What a week of gambling news! First, an incredible sports betting deal between one of the world’s biggest bookmakers and a major American sports league! Then, more states have started to accept mobile wagers! Also, another poker cheating scandal is making headlines as facial recognition technology finds it’s way to the casino floor!
Hello my friends, and welcome to This Week in Gambling. And boy what a week of gaming news do I have for you! We’ve got another new game review to share, another poker cheating scandal, and another huge sports betting deal… and that is this week’s big story!
We start with one of the oldest and biggest bookmakers in the United Kingdom, which just happens to be one of the newest and biggest bookmakers in the United States, and that is William Hill. They’ve just partnered with the National Basketball Association, and as part of that agreement they will use all of the league’s official data for their sports betting while the NBA agrees to promote William Hill on their website and in their app… Pretty sweet deal!
Speaking of sports betting, Indiana and Oregon have joined the party. Both recently launched mobile sports betting apps, which means that technically… TECHNICALLY… both states are now accepting online wagers!
Meanwhile, sports betting in Washington DC has been delayed… it seems that there’s been some controversy about there only being one operator for the entire market, so a judge has delayed the launch… but I mean, damn… the whole place is like, what? 60 square miles?
Also, there’s another poker cheating scandal, and this one proves the when it comes to cheating and poker, it’s not just an online problem. A player at a California card room has been accused of cheating in a live game that was being webcast. Now it’s way too complicated and way too long for me to get into here now on this video, but if you’re interested it’s a fascinating read, you can find it on our website by following the direct link below this video.
As I mentioned on our last video, I’m going to be headed to Las Vegas soon to attend the Global Gaming Expo... and while I’m there, hopefully I’m going to be filming a lot of good stuff for you guys… you know, like, interviews and game reviews… For example, this week’s new game review for the Dragon Spin Age of Fire Slot machine from Scientific Games.
This is an exclusive review that you will only see from This Week in Gambling. The game follows up on their original Dragon Spin slot and focuses on the four elements of air, water, earth,and of course fire! There are also Fire Reels, a progressive jackpot and brand new dragons! You can watch this exclusive review only on our YouTube channel.
Finally this week, and speaking of Scientific Games, they’ve developed a new facial recognition technology which they can place on their games on the casino floors! It’s really kind of cool! I actually tried it out the last time I visited their studios, and I got to tell ya, it’s a little weird when you walk up to a slot machine and it recognizes your face… and then screams, as if in horror… like it wanted to run away or something.
