Industry Headlines

By Rachel Bennett

Atari To Bring Their Old School Games To Crypto Casino

March 26, 2021

Drastic changes that happened across the world last year has modified all aspects of everyday life for almost all people and also paved way for certain fundamental changes in the functioning of a society. Frequent lockdowns and travel prohibitions have paved way for work at home scenario and modified the manner in which people utilize […]

By Malik Freeman

Chicago Mayor Wants Las Vegas Casino Operators To Develop Casino Resort

March 12, 2021

The first casino that opened its doors to the public in Illinois was a riverboat casino back in 1991. Since then another 9 casinos have gone live bringing the total number of casinos in the state to 10. However, there are no casinos in Chicago which is the third biggest metropolitan city in America. Chicago […]

By Rachel Bennett

Genting Americas Files $500m Lawsuit Against Multiple Insurers

March 10, 2021

The Malaysian based Genting Group is a conglomerate that has a strong presence in the global casino market. The casino operator has two casinos in America with its Resorts World Casino New York City in Queens county and the Hilton Miami in Florida. The two U.S based casinos were forced to shut down during the […]

By Malik Freeman

Land Based Casinos Move Towards Cashless Payments Due To COVID-19

March 3, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed a lot of industries as the lockdown and social distancing measures have forced both businesses and individuals to adopt. The land based casino industry has suffered significantly during the last 12 months and are looking for ways to innovate and continue to do business in these challenging times. Land based […]

By Mihajlo Ivanovic

SoftSwiss Reports Online Gambling Using Cryptocurrency Tripled in 2020

February 26, 2021

Provider and aggregator of top-quality online games, SoftSwiss Game Aggregator, in its latest industry report, has mentioned that there is a three times increase in the value of cryptocurrency based gambling traffic in 2020, compared to the prior year. Unsurprisingly, Bitcoin is the frequently used crypto in online gambling. Specifically, the numero uno crypto accounts […]

By Jayson Peter

Casino Sites Start To Adopt Cryptocurrencies As Payment Methods

February 22, 2021

Several online casinos have begun accepting crypto currencies by incorporating deposit and withdrawal methods on their payment platform. Obviously, with respect to cryptos, Bitcoin is the popular form of payment. The count of people who are now looking to register with a minimum of one Bitcoin supporting casino in the USA is on the rise […]

By Sadonna Price

Las Vegas Sands Corp. Keen On Developing Casino Resort In Dallas

February 15, 2021

Las Vegas Sands Corp. made it clear in 2020 that they were keen on pushing for Texas to legalize casino gambling. Sheldon Adelson who was the Chairman for Sands Corp. in 2020 put together a powerful team of gambling lobbyists who were going to push for gambling legislation to be passed in the Lonestar State. […]

By Sadonna Price

Alabama Casino and Lottery Bill Pushes Forward After Green Light

February 11, 2021

Alabama is one of the six states in the country to not have a state lottery. That status could change in the months to come as the Senate Tourism and Marketing Committee in Alabama have given the green light to a casino and lottery bill. Alabama has been one of the more conservative states in […]

By Malik Freeman

Maryland Looks At Introducing Gambling Education In High School

January 25, 2021

The gambling industry across the world is growing at a rapid pace and one of the main reasons is due to the popularity of online gambling. While the gambling industry flourishes, it has also caused concern amongst anti-gambling groups who are worried about the growing increase in gambling addicts. Multiple countries including the UK and […]

By Sadonna Price

Washington State Makes New Push For Expanded Gambling

January 22, 2021

Washington is once again looking to expand gambling and allow cardrooms and racetracks the opportunity to offer sports betting. State legislators made a similar push last year but Indian tribes opposed the idea and were successful. Tribal gaming operators are currently allowed to offer sports betting after legislators granted them approval during the last session. […]