White Hat Q&A With Bonus: Armen Tatarevic Talks The Goonies Slot & What’s Next
The Goonies™ slot is now available online at major US online casinos. This nostalgia- and feature-packed game comes from the award-winning White Hat Studios, on a roll with releasing some of the biggest online slots. Bonus.com spoke to Armen Tatarevic, Business Development Director at White Hat Studios, to discuss some of the recent hit titles […]
Pennsylvania Online Casinos Hold Key to Revenue Growth
For the second month in a row, Pennsylvania online casinos generated more than $150 million in gross gaming revenue (GGR). That revenue also outpaced that of other US online casino states again in November. The Keystone State is one of what those in the US online gambling industry call the Big Three online casino states […]
Opinion: Gambling Advertising Overload Hurts the Chances of Further Expansion
US sports betting has spread like wildfire. Before 2018, it wasn’t even possible to legalize it anywhere outside of Nevada. Soon, over half of the 50 states will have online sports betting, and several more have at least retail betting. So gambling advertising overload may already have consequences. Because by comparison, other forms of online […]
Barstool Sports Betting Is Coming to Massachusetts, on 2 Conditions
Barstool sports betting is no stranger to drama, and drama it got before being allowed to enter the Massachusetts market. At 5:40 p.m. today, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) tweeted that it granted Plainridge Park Casino (PPC) a “temporary Category 1 sports wagering operator license.” However, unlike other operators given temporary operator licenses, MGC placed […]
Tribal Gaming Compacting Process Could Be Modernized
As the holidays begin, a quiet announcement in the Federal Register will sound louder than trumpets: The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Indian Affairs (DoI BIA) issued a proposed rule change regarding the tribal gaming compacting process. The Dec. 6 announcement stipulates that the BIA is seeking comments on proposed changes to the Indian […]
iGaming Push More Likely As Federal Pandemic Relief Fades?
As I write this, I have Covid. Again. I’m tired of it. You’re tired of it. Based on fading federal pandemic aid to states, everyone’s tired of it. However, coronavirus topic fatigue won’t make it evaporate from reality. Yet that’s what’s about to happen to that funding. In 2023, no new money will be coming […]
Hustler Casino Investigation Concludes, Provides Neither Surprises Nor Resolution
The official investigation into Garrett Adelstein’s cheating allegations against Robbi Jade Lew has reached its conclusion. But anyone who believed it would settle the issue probably hasn’t followed previous cheating scandals in the live poker world. By their nature, these scenarios seldom reach a satisfying conclusion. A very clumsy cheater might be caught red-handed. Hand histories […]
Marvel Snap Strategy: a Non-Gambling Game for the Poker Mindset
Marvel Snap is among the latest free-to-play titles taking the mobile gaming world by storm. It’s not a gambling game, but strategically, it requires you to be comfortable taking risks. The most common point of comparison for Snap is HearthStone. That’s because it’s the brainchild of Ben Brode, who led Blizzard’s HearthStone team until he left the company […]
New York Casinos Could Offer Job Opportunities for Those With Criminal Records
On Dec 6, the New York Senate sent a bill to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s desk that would allow certain people with felony convictions to apply for jobs in the gambling industry. It would remove barriers for such candidates to apply for the necessary gaming and employee licenses. The bill still automatically disqualifies applicants whose criminal […]
Bubba Technology Group Pleads Guilty in South Carolina Illegal Gambling Crackdown
Last Friday, Bubba Technology Group, LLC, a South Carolina-based company, received a sentence of one year of probation. It had pleaded guilty to operating an illegal gambling organization. Bubba and its co-conspirators will fork over more than $1 million due to the conviction. The charges, filed in July 2021, came out of a lengthy investigation by […]
