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While customers will have to wait until the new year to experience all that Harrah’s has to offer, the worldwide gaming giant is breaking the monotony with a temporary casino at AG Park in Columbus. That facility is expected to open this spring and will have 200+ casinos and horse racing simulcasts.

The Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC) revealed the final figures Tuesday. In addition to the massive handle, sportsbooks combined to earn $208.9 million in revenue. The 16 online operators produced $205 million of that total, compared to $3.2 million in revenue at 14 local sportsbooks.

Following a series of legislative proposals, discussions, and analyses of the market, the Big Apple is enforcing restrictions on advertising to underage persons and college students. The rule change received unanimous approval and is just another instance in a series of advertising regulations.

Paul entered the fight with a 6-0 professional record, which included wins over MMA stars Tyron Woodley, Ben Askren, and most recently, Anderson Silva. He was a small favorite in sportsbooks but a large favorite in pre-fight trash talk to defeat Fury, the younger half-brother of heavyweight champion Tyson Fury.

Among the attendees were St. Louis Cardinals President Bill DeWitt III, who has been an outspoken supporter of many failed movements to legalize sports betting in The Show-Me State. He encouraged senators to combine parts from the bills in a massive overhaul to the gaming ecosystem.

The 68-team bracket will be unveiled on “Selection Sunday” March 12, and the games begin on March 14. The American Gaming Association’s pre-tournament estimates before last year’s tournament suggested that over $3.1 billion in wagers would be placed, and that figure is expected to rise again this year.

Members of Penn Entertainment, Las Vegas Sands, Caesars, and Wynn were all named four of the most overpaid members of the gaming industry. Penn Entertainment CEO Jay A. Snowden had the highest ranking of the bunch (third) and was paid just under $66 million, compared to average employee salaries of $33,930.

In a post shared on his Instagram, he revealed his “psychotic” bets that could win a total of over $4.5 million. Among his many bets, he is riding with Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles and secure their second Super Bowl in four years.

The Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles head into what should be an ultra-competitive Super Bowl LVII as the top seeds from their respective conferences. More importantly—for sportsbooks, at least—Philadelphia’s home state of Pennsylvania has legal sports betting, while nearby Kansas also accepts legal wagers.

The full details are not immediately available, but Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) agenda item says they are being investigated for “compliance with the Approved Massachusetts Sports Wagering Catalog.” It is unknown what the repercussions, if they are any, could be.