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North Dakota Signs Gaming Compacts, Tribes Allowed to Offer On-Reservation Online Betting
North Dakota has successfully negotiated and signed new gaming compacts with five tribes in the state. The existing compacts were set to expire early next year. That required the governor and tribes to negotiate new ones. The new compacts allow the tribes some new gambling options. However, those still fall far short of what they’d […]
Construction Underway on Four Virginia Casinos, Petersburg to Vote on a Fifth
Virginia has seen gambling activity nearly triple over the past three years. Now, the Commonwealth is ready for more as it prepares to open its second retail casino. Rivers Casino Portsmouth announced Monday that their $340 million gaming and entertainment venue would open its doors to the public on Jan 15. The casino is part […]
Hacksaw Gaming Chooses West Virginia as Its Jumping-Off Point for the US
Malta-based slot game and scratchcard developer Hacksaw Gaming has its sights set on the US. This week, it announced that it has obtained its first provisional license in the country. Rather than the usual launchpad of New Jersey, it has chosen to get started in West Virginia. Though small, the West Virginia online casino market […]
Enteractive to Provide Player Retention Services for Pennsylvania Online Gambling Operators
Gaming operators in Pennsylvania now have another way to retain bettors. Malta-based company Enteractive Ltd. has been awarded a service license in the state. Pennsylvania online casinos and sportsbooks launched in 2019. Three years later, the Keystone State continues to add new retail casinos, iGaming services, sports wagering operators, and video gaming terminals. The expansion […]
Is a Tribal Gaming Compact North Dakota’s Path to Gambling Expansion?
North Dakota is negotiating terms for a compact with five tribes in the state. The tribes seek exclusive rights to offer internet gambling and sports betting in the state. Such a deal would be worth many millions of dollars for all parties. However, the current negotiations follow a string of failed legislative attempts that led […]
Virginia Study Recommends Lottery as State’s Sole Gaming Regulator
Several new forms of gambling have appeared in the Commonwealth of Virginia over the past five years. Construction is underway for the state’s first retail casinos. It also newly allows sports wagering, charitable poker, horse racing, and skill games. The question, amid such rapid expansion, is how best to regulate the new products. Many states […]
Everi Expands Its Horizons With Non-Gaming Assets Acquired From Venuetize
Casino content provider Everi Holdings Inc. has decided to take a step beyond the gaming market. The company announced Tuesday they have agreed to acquire certain strategic assets of app developer Venuetize, Inc. Venuetize develops mobile apps and related technologies for the sports, entertainment and hospitality industries. Its clients include the PGA Tour, the Memphis […]
Which State Will Join the Legal US Online Casino Ranks Next?
Which state will next add legal US online casino gambling? During the past four years, the rapid legalization and expansion of US online sports betting has been nothing but impressive. US online casinos, not so much. While sports betting was largely illegal for the last several decades, over 30 states and the District of Columbia […]