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Jackpocket Casino Is Live in New Jersey, Bringing Online Casino Games to Lottery Players
Jackpocket Casino officially launched as New Jersey’s latest online casino app on Jan. 31. The company best known in the US for its lottery ticket courier app, also named Jackpocket, tells Bonus that its online casino gamblers will be able to “move between the two apps with ease.” Jackpocket‘s Jan. 29 announcement reads: Every new […]
No ‘FanDuel IPO,’ But Parent Company Flutter Moves to NYSE
Online gambling industry investors watched at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 29, as FanDuel’s parent company joined the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Dublin-based Flutter Entertainment now trades on the NYSE under the stock symbol FLUT. That means the parent company of the No. 1 US online sportsbook and the No. 2 US online casino […]
FanDuel and Operation Hope Offer Free Financial Literacy Counseling for MA Residents
FanDuel Group and Operation Hope have teamed up to promote financial literacy and offer Massachusetts residents free financial counseling. Teaming up with the non-profit organization is part of FanDuel’s efforts to demonstrate its commitment to responsible gaming (RG). Through the partnership, Massachusetts residents can access Financial Wellbeing Coaches from the financial literacy organization’s Hope Inside […]
Nevada Gaming Control Board Site May Have Been Hacked
The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) site appears to have been the victim of a cyberattack. On Jan. 25, the possible NGCB hack was even listed in its Google results. Below the Gaming Control Board — State of Nevada site listing, Google warned searchers on Jan. 25: This site may be hacked. Although the result […]
Betr Casino Coming to Pennsylvania—Jake Paul’s Sportsbook Announces iGaming Expansion Plans
Sports betting newcomer Betr has announced its expansion plans for 2024, which include making its online casino debut in Pennsylvania. Betr hit the scene last year as a collaboration between online gambling entrepreneur Joey Levy and social media personality and boxer Jake Paul. Paul leveraged his YouTube fame to get eyes on his professional boxing debut in […]
Fanatics Casino Is Taking Bets in Pennsylvania as of Jan. 22
Fanatics Casino began taking bets in Pennsylvania on Jan. 22. As Bonus reported on Jan. 16, the online gambling app switched from PointsBet, a Fanatics Experience, to Fanatics Sportsbook and Casino. The change happened because sports merchandise etailer Fanatics bought the US holdings of Australian online gambling operator PointsBet. After that August purchase of the […]
Spectrum Gaming Report — Legal Indiana Online Casinos Possible, Could Generate $881M by Year 3
Research by Spectrum Gaming Group could help Indiana’s chances of successful gambling expansion in 2025 or beyond. However, skepticism about the financial effects of legal Indiana online casinos is now only half of the problem. A negative fiscal assessment may have killed the 2023 effort, but a political scandal is what prevented legislators from trying […]
US Online Casinos End 2023 on Target With $6.5B Revenue, Pennsylvania Posts First $200M Month
US online casinos generated a combined total of $6.5 billion in 2023 across six states, just as I predicted for Bonus one year ago. In fact, the industry did slightly better than the prediction: my $6.5 billion estimate was rounded up from $6.46 billion, while the actual total exceeded that by 1.1%, coming in at $6.53 billion now that regulators have posted […]
The Federal Excise Tax—a Ball-and-Chain for Regulated Gambling
A difference of opinion over modes of taxation could sink what should otherwise be a very popular proposal to allocate more money to problem gambling harm reduction. One of the most common arguments presented by gambling expansion proponents is that a portion of the tax revenue generated by legal gambling can be used to mitigate its […]
Fanatics Casino Debuts in Pennsylvania ‘Next Week,’ as PointsBet Becomes Fanatics
Fanatics Casino will replace PointsBet, a Fanatics Experience. At 7 p.m. on Jan. 16, I received notice as a Pennsylvania account holder that the changeover from PointsBet to Fanatics Sportsbook and Casino would happen “next week.” When the app changes over, Fanatics Casino will be accessible through Fanatics Sportsbook. Eventually, the online casino app will […]
