New Game Reviews: Mountain King & Capital Gains
Rise of the Mountain King by SG Digital This fantasy-themed game includes several unique features, centered around variations of a persistent style of bonus. The base game is a five-reel, 30-line slot game, but the player is offered the chance at the outset to bypass the primary-game reel-spinning and move directly to the main “Rise […]
Is Authentic the Horse to Beat at Preakness?
With no Triple Crown up for grabs, Belmont Stakes winner and Kentucky Derby runner-up Tiz the Law will pass on the 1 3/16th mile Preakness, coming October 3 to Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. The event will be held without fans. “Disappointing that Tiz will not be able to run,” Sackatoga Stable owner Jack Knowlton […]
How Bryson DeChambeau Is Changing Golf
They call him “the Casino,” because he’ll do anything to get an edge, even a small one, just like the best casinos do with their players. Maybe it’s his clubs, which are all the same length. Or perhaps it’s his rigid, straight-up-and-down stance when putting. Or it could be his mammoth, 350-yard blasts, which outdistance […]
Blast Off with 2 Explosive Online Slot Games!
Star Watch Fire by Konami Welcome to another online adaptation of one of Konami’s most popular land-based titles, Star Watch Fire, centered around a giant volcano that doubles as a prize wheel above the reels. The primary game is a five-reel, 25-line slot with several primary-game and second-screen bonus events. The game feature Konami’s signature […]
TI Las Vegas Builds New, Larger Sportsbook
Treasure Island has built a new and expanded Golden Circle Sportsbook and Bar. Located on the casino floor, the venue can accommodate more than 750 fans within its 12,000 square feet, five times the capacity of the sportsbook it replaced. Betting kiosks will be available 24 hours a day, according to the Las Vegas Review […]
DraftKings Opens Second New Hampshire Sportsbook in a Month
In New Hampshire, sportsbooks can go inside a restaurant. So DraftKings opened its second retail space inside the South Side Tavern in Manchester. The sportsbook features betting kiosks, televisions, and group seating within the 40,000-square-foot tavern, which underwent a $2.5 million renovation. The sportsbook firm has the contract as exclusive sports wagering provider of the […]
IGT PlaySports Expands Offerings
International Game Technology (IGT) has announced it has formed its own full-service trading team, based in Las Vegas, thereby expanding its PlaySports offering for the U.S. sports betting market. said Enrico Drago, IGT PlayDigital senior vice president, said the move brings additional service to the top B2B sports betting platform in the U.S. market and […]
Connecticut Lawmakers, Tribes At Odds Over Sports Betting
Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court lifted the federal ban on sports betting two years ago, Connecticut lawmakers and the two gaming tribes have been maneuvering over how the state should legalize it. Although legislators and the Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequots, which operate the Mohegan Sun Casino and Foxwoods Resort Casino have come close to […]
Penn’s Barstool Sportsbook to Debut in Pennsylvania
Barstool Sportsbook will begin testing September 15 in Pennsylvania. Penn National‘s sportsbook, in conjunction with Kambi‘s technology, expects to debut on September 18, in time for week two of the NFL season. Penn National paid $163 million in January for 36 percent of Barstool Sports, which claims to have 66 million members. “The Barstool Sportsbook […]
Sports Betting & Colleges Come Together
Australia-based PointsBet last week became the first sportsbook operator to sign a gaming deal with an U.S. college: the University of Colorado. The five-year agreement, which includes casino, fantasy, sports betting and free-to-play contests, allows PointsBet to put up signs at the university’s stadiums and be mentioned in radio broadcasts of games. PointsBet, which is […]
Massachusetts Casino to Offer Drive-Through Betting
Plainridge Park Casino in has opened drive-through betting in the parking lot to accommodate the many fans who want to stop at the casino, place a bet on a favorite horse, and leave. The management at the casino explained that the two drive-through lanes would allow for transactions that would be safer in terms of […]
Station Pulling Up Stakes in Reno
Covid-19 has Station Casinos looking to pull out of Reno. The Las Vegas locals giant had been interested in expanding into the Northern Nevada gaming hub with a resort-scale casino but is now listing all its land in the city for sale. It includes an 89-acre parcel on Mount Rose Highway at the southern end […]
