Bally Casino Applies for Qualified Gaming Entity Status in Pennsylvania
This week, on Jan 3, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) reopened applications for qualified gaming entity (QGE) status. So far, though, it has only one applicant: Bally’s. Pennsylvania was the first state after New Jersey to launch a competitive regulated market for online casinos in 2019. In doing so, it copied many aspects of the Garden State’s model, […]
Kentucky Online Poker, Sports Bill Introduced in Kentucky
Kentucky online sports betting, poker, and daily fantasy sports (DFS) legalization efforts are alive again as of yesterday. If the bill becomes law, the southern state will stop being nearly landlocked by legal sports betting states. However, what sets House Bill 106 apart is its call for legal online poker. That’s because there are far […]
Job Seekers With Criminal Convictions May Get a Second Chance in New York
New Yorkers still need employment, but he will talk with his legislative director before he reintroduces a bill allowing job seekers with criminal convictions to apply for work in the gaming industry, said state Sen. Joseph Addabbo. Addabbo, D-Ozone Park, sponsored S1443B last year that sought to remove the “automatic disqualification” of would-be New York […]
Ohio Casino Control Commission Shows Online Sports Betting Operators It Means Business
It’s quickly becoming clear that the Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC) – is playing hardball with operators. The Buckeye State’s nascent sports betting market launched on New Year’s Day. Almost immediately, the OCCC put several operators on notice with hefty fines and application denials. That’s an unusually strict start, given that other US regulators have […]
Downstate New York Casino License Process Is Underway
Downstate New York casino license hopefuls are having an experience that may be familiar to many New York City apartment-seekers. The latter often need a pile of cash to cover the first month’s rent, last month’s, and a security deposit. The former, the would-be gaming facility operators, must hand over $1 million just to be […]
New York Online Casino Talks on Agenda with Legislature Back in Session Today
New York online casino legalization groundwork happened last year so this year, serious discussions will occur with lawmakers who returned at noon today to Albany, promises state Sen. Joseph Addabbo. Addabbo, D-Ozone Park, told Bonus that he recently talked with a few fellow members of the New York State Legislature. They were eager to find […]
Claudio Fischer Aborts Strip Resort Plans, Blaming Economic Conditions
Chilean businessman Claudio Fischer has worn a lot of hats over the years. However, Las Vegas Strip magnate will not be among them, at least not immediately. Fischer is an important figure in the Latin American casino and hospitality space as the owner of the Sun Dreams chain. His professional history includes such diverse endeavors as owning a large-scale […]
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$785 Million Mega Millions Jackpot Has Americans Excited About 2023
The Times Square Ball Drop may have happened three days ago, but Mega Millions is keeping the sphere rolling with its $785 million jackpot. Every previous time the jackpot reached these heights, it rolled on to surpass $1 billion, Mega Millions said. On New Year’s Eve, Mega Millions published a press release about the drawing […]
Online Casino Legalization in 2023 – What Are the Odds for NY, IL, and IN?
Sadly, 2022 has been a dud of a year when it comes to states legalizing online casino. At least 2021 saw Connecticut legalize and launch within the same calendar year. Before that, we have to go back to Michigan, and the tail end of 2019, to see an iGaming bill receive a governor’s signature. Of course, lawmakers have had a few […]