It wasn’t that long ago that sports betting in Washington State was passed. That legislation, however, restricts the activity to Tribal casinos. Now, the push is on to expand the activity to card rooms in the state… a move that supporters say will add jobs and tax revenue. The bill has come out of the state Senate and is backed by the Nevada-based Maverick Gaming. They are the same company that backed a similar bill last year. That legislation ultimately came up short of their goal, however. Tribal gaming interests in the state are naturally opposed to expanding sports wagers…

It took a while to get going, but now it seems there’s no stopping Pennsylvania online gambling. The state set a record for revenue in December with over $70 million, which was a jump of nearly 500% from  January of 2020. Collectively, the online betting market in Pennsylvania was over $80 million… and that is not counting sports betting. Web based casino games such as slots and table games had the largest growth, while poker revenue remained steady. A major trend in Pennsylvania is that table games are outpacing the growth of slot machines. Betting activity for the table games…

Here comes another state interested in iGaming. A new bill to regulate Illinois online casinos and sports betting is currently being looked at and debated. After watching neighboring states like Michigan and Indiana jump into web-based betting with both feet, the Illinois state legislature has introduced the Internet Gaming Act for consideration That bill could authorize current land-based operators for up to three  online casino skins in the state. The associated licensing fee is currently set at $500,000. Casinos and racetracks in Illinois would need to partner with a proprietary platforms, which would be quite simple considering state casinos already…

Sure, you can bet on sports in the Empire State… but only in person at a brick & mortar casinos. Now New York mobile sports betting has the support of the Governor’s office… if only that were enough. Casino gambling was passed many years ago after it was determined that the activity is allowed under the New York Constitution. Some would argue that since sports betting takes place at state casinos, it would be a simple matter to allow online or mobile betting. But it’s not that simple. You see, the gambling is permissible under the constitution at “…no more…

SiGMA Introduces Japanese to be the 10th key language offered across the SiGMA website SiGMA has announced the launch of Japanese, making it the 10th language to be offered across the SiGMA.world website. The Japanese language will now be an official language on the website, and follows the release of Korean and Hindi over the last few weeks. The roll out of content in key languages is part of a 2021 strategy to offer content to SiGMA’s global audience in key languages across established and up-and-coming sectors of the gaming and tech industry. Users can now find all content, including…

This week’s gambling news finds that the loosening of restrictions on Las Vegas casinos has several (MGM properties) making the decision to return to 24 hour, 7 day a week service. Meanwhile, the Virgin Las Vegas Hotel and Casino has set a new opening date, and even some Las Vegas shows are reopening with the expanding capacity limits. We also say goodbye to Full Tilt Poker, as PokerStars is closing the brand.   Hello, friends! Thanks so much for joining me on another edition of This Week in Gambling! And hey, couldn’t we all use some good news right about…