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By Sadonna Price

BetMGM Enhances Live Dealer Offering in Michigan

June 24, 2022

Summary The private studio was built in partnership with Evolution. BetMGM has offered live dealer games in the state since July 2021. The studio offers baccarat, roulette, and blackjack games. Since July 2021, BetMGM has offered live casino games in the state of Michigan. Online casino players quickly took to the offering and now, the […]

By Sadonna Price

Maryland Casino Fund to Benefit Small Businesses in Montgomery County

June 23, 2022

Summary The Video Lottery Terminal Program boosts women and minority owned businesses via funding. Half of funding goes to eligible county businesses while the remaining goes to targeted communities in Maryland. The fund will focus on loan needs of small businesses. In the state of Maryland, video lottery terminals are dotted throughout the state to […]

By Sadonna Price

BetMGM, IGT and SPT to Create Wheel of Fortune Themed Online Casino

June 22, 2022

Summary The new online casino will launch in New Jersey The launch takes place during the gameshows 40th season. It is unclear as to what role Wheel of Fortune will play aside from site theming. One of the most popular game shows to ever hit the television airways is Wheel of Fortune. The show has […]

By Sadonna Price

Tachi Palace Casino Resort in California to add new High Limit Room

June 21, 2022

Summary The new space is located on the third floor of the casino. Games include high limit slots with wagers up to $25 per spin. Food and beverage services are offered in the new gambling space. High rollers in California will be excited to hear that the Tachi Palace Casino Resort in Lemoore will soon […]

By Sadonna Price

Pennsylvania iGaming Revenues Pass $100m For Sixth Month

June 20, 2022

Summary The 18 online casinos in Pennsylvania earned just over $113 million in May. May is the sixth straight month that revenues have surpassed $100m. The state is on pace to reach $1.3 billion in earnings for 2022. Online casinos in Pennsylvania are seeing great success, with each month of 2022 resulting in over $100 […]

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NJ Gambling Industry Sees 15% Increase in YOY Earnings for May

June 17, 2022

Gambling produced $430.6 million in earnings for May 2022. The report does not include horse race revenues as the activity is reported separately. Borgata and Hard Rock took the top spot for in-person gambling, with $63.3m and $41.5m earned. Gambling in New Jersey continues the recovery process, with in-person and online betting seeing a nice […]

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RNRA Requests Changes to Bally’s Casino Plan

June 15, 2022

Summary The group wants traffic changes to ensure visitors won’t be traveling via surface streets. 2% of annual revenues should go to outreach and treatment of gambling addiction in the neighborhood. The mayor’s office has yet to comment on the requests. The River North Residents Association is not particularly happy with the idea of Bally’s […]

By Sadonna Price

Atlantic City Casino Worker Union to Vote on Strike This Week

June 14, 2022

Local 54 of the Unite Here union members will vote to strike against some or all of the Atlantic City casinos. Contracts between the union and gaming venues expired almost two weeks ago. Talks have yet to produce new agreements for union members. Casino employees in Atlantic City that are part of the Local 54 […]

By Sadonna Price

Waukegan Temporary Casino Could Be Operational by October

June 13, 2022

Summary The Temporary by American Place will offer gaming before the permanent venue is operational. Full House Resorts plans to offer 1,000 slots and 50 table games within the temporary space. Three restaurants and a bar will also be located on-site. When it comes to building a new casino, the process takes time. There are […]

By Sadonna Price

Unite Here Plans to Picket Outside Tropicana Atlantic City Today

June 1, 2022

Summary The picket line will begin on the Boardwalk in front of the casino. Contracts expire today with no clear indication that casinos are ready to negotiate. Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts International are the main holdouts when it comes to new contracts. New union contracts for casino employees in Atlantic City have yet to […]