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 July 29, 2021 In our last episode of This Week in Gambling we told you that a Las Vegas face masks mandate had been reinstated… but only for casino employees and others working indoors and around the public. We also stated, however, that the situation was fluid and could change at any moment. Today is that moment. Nevada Governor Sisolak has signed an Emergency Directive which rolls things back to May, and makes face masks mandatory for all individuals (whether employee or tourist) to wear face masks starting July 30th. This directive comes in the midst of the latest wave…

 July 26, 2021 The 2020 Olympics were put on hold to 2021 and new dates have been set. From 23 July to 8 August, 33 sporting activities will be being played. The Olympic Games will be played in over 40 places, most of them in and around the city of Tokyo. Other sport likes game baseball, softball and football will be taken place much further away than Tokyo due to the type of stadiums and catering these sports acquire. As previously mentioned, there is a total of 33 sports being played, that’s 339 different gold medals. All athletes participating in…

M obile sports betting app from Wynn Resorts, WynnBET, and CUMULUS MEDIA, an advertising and marketing company, announced the launch of a multi-year, multi-platform partnership. Under the terms of the agreement, WynnBET will become one of CUMULUS MEDIA’s largest advertising partners. WynnBET will benefit from CUMULUS’ reach and consumer engagement across multiple touchpoints, including national exposure in Westwood One’s marquis play-by-play programming, and endorsement from preeminent sports host Jim Rome.  The companies also plan to create content both for entertainment and for the benefit of WynnBET’s consumer engagement. Local connections via advertising on Cumulus’ radio stations, studio sponsorships and brand…

I nternational Game Technology announced Thursday the awarding of two jackpots by Wheel of Fortune Slots and Powerbucks in June.  The events occured at the beginning and the end of the month, as winners played on the following million dollar-plus jackpots on IGT games. On June 3, an online Powerbucks slots player won CA$1,110,065 on Wheel Of Fortune Cash Link Exotic Far East in Ontario, Canada. Powerbucks slots have paid 30 jackpots of $1 million since its Canadian debut in 2016. On June 28, a Wheel of Fortune Slots player won $1,544,325 on Wheel of Fortune Gold Spin Triple Red…

G aming Innovation Group (GiG) has been nominated for Technology Provider/Supplier for the International Gaming Awards 2021, set to take place September 8 at the Savoy Hotel in London.  This shortlisting comes after having recently been recognized by the industry as the Full-Service Platform of the Year at this years’ EGR B2B 2021 Awards, and was crowned Multi-Channel Supplier at the SBC Awards in December 2020. In an official press release, CCO and MD of platform at GiG, Ben Clemes, spoke about this new nomination and reflected on the company’s recent milestones. “I am very proud to have been shortlisted…

B Gaming has shared the results of the latest corporate report, and a poll conducted recently in a few reputable casinos. The provider highlighted key facts that characterize the iGaming market in the second quarter of the year. According to a poll arranged by BGaming, PC and console games are also popular among slot amateurs, with almost 40% of the audience preferring to play both video games and online slots. Bogdan Gres, Brand Manager at BGaming, said: “A similar number (36,98%) showcases that many players often bet on sports or esports. In the future, the tendency can stimulate the development…

With the launch of ‘Mind Your Game’, through its non-profit Entain Foundation and partners in the field E ntain, the owner of gambling brands like Ladbrokes, bwin and Coral, is extending the scope of its work with external partners to provide education and support across additional areas of interactive entertainment.   Through its non-profit Entain Foundation, the company intends to build on work initiated with partners in the U.S. to help video-gaming and esports players in the UK and Europe at potential risk of harm.  In alliance with its partners in the area of player protection, the Foundation’s first initiatives include…

The Super Bowl champion will be featured in upcoming marketing campaigns, promotions and fan events B etMGM announced on Wednesday the signing of former National Football League (NFL) running back Marshawn Lynch as a brand ambassador. The Super Bowl champion will be featured in BetMGM’s upcoming marketing campaigns, promotions, and fan events. He will also engage with BetMGM players through a variety of activations, including social media content, and media appearances. Lynch said: “Being part of the BetMGM family is dope and an honor. They’re the leaders in online gaming so I’m excited to learn about the industry from the…

S enator Tom Briese of Albino, a member of the General Affairs Committee, is looking into introducing legislation that would look into potential regulations for casinos. Since voters took to polls to approve gaming in Nebraska and with the potential for 11 racetracks within the first year, with already five new applications to join the existing 6 tracks, senators in the state are looking at the potential for limitations on how many casinos the state should have. “There really are multiple avenues that I could take in that regard. It could be an outright cap on the number, we could…

Down 7.7% from May’s total, as local teams were eliminated from the NBA and NHL’s playoffs L ast month, sports wagering in Colorado perceived a fall to an eight-month low as the NBA’s Denver Nuggets and NHL’s Colorado Avalanche were eliminated from the playoffs, according to a report from The Colorado Division of Gaming Tuesday.  The Avalanche were eliminated by the Vegas Golden Knights on June 11, and the Nugget’s playoff run ended two days later. The $229.8 million wagered in June was the lowest since bets totaled $210.7 million in October 2020.  Last month’s total was six times the…

Its first IR in Cotai has received the government’s approval for 150 gaming tables S JM Holdings’s first integrated resort in Cotai, the Grand Lisboa Palace will hold a partial opening on Friday, July 30, with around 300 hotel rooms. When fully opened the hotel will have 1,900 hotel rooms and suites across three hotels, the Grand Lisboa Palace, the Palazzo Versace and the Karl Lagerfeld, as well as facilities for conferences, shopping, dining, and entertainment. The announcement was made by Daisy Ho Chiu Fung, SJM’s chairman and executive director on Wednesday, who hopes that some restaurants will be opened…

N evada’s health leaders confirmed Tuesday that the state will adopt the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s updated mask guidelines on Friday, regardless of individual’s vaccination statuses. The Nevada Gaming Control Board added issued guidance Tuesday afternoon, and said that resorts must make sure “all employees, patrons, and guests properly utilize face coverings”.  Casinos must also put up signage indicating masks are required, according to the notice.  The new mask guideline will go into effect at 12:01 a.m. Friday July 30. This overrides the employee mask mandate, which kicked in nearly two weeks ago.  A large portion of Nevada,…

 July 28, 2021 As the situation in Las Vegas becomes delicate, word has come that MGM casino workers will have to pay for weekly COVID testing if they cannot provide proof that they have been vaccinated. Authorities are still struggling to cope with the new variants of Coronavirus, so this move doesn’t seem too unreasonable considering the cost of a weekly test is just $15. And that is only for those employees who (for whatever reason) have not received the vaccine. The MGM Resorts policy on this matter went into effect on Monday, and has an interesting provision: Those who…

Sports Bet Montana is now offering every Olympic event, including table tennis and handball A s the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games go on, Sports Bet Montana has decided to offer betting lines for the international sports event.  According to KRTV, communications manager for the Montana Lottery and Sports Bet Montana, Jennifer McKee, spoke about the process of bringing in betting lines on the Olympic games.  “There’s a process to it, but it’s actually not that complex. Our trading desk does global lines on everything and they were going to do global lines on the Olympics for us and everyone else…

D espite the pandemic, the Massachusetts Lottery has set a new record in the fiscal year that ended last month as it set new standards for revenue, profit, prize payouts, commissions and bonuses for retailers, scratch ticket sales, and Keno sales. The agency announced on Tuesday that the Lottery generated an estimated profit of $1.105 billion to be used for local aid from $5.827 billion in revenue while paying out $4.283 billion in prizes and handing out $333.3 million in commissions and bonuses in fiscal 2021. The previous records were $1.104 billion in profit from $5.509 billion of revenue while…

Now independent from FanDuel Sportsbook app, it is also available in Pennsylvania and West Virginia F anDuel Group announced on Tuesday that it’s expanding its FanDuel Casino offerings in New Jersey and Michigan. The group announced the official launch of its FanDuel branded, standalone FanDuel Casino product in New Jersey on iOS, Android, and desktop. In Michigan, FanDuel Casino customers can now play live dealer games from Evolution. FanDuel Casino was initially offered exclusively within the FanDuel Sportsbook app in New Jersey, but the standalone FanDuel Casino product is now available to customers living in or visiting New Jersey. It…