The National Basketball Association has joined our friends at the American Gaming Association and their Have A Game Plan: Bet Responsibly public service campaign. Through the partnership, the NBA and AGA will educate basketball fans on the fundamentals of responsible sports wagering by providing turnkey resources for use by the league’s 30 teams.  Campaign content will include in-venue, broadcast, digital and social media promotion. Launched in 2019, AGA’s Bet Responsibly campaign unites the sports betting ecosystem around a common consumer education platform, focusing on the four principles of responsible wagering for those who choose to bet: Set a budget and…

Playing blackjack can be a very enjoyable and rewarding experience. However, it also involves an element of risk. Knowing when and how to split in blackjack is one of the most important considerations to make before playing the game. Blackjack is one of the most popular online casino craps games, and for good reason. It combines elements of luck and skill, giving players a good chance of winning big from small wagers. With its low house edge compared to other table games, it offers numerous opportunities for experienced players to maximize their chances of winning by strategizing their moves. One…

As our industry grows, it becomes an easier target. Now, at least one member of the main-stream media has labeled the lottery as predatory gambling. And, in what could not be considered actual gambling news, another member was willing to go as far as to call sports betting operators “idiots”. But do these claims have any merit? Or is it just the usual industry opponents with their usual negative rhetoric? To be sure, some people simply don’t like gambling. And within that group of haters there are several types. There are the ones who don’t enjoy the activity themselves, but…

With the rapid spread of betting on sports across our nation, we’ve been worried about the potential for problem gambling. But it’s not just our legitimate concerns for players mental health that has us troubled. It’s also the advertising blitz, sponsorships, media partnerships, and bonus offers that we are seeing everywhere. Not only do they overwhelm, they give gambling opponents the bullets they need to shoot use with. We actually voiced our concerns over a possible gambling backlash in a video we made back in September, just as football season was kicking off. Our very real fears were based off…

Last week we reported that the United States had set a new record revenue mark for gambling in 2022. And that was without the figures for December included! And this week we’re following up with news of more records for gambling revenue in the states of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee. First up, the state that started the sports betting revolution: New Jersey. The state was able to generate over $5.2 billion last year, and the exciting part is that only half of the money came from brick & mortar casinos! According tot he New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement,…

As our friends at the American Gaming Association begin to tall the numbers, it’s clear that gambling in America will set a new high mark. They’ve only been able to add up the figures through November, but with just 11 months counted the total is already beyond anything they’ve seen before. With Decembers numbers still pending, revenue for gambling in America in 2022 has already reached more than $54.9 billion. The previous record was set at $53 billion in a year, so the totals for last year will most assuredly end up over the $55 billion mark. What’s even more…