Vince Vaughn Is Caesars Official: US Online Casino Celebrity Influencers Join Trend
Actor Vince Vaughn sits at the Caesars Sportsbook and Casino dinner party. He’s one of the new US online casino celebrity influencers. Actor JB Smoove is the online sportsbook ambassador, enthroned at the head of the table. Smoove, as “Caesar,” touts “my app” in the Full Caesar ad. The commercial begins with Smoove leading a […]
AOC Supposedly Among Voices of Support for Prediction Markets as CFTC Mulls Kalshi’s Request
The Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has an important decision ahead of it. Kalshi, an online predictions market, has requested the right to offer contracts on the outcome of the upcoming midterms. It will receive its answer tomorrow, October 28. Complicating matters for the CFTC is that it has just asked PredictIt, which has been offering a […]
Saskatchewan’s New iGaming Site Announces Launch Date, Roughriders Sponsorship
In a matter of days, the Atlantic provinces of Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island will stand alone as the last Canadian holdouts on the subject of online casino games. It has been an action-packed few years for online gambling in Canada. Ontario’s April 2022 regulated online gambling launch has taken center stage. Observers are understandably keeping a […]
Q&A with Christopher Justice: How Cashless Casinos Can Save a Player’s Life & Livelihood
These days, we take cashless retail businesses for granted. We all expect to walk into a grocery store or clothing retailer and pay with our phone or a card. But the cashless casino is an area that’s just now starting to grow. And far more so than at a grocery or clothing store, the ability […]
Response to Shoalwater Bay Tribe’s Motion to Dismiss the Maverick Gaming Case
On Monday, Oct 24, 2022, numerous parties filed briefs in preparation for oral arguments in Maverick Gaming’s lawsuit. The defendants in the suit are the Department of the Interior, plus several Washington State officials, including Governor Jay Inslee. At issue is whether Washington can grant exclusive rights to sports betting to tribes in the State. Maverick cannot […]
Powerball Jackpot May Hit $1 Billion Next Week, if No One Wins it First
The Powerball jackpot for Wednesday, Oct 26 would have been for an estimated $700 million. No one held the winning ticket and the next draw, on Saturday, Oct 29, will be for $800 million. Even if someone holds the winning numbers this time, it will be in the top five all-time US lottery jackpots. However, if no […]
Esports Having Bumpy Start As Vie.gg Closes
Esports captures the zeitgeist of 2022. Sadly, its US online gambling industry pioneer will also come and go this year. Today, Vie.gg users found out that the legal gambling site will cease operations on Nov. 1. The Esports Entertainment Group (EEG) site debuted in April in New Jersey. Not only was Vie.gg’s US debut, but […]
Is a Tribal Gaming Compact North Dakota’s Path to Gambling Expansion?
North Dakota is negotiating terms for a compact with five tribes in the state. The tribes seek exclusive rights to offer internet gambling and sports betting in the state. Such a deal would be worth many millions of dollars for all parties. However, the current negotiations follow a string of failed legislative attempts that led […]
Virginia Study Recommends Lottery as State’s Sole Gaming Regulator
Several new forms of gambling have appeared in the Commonwealth of Virginia over the past five years. Construction is underway for the state’s first retail casinos. It also newly allows sports wagering, charitable poker, horse racing, and skill games. The question, amid such rapid expansion, is how best to regulate the new products. Many states […]
Six Months in, Ontario’s Privatized Online Gambling Market is Growing Quickly
On October 12, iGaming Ontario (iGO) released its revenue figures for July through September. That period marks the second quarter of operations since the province’s privatized online gambling market launched. As with the first report, covering April to June, iGO hasn’t provided much detail. Unlike various US states, Ontario does not offer a revenue breakdown […]
