Well, that does it. As of the publishing of this article, all commercial casinos closed in America… for a while. The small town of Deadwood, South Dakota was the last holdout. But their mayor had requested shutting down the city’s remaining casinos at noon today. And when that happened, all of the 465 commercial casinos is America were shut down. Deadwood Mayor David R. Ruth Jr. sent letters to casino operators requesting for them to close their doors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mike Rodman, executive director of Deadwood Gaming Association, said in a press release Tuesday morning that the association…

Could online gambling benefit from the Coronavirus? Most major casinos have been shut down as the world battles the pandemic. However, as more and more states lose gambling revenue, there is an increasing interest for internet casinos, poker and sports betting! Hello friends! And welcome to the shelter-in-place edition of This Week in Gambling! Las Vegas is closed. Atlantic City is closed. Monaco and Macau are closed. In fact, at this point I don’t even think you can buy a damn lottery ticket at the 7-eleven! However, just because the world has come to a screeching halt because of a…

This week’s gambling news finds the march of regulated sports betting across America continuing! Eight states have legalized the activity with over 20 more now considering legislation to do the same! NBC Sports recently rolled out a bet on sports game which closely resembles in-play betting! Plus, another state is considering online poker and casino regulation! Elements of the Predict the Game contest and real-time data will be displayed on a graphic overlay surrounding the regular live-game presentation. These stats will be similar to those displayed in a sports gambling environment, such as win-probability data, moving money line and spread….

The real world costs of operating US sports betting in a fully legal market were given special attention by Joe Asher, CEO of William Hill US, during last week’s GiGse conference in Miami. Asher was speaking as part of a panel that was tasked with examining how transforming legal betting on sports might be for the US gaming landscape. Explaining some of the cost implications, he told delegates: “I’d like to drill down a little bit more on tax rates to help explain it. There’s a quarter point handle on the tax from the IRS that partially translates into five…

Sports betting was legal in only five states in the US at the start of the year but that is about to change as soon as March the 15th 2018. Two states namely New York and West Virginia recently passed bills to make sports betting legal effective as soon as the federal ban on sports betting outside of Nevada is lifted meaning an opportunity has risen for start-ups to acquire software for bookies and start their online sportsbooks while the general populace of the two states now join sports bettors in other parts of America in getting the best sportsbook…

Playing online slots are one of the world’s most popular forms of entertainment. They offer fun and good payouts, everything an American could want! If you want to play slot machines online like a true US gambler, you just need to get on the internet and find yourself a fine US-friendly casino site with reputable software, favourable, or at least reasonable, odds, convenient payment methods, and an attractive bonus program – that should give you the full online American Vegas-style experience. Find a Casino that Accepts US Players and Currency It may not be easy finding a US-oriented casino website,…