Hard Rock, Playtech Announce Partnership as the Gambling Giants Look to Expand
Playtech has acquired a “low single-digit minority equity stake” in Hard Rock Digital (HRD) for $85 million as part of a strategic partnership. HRD is the interactive division of Hard Rock International and Seminole Gaming, which includes Hard Rock Online Casino and Sportsbook. Meanwhile, Playtech is one of the world’s largest gaming technology providers. As […]
Evolution Q&A With Bonus: Jacob Claesson on Online Casino Live Dealer
Evolution is best known in the US for supplying live dealer studios and croupiers to online casino gambling sites. Bonus gained insight from Evolution’s North American CEO, Jacob Claesson, about being at the head of the table. Yesterday, he talked to Bonus about the role he’s held for six months, as well as whether Evolution holds […]
TheScore Bet Launches on Desktop in Ontario as Coolbet Takes a Bow
Ontario gamblers can now access theScore Bet via its familiar app and online. The change comes after the Toronto-based brand released a desktop version of its popular Ontario online casino and sportsbook. Previously, players could only access theScore Bet through the app launched last April when Ontario debuted regulated online gambling. Despite the app-only offering, […]
Downstate New York Casinos a Pot of Gold for Lobbyists, Consultants
It could be years before the first shovel breaks ground on any of the three proposed downstate New York casinos. Yet, the business of casinos already has money flowing as competing camps lobby to win one of the highly sought-after licenses. According to an investigation by Politico, lobbying firms behind 10 proposed casinos have already […]
Minnesota Activists Call for Data-Sharing to Fight Problem Gambling
As a sports betting bill is progressing through committees in Minnesota, the Minnesota Alliance on Problem Gambling (MAPG) is calling for information sharing to help gaming addiction. The current bill calls for 40% of revenue to address problem gambling. Susan Sheridan Tucker, the executive director of MAPG, said while she appreciates the bill’s current language, […]
Iowa Online Casino Bill Enters a Thinning 2023 iGaming Legalization Field
An Iowa online casino bill, HSB227, emerged on March 8 in a thinning field of states attempting to legalize iGaming during 2023. State Rep. Bobby Kaufmann, who introduced a bill last year, sponsored the measure that sits in the Ways and Means Committee. Kaufmann, R-Wilton, is the chairman of that House committee. The Iowa online casino […]
Belgium Moves to Ban Gambling Advertising – Could the US Follow?
The Belgian government has announced it will ban gambling advertising starting on July 1. The move raises the question of whether the US should take a similar approach. In Belgium, the government states addiction and debt are the primary motives for the ad ban. It will cover all media, including the internet. Further bans connected […]
New Jersey Smoking Ban Gains Support, Likelihood of Passing
A New Jersey smoking ban loophole is closer to closing at Atlantic City casinos. Lawmakers discussed the matter on March 9. On Thursday, the New Jersey General Assembly Health Committee (AHC) and the Assembly Tourism, Gaming, and Arts Committee (ATGA) jointly held a public hearing. More than a dozen speakers at the hearing spoke in […]
Kentucky Skill Game Ban Passes Senate, Awaits Governor’s Signature
Senators voted 29-6 on March 14 to approve a Kentucky skill game ban, HB594. The bill takes on a gray area of legal gambling that’s spurred lawsuits nationwide and defied full regulation in many states. The bill that passed the House on March 8 in a 64-32 vote and the Senate today moves on to […]
Federal Judge Grants Class Certification In Wynn Resorts Lawsuit
A Federal judge ruled a lawsuit claiming Wynn Resorts covered up the alleged long-running misconduct of former CEO Steve Wynn can proceed.
