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☆ Here's what tech giants are betting on next — from robot dogs to smartphones you can wear on your wrist
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Arjun Kharpal | CNBCThe Mobile World Congress, the world's largest mobile show, is a place where device makers show off some of their latest innovations. Arjun Kharpal | CNBCTecno showed off an augmented reality glasses product with a video game controller attached. Arjun Kharpal | CNBCXiaomi has spent years talking up its smartphones' camera capabilities. Arjun Kharpal | CNBCChinese firm Tecno showed off a robot dog. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC

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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — With this year's Super Bowl being played in Las Vegas, the nation's gambling capital, there was little doubt that betting on the big game would be huge. The 2023 Super Bowl between the Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles brought in $153.1 million worth of bets. In Pennsylvania, $71.5 million was wagered on the Super Bowl, down 15% from last year's Super Bowl, in which the Philadelphia Eagles lost to the Chiefs. Other states with big sports betting markets, including New York and Illinois, had yet to report betting levels for this year's Super Bowl as of Wednesday evening. Maine, which offered Super Bowl gambling for the first time, saw about $3.5 million wagered online, according to an estimate from the state's Gambling Control Unit.

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Best Cyber Monday gaming console deals todayBest Cyber Monday gaming laptop deals todayBest Cyber Monday gaming monitor deals todayBest Cyber Monday gaming controller deals todayBest Cyber Monday gaming accessory deals todayBest Cyber Monday gaming headset deals todayBest Cyber Monday graphics card dealsBest Cyber Monday game deals todayCyber Monday gaming deal FAQsWhat's the difference between a gaming laptop and any other laptop? Small and portable gaming laptops tend to be more expensive and yet disproportionately weaker than their bigger counterparts. For more details and recommendations, check out our guide to the best gaming laptops. Check out our guides to the best gaming mouse and best wireless gaming mouse for our top picks. Gaming laptops and other PC gaming accessories receive some especially big discounts.

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That's especially true if you're in search of great Black Friday gaming deals, which include discounts on controllers, mechanical keyboards, consoles, gaming laptops, and more. Some of the best Black Friday gaming deals we've found so far include a $60 discount on a brand-new PS5 slim bundle. These Black Friday gaming deals are all active right now, November 24, and they'll likely run until midnight tonight. Best Black Friday gaming console deals todayBest Black Friday gaming laptop deals todayBest Black Friday gaming monitor deals todayBest Black Friday gaming controller deals todayBest Black Friday gaming accessory deals todayBest Black Friday gaming headset deals todayBest Black Friday game deals todayBlack Friday gaming deal FAQsWhat's the difference between a gaming laptop and any other laptop? Check out our guides to the best gaming mouse and best wireless gaming mouse for our top picks.

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That's especially true if you're in search of great Black Friday gaming deals, which include discounts on controllers, mechanical keyboards, consoles, gaming laptops, and more. Some of the best Black Friday gaming deals we've found so far include a $60 discount on a brand-new PS5 slim bundle and a massive $500 discount on a 4K Samsung Odyssey gaming monitor. Best Black Friday gaming console deals todayBest Black Friday gaming laptop deals todayBest Black Friday gaming monitor deals todayBest Black Friday gaming controller deals todayBest Black Friday gaming accessory deals todayBest Black Friday gaming headset deals todayBest Black Friday graphics card dealsBest Black Friday game deals todayBlack Friday gaming deal FAQsWhat's the difference between a gaming laptop and any other laptop? For more details and recommendations, check out our guide to the best gaming laptops. Check out our guides to the best gaming mouse and best wireless gaming mouse for our top picks.

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☆ From Sin City to Sports Central: How Las Vegas is betting big on a lucrative industry
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

But for many decades, the NFL and other leagues opposed having sport franchises in Las Vegas, most likely due to the city’s deeply rooted gambling industry. “Vegas fans tend to be sports fans, too, and sports have helped us expand the customer base that are willing to consider Las Vegas,” Hill said. And during the past two years, Las Vegas and other tourist-centric cities have benefitted from consumers’ post-pandemic splurges on experiences and travel versus goods. The Las Vegas Strip can be seen outside the lanai doors at Allegiant Stadium during a game on October 15, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan Miller/Getty Images/FILEAs the pandemic wore on, construction continued on expanding the Las Vegas Convention Center as well as the Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium, among other projects.

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☆ Sony’s PlayStation Access controller offers a new social lifeline for gamers with disabilities
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Catherine Thorbecke | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Sony Interactive Entertainment is the maker of the wildly popular PlayStation consoles and a lineup of fan-favorite PlayStation games. Paul Amadeus Lane, an accessibility consultant working with Sony Interactive Entertainment, is pictured here with the Access controller, a Sony device specifically designed for gamers with disabilities. After years of tinkering and consulting with gamers who have disabilities like Lane, Sony Interactive Entertainment unveiled a first look at its Access controller for gamers with disabilities earlier this month. Gamers get a first look at Sony's Access controller, a highly-customizable device designed specifically for people with disabilities, at an event in San Mateo in September. “The industry needs to understand that the Xbox controller, the PlayStation controller, while they’re great and while they’re very beneficial, they cannot help everyone,” he said.

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☆ An indicator of Americans' willingness to gamble could suggest continued resilience in the US economy
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Famed short-seller Jim Chanos has said casino revenue is a "pretty good" leading indicator of the US economy. Famed short-seller Jim Chanos said earlier this year that casino revenue can be viewed as a reliable data point. AdvertisementAdvertisementLas Vegas casino revenue grew just 2% in 2007 after a three-year period of double-digit growth, then fell about 10% in both 2008 and 2009. Meanwhile, Las Vegas casino revenue grew just 7% in 2000 after a solid three-year stretch of growth. As long as Las Vegas casino revenue continues to hit new records and grow, an economic recession may be nowhere in sight.

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The Razer Wolverine V2 gaming controller for Xbox and PC is on sale during Amazon Prime Day, with both versions of the controller discounted by up to 49%. If you're searcing for more deals coverage, be sure to check out our roundup of all the best Prime Day PC gaming deals and our liveblog with all of the best Prime Day deals across every category. Great Price Razer Wolverine V2 Wired Controller With adjustable triggers and the clickiest buttons on the market, Razer's Wolverine V2 is a great controller. Great Price Razer Wolverine v2 Chroma Gaming Controller Razer's customizable wired controller for Xbox and PC is selling for one of the lowest prices we've seen during Amazon Prime Day. For more gaming recommendations, check out our guides to the best PC controller for gaming, best gaming PC, and best gaming laptops.

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Amazon Prime Day is here, and that means exclusive Prime Day discounts on thousands of products, including gaming PCs, headsets, and monitors. To help you score all the best Prime Day discounts, we're rounding up all of the best Prime Day PC gaming deals. Top 4 Prime Day PC gaming dealsThe best Prime Day gaming laptop dealsGaming laptops are down to low prices for Prime Day. $1,259.99 from Amazon Originally $1,399.99 Save 10%The best Prime Day gaming monitor dealsAmazon's Prime Day sale includes big deals on gaming monitors from HP, LG, and more. $169.99 from Amazon Originally $249.99 Save 32%The best Prime Day gaming headset dealsGaming headsets are seeing great Prime Day discounts right now.

☆ What it's like inside the Titan submersible that went missing with 5 people on board
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Emma Tucker | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Though it’s roughly the size of a minivan, with five adults aboard, the Titanic-touring submersible that went missing Sunday may seem small and cramped. ‘Not your grandfather’s submersible’Titan is sparse on the inside, according to CBS correspondent David Pogue, who took a trip on Titan down to the Titanic wreck last year. The interior of OceanGate's Titan submersible, seen in 2018. The game controller is used for wireless control, according to Aaron Newman, an investor in OceanGate who went down to Titanic on Titan in 2021. After boarding the Titan, temperatures inside the vessel get hot quickly before starting to get colder as it descends towards the ocean’s bottom, he said.

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☆ Titan submersible: Search crews heard banging sounds while scouring the Atlantic for manned craft now running out of oxygen
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Nouran Salahieh Ray Sanchez Priscilla Alvarez | Nouran Salahieh | Ray Sanchez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

The banging on Tuesday first came every 30 minutes and was heard again four hours later, according to an internal government memo update on the search. The search for the missing submersible Titan has broadened to an area about two times the size of Connecticut. It was unclear when exactly the banging was heard Tuesday or how long it lasted, based on the memo. We have to keep working until we find the submersible,” Joyce Murray, minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, told reporters Wednesday. If the submersible is intact, the passengers would be dealing with dwindling oxygen levels and fighting cold, he told CNN.

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☆ Gamblers are paying more money and winning less in Las Vegas casinos – here's why
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Casinos on the Las Vegas Strip are making changes to attract "higher value customers," WSJ reports. Blackjack players on the Strip are paying more to gamble and winning less. In 2022, blackjack players lost $1 billion at the tables on the Strip, according to Nevada state data. Casino execs say it's all a part of a plan to attract "higher value customers." "You're bringing in higher value customers, and we're already full," Tom Reeg, Caesars Entertainment CEO, told Wall Street analysts.

Sandra Douglass Morgan has seen a lot of changes in the five years since she was named to the Nevada Gaming Commission. The same year she became a gaming regulator, the Supreme Court cleared the path for legalized sports betting. During that time, Douglass Morgan went from gaming regulator to chair of the Nevada Gaming Control Board to the corporate board of directors for casino giant Caesars Entertainment . I'm incredibly blessed that I've been given these opportunities, you know, based on my skill set and my experience," Douglass Morgan told CNBC. Douglass Morgan said.

☆ Betting on WWE matches? 'NFW!' say gaming operators and regulators
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( Contessa Brewer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"The Colorado Division of Gaming is not currently and has not considered allowing sports betting wagers on WWE matches," they said. It issued a public statement advising WWE to work with the gaming industry. replied Adam Greenblatt, CEO of BetMGM, whether he would be eager to accept wagers on the WWE's scripted matches. The American Gaming Association, which represents both commercial and tribal operators, told CNBC: "Both regulators and operators must have confidence in the integrity of the competitions." "Ultimately, most industry stakeholders seem to view WWE betting as even more optically-challenging than betting on awards shows," Sharp Alpha Advisors managing director Lloyd Danzig said.

☆ Meet 6 trailblazers in the NFL, Coast Guard and more: 'Success isn't being the first,' it's having 'many others follow'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Morgan Smith Gili Malinsky Ashton Jackson Jennifer Liu | Morgan Smith | Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

"There was something about the Coast Guard, the missions, seeing the small boats that just spoke to me," she says. Fagan ended up attending the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and her first tour of duty in 1985 took her to Antarctica. From there, the Coast Guard would offer a new assignment every couple of years. Of all 32 teams in the NFL, less than 10 have a Black or female president. "To me, the definition of success isn't being the first — it's to have many, many others follow behind you."

☆ Meet Sandra Douglass Morgan, the only Black female president in the NFL: ‘This job is much bigger than me’
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Growing up in Las Vegas, Sandra Douglass Morgan never dreamed about making history — she just wanted to make herself, and her parents, proud. But Douglass Morgan didn't need to eavesdrop to understand that she and her family would be treated unfairly because of the color of their skin. Douglass Morgan, now 44, made a promise to herself: No matter what she did, she would champion equity and respect. Months later — and after the abrupt departure of two presidents — Davis approached Douglass Morgan about the job. Douglass Morgan sought the counsel of friends and family, including her husband, Don Morgan, who played four years in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings and Arizona Cardinals.

☆ Super Bowl betting in Nevada drops nearly 15% from record set in 2022
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Feb 14 (Reuters) - The value of bets placed in Nevada sportsbooks on this year's Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles was 14.8% below the record set last year, according to unaudited figures provided by the Nevada Gaming Control Board. Nevada sportsbooks kept a combined $11.3 million from Super Bowl bets for a hold percentage of 7.4% compared with last year when they kept $15.4 million for a hold percentage of 8.6%. The twice Super Bowl winner also ran for 44 yards, including a 26-yard scramble that helped set up the game-winning field goal. Next year's Super Bowl will be held at the home of the Las Vegas Raiders and many experts are expecting betting around that game to reach new heights. "The Nevada Gaming Control Board looks forward to Allegiant Stadium hosting Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas next year," Nevada Gaming Control Board Chairman Kirk Hendrick said in a news release.

The largest property owner on the Las Vegas Strip is doubling down and taking full ownership of the MGM Grand Las Vegas and Mandalay Bay, which the deal values at $5.5 billion. VICI currently owns a 50.1% stake in the property, which it acquired when it bought MGM Growth properties in May. Strip casinos are seeing a 20% surge in revenue through October to $6.8 billion in gaming revenue from a year ago. "It's further evidence that Las Vegas remains amongst the most in-demand destinations in the world," said Rosemary Vassiliadis, Clark County's director of aviation. And hotel revenue in Las Vegas was up 51% in October compared with October 2019, before the pandemic, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

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