness begins with wall-to-wall watch and wager action on college basketball’s biggest event. The highlight for sports fans is watching and wagering on 48 college basketball games over the opening four-day weekend March 16-19. St. Patrick’s […]

Skip to content News Written By Fairway Jay on March 27, 2023 – Last Updated on March 28, 2023 Turf Paradise in Phoenix has been ordered to complete repairs of an “unsafe” racetrack rail by March 31. Failure to comply with the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority’s (HISA) order will result in sanctions. Those include […]

Skip to content News Written By Jarrett Huff on December 14, 2022 – Last Updated on January 30, 2023 With the Arizona sports betting industry booming, not all parties are reaping the rewards — that being the Native American tribes. The tribes fear they’re losing their place in the market. While in 2022, tribal gaming […]

Skip to content News Written By Jarrett Huff on January 10, 2023 – Last Updated on January 30, 2023 Tribal gaming contributions to the Arizona Benefit Fund yielded a robust second quarter for fiscal year 2023, seeing a 95% increase from fiscal year 2022. The Arizona Department of Gaming (ADG) announced $41,876,352 would go to […]

Skip to content   News Written By Kerby Hill on May 8, 2023 An Arizona ticket matched four out of five numbers plus the Powerball in last Wednesday’s Powerball drawing. The player won $50,000 despite missing the $71 million jackpot by one number. The Arizona Lottery reported that as of Thursday evening, no one had […]