Author: OnlineGamblingDaily

The City of Richmond’s attempt at a second casino referendum could ultimately happen. While the City of Petersburg tried to advance the economic opportunity through legislation, seeking at the same time to stop Richmond from holding another election on the subject, a state Senate committee killed the proposal on Thursday. However, there is still a matching bill in the house. The efforts to pursue the casino project once again in Richmond are spearheaded by Councilwoman Reva Trammell, who has been met with support from most of her colleagues, Urban ONE CEO Alfred Liggins, and members of the community. The original…

Mohegan Sun’s permanent FanDuel Sportsbook had a soft opening Thursday, nearly five months since the first legal sports bet in Connecticut was placed at the casino’s temporary sportsbook, and just in time for Sunday’s Super Bowl. Jeff Hamilton, Mohegan Sun’s president and general manager, led Thursday morning’s opening, saying the casino dispensed with the fanfare that usually surrounds such debuts because the $8 million facility isn’t quite finished. A grand opening is scheduled for March 5. “Our goal was to get open for the Super Bowl and we’re about 90% there,” he said, as reported by The Day. “When we opened…

Inspired Entertainment has announced the launch of Space Invaders Roulette, an officially licensed Space Invaders game from TAITO CORPORATION. “Bringing the joy of a casino roulette to life, Space Invaders Roulette is packed with lively new features offering great fun for players coupled with potentially lucrative cash pay-outs,” the company stated in a press release. The game’s special Cannon symbol shoots up to five Invaders on every spin, revealing special enhanced odds for bets on the selected numbers. Players get the chance to shoot the UFO down and double the game’s unique number multipliers. Brimming with multiple ways to win, players may have an…

Recently, the head of This Week in Gambling was interviewed by Simon Cleath of Slot Speak, part of the “It’s a Slot Machine” channel on YouTube. Discussion ranges on a variety of topics, from fun stuff like how he got into the gambling industry. All the way to more serious issues, such as the future of gambling in Las Vegas and the integration of online gambling in America. The It’s a Slot Machine channel on YouTube invited you to meet J. Todd, the creator of This Week in Gambling! He is a gambling industry news reporter, and his site covers…

The SOFTSWISS Sportsbook has shared insights and results of the past year. The online sports betting platform was launched by SOFTSWISS at the end of 2020 and has gained traction in its first year of operating performance.  According to the Sportsbook statistics, men are the top users of the platform. Men account for 97% of the sum of all bets, while women only account for 3%. The situation is similar to the number of bets made, or Bet Count. In 2021 men made 94% of all bets recorded in the SOFTSWISS Sportsbook, while women only made around 6%. “Our product confirms the prevailing…

The Deadwood Gaming Association, a trade association representing the interests of South Dakota’s commercial casino industry, declined to testify on Monday on a legislative resolution seeking to allow South Dakotans to decide on a sports betting expansion across the state. While stakeholders including the Sports Betting Alliance, a coalition of pro sports teams and betting operators, and the Flandreau Santee Sioux showed public support to the bill, the Gaming Association was the notable absentee during testimony at the Capitol: Deadwood casinos are deadlocked on the gaming expansion. “We did not reach a consensus here in Deadwood on that bill,” said…

In an exclusive interview with Yogonet, Leighton Webb, Vice President of iGaming and Sports Betting at PayNearMe shares insights and updates on the company’s current approval to process online sports betting payments in New York. Webb also shares his opinion on cashless payments in the industry and the possible upcoming trends: “Cashless will be a driving factor to bridge the online and offline worlds and create a seamless experience for players,” he says. Lastly, the executive talks about PayNearMe’s future expansion plans for the new year in Arizona and Nevada and adds that PlayLive!, the online casino affiliated with Live! Casinos &…

Seminole Hard Rock and Penn Interactive have been voted top Employers of Choice in the 21st Annual Casino Gaming Executive Satisfaction Survey, organizers announced on Wednesday. The report is conducted by nationwide executive search firm Bristol Associates and global non-partisan consultancy Spectrum Gaming Group. Described as a “critical benchmarking tool for the US gaming industry,” the survey is designed to help gaming companies attract, retain and motivate their executive talent by providing insight on executives’ overall attitudes and preferences toward their workplace and the industry, a press release explains. For the second straight year, gaming executives voted Seminole Hard Rock…

Connecticut-based integrated resorts developer and operator Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment announced on Wednesday operating results for its first fiscal quarter 2022, ended December 31, 2021. For the period, the tribal company posted net revenues up 74.2% to $402 million compared to the three months ended December 31, 2020. Moreover, the business posted income from operations of $35.2 million, a 231.7% increase year-over-year. A net loss attributable to MGE of $11.7 million was delivered, less than a $26.6 million loss in 2020; while Adjusted EBITDA increased 140.8% to $97.4 million. “Our consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of $97.4 million continues our trend of…

 February 10, 2022 Sale of two iconic Las Vegas Strip casinos, the Venetian and Palazzo, has been unanimously approved by the Nevada Gaming Control Board. We originally reported this sale to Apollo Global and Vici Properties back in March of last year, but now things can begin to move forward. The approval from the Control Board means the agreement will now go before the Nevada Gaming Commission for a final approval February 17th. Should they sign off on the matter, then this deal could finally be ready to close. There has been no disclosure of renaming or rebranding the Venetian…

Seminole County commissioners unanimously rejected on Tuesday a request by the owner of the Orlando Jai-Alai Fronton in Fern Park to place a referendum on the general election ballot asking voters to put a poker room on the property. Commissioners urged attorneys for Richard Birdoff, president of RD Management, which owns the building, and developer The Cordish Companies —which operates Live! Casinos—, to place the issue on the Nov. 8 ballot themselves, reports Orlando Sentinel. Parties would have to gather signatures in a petition drive by this summer to ask county voters if a proposed new development can offer casino…

Parx Casino has partnered with Chickie’s & Pete’s to launch what it calls the first off-track and sports betting operation located inside a Pennsylvania restaurant. Greenwood Racing officials cut the ribbon Wednesday before patrons at the company’s Parx Race & Sportsbook inside Chickie’s & Pete’s Malvern. This opening also marks the first licensed gaming outlet in Chester County. “We’re happy to be able to come from Bucks County, which is home to us, and bring this over to Chester County,” said Marc Oppenheimer, Chief Marketing Officer of Greenwood Gaming, as reported by WHYY. “And the partnership with Pete [Ciaccrocchi, founder of Chickie’s…

Gaming and hospitality giant MGM Resorts International shared on Wednesday its financial report for the fourth quarter and full-year 2021. The company posted consolidated net revenues of $9.7 billion for FY21, an increase of 88% over the prior year, and net income attributable to the business of $1.3 billion, compared to a $1 billion net loss in 2020. It also posted consolidated Adjusted EBITDAR of $2.4 billion in the period. The full-year achievements come on the back of a record fourth quarter, in which the company posted consolidated net revenues of $3.1 billion, an increase of 105% compared to the…

Super Group’s sportsbook operator Betway is taking Simplebet’s fully automated real-money micro-betting products live on its platform, the company announced Wednesday. Ahead of the Super Bowl game on Feb. 13, users in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Colorado, Iowa and Indiana will be able to access expanded in-game offerings and wager opportunities. Over the second half of 2021 and into 2022, Simplebet’s proprietary micro-betting pricing engine has allowed users to bet on millions of individual moments over the course of thousands of games for the NFL, college football, MLB and NBA. “We’re excited to now have our real-money micro-betting products live with…

The authorities of Monografie announced the launch of a magazine-type of advertising, which will be distributed for the first time at the next edition of SAGSE Latam, which will take place on March 30 and 31 at the Hilton Hotel in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Alan Burak, vice-president of Monografie, announced the presentation of the first SAGSE magazine with these characteristics, which will include articles of general interest and will be handed out to attendees at events organized by SAGSE Latam in Latin America. “The magazine, both the hard copy and digital versions, is part of the natural…

fuboTV subsidiary Fubo Gaming has partnered with NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers for an Ohio market access agreement, the company announced on Tuesday. As a result of the deal, Fubo Sportsbook is set to become an Official Mobile Sports Betting Partner of the team when the wagering product launches in the state, pending requisite regulatory approvals. The deal is set to further advance an existing long-term marketing partnership between Fubo Gaming and the Cavaliers, signed in October 2021, which seeks to help bolster Fubo’s sportsbook brand presence across the state and within the team’s fanbase.  The announcement also comes on the heels…