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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 […]
Former PlayUp CEO Dr. Laila Mintas Joins GambleID Advisory Board
Compliance, identity, and anti-fraud solution provider GambleID has appointed Dr. Laila Mintas to its advisory board. Mintas is an industry leader with over 20 years of experience in the gaming sector. However, long-time Bonus readers may remember her name due to her high-profile falling-out with the owners of PlayUp while she was serving as the company’s American […]
Cedar Crossing Casino May Pull $28 Million in Revenue From Existing Iowa Casinos
Iowa may soon get another retail casino, but there are concerns that the proposed Cedar Crossing Casino could cannibalize up to $28 million in revenue from existing casinos in the area. However, the $275 million gaming facility will generate a total of $108 million in adjusted gaming revenue (AGR), resulting in $80.2 million in new revenue for […]
Bally’s Abandons Pennsylvania State College Casino Plans, But Project Will Continue
Construction of a satellite casino at Nittany Mall in College Township, Pennsylvania will proceed, but Bally’s will no longer be a part of the project. Bally’s and its former partner in the project, Ira Lubert’s SC Gaming, announced today that they were ending their contract by mutual agreement. SC Gaming says that there is no change in the construction timeline due to […]
Fox Pursuing Gaming Licenses to Capitalize on Discount FanDuel Purchase Opportunity
Fox Corporation CEO Lachlan Murdoch says his company is actively working with regulators to obtain gaming licenses to activate the option to acquire an 18.6% stake in FanDuel at nearly $2.2 billion below its estimated market value. If the deal goes through, it could create valuable synergies akin to those Penn Entertainment was hoping for with […]
ROGA Partners with EPIC, Kindbridge, and RGC on College-Focused RG Campaign
American college students will soon have access to a comprehensive, evidence-based, responsible gaming (RG) education program tailored to university students’ unique needs. The new program is a joint effort between the Responsible Online Gaming Association (ROGA), EPIC Global Solutions (EGS), Kindbridge Behavioral Health (KBH), and the Responsible Gambling Council (RGC). The college-focused campaign will leverage […]
Sweeps Operators Launch Trade Group: the Social and Promotional Games Association
Social gaming operators in the “sweeps” space and their technology providers have joined forces to create a trade organization to bolster the image of their industry. Last week, 11 companies became members of the newly formed Social and Promotional Games Association (SPGA), which has the stated aim of providing a “unified voice for the integrity and […]
Indiana Gaming Commission Executive Director Steps Down to Handle Legal & Gov. Affairs at Fliff
Social sports prediction operator Fliff will soon have a new Head of Legal and Government Affairs in Greg Small, who currently serves as the Executive Director for the Indiana Gaming Commission (IGC). Small announced his jump from the regulatory world to the industry side of things on LinkedIn earlier this week. His last day with the IGC will be September 20. […]
Virginia Online Instant Lottery Wagers Now Exceed Retail Sales
Virginia is one of the more recent US states to have launched an iLottery, but its online sales already exceed the retail channel. The Virginia Lottery’s preliminary numbers for fiscal year 2024 indicate $5.52 billion in total sales for fiscal year 2024. Although it has not yet released its annual report, the Lottery Post reports that over $3 billion of that came through […]
