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Ancient Gods. Fresh Spins. Caesars Doubles Down on Egyptian Slot Exclusives

October 28, 2025 | By: Danny Cross

Caesars and AGS drop two exclusive Egypt-themed slots—Kingdom of Horus and Reign of Anubis—now live online and in-person. See where to play.

Hacksaw Gaming Unveils Sun Princess – A Dazzling New Anime Slot Adventure

October 24, 2025 | By: Adam Mace

Hacksaw Gaming’s latest anime-themed slot, Sun Princess, features a 7x7 grid, Sun Ray Frames, bonus rounds, 10,000x max win, and 96.29% RTP.

Elk Studios Unveils Cathedral 9: A Dark, Feature-Packed Fantasy Slot

October 23, 2025 | By: Adam Mace

Explore Elk Studios’ latest release, Cathedral 9, a dark-fantasy 6×5 slot loaded with bonus features, cascading wins, and up to 25,000× max payout.

Bonus Power Index (BPI) Rankings: 5 Key Stats & More

October 23, 2025 | By: Patrick Monnin

The inaugural Bonus Power Index (BPI) ranks 44 sweepstakes casinos based on user-centric criteria, revealing Stake.us has the most games, Chumba is the most popular, and several platforms offer no [...]

MegaBonanza’s New Horror Slot, J Mania Maniac, Pays in Blood (And Mega Prizes)

October 20, 2025 | By: Danny Cross

J Mania Maniac from RubyPlay brings blood-soaked jackpots, expanding reels, and 1,000x wins to MegaBonanza’s horror slot lineup.

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Ancient Gods. Fresh Spins. Caesars Doubles Down on Egyptian Slot Exclusives

Caesars and AGS drop two exclusive Egypt-themed slots—Kingdom of Horus and Reign of Anubis—now live online and in-person. See where to play.

Hacksaw Gaming Unveils Sun Princess – A Dazzling New Anime Slot Adventure

Hacksaw Gaming’s latest anime-themed slot, Sun Princess, features a 7x7 grid, Sun Ray Frames, bonus rounds, 10,000x max win, and 96.29% RTP.

Elk Studios Unveils Cathedral 9: A Dark, Feature-Packed Fantasy Slot

Explore Elk Studios’ latest release, Cathedral 9, a dark-fantasy 6×5 slot loaded with bonus features, cascading wins, and up to 25,000× max payout.

Bonus Power Index (BPI) Rankings: 5 Key Stats & More

The inaugural Bonus Power Index (BPI) ranks 44 sweepstakes casinos based on user-centric criteria, revealing Stake.us has the most games, Chumba is the most popular, and several platforms offer no [...]

MegaBonanza’s New Horror Slot, J Mania Maniac, Pays in Blood (And Mega Prizes)

J Mania Maniac from RubyPlay brings blood-soaked jackpots, expanding reels, and 1,000x wins to MegaBonanza’s horror slot lineup.

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Ancient Gods. Fresh Spins. Caesars Doubles Down on Egyptian Slot Exclusives

Caesars and AGS drop two exclusive Egypt-themed slots—Kingdom of Horus and Reign of Anubis—now live online and in-person. See where to play.

Hacksaw Gaming Unveils Sun Princess – A Dazzling New Anime Slot Adventure

Hacksaw Gaming’s latest anime-themed slot, Sun Princess, features a 7x7 grid, Sun Ray Frames, bonus rounds, 10,000x max win, and 96.29% RTP.

Elk Studios Unveils Cathedral 9: A Dark, Feature-Packed Fantasy Slot

Explore Elk Studios’ latest release, Cathedral 9, a dark-fantasy 6×5 slot loaded with bonus features, cascading wins, and up to 25,000× max payout.

MegaBonanza’s New Horror Slot, J Mania Maniac, Pays in Blood (And Mega Prizes)

J Mania Maniac from RubyPlay brings blood-soaked jackpots, expanding reels, and 1,000x wins to MegaBonanza’s horror slot lineup.

Best Halloween Slots For 2025: The 777 to Your 666

This guide breaks down the critical details—grid layout, max win potential, min bet, and developer—for six high-stakes and spooky slot titles, including the infamous Tombstone RIP and Playtech’s Halloween Fortune

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LuckyBird Adds Base Network, Promising Faster, Cheaper Crypto Transactions

Sweepstakes casino LuckyBird.io is embracing Coinbase's new "global onchain economy," Base network, with remarkably low gas fees.

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Online Gambling Scams Are On the Rise — Don’t Fall for the Bluff

I’m a poker player, and have been for a long time. As a result, I’d like to think I have at least some ability to tell when somebody is bluffing. Or at least when there might be some sort of disconnect between image and reality, and the “story” my opponent is telling with his or […]

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EDGE Boost: How a Gambling-Only Account and Debit Card Can Help With Budgeting

EDGE Boost is a new gambling-only debit card from EDGE Markets. The company has processed $300 million in transactions during its first few months, and it touts the debit card as a valuable tool for responsible gaming. Setting a budget is an important habit for gamblers who want to keep their hobby safe and affordable. […]

DraftKings Electric Poker Comes to New Jersey—A Fast-Paced Miniature Poker Site Inside the Online Casino

DraftKings Casino players in New Jersey now have their chance to try Electric Poker, the first multi-player poker game available on that platform. It’s a lightning-fast, three-handed tournament format in which the winner gets a random multiplier applied to their payout. That means a chance to win casino-like payouts while only needing to defeat two poker opponents in a matter […]

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From online casino reviews to new sweepstakes legislation, Patrick Monnin has been covering the global iGaming market since March of 2021. A graduate of Loyola University Chicago, his work has been featured on Bonus, Legal Sports Report, Lineups, Daily Fantasy Cafe, PlayMA, PlayOH, and more. Patrick won a science fair back in 7th grade, but unfortunately, it’s been all downhill from there.

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Martin Harris is a writer and editor at Bonus.com currently living in North Carolina. He has reported on poker, gambling, and sports betting for a variety of outlets since the mid-2000s. His career includes extensive experience reporting on online poker and from numerous poker tours, including from the World Series of Poker, the World Poker Tour, the European Poker Tour, the Latin American Poker Tour, and the Asian Pacific Poker Tour. Martin has an English Ph.D. (Indiana University) and has taught full- or part-time at multiple colleges and universities since the 1990s. He currently teaches courses on poker, politics, and film in the American Studies program at UNC Charlotte. In 2019, Martin’s book Poker & Pop Culture was published by D&B Books. The book covers the history of poker in the United States with special emphasis on the game’s depiction in literature, film, music, and other mainstream contexts. In 2020 the book won a Global Poker Award for Written Media Content of the Year.