Evolution Rolls Out Dice Games – Pennsylvania Gets Them First
Evolution is rolling the dice for the first time. Today, the gambling vendor best known for supplying US online casino operators with live dealer products and services is debuting live dealer craps in Pennsylvania. At noon, live dealers will start offering the games in one of the largest US live dealer studios in the Malta-based […]
Striking Workers at Ontario’s Pickering Casino Picket Nearby Casino Woodbine
Negotiations broke down late last week between Unifor casino workers at Pickering Casino Resort and Casino Ajax and their employer, Great Canadian Gaming Corporation (GCGC). This week, they’ve added a third picket line at Casino Woodbine, located about 65 km from the Pickering location. The new picket line appeared on July 29, expanding on the existing strike […]
Study Estimates $5 Billion in Lost Tax Revenue for States Without Online Casinos
Currently, regulated US online casinos serve six states, leaving 44 without such an option. Together, those iGaming products generated just shy of $1 billion in direct tax revenue in 2021. That’s a healthy pile of change for public coffers. However, it also forces us to ask how much money the US is leaving on the […]
US Problem Gambling Help App Downloads Rise, Users Report Less Use of Illegal Sites
Earlier this week, problem gambling self-help app Gambless released its H1 2022 update. It claims to be the #1 search result for “gambling addiction” and related searches in most countries on Google Play. Searches by Bonus confirmed this to be the case in the US and Canada. Searches on iOS devices turned up Gambless in the #5 […]
Last-Minute Online Mega Millions Ticket Buyers Find Savior in Jackpocket
Last-minute Mega Millions wannabe billionaires are buying tickets online through the lottery ticket app Jackpocket. Here’s the scenario: It’s right before the Mega Millions jackpot drawing for $1.1 billion. The wannabe lottery winner clicks through to the Mega Millions site, selects the “where to play” tab, and picks her part of the US map. Now on […]
Is Cryptocurrency Speculation Just Another Form of Unregulated Gambling?
Whether or not you’re an investor yourself, you’re probably aware by now that cryptocurrencies have crashed in 2022. As of the morning of July 28, 2022, Bitcoin is selling for $23,115. Eight months ago, it was at an all-time high, north of $68,000. Ethereum has fallen from over $4,800 to around $1,600 in a similar […]
DraftKings Black Throne Studios Aids In-House Tech Stack Reign
DraftKings Black Throne Studios (BTS) is the latest online casino game development service the Boston-based online gambling operator is creating. Stephen Miraglia, DraftKings senior communications director, tells Bonus.com: In terms of in-house game development, we’ve been doing that for a while now. His comment on Tuesday comes after other industry publications speculated that BTS will […]
Mega Millions Tickets Available Online Ahead of $1.02 Billion Drawing
The bigger the Mega Millions jackpot becomes, the easier it is to imagine all the things one would buy with the money. Sure, the odds of winning the current $1.02 billion jackpot are lower than getting struck by lightning during a shark attack, but someone, somewhere will win. And not only could that someone be […]
BetMGM Rewards vs. MGM Rewards
BetMGM Casino is a partnership between MGM Resorts International and Entain Holdings, and it serves as the primary online betting entity under the MGM brand name, offering sports betting, casino gaming, and online poker. So it’s easy to assume the BetMGM Rewards and MGM Rewards programs are the same thing. But there are important distinctions […]
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Votes to Remove ‘Blood Quantum’ Requirements
The Minnesota Chippewa Tribe (MCT) voted Wednesday to remove “blood quantum” from enrollment requirements for their tribe, Native News Online reports. It also voted to leave the determination of membership requirements up to the six individual Bands: Bois Forte, Fond du Lac, Grand Portage, Leech Lake, Mille Lacs, and the White Earth Band of Ojibwe. […]
