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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 […]
Vegas Infinite Launches on PlayStation 5, But iOS Users Are Still Waiting
Just two months after launching for Android, PokerStars has launched a non-VR version of Vegas Infinite—its virtual reality social casino—for PlayStation 5 (PS5). The launch gives Vegas Infinite fans yet another “no headset required” way to immerse themselves in the popular free-to-play casino metaverse. Apple mobile device users, however, are still waiting for their Vegas Infinite […]
Pennsylvania State College Satellite Casino Build Okayed After State Supreme Court Sides With PGCB
Pennsylvania’s highest court upheld the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board’s (PGCB) decision to award a Category 4 slot machine license to Ira Lubert’s SC Gaming (SCG). The ruling clears the way for construction to begin on Lubert’s satellite casino—in partnership with Bally’s Corporation—in State College, PA. The license also has implications for Pennsylvania’s online sports betting […]
Evolution Acquires Portfolio of Popular Side Bet Patents With Galaxy Gaming Purchase
Evolution has announced a deal to acquire table game designer Galaxy Gaming for $85 million in cash, bringing in-house a number of patented side bets it previously had to license. Las Vegas-based Galaxy Gaming is best known for its 21+3 blackjack side bet, which is now licensed in 131 regulatory jurisdictions around the world, including 28 […]
Record Crazy Time Payout Puts a Dent in Evolution’s Mid-Year Financial Results
In June, Evolution’s live dealer gameshow Crazy Time hit a payout so huge that it all but wrecked the company’s H1 2024 profitability. The top prizes for casino games can be life-changing for players, and the need to pay out a jackpot sometimes shows up in a smaller operator’s state-level revenue reports. However, a prize so […]
Free Play Debunked: Player Experience Wins Out in Face of Lower Promotional Spending
Despite the gambling industry’s near-religious reliance on free-play bonus offers, new evidence affirms that other factors like amenities and ambiance might be more important to customer retention in a retail casino environment. One recent study found that reducing or even eliminating free-play offers had little impact on retail gamblers’ behavior. A similar discussion is underway […]
Bet365 Launches Online Casino & Sportsbook in Pennsylvania, Taking Over Vacant TwinSpires License
Bet365 announced the full launch of its Pennsylvania online casino and sportsbook today, July 22. In doing so, it has resurrected Presque Isle Downs’ dormant master iGaming license and brought Pennsylvanians their 22nd online casino brand. The brand may not yet be familiar to many in the Keystone State. However, it’s one of the most famous international sportsbooks, particularly in […]
BetMGM, Retail Casinos Among Businesses Affected by CrowdStrike Windows Glitch
BetMGM has been offline since about midnight due to a widespread technology outage caused by a faulty CrowdStrike update. The problem is far bigger than one gambling site, however. The buggy code sent to Microsoft Windows workstations has knocked businesses and institutions offline worldwide—including other brick-and-mortar and online gambling providers. By noon ET on July […]
Bet365—Is It Time for the European Sports Betting Giant to Make a Move in the US?
Bet365 is the undisputed top dog of sports betting in the United Kingdom, but you wouldn’t know that just by looking at its US presence. For most of the short history of US sports betting, it has stayed quietly in the back seat, allowing the likes of DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM to shovel money on the marketing bonfire […]
Real-Money Toy Cranes & Bubble Shooters—Gaming Companies Look to the 20th Century for Inspiration
Carnival skill games and 1980s arcade classics—more and more, that’s where the gambling industry is looking for inspiration. For all their talk of innovation, real-money gaming companies seem to prefer Hollywood’s strategy of “rebooting” the successes of past decades. Among the new products gamblers can look forward to in the next year or two: Adaptations […]
