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Why Slots Players Need To Know About 4ThePlayer
Online casino players in Europe are already familiar with wildly popular 4ThePlayer slots like 3 Secret Cities and 9k Yeti. But this gaming provider is an up-and-comer in the US, with games in New Jersey online casinos now and at Michigan online casinos in the coming weeks. 4ThePlayer’s unique approach is player first, revenue second, […]
Q&A with Christopher Justice: How Cashless Casinos Can Save a Player’s Life & Livelihood
These days, we take cashless retail businesses for granted. We all expect to walk into a grocery store or clothing retailer and pay with our phone or a card. But the cashless casino is an area that’s just now starting to grow. And far more so than at a grocery or clothing store, the ability […]
Esports Having Bumpy Start As Vie.gg Closes
Esports captures the zeitgeist of 2022. Sadly, its US online gambling industry pioneer will also come and go this year. Today, Vie.gg users found out that the legal gambling site will cease operations on Nov. 1. The Esports Entertainment Group (EEG) site debuted in April in New Jersey. Not only was Vie.gg’s US debut, but […]
Fall Brings the Expected Boost to Online Gambling Revenue, but Less Than Last Year
There has been a consistent theme to 2022 online gambling revenue updates. While US markets continue to grow, that growth is now slower than it has been in recent years. September gross gaming revenue (GGR) figures for the three major online gambling states – NJ, PA and MI – highlight this trend. In 2021, their […]
GameCo Hopes for a Second Chance in the US After Green Jade Merger
On October 10, Las Vegas-based games developer GameCo LLC announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to merge with Green Jade Games. The combined entity will be known as Green Jade Group. Once the merger is complete, current Green Jade chairman Jesper Kärrbrink will serve as CEO, while current GameCo chair Robert Montgomery […]
Economic Whiplash May Further Postpone US FanDuel IPO
“Whiplash” is one way to define recent market fluctuations. It’s also how investors hoping to buy shares in FanDuel may feel. Those investors have been waiting since March 2021 for FanDuel to navigate all the obstacles to its planned US IPO. The last of those challenges seemed to have been a dispute between FanDuel’s primary […]
Light & Wonder Gets Into the Customer Loyalty Business With House Advantage Acquisition
One would imagine that “commitment”, “evolution” and “focus” are frequently-uttered words around the executive offices of Light & Wonder, Inc. (L&W) these days. On October 6, the Las Vegas-based omnichannel casino supplier announced the acquisition of “substantially all of the assets” of House Advantage, LLC. It paid an undisclosed sum in an all-cash deal for […]
Does Fertitta Entertainment’s New Strip Resort Represent a New Direction for the Company?
On October 6, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that Tilman Fertitta has filed plans with the Clark County Commission to add another major resort to the Las Vegas Strip. According to County records, the proposed project is a 43-story, 2,420-room hotel-casino that will feature villas, convention space, a spa, auto showroom and a 2,000-plus seat […]
Light & Wonder Completes Divestment of Non-Casino Operations
On the morning of September 30, Light & Wonder, Inc. (L&W) announced the completion of the sale of its sports betting business, OpenBet. The buyer is US-based sports and entertainment content company Endeavor Group Holdings. Under the reported terms of the deal, Endeavor paid L&W $750 million in cash, plus approximately $50 million worth of Endeavor […]
Everi Expands Its Horizons With Non-Gaming Assets Acquired From Venuetize
Casino content provider Everi Holdings Inc. has decided to take a step beyond the gaming market. The company announced Tuesday they have agreed to acquire certain strategic assets of app developer Venuetize, Inc. Venuetize develops mobile apps and related technologies for the sports, entertainment and hospitality industries. Its clients include the PGA Tour, the Memphis […]