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By Nate Wheeler

Ocean Casino Resort Turns 5 With a Bang

March 14, 2023

Ocean Casino is calling all casino lovers for a special celebration! The casino is turning five, and to celebrate, they’re throwing a massive celebration with more than $5 million worth of freebies and special offers. The resort’s General Manager, Bill Callahan, said that they are overjoyed to provide its patrons with a jam-packed schedule of […]

By Nate Wheeler

Super Bowl LVII: The Battle for Sports Bettors’ Hearts and Wallets

February 14, 2023

With over 50 million individuals likely to have wagered over $16 billion on the upcoming Super Bowl LVII between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs, the American Gaming Association forecasts that it will be the greatest event in the history of the sports betting business. Amid all that, a fierce customer-acquisition battle is […]

By Nate Wheeler

The Cordish Companies and FanDuel Partner for Maryland Sports Betting

December 14, 2021

Last Friday, Maryland officially welcomed a new sports betting offering. Thanks to a partnership between renowned online betting operator FanDuel and The Cordish Companies, there is now a FanDuel Sportsbook located inside the Sports & Social Maryland at Live! Casino & Hotel in the Baltimore/Washington corridor. This new sports betting venture marks FanDuel’s debut in […]

By Ameana Jones

BetMGM Sportsbook Goes Live in Arizona

September 15, 2021

In late August, the Arizona Department of Gaming started issued licenses for sports betting. This was a huge milestone for the state. Legal and regulated sports betting had finally made its way to the state. All that remained was for the gambling companies to begin their operations. One of the companies that received a license […]

By Nate Wheeler

BetMGM Becomes Philadelphia 76ers’ Official Sports Betting Partner

December 23, 2020

The Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday, December 22, announced that they have selected BetMGM, one of the fastest-growing sports betting and iGaming companies in the United States, to be the team’s official sports betting partner. This comes just a little while after BetMGM officially launched its mobile gaming offering in the Keystone State. Unsurprisingly, the betting […]

By Leanne Simmons

Harrah’s Resort Atlantic City to Reopen Poker Room After Christmas

December 16, 2020

Its been over nine months since Harrah’s Resort Atlantic City close down its live poker operations due to the coronavirus pandemic. This disrupted the gaming industry in a number of ways. Things have, however, began to get much better thanks to all of the efforts that have been put in place to prevent the further […]

By Ameana Jones

The UK Publishes Terms of Reference for Review of the Gambling Act 2005

December 9, 2020

The United Kingdom’s government has finally kicked off the long-awaited review of the Gambling Act 2005. This officially began on Tuesday, December 8 when the country’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) announced the launch of what it terms “a major and wide-ranging review of gambling laws to ensure they are fit for […]

By Ameana Jones

US Election Sets Betting Records with Up To $1 Billion in Wagers

November 4, 2020

The United States elections have always drawn the attention of people all around the world and this year is no different. In fact, this year gambling or betting enthusiasts are more invested in the elections than ever before. Offshore online gambling operators have since capitalized on this and are making a killing from it. To […]

By Jana Newland

China Bans “High-Frequency” Lottery Products and Virtual Sports Betting

October 28, 2020

China’s raging war against some types of gambling continues with the recent arrival of a joint notice from the country’s Ministry of Civil Affairs and the General Administration of Sport. The notice from the two institutions proposes a total ban on the sale of high-frequency Sports Lottery games and the very popular quick-draw Welfare Lottery […]

By Leanne Simmons

BetAmerica Goes Live in Two More States

September 30, 2020

Churchill Downs Incorporated has been very aggressive in its pursuit of a share of the rapidly growing sports betting market in the United States. This does not really come as much of a surprise especially considering how deeply invested the company has been to the country’s gambling market. As such, the launch of its BetAmerica […]