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Matthew Bain 1s165h

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Matthew Bain started as News Editor and Content Manager at California Casinos in 2022. Before that, he spent six years as a sports reporter and then deputy sports editor for the Des Moines , during which time he won nine statewide journalism awards, including the Genevieve Mauck Stoufer Outstanding Young Iowa Journalists Award. As deputy sports editor, Matthew oversaw the 's recruiting coverage while also innovating the outlet's high school sports coverage. Matthew graduated from San Diego State and grew up in California, but he's somehow a Boston Celtics fan. Long story.

Crypto Prediction Market Expects Prop 26 and Prop 27 to Both Fail in California ncq

September 21, 2022 | By: Matthew Bain

A popular online crypto currency prediction market thinks Prop 26 and Prop 27 will both fail in California this November. Polymarket, an information markets platform that lets s trade on topics such as elections, weather events, global matters, sports outcomes, and more, listed markets on the success of Prop 26 and Prop 27 on Tuesday. As of the […] 4m2036

2 California Casinos Make USA TODAY’s List of Top 10 Casinos in US 1l4n6b

September 19, 2022 | By: Matthew Bain

USA TODAY released its list of the country’s 10 best casino hotels over the weekend, and two California Indian casinos made the cut. Yaamava’ Resort & Casino checked in at No. 5 and Pechanga Resort Casino was No. 4. This top-10 ranking was based on votes from USA TODAY readers across the US. The other eight casinos on […]

Entain Executive Writes ‘Hotel California’ Parody to Prop 27 g3sx

September 15, 2022 | By: Matthew Bain

Backers of Prop 27 are doing anything they can to make up ground in what’s looking more and more like a losing battle to legalize California online sports betting in the November election. That includes writing songs, apparently. Or, more specifically, changing the lyrics of an iconic California song. Martin Lycka, the SVP of American Regulatory Affairs […]

54% of Likely California Voters Oppose Prop 27, New Poll Finds 66j5z

September 15, 2022 | By: Matthew Bain

A new statewide survey casts serious doubt on if Prop 27 will in California this November. The Public Policy Institute of California, an independent non-profit research firm based in San Francisco, found that 54%  of likely voters plan to vote no on Prop 27, compared to 34% who plan to vote yes. The other 12% is unsure. The PPIC survey, which was conducted […]

California Democratic Party Makes First Financial Contribution to No on Prop 27 5qv5

September 13, 2022 | By: Matthew Bain

The California Democratic Party is now financially involved with the sports betting battle of Prop 26 and Prop 27. On Sept. 9, the California Democratic Party donated $1,055.09 to No on 27 – Californians for Tribal Sovereignty and Safe Gaming, according to records kept by the California Secretary of State. That was the party’s first financial contribution in relation […]

FanDuel Donates $6 Million to Prop 27 Campaign to Start September 1j385

September 7, 2022 | By: Matthew Bain

FanDuel is now the leading funder of the Prop 27 campaign in California. The sportsbook giant gave a $6 million contribution to the online sports betting initiative on Sept. 1. It added $5,000 in two other early-September contributions, too. That means FanDuel, which would launch FanDuel California if Prop 27 es, has donated just north of $31 […]

Report: FanDuel, DraftKings, BetMGM Would Own 70% of Early CA Sports Betting Market 474l2v

September 6, 2022 | By: Matthew Bain

If Prop 27 es in California this November, expect DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM to dominate the California online sports betting market. At least in the early stages. That’s according to a report published by Eilers & Krejcik Gaming, an independent research and consulting firm, in mid-August. In their report, the experts at Eilers & Krejcik Gaming predicted that DraftKings California, FanDuel […]

Report: Prop 27 Would Create $2.8 Billion in California Sports Betting Revenue 435s1k

September 1, 2022 | By: Matthew Bain

If Prop 27 es in California, the California sports betting market would generate $2.8 billion in annual revenue. That’s according to a mid-August report published by Eilers & Krejcik Gaming, an independent research and consulting firm in the gaming and gambling space. According to Business Insider, the report projected that revenue would swell to $3.1 billion if Prop […]

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Prop 27: ‘It Is Not a Homeless Initiative’ 3c5920

August 26, 2022 | By: Matthew Bain

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has remained neutral in the California sports betting debate. But he shared some of his thoughts on Prop 27 while speaking with reporters in Los Angeles this week. Specifically, he touched on one of the main goals of the mobile sportsbooks-backed initiative. “I know initiatives and folks will say anything. Perhaps that […]

Rain Rock Casino Begins Resort Expansion Project in Yreka, California 4y1s43

August 22, 2022 | By: Matthew Bain

One of the northernmost California Indian casinos has broken ground on a resort expansion it hopes to finish by 2024. The Karuk Tribe began construction last Friday on a hotel that will be attached to Rain Rock Casino, the only casino in Siskiyou County. The new resort in Yreka, California, will have 80 rooms, a luxury pool, 12 […]