Online Gambling Industry Launches BetOnNY, a New York Online Casino Marketing Campaign
BetOnNY, BetOnNY.com, and “Bet on NY” are all titles for a New York online casino legalization marketing campaign that residents of the Empire State are seeing. On Jan. 2, a 30-second “Bet on NY” commercial first appeared on YouTube. It directs viewers to BetOnNY.com. However, the cross-channel marketing campaign leaves out several important details. Most […]
Indiana’s Terre Haute Casino Announces April 5 Grand Opening
After an extended wait, Churchill Downs Inc. (CDI) has revealed the opening dates for its Terre Haute Casino Resort. On April 5, Indiana’s newest casino will host its much-anticipated grand opening event. About a month later, on May 15, the resort’s 122-room luxury hotel will welcome its first guests. CDI formerly operated the TwinSpires online gambling brand […]
Roulette Up—New Online Casino Table Game Offers Escalating Payouts on Unique Side Bet
Galaxy Gaming has brought its proprietary Roulette Up—a variation on classic American roulette—to the online casino space for the first time. The game, featuring a unique progressive side bet, is now available at DraftKings Casino, Golden Nugget Casino, and WynnBet Casino across multiple states. The company also plans to launch the game in Canada soon. Some […]
Hard Rock Bet Extends Unity Loyalty Program to NJ, Including Online Casino For First Time
Hard Rock has announced the roll-out of its global loyalty program, Unity, for retail and online players in New Jersey. This marks the first time that the program will encompass online casino players, as The Garden State is the only state where Hard Rock Bet operates in that vertical. Hard Rock Bet casino and sportsbook […]
Utah Begins Its Longshot Effort to Establish a State Lottery
Utah House Rep. Kera Birkeland, R-Morgan, has attracted a lot of attention with a proposal for a constitutional amendment to create a state lottery. She plans to file a bill that would have to pass in the legislature before going to voters in the November 2024 elections. The lawmaker says revenue generated from the lottery […]
Amazon Files Motion for Stay in Social Casino Racketeering Case
Amazon.com Inc. has filed a motion to stay the class action accusing it of “ongoing participation in an illegal internet gambling enterprise” based on its partnerships with social casinos. Amazon asserts that the Communication Decency Act (CDA) shields online publishers from legal consequences for third-party content. However, with this request, the company has only asked […]
2024 New York Online Casino Legalization Plans, As Detailed by Addabbo in a Bonus Interview
It’s a new year, and in a couple of days, state Sen. Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. said he will introduce freshly created New York online casino legalization plans. In an interview with Bonus on Jan. 8, Addabbo said the new online casino bill will be designed to build on the success of mobile sports betting. The […]
Exclusive Star Trek: The Next Generation Slot Appears at BetMGM Through Atlantic Digital Partnership
Trekkies who play at BetMGM Casino have cause to celebrate, as the company’s partnership with Atlantic Digital has given it exclusive access to the latter’s new Star Trek: The Next Generation slot. The game is currently only available in Michigan, but BetMGM plans to bring it to other states soon. Atlantic Digital specializes in slots based on […]
Skimming Online Casino News Was Your Favorite Thing to Do on Bonus News in 2023
Skimming online casino news seems to be the default habit for Bonus visitors, according to an analysis of the most popular Bonus news pages from 2023. The home page had more than 2.5 times as many readers during the year than visitors who perused the most popular full article. So, the most popular Bonus news […]
Sen. Addabbo Kills 2023 Online Casino Legislation to Start Over in 2024
New York will be back in the conversation as an iGaming expansion candidate this year, but the effort may take a little while to build steam. Sen. Joseph Addabbo, the foremost proponent of online casinos in the legislature, has gotten the ball rolling by officially killing last year’s S4856 so he can start anew. New York’s legislative sessions last for […]
