Mega Millions $1 Billion Jackpot $287 Million Less Than Last Year’s
Seeing the Mega Millions $1 billion jackpot may feel like deja vu. Because the current $1.05 billion prize up for grabs on Aug. 1 is $287 million less than this time in 2022 – when an Illinois ticket buyer won $1.337 billion. On the Mega Millions site today, it shows the next estimated jackpot is […]
Muscogee Creek Nation Sues Poarch Creek Band and Auburn University Over Burial Site Desecration
Muscogee Creek Nation (MCN) reignited its legal challenge against the Poarch Creek Indian Band and Auburn University on Friday, asking a federal appeals court to reinstate a lawsuit alleging the parties illegally removed remains and artifacts from a sacred site to build an Alabama casino. The Oklahoma-based Nation’s lawsuit alleges that Poarch built Wind Creek […]
Fox Bet to Shut Down as Fox Sports Backs Out of Joint Venture
Flutter has announced that Fox Bet has stopped taking bets and will shut down entirely by the end of August, making it the latest casualty of a challenging US sports betting market. The news does not come as a surprise. Last year, I predicted that this would be likely in the wake of arbitration between Flutter and […]
Mega Millions Jackpot Reaches $940 Million 10 Days After $1 Billion Powerball
In a few hours, America may have its next near-billionaire courtesy of the July 28 Mega Millions jackpot of $940 million. The lottery drawing in which the winner could opt for the $472.5 million one-time payment comes 10 days after a California ticket buyer won the $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot. Tonight’s drawing and the July 19 […]
Playtech Live Q&A With Bonus: CEO Edo Haitin on Online Casino Live Dealer Plans
Playtech Live is starting to take US market share from US online casino live dealer heavyweight Evolution. Playtech Live CEO Edo Haitin talked to Bonus on July 27 about the brand’s plans. Haitin told Bonus yesterday that American online casino gamblers can expect to see more innovation from Playtech Live. A recent example of that […]
Aristocrat Unveils NFL Super Bowl Jackpots, First of Six Pro Football Slots
Aristocrat Leisure has unveiled its NFL Super Bowl Jackpots slot machine, the first product stemming from the company’s partnership with the NFL. The slots will land on casino floors in time for the start of the NFL season in September. Aristocrat struck its multi-year global licensing partnership with the NFL in 2021 and expects to […]
Why Do Operators of Video Gaming Terminals Have Such Influence in Illinois?
Video gaming terminals (VGTs) are a major industry in Illinois and influence much of what’s happening with gambling in the state. Illinois has about 45,000 terminals, far more than any other state. The terminals are located in about 8,200 locations, which include restaurants, bars, and truck stops. VGTs are similar to casino slots, but available […]
Golden Nugget Online Gaming Gains Pennsylvania License
Golden Nugget Online Gaming (GNOG) will be the next online casino in the Keystone State now that the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) unanimously approved granting it a license on July 26. GNOG will offer online slots and table games once it launches. That should happen within weeks, considering the license was the operator’s last […]
Meta Asks Ninth Circuit to Dismiss MDL, Says Virtual Chip Sales Are Just ‘Information’
Meta is asking the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to dismiss a case about whether platform providers can be liable for in-app purchases they facilitate between their users and third-party content providers such as play money casinos. The multidistrict litigation names Meta, Apple, and Google as defendants for their involvement with products like Double Down Casino, which recently settled a […]
Oklahoma AG Joins Lawsuit Over GOP Governor’s Contested Tribal Gaming Agreements
Oklahoma’s new Republican attorney general is stepping in to represent the state’s interests in a costly, three-year legal battle over tribal gambling after accusing Gov. Kevin Stitt of failing to follow state law. Attorney General Gentner Drummond delivered the news during a personal call with the Republican governor on Tuesday. An official letter to Stitt […]
