Aristocrat Sues Ainsworth
Rival Australian slot-manufacturing titans will square off in a U.S. federal court after Aristocrat Technologies Inc., the U.S. arm of Australia’s Aristocrat Leisure Ltd., sued Ainsworth Game Technology, alleging theft of intellectual property involving Ainsworth’s Jackpot Strike progressive link. Aristocrat claims it’s a direct copy of the features of one of its most popular products, […]
Golden Nugget Atlantic City Could See Online Revenue Pass Brick and Mortar
While really only a technicality, Golden Nugget Atlantic City could be the first U.S. casino to realize more revenue through online play than through its brick-and-mortar casino. Through May, the difference between earnings generated from Golden Nugget’s online gaming portfolio and the brick-and-mortar property has been less than $3.5 million according to an analysis by […]
Every Vote Counts, Even Before 2020! U.S. Presidential Race a Subject of Debates (and De Bets)
Online bettors in other parts of the world are accustomed to betting on a lot more than sports. For example, when Prince William married Kate Middleton in 2011, UK punters bets on the color Queen Elizabeth would wear to the wedding (the answer: yellow). More recently, they bet on the name of the latest baby […]
Will Golden Nugget Soon Offer NBA Bets?
For sports fans, it’s still early to be thinking about basketball—the tip-off’s not until October. But the NBA season is definitely on the minds of New Jersey gaming regulators. Between now and then, they have to decide whether to let the sports book at GoldenNugget.com offer bets on NBA games. Since 2016, GoldenNugget.com has led […]
Belmont Park Parties Like It’s 1776
Strike up the band. Watch the parade, check out the fireworks and bet the horses. This holiday week, Belmont Park will celebrate Independence Day(s) with its Stars & Stripes Festival, Thursday through Saturday, July 4-6, but saves the best for last. Boom, it’s the $1 million Belmont Derby Invitational, the first leg of the newly […]
New Jersey Seizes Sports Betting Crown
In May, New Jersey sportsbooks logged $318.9 million in wagers, stealing Nevada’s thunder for the first time ever. OK, it wasn’t exactly a landslide—Nevada books took in $317.4 million for the month—but actually, that could make the contest more fun. New Jersey sports betting launched just over a year ago, when the Supreme Court struck […]
Five Bucks for a Seat at the Poker Table? Deal Me In, Borgata!
The World Series of Poker continues a stunningly successful series of online tournaments; the latest headline is a $300,000-plus win in the online championship for Nicholas Baris of Utica, New York. WSOP may get all the headlines, so it’s easy to forget the other options for online players. This is especially true in New Jersey, […]
Murphy: NJ to Unseat Nevada as Sports Bet Capital
At the East Coast Gaming Congress in Atlantic City last week, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy predicted the Garden State will soon overtake Nevada as the sports betting capital of the nation. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy made the state’s first two legal sports wagers at Monmouth Park last June—and lost both of them. That […]
Dear Santa Anita, Solve Your Horse Problem Now, Before the State Does It for You
No easy answers. No bad questions. That’s my overview of the Santa Anita race track dilemma, gaining headlines this week as the famous California establishment concludes its season June 23. The death of 29 horses since December has properly raised the issue of equine safety. Critics have asked that the season be halted, a request […]
An Extra $1 Won this Lottery Player $2 Million
David Smith, a computer systems engineer from Farmington Hills, Michigan, can thank his friend’s wife’s cousin for making him a multimillionaire. On June 11, Farmington Hills, Michigan computer engineer David Smith was at a business meeting in Grand Rapids when a colleague related the story of his wife’s cousin, who had struggled financially all his […]
Online Winners Cleaning Up in WSOP
For the second year in a row, online players in Nevada and New Jersey are playing live online—and winning big—in full-bracelet WSOP events. It’s hard to imagine a poker player, amateur or pro, who hasn’t dreamed of playing in the World Series of Poker. But for many it was just that—a dream. To compete live, […]
Study: eSports Fans Not Concerned About Cheating
A recent study has found that fans of competitive video gaming aren’t concerned about match-fixing in the sport, which could cast a cloud on casinos taking bets of contests. A study from the University of Nevada Las Vegas has found that fans of eSports competitive video gaming have mixed feelings about cheating—an issue that will […]
