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Boyd Gaming Corporation has announced its Q2 earnings, and the numbers exceeded expectations. The company reported $916.9 million in revenue and earnings per share of $1.58 for Q2 2023. Boyd Gaming has a strong California connection, as it operates the Sky River Casino in the Sacramento area for the Wilton Rancheria Tribe. California ties helping Boyd’s success According to the company, in the second quarter of 2023, Boyd Gaming had a return on equity of 43.15%, and a net margin of 18.48%.

A man from Ventura County won more than $130,000 last week when he drew a royal flush in a four-card poker game at the Chumash Casino Resort. The rare royal flush paid out $137,921 for a man who bet $1 on a side bet in a multi-progressive table games jackpot. The man, who is known only as “Don,” was nonplussed. “I opened the hand and did a double-take, and then turned to my wife and said, ‘Look what I’ve got!’,” Don said in a press release from Chumash Casino.

The Seminole Tribe of Florida got a big victory after the DC Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a previous decision that halted sports betting in Florida. The overturning of the original ruling lays the groundwork for Florida to launch online sports betting, and could do the same for other states, like California. Now that the dust has started to settle from the Seminole ruling, what is next for California sports betting?

A recent ruling in Florida could pave the way for California sports betting to launch sooner rather than later. The DC Circuit of Appeals overturned a 2021 decision that halted sports betting Florida, giving a big victory to the Seminole Tribe of Florida. But how does the Seminole ruling impact California sports betting? PlayCA spoke with an industry expert to find out. UC Davis professor of law Katherine Florey has researched federal Indian law for decades.

It was clear in the aftermath of the 2022 election that a path to legal sports wagering in California isn’t possible without the support of the state’s casino-owning Native American tribes. With two failed sports betting ballot initiatives in the rear-view mirror, fast forward to July 2023. Once again, there is hope that sports betting in California could come sooner rather than later — sooner being within a decade.

Time and again, California Indian tribes have tried to fend off cardrooms and other gambling venues, which they claim infringe on their exclusive gaming rights in the Golden State. To end all the bickering, Sen. Josh Newman (D) has introduced a bill known as the Tribal Declaratory Relief Act of 2023. The bill, SB 549, was introduced in March and would allow Indian nations to sue cardrooms for operating banking card games.

Expectations are high for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup this summer, and players with ties to California will play a significant role for USA Soccer. The U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT) announced its roster for the competition in June, and 14 of the 23 players on the squad have ties to the Golden State. While Californians can’t legally bet on their favorite players, they will have plenty of home state heroes to cheer for during the event.

Last week, the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians and the Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians became the newest members of the California Nations Indian Gaming Association (CNIGA). The addition of these two memberships follows a recent trend of expansion for the organization, seeing it grow from 34 tribes in 2019 to 50 today. Nearly all CNIGA tribes (44/50) are classified as gaming tribes, putting 70% of all gaming tribes in California under the organization’s mandate.

This weekend is a big one in the horse racing world. On one side of the country, it’s Bob Baffert and a California Dreamin’ connection to the biggest stage in the industry, Saturday’s $1.5 million Belmont Stakes. Baffert’s National Treasure, who won the Preakness Stakes back on May 20, is one of the favorites in […]

California law prohibits traditional sports betting, but that doesn’t mean legal sports gaming options don’t exist in the state. The 29 Palms Band of Mission Indians recently launched a social betting platform that allows bettors to participate in free-to-play sports wagering and redeem credits for use inside the tribe’s casinos. Created in partnership with “social betwork” Sparket, the platform allows bettors to pick winners of sporting events, reality TV show competitions, esports and more.