Why In-Person Registration Will Cost Illinois Online Casinos
In Mar. 2021, Illinois sent an online casino bill to the state’s House Rules committee. Though that effort stalled, we’ll likely see a similar push in 2023. One unfortunate feature of the original Internet Gaming Act is a six-month window during which in-person registration would be mandatory for Illinois online casinos. That means bettors would have […]
Jay Z, Floyd Mayweather Jr. Among Celebrities to Back NYC Caesars Palace Bid
It appears that “Brooklyn’s Finest“ has designs for the heart of Times Square. Manhattan-based mega-developer SL Green announced to investors on Monday it and Caesars Entertainment have a new partner for the joint bid for a New York City casino. The new partner is billionaire businessman Shawn Carter, better known as rap icon Jay-Z. The […]
Is Portnoy of Barstool Finally Toxic to Penn? Massachusetts Has Misgivings
Dave Portnoy of Barstool Sports fame may finally be toxic to Penn Entertainment, which owns the brand. Because of concerns about Portnoy, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) paused to consider the “suitability” of awarding a retail sports betting license to Penn’s Plainridge Park Casino. The Boston-area racino plans to brand its retail sportsbook with Barstool […]
North Dakota Signs Gaming Compacts, Tribes Allowed to Offer On-Reservation Online Betting
North Dakota has successfully negotiated and signed new gaming compacts with five tribes in the state. The existing compacts were set to expire early next year. That required the governor and tribes to negotiate new ones. The new compacts allow the tribes some new gambling options. However, those still fall far short of what they’d […]
Unikrn Q&A With Bonus: Dellario Talks Relaunch Plans
Unikrn relaunched on Thursday, but the esports brand owned by Entain won’t go live in the US or Ontario until at least 2023. Justin Dellario, Entain’s esports managing director and CEO of Unikrn, spoke with Bonus yesterday about the relaunch. Dellario said esports players can use the app now in Brazil and all areas of […]
Entain Entered Esports With Unikrn Relaunch
Entain entered esports, but not in the US. One of the joint owners of the top US online casino, BetMGM, introduced its esports brand, Unikrn, on Thursday to consumers in Brazil and Canada – outside of Ontario. However, Unikrn may enter the US and Ontario during 2023. So says Justin Dellario, Entain’s esports managing director […]
Harris Poll Shows American Public Favors Betting, Not Ads
Ads are repetitive, and so is history. In 2015, sports betting wasn’t yet legal in the US. The federal government, sports league commissioners, and other power brokers had worked together to keep it that way. Even so, Americans found themselves inundated with ads for the companies that would come to dominate that space five years […]
UK Financial Institution Lloyds Bank Experiments With New Gambling Controls
In late November, the UK financial institution Lloyds Bank announced the trial of a new budgeting tool for gamblers. It will allow customers with debit cards to set personalized limits on their monthly gambling expenditures. This isn’t the first attempt by Lloyds to try to encourage safer gambling. In early 2020, it struck a partnership […]
Ontario Premier Accuses Auditor General of ‘Jurisdictional Creep’ After Casino Sting
Ontario casinos caught individuals attempting to launder money and set off an unexpected series of events last week. On Wednesday, Ontario Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk released her annual report that revealed she sent those individuals to the casinos in an undercover capacity. On Thursday, Premier Doug Ford characterized Lysyk’s actions as “jurisdictional creep.” He said she […]
The Complicated World of Social Media Gambling Policies
Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook) recently updated pages regarding its policies for the marketing of iGaming products. While the policies themselves aren’t new, the company apparently felt the need to emphasize them in light of the ever-growing popularity of online gambling – both regulated and not. Facebook requires such companies to obtain its written permission before […]
