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OtherLevels has extended its partnership with Golden Nugget Online Gaming in the United States for an additional two years. The contract extension will allow Golden Nugget and OtherLevels to expand into West Virginia in addition to its current partnership in Michigan and New Jersey and continue delivering rich, relevant and personalized messaging to activate players on Golden Nugget’s iGaming platforms and digital sportsbooks. Since 2015, OtherLevels has provided omnichannel marketing and real-time messaging services to Golden Nugget to drive igaming player activity both in and out of session, including during GNOG’s latest statewide deployment in Michigan. By delivering intelligent, personalized…

Sports betting service and content hub, IMG ARENA, announced Wednesday it has secured the official sports betting data and live streaming distribution rights to the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour, one of the longest-running women’s professional sports associations in the world.  As stated by the company, the partnership will mark a step change in the presentation of data-led content from the LPGA Tour. The global tour comprises more than 30 tournaments each year, with flagship events across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia, including five major championships.  Available from early 2022, a comprehensive range of real-time, shot-by-shot data and…

Pragmatic Play kicks off the New Year by introducing its latest slot title, Magician’s Secrets, providing players with 4,096 ways to win and a randomly triggered expanding Wild feature that provides multiplier values worth up to 10x the bet. The Magician hides large wins and features. Wild symbols help players complete winning paylines while landing three Scatter symbols will trigger the Bonus Round. However, players will be presented with two Bonus round options when this is triggered, including the Expanding Wilds Bonus Round and the Sticky Wilds Bonus Round. Expanding Wilds awards players with 10 free spins, a multiplier that…

Hospitality industry veteran Brian Kurtz has been appointed senior vice president and general manager of Maryland’s Rocky Gap Casino Resort by Las Vegas-based Golden Entertainment Inc. Kurtz, who is responsible for providing sustainable and healthy profitability for the property, is also responsible for overseeing resort operations and ensuring that all staff members have the training, knowledge, and resources necessary to provide world-class guest service. “Brian has been a valued member of the Golden Entertainment team for nearly a decade and brings a vast depth of experience in the hospitality industry to this integral role,” said Blake Sartini II, executive vice…

AGS announced Thursday it has acquired the “Lucky Lucky” blackjack side bet from Aces Up Gaming.  “Lucky Lucky” is a proven side bet that totals the player’s cards with the dealer’s up-card to trigger paytable outcomes. At the start of each hand,  players may place the “Lucky Lucky” wager in addition to the underlying blackjack wager.  Each player receives their first two cards, which are added to the dealer’s up-card to create a three-card total; odds are paid if the total is nineteen or higher, with the top award being suited 7-7-7.   In an official press release, John Hemberger, Senior…

Slotegrator, a global business solution supplier and software aggregator for the iGaming industry, has recently announced its rebranding, which is intended to reflect the company’s growth and “evolving vision”. The company’s new visual presentation includes a new logo, a red S depicted as a ribbon folding onto itself. It also mimics the shape of a tornado, “a nod to the company’s commitment to delivering a disruptive product”.  Slotegrator loves trying new things and delivering innovative products. We are growing and improving, so we decided it is time to restate our vision. Today, we’re proud to present our brand new look…

Gaming experts from PlayNY.com say that New York mobile sports bets will do well, but may not quite live up to the to $500 million in annual tax revenue expectations some have predicted by 2024. Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration budgeted for proceeds from online gambling to reach $99 million in FY 2022, $357 million in FY 2023, and $500 million by FY 2024, which would easily be the most ever for one state. With the regulations for online sports betting now clearer, the New York mobile sports bets market will be highly lucrative for the state but fall short of…

MGM Resorts is set to launch its new, revamped loyalty rewards program on February 1, the entertainment giant announced on Thursday. The “reimagined” program features a new name, and offers new ways to earn for both gaming and non-gaming spend, plus enhanced guest experiences.  Called MGM Rewards, the loyalty rewards program is set to unlock “unprecedented access” for both gaming and non-gaming guests to the company’s 20+ destinations across the US, according to a press release.  As part of the new program, non-gaming customers will join their gaming counterparts for the first time, having the benefit of earning currency -MGM…

As the New York online and mobile sports betting market prepares for launch, so do companies seeking a piece of the pie once wagering operations begin. On Thursday, both Gambling.com Group and Better Collective announced plans, through respective press statements, to launch their services in the state’s new market. Provider of player acquisition services Gambling.com Group said it is now ready to provide marketing services to licensed online sports betting operators in New York State, once legal online sports betting begins on January 8, at 9 am. In anticipation of the launch, the group developed two New York-specific websites where…

A judge on Thursday morning ordered New Jersey to let him know by January 13 whether it is “agreeable to proceed with mediation” in Atlantic County’s lawsuit against the new casino tax break, The Press of Atlantic City reports. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed the casino PILOT bill into law last month, which gives tax relief to Atlantic City’s casinos by removing sports and online gaming revenues -the two fastest-growing verticals in the state’s casino industry- from the calculation of their payments in lieu of taxes. The new order follows a Wednesday conference between attorneys in the case and…

As reported by the state of Maryland, December’s revenue in gaming for the area’s six casinos generated a combined $172.9 million, marking the last month of the year as the second-best for total gaming revenue. The total was 44.9% more than gaming revenue in December 2020. Casinos were still operating under COVID-19-related capacity restrictions a year earlier.  The record for gaming revenue set by the state’s casinos was in July 2021, when the total was $180.1 million.  The best year-over-year gain came at MGM National Harbor, where $74.5 million in December gaming revenue was up 53.5% from the previous December.…

A Norfolk senator is introducing a new bill to prevent casinos from getting Tax–Increment Financing (TIF). Sen. Mike Flood introduced Legislative Bill 713 on Wednesday to prohibit redevelopment plans with TIF related to casinos and licensed tracks. The proposal Nebraska residents passed in 2020, legalizing casinos in the state, mandated venues to pay a 20% tax on gross gambling revenue, of which 70% would go to the state’s property tax credit fund. This has been seen as incompatible with casinos getting tax-increment financing, which subsidizes property taxes, to build their venues. The state’s property tax credit fund, which offsets a…

The NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders are reportedly weighing the idea of hiring Matt Maddox, the outgoing chief executive officer of Wynn Resorts, according to a report by the New York Post. A source cited by the publication claimed the team is seeking Maddox as president of the Raiders. Maddox first announced he would be resigning as CEO of the casino company last November, set to become effective on January 31. Wynn officials explained back then that he would be pursuing new opportunities outside of the gambling industry, which shocked Vegas insiders as Maddox was most recently pulling down $24.5 million…

Esports Technologies announced Thursday the filing of a new patent application for a “Financial Instrument Performance-Based Pari-Mutuel Betting System and Method”. The system and method implements an electronic betting experience for an event that is comparable to horse racing, but using a group of financial instruments.  The system and method allow bettors to place bets on which “participant” from the pool of financial instruments will win – for example, experience the largest gain or the smallest drop – over a fixed period of time. Bets can be placed through the system up until a set time endpoint. The system places…

Esports and online gambling operator Esports Entertainment Group and its EEG Labs brand have renewed their partnership with Take-Two’s NBA 2K League, the business announced on Wednesday. According to a press statement on the matter, work is already in progress “on the current season’s Combine and Draft,” two events focused on emerging NBA 2K esports players. EEG has partnered with the NBA since the inception of the league. According to the company, it will now continue to provide the 2K League with state-of-the-art talent analytics and scouting technologies “to determine the best of the best” for one of the world’s…

Tabcorp’s Sky Racing World announced Thursday the commingling of wagering pools with host pools in Argentina on racing at Palermo Racetrack, Buenos Aires City, thus boosting its content portfolio of International Racing.  On Monday January 3, the commingling of pools was made available for the first time ever on Argentinian horse racing from the Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo for the American, Canadian, Caribbean and other International markets. PGI, owned by Tabcorp, is the exclusive International Commingling hub for connecting into Palermo pools.  Simulcast is now available for all Palermo meetings on the SRW website, ADW websites and the SRW App.…