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WPT to Launch Social Poker Site ClubWPT Gold, Celebrating With $5 Million Freeroll Event
World Poker Tour (WPT) is entering the sweepstakes gaming space with the launch of the sweepstakes online poker site ClubWPT Gold. WPT expects to launch the site in early 2025, and it will be accessible to players across most US states and Canada. ClubWPT Gold will operate under federal sweepstakes laws, similar to sweepstakes casinos […]
BetMGM Sponsors Wheel of Fortune, Adding Nostalgic Free Spins and Progressive Jackpot
Wheel of Fortune will temporarily bring back free spins and a progressive jackpot as part of BetMGM’s Big Winners Tournament. The five-episode BetMGM-sponsored special event will happen from Sept. 30 through Oct.4. Exciting Tournament-style play will see the week’s three highest-scoring winners return for a “Friday Face-Off.” The competition-generating gameplay likely nods to Wheel’s well-known […]
New Wheel of Fortune Video Poker, Electronic Table Game, VLT, and Slots Coming to Casinos in 2025
International Game Technology (IGT) is taking its exclusive Wheel of Fortune (WoF) deal in new directions, starting with a glitzy Global Gaming Expo (G2E) debut. IGT plans to unveil a range of “dazzling” new Wheel of Fortune-branded games in Vegas this October. In addition to 11 new slot titles, IGT will debut Wheel of Fortune […]
Dragon Train Slot Still Available at BetMGM Casino Despite Light & Wonder Injunction
A federal court in Nevada has ordered Light & Wonder (LNW) to cease distribution of its Dragon Train slots titles, but for now, the first online installment of the series, Dragon Train Chi Lin Wins, remains available on BetMGM Casino in New Jersey, Michigan, and West Virginia. The game launched exclusively on BetMGM in August and still features prominently in […]
FanDuel Casino Brings Back Gronk for Live Dealer Blackjack Event Tomorrow
Anyone in New Jersey is invited to Gronk‘s party tomorrow. Well. Anyone who uses the FanDuel Casino app to play Infinite Blackjack between 6 and 7 p.m., that is. While the former NFL player who is better known as “Gronk,” Rob Gronkowski, is hosting, anyone playing Infinite Blackjack can type questions into the online casino […]
Boyd Gaming to Acquire Resorts Digital and Mohegan Sun New Jersey
Boyd Gaming is poised to quadruple its iGaming market share in New Jersey with the acquisition of two new brands: Resorts Online Casino and Mohegan Sun NJ. It is acquiring the brands along with the assets of Resorts Digital from DGMB Casino, the company that owns the physical Resorts Atlantic City casino property. According to a regulatory document issued by the New Jersey Division of Gaming […]
VGW Looks to Get Into the Live Dealer Casino Space With Appointment of Former Entain Exec
Graciella Anthony, former Head of Live and Table Games at Entain has joined Virtual Gaming Worlds (VGW) as its new Head of Live Casino. VGW is the foremost sweepstakes-model social gaming company serving the US, operating Chumba Casino, LuckyLand Slots, and Global Poker. It also owns Golden Feather Studios, a game development studio. VGW’s products, along […]
Does Growing Up Near a Casino Affect Young People? Boston Wants to Know
Boston officials are concerned about the potential impact of the Encore Boston Harbor on local youth and have commissioned a study to determine what effects it’s having, if any. As the focus for the study, they’ve chosen Charlestown, just across the Mystic River from the casino site. The luxury casino resort opened in 2019 and offers slots, table games, […]
Alabama Gambling Bill Would Provide More Robust Definitions and Tougher Penalties for Illegal Gambling
A new bill filed in Alabama aims to battle illegal gambling in the state by strengthening the state’s existing laws. An earlier effort this year to create legal gambling options for state residents failed, as the House and Senate couldn’t agree on the specifics. In the absence of legal gambling, unregulated gaming machines and other […]
BetMGM Signs Online Casino and Sportsbook Media Partnership With USA TODAY
BetMGM and Gannett Co., Inc. have announced a multi-year strategic partnership to make BetMGM the preferred online casino and sportsbook provider for USA TODAY Sports. Under the agreement, BetMGM will also provide sports betting odds and betting information across the USA TODAY Network. USA TODAY’s expansive footprint extends to over 200 local US markets across […]
