Events Headlines

By Elaine West

NFL Could Make Up to $2.3B Annually from Sports Betting

September 10, 2018

After the United States Supreme Court lifted the federal ban on sports betting in May, professional sports leagues in the country have been working hard to put protective measures in place. Most of the leagues initially distanced and, in some cases, even opposed it but on realizing the inevitability of its regulation, they had a […]

By Tomas Medon

FanDuel, William Hill Launch Mobile Sports Betting in NJ

September 3, 2018

The football season is getting closer and the New Jersey mobile sports betting market has gotten big enough for more offerings to take advantage it. Some of the biggest developments in this regard include moves by fantasy sports titan FanDuel and American of British bookmaker, William Hill to begin offering mobile sports betting last […]

By Elaine West

Buffalo Wild Wings Eyeing Offering Sports Betting Services

August 13, 2018

Renowned U.S. sports bar chain Buffalo Wild Wings is reportedly eyeing a foray into the sports betting business as part of its efforts to enhance the restaurant business for its customers. According to sources close to the company, the sports betting plan will be in conjunction with sports betting and daily fantasy sports company DraftKings […]

By Elaine West

MGM Partners with GVC for $200M Sports Betting Venture

July 31, 2018

United Kingdom-based betting group GVC on July 30 announced that it has struck a groundbreaking $200 million deal with MGM Resorts International, a move that will help both companies to expand their brands and offerings in the United States as they try to take advantage of the repeal of PASPA by the U.S. Supreme Court. […]

By Grant Mahon

Casinos Finally File Petitions for Pa. iGaming Licenses

July 23, 2018

A decent number of Pennsylvania-based casinos have finally forwarded applications for the state’s online gaming licenses. This was reported by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) last Monday shortly before the window for the first phase of the licenses application process came to an end. Each of the 9 casinos that have applied for the online […]

By Elaine West

The YouTuber Boxing Match of the Year Draws Nearer

July 20, 2018

A month ago, Logan Paul, the famous YouTuber whose career somehow seemed to recover after a suicide forest stunt opened a YouTube vlog with a statement that said: “A lot of people who are not in the YouTube community think this fight is a joke,” he said. “All jokes aside, this will be the biggest […]

By Alexander Palmer

Ocean Resort Moves Forward with Online Casino Offering

July 13, 2018

The past month has been a very busy one for Atlantic City. About a fortnight ago, Hard Rock and Ocean Resorts opened their doors to customers and this was followed shortly by an online offering from Hard Rock. The tremendous expansion of gambling options in the Garden State does not seem to have ended though […]

By Tomas Medon

Maria Ho, Lupe Soto Get into the Women in Poker Hall of Fame

July 2, 2018

Last week on Tuesday (June 26), Maria Ho and Lupe Soto were inducted into the Women in Poker Hall of Fame at the Orleans Casino in Las Vegas. This was the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Women in Poker Hall of Fame and it has once again proven that strong women can indeed […]

By Alexander Palmer

Hard Rock, Ocean Resort Finally Go Live in Atlantic City

June 29, 2018

The long-awaited grand openings of two of Atlantic City’s revitalized entertainment establishments that were set for Thursday, June 28, came a little earlier than expected when both Ocean Resort Casino and Hard Rock Hotel and Casino opened their doors to customers a day earlier. On Wednesday, both casinos were given the go-ahead to proceed with […]

By Elaine West

Crypto Betting Matures up Just in Time for the World Cup

June 25, 2018

The 2018 FIFA World Cup kicked off over a week ago in Russian and by now you might have noticed that there is a burgeoning number of crypto sports betting options – that is if you are a fan of sports betting or crypto. Compared to what was the case in the previous World Cup […]