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BetMGM’s Bartlett Talks About ‘MGM Bonus City’ Launching in Michigan, Live Dealer, More
One of the secrets to BetMGM‘s success is its brand recognition. Commercial casino giant MGM Resorts International is one of the online gambling brand’s owners. So when MGM Bonus City entered New Jersey in October 2023, it was logical that 10 months later, the hybrid live dealer game launched in another state — Michigan. Oliver […]
FanDuel Founder Nigel Eccles Files Amended Lawsuit, Detailing Alleged Conspiracy
Nigel Eccles, the founder and former CEO of FanDuel, continues his years-long legal pursuit of the company and its institutional investors, KKR & Co. and Shamrock Capital Advisors. FanDuel was acquired by online gambling giant Flutter in 2018. Eccles claims the terms of that deal were not negotiated “at arm’s length” but instead calculated to cut himself and other common shareholders out of […]
States Would Earn Up to $15B in Annual Tax if Online Casinos Were Legal Everywhere—Vixio Report
Legalizing online casinos across most of the US could generate up to $15 billion in additional annual tax revenue for state and tribal governments, per a new Vixio report. Prepared for global gaming supplier Light & Wonder (LNW), the report from London-based Vixio highlighted the untapped potential of online casino gaming on US tax coffers. […]
Spanish-Speaking Live Dealer Games Debut in Pennsylvania Via Evolution
The online gambling industry’s message to the 5.6% of Pennsylvanians who speak Spanish at home is, “We see you.” On Aug. 15, Evolution debuted its Spanish-speaking live dealer services via online casinos in the Keystone State. The launch follows five months of testing in New Jersey, where the Spanish-speaking croupiers began dealing cards on March […]
Hollywood Online Casino Standalone App Coming in 2025, Penn Tells Investors
Hollywood Casino will be offered as a standalone app in “early” 2025, PENN Entertainment CEO Jay Snowden reiterated on Aug. 8 in PENN’s Q2 2024 earnings call. He’d made the same promise in the Q1 report. Snowden said on Aug. 8: By early 2025, we expect to introduce our first standalone iCasino app, which will allow […]
Caesars Palace Casino Increases Bespoke Offerings With a New Slot By 4ThePlayer
Caesars Palace Online Casino now has a flagship slot to cap off its strategy of investing in bespoke games featuring Caesars brands. The new Caesars Palace Slot is named after the app itself and Caesars’ longstanding resort on the Las Vegas Strip. The latest exclusive slot comes from European developer 4ThePlayer in collaboration with Caesars. […]
MGM, Entain Shares Plunge on News of BetMGM’s $123M H1 Loss
MGM Resorts International (MGM) and Entain share prices dropped sharply this week after BetMGM reported an H1 loss of $123 million and said it expects similar results in the second half of 2024. The 50/50 MGM/Entain joint venture also adjusted its $500 million 2026 EBITDA target to “the coming years.” BetMGM’s stated goal of achieving […]
Horseshoe Online Casino: Caesars Making Preparations for New Brand Launch in Michigan This September
Michigan will soon see a new iGaming brand: Horseshoe Online Casino. It will replace WynnBet Casino, which operates in partnership with the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians. Early indications are that customers can expect the brand to appear in September this year. Wynn Resorts abandoned its Michigan online casino in February, selling the assets and license to Caesars, which […]
Bovada Exits Connecticut & Washington D.C., Bringing List of Excluded Regions to 10
The targeted approach Connecticut took to ridding itself of an illegal offshore gambling site, Bovada, appears to have worked. On July 29, Bonus noticed that Connecticut was among the “restricted” states on the site’s list. That restriction appears to be the result of a June 4 “cease and desist” letter Connecticut gaming regulators mailed to […]
Lightning Storm: Evolution’s Latest Game Show Launches First in North America With BetMGM
Lightning Storm, the latest live dealer game show from Evolution, is now available in Ontario, Canada, via an exclusive partnership with BetMGM Casino—a partnership that bodes well for the odds of an eventual US launch. Through the deal, BetMGM’s Ontario players can experience Evolution’s newest “high-voltage game show” featuring five new “never seen before” bonus […]
