Author: OnlineGamblingDaily

As reported by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission on Wednesday, the three state casinos, Plainridge Park Casino, MGM Springfield and Encore Boston Harbor generated approximately $91 million in gross gaming revenue, with Encore Boston as the top winner, having harvested $58 million in the fifth month of the year alone. Encore’s revenue, which taxes to the state reach 25%, saw $25 million in table games revenue, complemented by $32 million coming from slots.  MGM Springfield reported $21.2 million in gross gaming revenue, down $1.3 million or 6% from April. But the result was about the same as in May 2021. The…

DraftKings and UFC announced Friday their plans to launch a new iteration of DraftKings’ “Reignmaners” gamified digital collectibles franchise focused on UFC. Reignmakers UFC will allow fans to build collections of their favorite UFC figthers and utilize them in games to compete for prizes. The first season of Reignmakers UFC NFT-based games is expected to go live later this year. Ahead of the launch of the game, fans can soon begin collecting the initial NFTs of fighters via auctions and drops in DraftKings’ “Heatwave Series,” which will be based around this summer’s UFC events schedule, beginning with UFC® 276: ADESANYA vs.…

Fan engagement platform Tally Technology announced it has closed its oversubscribed $4 million Series Seed funding round, led by Acies Investments, an industry-dedicated venture fund to the sports wagering, sports technology, iGaming and esports sectors.  Tally Technology was founded in 2018 as a free-to-play prediction game for brands, professional sports teams, leagues and media platforms seeking a turnkey fan engagement platform. As a part of the natural gameplay, Tally is building a database of unique users and gathering data on those users’ gaming, wagering, brand preferences, consumer spending and other insights.  Over the past four years, the company has recorded…

Bragg Gaming Group announced Wednesday it has secured its foothold in Ontario through the recent addition of its content to three of SkillOnNet’s operator brands, just weeks after entering the newly regulated market.  Titles from Bragg’s slots portfolio are now available to customers of SkillOnNet’s SpinGenie, PlayOjo and SlotsMagic casino brands in Ontario. This includes games from Bragg’s in-house studio, Atomic Slot Lab, as well as other exclusive titles curated by ORYX Gaming.  Bragg Gaming Group has expanded its partnership with SkillOnNet by launching in the Ontario market, further securing its foothold in the Canadian province, just weeks after entering…

Wagering on sporting events may be legal, but Maryland online sports betting is what residents have really been waiting for. And now, with the help of their Governor, they may get their wish by this fall. Yes, Governor Larry Hogan has actually been pushing a a state committee forward in hopes they could get a mobile sports betting agreement in place before the kickoff of this years NFL season. And as states all around Maryland launch mobile betting, frustrations grow with the Governor and state residents. Both Virginia and West Virginia, as well as Pennsylvania, have all been able to…

Aristocrat Gaming has expanded its partnership with Seminole Gaming with the launch of an all-new Dollar Storm slot game featuring a progressive jackpot starting at $1 million. The product is available exclusively at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, and Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa, both properties in Florida.  The new product offering follows the steps of the Dragon Link high-denomination slot and the launch of the $1 million Dragon Link progressive jackpot, rounding out the lineup of high-limit player options. Just one year ago, the $1 million Dragon Link progressive made headline news when…

Pragmatic Play, a global content provider to the iGaming industry, has produced a new slot title inspired by Ancient Egypt, called Queen of Gods. Set across 5×3 reels, the deities of Ancient Egypt make up the high-paying symbols within Queen of Gods consisting of Anubis, Horus and Sebek with their Queen being the highest paying symbol in-game. Wilds join these Gods and aid in the creation of matching combinations across the title’s ten paylines to award a win.  Landing at least three scatter symbols in the base game awards the free spins round. Four choices of varying spins and different…

The Ohio Casino Control Commission on Wednesday began accepting applications for three types of sports betting licenses, as part of the timeline toward the January 1, 2023 statewide launch date for retail and online operators. The regulator will begin sharing the list of applicants on Friday. This first application window will run from June 15 through July 15.  The three license types cover providers of online betting platforms, with applications costing $150,000 each; land-based casino-style betting operations, or retail sportsbooks, with the application cost at $20,000 each; and companies that will run the sports betting kiosks that will appear in certain businesses…

A final report into money laundering in Canada’s British Columbia has faulted senior provincial government ministers for being warned about incredible growth in suspected laundering of criminal cash in the government’s casinos but failing to ensure such funds “were not accepted.” Results have now prompted the B.C. inquiry to call for a new provincial watchdog. Commissioner Austin Cullen found that former premier Christy Clark and former B.C. Liberal gaming minister Rich Coleman were among the senior elected officials and the B.C. Lottery Corporation managers who failed to stem suspected criminal proceeds that were flooding into B.C. coffers, reports Global News.…

Boring Company’s Vegas Loop has earned permission to extend from the Resort Corridor into downtown Las Vegas. The Las Vegas City Council unanimously approved the monorail agreement for the project on Wednesday. In total, the Vegas Loop will be a 34-mile tunnel network with about 55 stations. The decision paves way for the underground transportation system featuring a fleet of Teslas to include five initial downtown stops, reports Las Vegas Review-Journal. The agreement with Elon Musk’s Boring Company is good for 50 years, and will tie into the system that is planned for Clark County’s jurisdiction, which includes several Strip…

Two weeks and counting. That’s how long state legislators have to get a North Carolina online sports betting deal done. The session ends in just about 14 days, so now is the time to get a deal done. Lawmakers fully understand that the legalization of North Carolina online sports betting would bring a much needed boost to the economy via gaming revenue. But efforts to regulate the activity have been slow and painful. However, there is a glimmer of hope. And expectations are that the State House will end up passing a bill for sports bets before the session ends.…

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan called on a state committee to have mobile sports wagering in place by the start of the NFL regular season in September, blaming what he called “endless bureaucratic roadblocks”. In a letter to the Sports Wagering and Application Review Commission (SWARC), Hogan said Marylanders have grown frustrated seeing mobile betting launches in Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, D.C., but not in their state.  “Instead of decisive action to implement the voters’ decision, you have allowed the process to stagnate and become mired in overly bureaucratic procedures that have needlessly delayed the state’s ability to maximize…

Atlantic City casino workers authorized Wednesday a call to strike against the venues if new agreements are not reached by the beginning of July. Members of Local 54 of the Unite Here union greenlit their negotiating committee to call a July 1 strike against Borgata and the three casinos owned by Caesars Entertainment -Caesars, Harrah’s and Tropicana-, and a July 3 strike against Hard Rock.  Union president Bob McDevitt said 96% of the “several thousand” union members who cast ballots did so in favor of authorizing said strikes, according to Associated Press. “The industry better not take this lightly”, he…

Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) announced the closure of two of its satellite casinos in Macau —Rio Casino and President Casino— as of today, June 16. According to an announcement by GEG, group employees working in these two casinos will be transferred to other venues under the concessionaire with “all terms of employment remaining the same”. “They will also be provided with a series of vocational training to help them adapt to the new working environment,” the group noted. “GEG would like to thank the public, customers, and people from all walks of life for their love and support of Rio…

According to an audit issued by Colorado’s Office of the State Auditor on Monday, which analyzed how the Division of Gaming has regulated the first full year of legal sports betting in the state, the division allegedly hands out too many temporary licenses. The Office of the State Auditor, Kerri L. Hunter, says that due to this, and by not requiring more documentation, the state could be losing tax revenue. The 56-page report covers the time period between May 1, 2020, and April 30, 2021 — when Colorado customers bet almost $2.3 billion — and included the Colorado Limited Gaming Control…

The U.S. Supreme Court has sided with two Native American tribes in their fight with the State of Texas over authorized gambling on their respective lands. The ruling, delivered on Wednesday, reaffirmed their autonomy to regulate non-prohibited gaming and strengthened tribal sovereignty in the state. In a 5-4 ruling, the nation’s highest court stated that the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe near El Paso -also known as the Tiguas- and the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas, north of Houston, have the autonomy to regulate electronic bingo games on their lands, according to Texas Tribune. While the ruling doesn’t expand the kinds…