This Week in Gambling

Delegates attending next week’s Esports and Casinos Resorts conference in Las Vegas will have the chance to take a tour of the city’s first dedicated esports arena. This opportunity is due to one of the event’s title sponsors being Millennial Esports, the company behind the arena which’ll be a part of the Neonopolis building on Fremont Street in downtown Vegas. The arena is intended to open to the general public in November, with the first event planned to be the Halo Championship Series Open Circuit from November 18-20. There’ll be a 400-500 person arena that will host both live, in-person…

Cardplayer.com has been speaking to Michigan State Senator Mike Kowall and the online gambling bill creator is confident that the bill will pass by the end of the year. With the focus squarely on proceedings on the online gambling space in Pennsylvania, the state of Michigan has thrown their hat in the ring to be the first state to legalise online gambling since New Jersey way back in 2013. The bill’s creator, Senator Mike Kowall, told Cardplayer.com that there was still ‘plenty of time’ to get the bill underneath the noses of the right people, and firmly believes Michigan residents…

Next week, Pennsylvania lawmakers in the House Gaming Oversight Committee will take another look at regulated online gaming for the Keystone State. The hearing would add to the growing list of meetings on the proposal. The bill has been discussed more than 50 separate times since the start of 2015, according to Pennsylvania Rep. John Payne, sponsor of the legislation. Pennsylvania’s House approved internet betting by a 114-85 vote in late June. The measure has sat in the Senate since then with no action. Governor Tom Wolf would have the measure on his desk if Senate lawmakers sign off on…

Slot fans who love sports theme games are in for a treat with Microgaming’s Basketball Star online slot! This slot game features 5 reels and 243 paylines! It has free spins, wilds, scatters and rolling reels, plus players can enjoy Basketball Star Online Slot on their mobile devices! Microgaming says that Basketball Star is “Set to a Hip-Hop soundtrack with 243 ways to win… Basketball Star is a 5×3 reel slot showcasing the ever popular Rolling Reels… Players can also shoot lucky with the random Wild Shot bonus feature in the base game, whereby up to two reels can turn…

The Tim McGraw Slot Machine is set roll out to casino floors, and Aristocrat Gaming looks to have a hit on their hands! Making it’s debut at the Global Gaming Expo in the fall of 2016, the Tim McGraw video slot comes on the Arc Double game cabinet, and features a wheel where players spin for bonuses such as “Picture Something Good” and “Growin’ Up Country”. The Tim McGraw Slot Machine also features plenty of concert footage and big hits such as “Felt Good on My Lips” and “I Like It, I Love It”. The jackpots are even bigger, with…

Gov. Brian Sandoval on Monday asked who would pay for the necessary upgrades to freeways and streets leading to a 65,000-seat domed football stadium proposed by Las Vegas Sands Corp., Majestic Realty and the Oakland Raiders. With a site recommendation anticipated as soon as Aug. 25 among four potential finalists, Sandoval said that he wants to know how traffic would be impacted by games, concerts and other big-ticket events held at the proposed stadium. “This is serious,” Sandoval said Monday during a meeting held by the Nevada Department of Transportation’s board of directors. “I’m going to need the information in…