Tropicana Las Vegas To Be Demolished for Oakland A’s Ballpark and Bally’s Resort
The iconic Tropicana Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas will permanently close on April 2, just days before its 67th anniversary. The resort’s days were numbered due to a deal its owner, Bally’s Corp., struck with the Athletics (A’s) baseball team to build its new 33,000-person ballpark at the site. The demolition phase will take about a year, […]
Gambling Could Pose Additional Risks For People Suffering From Long COVID
New research into long COVID suggests impacts on brain chemistry that could put gamblers at increased risk of problematic behavior patterns. The science of COVID-19 is still in its infancy, and the medical community is still uncertain about many things. These include why some people continue to suffer the effects of a COVID-19 infection for […]
Who Spends the Most on Gambling? — High-Income Millennials Dominate US Market, Says TransUnion Study
Despite a dip in overall betting activity, high-income millennials dominated US gambling spend as 2023 came to an end. However, according to TransUnion’s (TU) latest US Gaming Report, rising debt and the return of student loan payments could indicate coming headwinds. “We continue to see the relationship between consumer liquidity and the industry,” Declan Raines, […]
Michigan WynnBet Casino Remains Open But ‘Under Review,’ As Massachusetts Online Sportsbook May Shut Down
WynnBet is leaving Massachusetts, but its last remaining online casino site will stay open in Michigan, at least for the time being. WynnBet Casino’s operations in Michigan remain “under review,” a company representative told Bonus. That statement comes as the online gambling operator plans to finalize WynnBet Sportsbook‘s exit from Massachusetts online sports betting on Feb. […]
PredictIt Lawsuit: How a Battle Over Venue Might Determine the Fate of US Election Betting
PredictIt and its co-plaintiffs have asked a federal court in Texas to postpone the case’s transfer to the District of Columbia while petitioning the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to intervene. The US District Court for the Western District of Texas ordered the transfer on Jan. 16, 2024, at the request of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). In […]
Jackpocket Casino Is Live in New Jersey, Bringing Online Casino Games to Lottery Players
Jackpocket Casino officially launched as New Jersey’s latest online casino app on Jan. 31. The company best known in the US for its lottery ticket courier app, also named Jackpocket, tells Bonus that its online casino gamblers will be able to “move between the two apps with ease.” Jackpocket‘s Jan. 29 announcement reads: Every new […]
Mohegan Sun Will Rise to the Occasion in Pennsylvania as Unibet Shuts Down
There will be a new online casino in Pennsylvania, as Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE) plans to launch a new site in the spring. During the license renewal meeting for its land-based casino on Jan. 24, 2024, MGE presented the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) with a plan to take over the interactive license from […]
An Online-Only Sports Betting Bill Might Represent Georgia’s Best Chance Yet at Gambling Expansion
Georgia now has two sports betting bills active for the 2024 legislative session, the latest of which differs substantially from previous efforts. Sen. Clint Dixon’s bill is unique as it does not require a constitutional amendment and would be tied to the state’s lottery. Another critical difference between SB 386 and previous attempts is that it […]
Iowa Online Casino Education Appears to Be Working — Slowly
Iowa online casino education may be showing “fluid” results, an Iowa Gaming Association (IGA) leader told Bonus on Jan. 29. That’s logical, considering Iowa Rep. Bobby Kaufmann told Bonus that even though HSB227 is an active online casino bill, he won’t make an effort to move it forward during 2024. Because this is a time […]
Maine iGaming Bill Tabled But Not Dead in Unanimous Committee Vote
Maine could still see online casino gambling legalized in 2024. However, the Maine iGaming bill is on hold for at least two weeks while the state’s gaming regulators, stakeholders, and bill critics work out the details in a proposed amendment discussed on Jan. 29 in a committee. Around 2:45 p.m. on Jan. 29, members of […]
