Online Casinos Draw New Players with Free Play, Deposit Matches
To attract new players, online casinos offer a variety of introductory offers, including free play, deposit matches and more. We have an overview of what you can get from each iGaming site.
Pennsylvania Opens Legal Sports Betting at Hollywood Casino
Pennsylvania officially launched legal sports betting on November 17 at the Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Couse in Grantville. William Hill US is operating the sportsbook.
Aqueduct, Churchill Downs Serve Superb Races on Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving weekend brings a series of exciting races, including Aqueduct and Churchill Downs’ offerings on Turkey Day itself. The racing excitement continues the next weekend. Plus, will the Detroit Lions win this Thanksgiving?
DraftKings Opens Final Mississippi Coast Sportsbook and Resorts Atlantic City
DraftKings at Scarlet Pearl Sportsbook opened November 16 at Scarlet Pearl Casino in D’Iberville, the 12th and final Mississippi Coast casino to offer sports betting. Scarlet Pearl President LuAnn Pappas gets ready to cut the ribbon (l.). The company also took over the sports book at Resorts Atlantic City.
New Jersey Passes $500 Million In Sports Betting Handle
New Jersey saw its new sports betting market take in $260 million in bets for October bringing the total handle for its first four and a half months of operation to nearly $600. William Hill US CEO Joe Asher calls the totals “impressive.” Atlantic City’s casinos also saw an about 16 percent increase in revenue compared to October of last year. New Jersey’s casinos and racetracks have seen $52 million in revenue from sports bets this year.
Pennsylvania iGaming Licensees Mull Blackjack Rules
Pennsylvania online gaming operators will have to make a special request to the gaming board to tighten the rules for online blackjack from the player-friendly live version.
Scientific Games Mulls Social Gaming IPO
Scientific Games CEO Barry Cottle (l.) says the company is studying the possibility of spinning off its social gaming business in an initial public offering. The company offers the popular games Bingo Showdown, Monopoly and Jackpot Party Social Casino, among others.
Black Friday Beginning for R.I. Sports Betting
The day after Thanksgiving, or maybe a little later, patrons at Rhode Island’s Twin River casino (l.) will be able to bet on sporting events. Lawmakers are unhappy because they hoped the system would be running by October 1.
Woods Mickelson Match to Feature In-Play Gambling Stats
The pay-per-view broadcast of the special match between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will include statistics useful for in-play sports betting. Turner Sports, the producer of the broadcast, announced he broadcast will feature “first-of-its-kind integrations centered on predictive data.”
Online Gambling to Become Legal in Switzerland
Rules taking effect in the new year will establish a regulated internet market and require operators to obtain Swiss licensing to participate or face blocking. Betting limits also will be enforced for poker tournaments and certain lottery and raffle games.
Sports Betting in N.Y.: Is 2019 the Year?
With Democrats in control of the New York legislature and the governor’s mansion, advocates believe the time is finally right for legalization in the Empire State. That doesn’t mean it will go smoothly. But longtime iGaming supporter Assemblyman Gary Pretlow (l.) will try again.
Atlantic City’s Former Atlantic Club Casino Has Another Potential Buyer
The owners of Atlantic City’s former Atlantic Club Casino are negotiating with another potential buyer for sale of the site, which has been closed since 2014. A New York-based consulting firm is the latest suitor to negotiate a potential sale of the property.
