Category: Online Gambling Stories
How Players Choose Online Casinos
Online gambling is one of the most competitive markets in the world. Even though the number of players runs into the millions worldwide, there is still a tremendous amount of money invested by the online sites to win a slice of the action. There are thousands of online gambling sites, from casinos and sportsbooks to poker and bingo platforms, and it’s quite common for a gambler to be a member of many of them at once. But how does the player come to make his choice of an online casino? It can’t be down to blind luck. The answer is…
Record October for New Jersey Online Gambling
Coronavirus may have slowed them down a bit, but New Jersey online gambling revenue has rebounded nicely for October! Internet betting sites in the state were able to bring in well over $90 million which set a new record. Bets on sporting events was also up nearly 30%. Poker was not as lucky. Revenue has been seeing a downward trend for months, but drop did slow. But online casinos did well, with the Golden Nugget increasing revenue 8.2%. Their closest competitors are Resorts and Borgata which continued the chase. Tropicana had the best month of any license holder, up 20.8%….
Illinois Online Gambling Comes Closer
Just a short time after announcing their entrance into West Virginia, Illinois online gambling and sports betting look possible thanks to Golden Nugget Online Gaming. The company has secured a relationship with Wilmot Gaming for a deal that lends optimism for the future of online regulated internet betting in the state. Crucially, the new property gives Golden Nugget Online Gaming the exclusive right to offer online sports wagering on its license, as well as other forms of online gambling, should they be legalized. The access deal will last for a minimum of 20 years and requires Golden Nugget to pay…
West Virginia Mobile Sport Betting via Golden Nugget
West Virginia mobile sport betting is getting a boost as the Golden Nugget is now the third online casino for the state. The recently announced deal grants them access to the market via The Greenbrier online casino in the state. Golden Nugget will be able to launch its online casino and sports book app on The Greenbrier’s license. In return, it will pay the casino an unspecified share of its revenue, subject to certain minimums. At the moment, there are only two active online casinos in West Virginia, with DraftKings first to launch in July, followed by the BetMGM app…
Bally’s Strikes Iowa Mobile Sports Betting Deal
Bally’s has reached an agreement to bring Iowa mobile sports betting to state residents via their new relationship with Elite Casino Resorts. The partnership follows Bally’s recently announced agreement to obtain sports book provider Bet.Works. Bally’s agreed to purchase the Bet.Works earlier for $125 million. Notably, expansion of Iowa mobile sports betting will be the operator’s initially market place entry in a jurisdiction the place it does not possess a land-primarily based on line casino home. After all pending land-based mostly acquisitions are concluded, which contain further properties in Indiana, Illinois, Louisiana and Nevada, the industry obtain arrangement will mark…
Indiana Sports Betting Continues to Explode
Indiana sports betting has been kicking ass with as another record month of revenue in October. Sports books in the state measured $230 million last month, according to data from the Gaming Commission. Even in the face of the pandemic there were new highs in revenue and handle as colleges and professional teams played a more normal sports schedule. The previous one-month high was $207 million in September. Analysts say the October handle is up more than 150% from October 2019’s level of $92 million. The month’s revenue yielded $2 million in taxes in October. Online betting accounted for 84%…