T he Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency officially published on Friday its sports betting rules in the state register and have opened a 30-day public comment and review period, as well as an open hearing on the 227-pages of proposed sports betting rules, which will take place on September 22. The first round of licenses
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In a massive $1.56 billion deal, DraftKings will acquire Golden Nugget Online Gaming. An agreement was reached with Fertitta Entertainment, the parent company of the Golden Nugget and Landry’s Restaurants. The deal includes the Golden Nugget online gaming product and existing their existing database of more than 5 million gamblers. Additionally, the agreement includes marketing
B attleBots, the world’s premier robot combat competition, announced on Wednesday the first official BattleBots casino slot games, developed by Konami Gaming. The industry’s first BattleBots slot machine is now previewing to the public at Caesars Entertainment Studios during the new season taping and 2021 World Championship. The slot game includes some of BattleBots’ robot
As our lives go online more and more, the potential to take advantage of augmented reality for gambling has many appealing advantages. One of which, of course, is there is no risk of contracting the Coronavirus (computer viruses are another topic). But Augmented reality is a digital world that is created with pixels. It resembles
O nline sports betting and iGaming app by Wynn Resorts, WynnBET, launched on Monday its latest advertising campaign starring Hollywood actors Ben Affleck and Melvin Gregg, and former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal. Directed by Affleck, the commercial spots follow Affleck and Gregg’s journey to the sportsbook at Wynn Las Vegas, where they interact with O’Neal
Exclusive interview with Digitain’s Head of International Offices, Tigran Sharafyan W hat will be the main novelties that the company will exhibit this year at G2E Asia, to be held November 9-11 at the Venetian Macao Cotai Expo? With sportsbook being our key product for the Asian market, we will be exhibiting an even more
S portsbook and online casino operator LV BET announced Friday a new partnership with English Football League (EFL) Championship football team West Bromwich Albion for the 21/22 season. Under the terms of the agreement, LV BET has secured extensive digital and matchday coverage rights, and will use a “fans-first” strategy to “keep The Baggies faithful
Smartphones have changed the lives of many people on the planet. And no doubt, mobile gambling has been a boon for the gaming industry. But where will this lead us ten or even twenty years in the future? Right now about 35% of the global population has a cell phone, and that number is expected
A deal has been struck where MGM buys CityCenter on the Las Vegas Strip from Infinity World Development for $2.125 billion. Infinity and MGM had each owned 50% of the property. The deal then allows MGM to then sell the real estate of the Aria and Vdara to the Blackstone Group for $3.89 billion. The
Sports betting signups and marketing also start on that day for a planned Sept. 9 launch A s the Arizona Department of Gaming announced Wednesday in the second of three pre-launch operator meetings, approved Arizona daily fantasy sports operators can go live as early as 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 28; and approved event operators can
New Jersey online gambling revenue reached new heights last month. According to the Division of Gaming Enforcement, the state raked in over $450 million in the month of July, and of that nearly $120 million was from internet betting. Those numbers are way up from the same time last year when New Jersey had made
S ince its first month of operation in November 2020, Tennessee’s sportsbooks announced Wednesday it has registered their lightest volume month in July with less than $145 million. These figures come despite the fact that the NBA Finals and the opening week of the Olympics took place during this period. Sportsbooks took in $144.6 million
The iGathering networking dinners will take place across Europe, the USA, and Asia In the run up to the upcoming SiGMA Europe show during Malta Week, SiGMA is taking its renowned series of iGathering events across three continents. Successful dinners were held this summer in several European locations, including Kiev, Marbella, and most recently, London
L ast week, Verizon Media‘s Yahoo Sports announced a season-long partnership with Los Angeles Chargers running back and Gridiron Gaming Group founder Austin Ekeler. The company also announced its first-ever Yahoo Fantasy Football Championship; the “Trade Hub” feature for football in Yahoo Fantasy Plus premium subscription; the Daily Fantasy contests going shark-free; Draft Together; and
This week’s gambling news finds more casino vaccinations becoming mandatory, with proof of a COVID vaccination needed before they allow guests in their doors. This comes a week after Harrah’s New Orleans lead the way by requiring proof of Coronavirus shots, or a negative COVID test, for their guests. [embedded content] Hello friends! Thanks so
The start of the NFL season is near. And when the Las Vegas Raiders kick off next month, fans will have to show proof of their Covid vaccination if they want to attend the game. Those fans who didn’t get a vaccination for whatever reason, or perhaps did not take advantage of the offer to
Looking for a little extra spending money? Well, some Las Vegas residents could be paid for getting vaccinated! As strange as it sounds, the Clark County Commission is pushing a pilot program in which people living in and around Sin City would be given $100 for receiving the COVID vaccination. Apparently, the county has some
H ard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City announced Thursday its new incentive program called “Rock Your Shot”, intended for its employees to receive COVID-19 vaccination. The campaign will provide a $100 gift card to fully vaccinated employees along with chances to win grand prizes including $50,000 cash, a 2021 Jeep Cherokee, 15 prizes of
M GM Springfield announced Thursday that poker will return to the property by the end of the year. As reported by The Boston Herald, MGM Springfield Compliance Director Daniel Miller spoke during a Massachusetts Gaming Commission meeting Thursday morning and assured that the game will return “in Q4 of this year”. He added that it
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