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Hollywood Casino Michigan Introduces Branded Live Dealer Games Through Light & Wonder Deal
Hollywood Casino owner PENN Entertainment has announced a partnership deal with Light & Wonder (LNW) to deliver branded live dealer games to its Michigan online casino. Players can now play blackjack and PENN’s unique Lucky Cat Baccarat at exclusive tables featuring the branding of the retail Hollywood Casino at Greektown, one of three Detroit commercial casinos. […]
PENN Partnership Brings Sparket’s ‘Social Betwork’ Capabilities to PENN Play Casino
Fans of PENN Play Casino have a new way to play thanks to a partnership that taps into Sparket’s customizable “Social Betwork” capabilities. The deal with PENN Entertainment, announced earlier this month, allows the gaming giant to enhance its social casino offering with Sparket’s free-to-play live event technology. The “bet-on-anything” pool wagering platform offers “limitless” bet […]
Hollywood Online Casino Standalone App Coming in 2025, Penn Tells Investors
Hollywood Casino will be offered as a standalone app in “early” 2025, PENN Entertainment CEO Jay Snowden reiterated on Aug. 8 in PENN’s Q2 2024 earnings call. He’d made the same promise in the Q1 report. Snowden said on Aug. 8: By early 2025, we expect to introduce our first standalone iCasino app, which will allow […]
Donerail Group Slams Penn Entertainment Management, Says Company Should Be Sold
Penn Entertainment shareholder Donerail Group has expressed concerns regarding the company’s high spending on its interactive division and poor stock performance. In an open letter to David Handler, the board of directors chairman, Donerail also objected to Penn CEO Jay Snowden’s level of compensation amid the company’s financial struggles. The shareholder says Penn Entertainment should […]
Penn to Launch Standalone Hollywood Casino App Early 2025
Penn Entertainment’s Hollywood Casino will launch a standalone online casino app in early 2025, CEO Jay Snowden said during a recent earnings call. Today, Hollywood Casino is only available to players in legal online casino states through the ESPN Bet sports betting app. During the call, Snowden said Hollywood Casino is “probably the only major […]
ESPN Bet Sportsbook Opens at Hollywood Casino, Completing Penn’s Michigan Brand Synergy
Penn Entertainment’s first ESPN Bet-branded brick-and-mortar sportsbook opened this week at its Hollywood Casino at Greektown in downtown Detroit. The move makes Michigan the first state where Penn’s online and retail businesses operate under the same casino and sportsbook brands. Penn left previous betting partner, Barstool, behind for a 10-year deal with ESPN last August after […]
Penn Purchase of New York WynnBet Sportsbook Only Applies to the Empire State
Penn Entertainment‘s Feb. 13 announcement about buying New York WynnBet Sportsbook is only that and not a hint that Penn is buying Michigan WynnBet Casino or any other WSI US assets, Penn clarified to Bonus on Feb. 14. Bonus noticed WynnBet’s remaining online casino site — Michigan WynnBet Casino — says it’s operated by WSI […]
With ESPN Bet Entering New York, Legal iGaming Could Bring Hollywood Casino As Well
New York’s WynnBet Sportsbook will soon become ESPN Bet, according to the owner of the latter online sports betting app, Penn Entertainment. That Feb. 13 announcement could impact WynnBet Casino in Michigan and holds the promise of bringing Hollywood Casino to New York if the state legalizes iGaming. Penn () purchased the Wynn Resorts () entity […]
Penn’s Shift in Interactive Branding & Strategy Means a Change in Leadership
As ESPN Bet tests its brand power against more established competition in the US sports betting market, its owner, Penn Entertainment, has announced changes in the leadership of its Interactive division. In addition to ESPN Bet, Penn Interactive is responsible for operating Hollywood Online Casino in the US and theScore Bet in Canada. The Levy family, […]
ESPN Bet Launch Day Starts Slow, Ends at #1 in the App Store
ESPN Bet, the sportsbook collaboration between Penn Entertainment and Disney-owned ESPN, launched Tuesday in 17 states. Hollywood Casino, billed as a “new casino experience,” is also available within the sportsbook app in four legal online casino states. The launch followed the August announcement of a $2 billion, 10-year deal granting Penn rights to the ESPN […]