BetMGM Says No Online Casino Launches May Happen in 2023
BetMGM CEO Adam Greenblatt believes no new states will legalize online casino during 2023. Therefore, the US online casino market leader is working “behind the scenes” this year to help educate legislators and retail casino owners about the benefits. That will hopefully yield an active 2024 in legal online casino launches, he said during today’s […]
Maryland Senate Bill Would Put Online Casinos on the Ballot in 2024
Maryland has officially joined the race for online casino legalization. For constitutional reasons, however, we won’t know if it has succeeded until November 2024. That puts any possible launch into the middle of 2025 at the earliest. There are many hurdles the effort will have to clear between now and then. SB 267 is the work […]
California Casinos May Skip State Regulation, Opting for Direct Federal Oversight
The Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians moved from state to federal regulation this month. That may mean 28 other tribes that operate California casinos could end up following suit when their state compacts expire at the end of the year. This is the first time a California tribe has opted out of state regulation in […]
Vornado Realty Trust May Compete With Rival SL Green’s NYC Casino Bid
Vornado Realty Trust is exploring the possibility of submitting a bid to build a casino in New York City. Vornado is the city’s second-largest commercial landlord. The company is considering the site of the former Hotel Pennsylvania near Penn Station and Madison Square Garden for its proposed casino. The now-vacant hotel will be demolished by […]
Most Popular Online Gambling Days to Help With That Bar Bet
The Super Bowl was one of the most popular online gambling days in North America in 2022. However, it wasn’t No. 1, according to geolocation data from GeoComply. Surprised? Assumptions abound in North American online gambling circles, from thinking that New York online sportsbooks are always No. 1 to thinking that the Super Bowl constantly […]
New York Online Casinos May Be Brought Up at Jan. 31 Sports Betting Hearing
New York online casinos, both online and on land, may be on the minds of lawmakers and others invited to speak during a public meeting on Jan. 31 in Albany. Its purpose is to examine the impact of online sportsbooks. On Jan. 8, the state’s sports betting marketplace turned one. So the Jan. 31 hearing […]
US Online Casino Revenue Up in All States in 2022, But Growth is Slowing
US online gambling remains a quickly-growing industry. However, there’s no denying that the pace of growth is no longer as blistering as it once was. From 2020 to 2021, industry-wide online casino revenue more than doubled. That didn’t happen again in 2022. That said, all states with legal online casinos finished the year on an […]
New Hampshire Online Gambling Bill Is One We Never Saw Coming
The New Hampshire legislature will consider the possibility of legal online casinos in 2023. An online gambling bill was probably inevitable for New Hampshire, considering legal online sports betting launched there in 2019. However, the bill the Granite State introduced this month “to regulate online gambling and direct net proceeds to a community college education […]
Greentube Acquires Alteatec in Mission to Increase B2B Offerings
Greentube, a casino game developer, announced it acquired a majority shareholding in the Malta-based iGaming management system platform and software provider Alteatec. The company said the deal will add to its B2B offerings. The Vienna-based online gaming specialist Greentube – a Novomatic Digital Gaming and Entertainment division – did not release the financial details about […]
Indiana Online Casino, Poker Bill Outlines Sept. 1 Launch
Indiana online casino and poker legislation moved off Hoosiers’ gambling wish lists and into an Indiana General Assembly committee on Jan. 19. The measure outlines a Sept. 1 launch date if the bill becomes law. Today’s movement means the Indiana bill is moving apace to possibly meet the “House crossover deadline” of Feb. 27. That’s […]
