The West Virginia Lottery Commission has announced that they are very close to welcoming two sports betting apps from both FanDuel & DraftKings. It is believed that DraftKings will debut at Hollywood Casino in Charles Town, and that FanDuel will go live at the Greenbrier Resort casino. The first sports betting retail sites opened in casinos in West Virginia a year ago. It was not surprising it had taken another year to get the apps developed. “We’ve wanted to see if up and running as much as anybody. I know there’s some concern that it’s taken a while but when…

It’s official: FanDuel partners with Major League Baseball! The multi-year agreement will grant FanDuel will gain access to the leagues official data, as well as branding and logos of teams it can use across its online sports betting sites and retail locations. The deal marks the sports betting and daily fantasy sports operator’s first official partnership with either the MLB or its franchises. Kenny Gersh, executive vice president, gaming and new business ventures at MLB, added: “Baseball is one of the most popular sports to bet on and partnering with MLB allows us to make the betting experience even better…

Mobile gaming has seemingly come from nowhere! Maybe it has something to do with the advancements made in technology, or perhaps people just realized that they could play wherever, regardless, this is an industry that has taken off! One thing about mobile gaming that’s interesting to us is the fact that the market is continuously growing — who knows where it’s going to be in the next couple of years if it stays on this path! Online slot developers such as NetEnt and Microgaming both understand the importance of mobile gaming since all their recent/popular titles have mobile versions. Some…

It was announced Wednesday that William Hill mobile sports betting is now live in Iowa. Their sports betting app is available for download on iPhones, iPads, and Android devices. The sports book operator recently opened four sports wagering venues in that state. This launch now marks its ninth state of operation since the UK-based company established itself in Las Vegas in 2012. “We know Iowa sports fans are looking for both an in-person sports betting experience as well as the convenience of betting on their mobile devices. The William Hill Iowa app gives our customers the ability to access our…

A Cambodian online gambling ban is coming, which is expected to propel a new wave of Chinese investment in the nations casinos. The government said its gaming industry has been used by foreign criminals to extort money. The southern coastal city of Sihanoukville has emerged as a particular center for gambling and many of the dozens of Chinese-run casinos that have sprung up there have online gambling operations. China is Cambodia’s close ally, its biggest donor and investor . It has also been trying to crack down on cross-border gambling, criticizing operations in the Philippines that are similar to those…

Pennsylvania online casinos is barely a month old, and the first revenues figures from their three Internet betting sites have come in. All told, over $812,306 in revenue was collected in just the last two weeks of July. According to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, that profit was generated from nearly $50 million in wagers… mostly from online slots. The total gross revenue for all online slots was $517,712, while table games accounted for $294,594. Online poker is not yet live in the state. August will produce the first full month of revenue numbers. The more established New Jersey online gambling…