Recently, the head of This Week in Gambling was interviewed by Simon Cleath of Slot Speak, part of the “It’s a Slot Machine” channel on YouTube. Discussion ranges on a variety of topics, from fun stuff like how he got into the gambling industry. All the way to more serious issues, such as the future
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The Puerto Rico Gaming Commission granted the first sports betting operator license that will allow online betting for the first time on the island, Orlando Rivera, the regulatory body’s executive director, announced. The first property to receive its gaming license is the Casino del Mar at the La Concha Resort in Condado, which has partnered
Nevada casinos are no longer forced to require people to wear face masks, after Thursday’s greenlight from both Gov. Steve Sisolak and the Nevada Gaming Control Board to remove the state’s indoor mask mandate. “Effective immediately, individuals are no longer required to wear a mask in public indoor settings in licensed gaming establishments, unless a
Late in 2019, Yahoo Sports became a strategic affiliate partner driving qualified bettors to bet on the BetMGM mobile online sports wagering platforms through a partnership with BetMGM and Yahoo Sportsbook. Joanna Lambert, President & GM, Consumer Yahoo, tells Yogonet in an exclusive interview that more than 80% of total Yahoo Sportsbook users registered with BetMGM
Mohegan Sun’s permanent FanDuel Sportsbook had a soft opening Thursday, nearly five months since the first legal sports bet in Connecticut was placed at the casino’s temporary sportsbook, and just in time for Sunday’s Super Bowl. Jeff Hamilton, Mohegan Sun’s president and general manager, led Thursday morning’s opening, saying the casino dispensed with the fanfare
Sale of two iconic Las Vegas Strip casinos, the Venetian and Palazzo, has been unanimously approved by the Nevada Gaming Control Board. We originally reported this sale to Apollo Global and Vici Properties back in March of last year, but now things can begin to move forward. The approval from the Control Board means the
The Puerto Rico Gaming Commission granted the first sports betting operator license that will allow online betting for the first time on the island, Orlando Rivera, the regulatory body’s executive director, announced. The first property to receive its gaming license is the Casino del Mar at the La Concha Resort in Condado, which has partnered
Win Systems announced on Thursday the appointment of Michael Lamers as Product Director of its Gaming Division. Michael Lamers has worked for more than 20 years in leading companies in Europe and in his native South Africa. In the gaming and entertainment sector, Lamers has held leadership positions for more than a decade in companies such as Aristocrat
PROLINE, the sports betting product of crown agency Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, has become the first official sportsbook partner of the NFL in Canada, OLG announced on Monday. The partnership, launched in time for the upcoming Super Bowl LVI on Sunday, set to be the biggest single-day betting event of the year, will see
Seminole Hard Rock and Penn Interactive have been voted top Employers of Choice in the 21st Annual Casino Gaming Executive Satisfaction Survey, organizers announced on Wednesday. The report is conducted by nationwide executive search firm Bristol Associates and global non-partisan consultancy Spectrum Gaming Group. Described as a “critical benchmarking tool for the US gaming industry,”
NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks have signed a multi-year partnership with Betway, which makes Super Group‘s global online betting and gaming brand the Wisconsin-based Official Gaming Partner. Per the new deal, Betway will receive in-arena branding throughout Fiserv Forum and on Bucks digital assets as part of the Betway Game Rewind, which will highlight the Bucks’ last
Content provider to the iGaming industry Pragmatic Play said in a press release that they are “set to continue raising the bar for industry promotions as Drops and Wins moves into a new stage”. As of Wednesday, February 9, and lasting a whole year until the same date in 2023, the prize pool of €1,000,000
The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) on Wednesday announced that it is launching its integrity monitoring service in the US and Canada for the first time. The launch is being endorsed by FanDuel and DraftKings, and the integrity body has already secured licenses in Arizona, Colorado, Indiana, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, and Wyoming, with others
Connecticut-based integrated resorts developer and operator Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment announced on Wednesday operating results for its first fiscal quarter 2022, ended December 31, 2021. For the period, the tribal company posted net revenues up 74.2% to $402 million compared to the three months ended December 31, 2020. Moreover, the business posted income from operations
The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 501, which represents over 2,000 members working in Las Vegas casinos, on Tuesday called for a coordinated U.S. federal investigation into Macau’s largest gambling junket operator SunCity Group and its historical relationships with U.S. gaming companies. In separate letters to the U.S. Justice Department, the U.S. Secretary of
The WynnBET sports betting app is now live in the state of Louisiana, Wynn Interactive, the online gaming division of Wynn Resorts, announced on Thursday. Players in the state can download the mobile app or use the dedicated website to begin placing wagers through the company’s product starting today. Online sports betting operations in the
Seminole County commissioners unanimously rejected on Tuesday a request by the owner of the Orlando Jai-Alai Fronton in Fern Park to place a referendum on the general election ballot asking voters to put a poker room on the property. Commissioners urged attorneys for Richard Birdoff, president of RD Management, which owns the building, and developer
Parx Casino has partnered with Chickie’s & Pete’s to launch what it calls the first off-track and sports betting operation located inside a Pennsylvania restaurant. Greenwood Racing officials cut the ribbon Wednesday before patrons at the company’s Parx Race & Sportsbook inside Chickie’s & Pete’s Malvern. This opening also marks the first licensed gaming outlet in
Super Group‘s sportsbook operator Betwayis taking Simplebet’s fully automated real-money micro-betting products live on its platform, the company announced Wednesday. Ahead of the Super Bowl game on Feb. 13, users in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Colorado, Iowa and Indiana will be able to access expanded in-game offerings and wager opportunities. Over the second half of 2021
In its Year-end Report for January-December 2021, Evolution said Wednesday its revenues in the fourth quarter increased by 69% to EUR 300 million, while the EBITDA increased to EUR 207 million, with a margin of 68.9%. This growth continued to be driven by strong global demand for Live Casino, but also positively impacted by the