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Bally Bet Sportsbook Relaunches in New York as Lawmakers Prepare for 2024 Online Casino Push
Bally’s Corp. has relaunched its Bally Bet Sportsbook in New York. The company shut down its sports betting operations in late June to switch to a new software platform powered by Kambi and White Hat Gaming. To attract new customers in New York, Bally Bet is offering $200 in bonus bets on a qualifying first bet of […]
Resorts World Bet Works Toward Adding New Jersey Online Casino, Sportsbook
Resorts World Bet is looking to expand from New York into New Jersey, according to records released on Nov. 20 by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE). In the process, it will also be launching its first online casino product, something it can’t yet do legally in the Empire State. In New York, Resorts […]
Hacksaw Gaming To Enter Second US State via NJ Partnership With DraftKings
Malta-based Hacksaw Gaming has received temporary approval to operate from the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE), making the state the second US market for the online casino game supplier. In August, Hacksaw took an unusual approach and made its debut in the US in West Virginia via a partnership with BetRivers Casino. It […]
Fake Online Casino Ad Scams Canadians, Should Americans Worry Too?
Atlantic Canadians hoping to try their luck at what appear to be new online casinos tied to the region’s only legal casinos are being warned the widely shared ads promoting hefty deposit bonuses are a scam. Online scammers are using ads on Facebook and Instagram featuring Casino Nova Scotia and Casino New Brunswick branding to […]
West Virginia Online Casinos Surge in October, Change in Market Leadership Likely
Total US online casino revenue held roughly steady from September into October, but the West Virginia state market experienced a massive upswing. National gross gaming revenue (GGR) for October was $567 million, representing a 3.5% drop in the daily average, yet the change for West Virginia was a 20.9% increase. Online casinos typically see their biggest monthly […]
West Virginia Online Casino: Fanatics Casino’s US Debut Picks a Unique Route
Fanatics Casino launched in West Virginia on Nov. 16. Starting a West Virginia online casino site as an operator’s US debut is unusual, with most legal online gambling site introductions happening via Michigan or New Jersey. The Mountain State is one of the smaller revenue-generating online casino jurisdictions. It saw $12.7 million in gross gaming […]
Light & Wonder: SciPlay Revenue Shines During Record Quarter
Light & Wonder Inc. (LNW) is celebrating a strong quarter, highlighted by $731 million in revenue, an increase of 13% over last year’s results. Q3 marked the tenth consecutive quarter of year-over-year revenue growth for the company. The gaming sector contributed the largest revenue share of $465 million, and the other two sectors, SciPlay and […]
ESPN Bet Launch Day Starts Slow, Ends at #1 in the App Store
ESPN Bet, the sportsbook collaboration between Penn Entertainment and Disney-owned ESPN, launched Tuesday in 17 states. Hollywood Casino, billed as a “new casino experience,” is also available within the sportsbook app in four legal online casino states. The launch followed the August announcement of a $2 billion, 10-year deal granting Penn rights to the ESPN […]
Las Vegas Sphere CEO Dolan Remains Optimistic Despite $98 Million First Quarter Loss, CFO Resignation
Sphere Entertainment reported $98.4 million in losses over its first quarter, mainly because its principal revenue stream—ticket sales for the Las Vegas Sphere—only got up and running at the tail end of the reporting period. The high-tech venue opened just one day before the quarter’s closing on Sep. 30 with a highly successful residency debut […]
Multi-State Online Poker: West Virginia Joins Agreement Allowing Players in Five States to Gamble
Multi-state online poker play may be available soon in West Virginia now that the state has joined the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA). On Nov. 14, the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) announced West Virginia became the fifth state in which online poker players can “play against players from other member jurisdictions.” However, West Virginia […]
