Category: Online Gambling Stories
Are Casino Affiliates Taking Their Slot Reviews Seriously?
In the world of casino affiliation, online casinos work with the affiliates to essentially advertise and promote that online casino. One of the most effective ways of doing this is through writing reviews of online slots. Reviews have the power to shape and influence someone’s opinion, so naturally, they are a great way to promote the product. More recently, there have been debates across the affiliation industry if these reviews have been taken seriously or just thrown together for a quick payout. With debates varying from laziness on the part of casino affiliates to others arguing that online slot reviews…
The Variations of Online Bonuses Found in Online Casinos but how do they Benefit the Customer?
There are many types of bonuses available for online casinos, but what do the bonuses mean for the newcomer and how do these bonuses affect the casino itself or the user on the website? You can see from the infographic that it explains to you what a welcome bonus is, it also tells you the types of payment bonuses available and what the refer a friend scheme is and how it benefits you as a consumer. However, there are more bonuses than the three listed on the infographic. There are more bonuses available like no deposit bonuses, free spins bonuses,…
Pennsylvania Gambling Revenue Sets New Reocrd
The Gaming Control Board has reported record Pennsylvania gambling revenue of $3.875 billion for the combined Fiscal Year 2020/2021 which just ended on June 30th. The previous high for revenue in a state fiscal year was during 2018/2019 when revenue was slightly more than $3.3 billion. Since that time there has been significant growth in the nascent sports wagering and fantasy sports contests markets along with the establishment of both the iGaming and VGT markets. Those four markets combined constituted almost 33% of the total Pennsylvania gambling revenue achieved in Fiscal Year 2020/2021. The year over year increase of revenue…
Sands Corporation Wants to “Lead” Digital Gaming
Despite multiple years and millions of dollars fighting online gambling, the Sands Corporation has stated that the company is “…determined to grow its leadership position” for digital gaming within the industry. The announcement comes as the company has hired Davis Catlin, who joins the company after spending the past fourteen years at an investment firm. Their ambition is to grow technologies in the business-to-business space of digital gaming. Despite online gaming being around for over two decades, the Sands stated that “Digital gaming and other related offerings are still very much in the early stages of development…”, and we hope…
DraftKings & Foxwoods; FanDuel & Mohegan Deals
Sports betting fans in Connecticut will only have to wait until fall. DraftKings & Foxwoods Resort have announced a partnership to deliver sports betting be the kickoff of the NFL Football season in September. FanDuel & Mohegan Sun Resort have also formed a partnership and should launch at about the same time. These agreements will not only allow state residents to bet on sporting events. Both deals will enable online gaming and daily fantasy sports to take place as well. The governor of Connecticut signed the bill legalizing sports betting and the other activities in May of this year. Although…
Online Casinos Strained Relationship with Streaming
Video game streaming on platforms like Twitch has seen a sharp increase in recent years, and over the past eighteen months in particular there have been a steady rise in new content creators and new viewers too. The latest category to see a big step up in attention on the platform however has come from online casinos and slots, as well as a growing disagreement around how the platform should handle the content on the site. Twitch has a bit of a spotty history with making the correct decision in situations similar with sports betting being a focus a few years…