Less than a year after launching two retail sports books, Rhode Island mobile sports betting is ready to launch. Governor Gina Raimondo signed into law S 37, a bill adding mobile Rhode Island sports betting to the state’s lottery-run operation. Raimondo also spurred the start of Rhode Island’s sports book operations last year by including sports betting revenue in her budget. Rhode Island sports betting is legal at the state’s two casinos: Twin River Lincoln and Twin River Tiverton. Those casinos both opened their sports gambling operations in 2018 and plan to expand into permanent space this year. Twin River…

Thanks to the vigorous developments in mobile technology and the spectacular shift towards the use of mobile devices over the past few years, it’s safe to state that the mobile gambling and betting markets will continue to grow at a quick pace and dominate their desktop counterparts. The speed of Wi-Fi and the explosion of use in the tablet and smartphone markets will ensure that mobile gambling and sports betting are brought to the forefront of this industry, and this will see the market forever altered for the better. The Spread of Internet Access The massive increase in Internet access…

MGM Resorts has launched what it describes as the first real-money mobile gambling platform to be offered by a casino in the US. The easyPlay Mobile Tournaments platform, developed by mobile gaming technology company oneLIVE inc, allows guests at nine Las Vegas resorts to compete with other players in a variety of tournament games using their mobile devices or InteractivePro Tables located at MGM’s properties. MGM said scheduled tournaments will include slots, bingo and video poker as well as social, casual and console games. “The introduction of easyPLAY Mobile Tournaments at our MGM Resorts properties gives our guests an exciting,…

Perennial award-winning resort Treasure Island in Vegas has partnered with Miomni Gaming to launch a state-of-the-art sports betting app, available now on Android and iOS. “We continually evolve our Race & Sports Book to bring the latest in technology to our customers. With mobile usage dominating the marketplace, creating an app was the obvious next step,” said Tony Nevill, Director of the Treasure Island Race & Sports Book. “Now, even when a guest can’t be present in our Race & Sports Book, they can still participate in real time, real money sports wagering in Nevada.” TI Mobile Sports puts the…

iGaming Business – Gaming content supplier Realistic Games has launched a phone and tablet version of the keno lottery-style game. Available to the firm’s stable of operators, the game allows players to bet on numbers selected randomly in an 80-ball draw. Realistic’s version of the game can be tailored to include a turbo mode to speed up play, an auto play function and a random selection option. The phone version of the game also features a magnifier mode to assist with number selection. Realistic also confirmed that a desktop version of keno would soon be available. Andy Harris, commercial director,…

iGaming Business – Mobile entertainment content provider PlayPhone has teamed up with TIM Brasil, the Brazilian subsidiary of telecommunications firm TIM, to launch its PlayPhone Games Store in the country. With the addition of TIM to existing partners, PlayPhone said that its social games store and global gaming network will now reach more than one billion mobile customers. The PlayPhone Games Store enables customers of the firm’s carrier partners to download and play a range of games with people around the world via a single application. With secure direct carrier billing, PlayPhone Games is personalised to each player’s gaming habits,…