The Powerball Lottery draw on Wednesday this week finally saw the jackpot of $768 million won, with one lucky ticket holder claiming the prize. The winning ticket was sold in the state of Wisconsin and matched all six winning numbers. The winning numbers were: 6, 20, 37, 44, 62 and the Powerball number is 12. Only last Sunday we wrote...
Gaming revenues in the state of Nevada have fallen for the second straight month running, with a 1 percent drop in revenue for February being reported. However, all is not as bad as it seems, as revenue throughout February broke the $1bn barrier. The Nevada Gaming Control Board stated that revenues for February were $1.011bn compared to $1.017bn for the...
Virginia - a state that’s been notoriously conservative when it comes to online gambling - has recently looked towards legalizing forms of online gambling in the state, and this will come as welcome news to critics, who say the state has been far too anti-gambling in recent years. Thankfully, however, things look set to change, and towards the end of...
Two popular land-based casinos - both based in upstate New York - have decided to reduce the number of slot machines they’re offering, after reaching an agreement with the state. Just a few days ago, the New York Gaming Commission agreed the Resorts World Catskills and Tioga Downs plan to remove a certain number of slot machines from their venues....
Arkansas - a state typically renowned for being anti-gambling - is set to open its first casino on April 1st, 2019. The state - which has, up until now, taken a fairly conservative approach to gambling - has always frowned upon any forms of gambling bar horse and dog racing. Until now, the state hasn’t offered any form of land-based...
Players of the United States Powerball Lottery will be crossing fingers, toes and thumbs in the hope to win a massive $750 million jackpot prize on offer. The last time the jackpot was won, occurred back on Boxing Day last year and as a result, this has seen the jackpot reach the staggering three quarters of a billion dollars on...
Swedish casino software developer NetEnt have been awarded an Interactive Gaming Manufacturer Conditional License by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. Which will allow NetEnt to provide it's games and gaming content within the newly regulated Pennsylvania market. The license awarded to NetEnt's US subsidiary NetEnt Americas LLC, means that the software company now has a foothold in the United States second...
News coming out of Atlantic City by the way of the New Jersey Herald, reports that the State is going to get much tougher on those operators that offer 'prohibited' sports bets in the state. With the NJH reporting that a bill has passed and cleared an Assembly Panel which will see fines of up to ten times the amounts...
The Nevada Gambling Commission has handed Wynn Resorts a record $20m fine, for failing to conduct a ‘proper investigation’ into claims of alleged sexual misconduct made against Steve Wynn. The founder of Wynn Resorts, Steve Wynn resigned shortly after the allegations surfaced. The Wall Street Journal first reported on the claims a couple of years back, and they stated that...
ABC News is reporting that the three largest states in the US in terms of population size, in the form of California, Florida and Texas are unlikely to legalize sports betting anytime soon. This news is a big blow for those who want to see legalized and regulated gaming across the US. With sportsbook operators vying and hoping for legal...
