Four players have hit the Divine Fortune jackpot on PA’s PlaySugarHouse.com, making them the first, second, third and fourth jackpots won in Pennsylvania — and it all happened in less than two weeks. Meanwhile, on Friday, a Whiting, New Jersey woman playing the same game on NJ’s PlaySugarHouse.com hit for $192,949. The latest jackpot winner in the Garden State hit while playing at home on her personal computer on a $20 bet. The player immediately went on the site’s chat room to announce she won close to $200 grand and was met with an outpouring of congratulations from fellow players. On Thursday…

A computer scientists from Carnegie Mellon University recently  announced the development of an artificial intelligence that is “stronger than human professionals” in the most popular version of poker. While the code has not been released because it could have a serious impact on the online poker market. The AI strategy was developed for a cloud-computing cost of just $144 in 8 days, runs on normal computers, plays twice as fast as professional players and could be adapted for any poker variant. The emergence of superhuman poker bots in the online ecosystem now appears to be a matter of when, not…

Three players have hit progressive jackpots on Divine Fortune Jackpot on PlaySugarHouse.com in just four days in Pennsylvania, making them the first, second, and third ever progressive online jackpots won in Pennsylvania. At 3:02 AM Thursday, September 5th, a woman from Levittown, Pennsylvania placed a 40 cent bet after playing Divine Fortune on PlaySugarHouse.com for 14 minutes when she won $30,270. A Sugar House Online Casino player since early June, she is now the third person in Pennsylvania history to win an online progressive jackpot and it comes just days after the first and second. On September 1 at 7:30am, a…

The wait for Rhode Island mobile sports betting is over! The state’s Department of Revenue has confirmed the soft launch of mobile wagering in the state. Customers that wish to bet on mobile must first visit the Twin River Casino in Lincoln to activate their mobile accounts. After this initial activation, they can make online bets from anywhere within Rhode Island’s borders. The DOR said that the phased launch will allow for its sports book technology team to monitor and refine system performance prior to the start of a wider advertising campaign to promote the new service. All licensed operators…

Here is a complete sports betting update of where each of the 50 states is in regard to sports betting legislation. This list is current as of the date published, but the legal situation is changing quickly! For more details on each state’s individual situation, and information on the sports betting landscape in America, visit CBS Sports. Alabama: Not yet legal, but legislation proposed. Alaska: Not legal. Arizona: Not yet legal, but legislation proposed. Arkansas: Legal! The state’s first official sportsbook (Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort) began operating in July, and there will be multiple others on the way, though the…

With the help of  the mobile betting launch, Iowa online sports betting is officially underway at the Grand Falls Casino.  Elite Sportsbook is the first online sports betting service to the opening of an in-house sportsbook at the casino floor this weekend. Bettors can make a variety of different wagers on professional and college sports from their phone or computer, as long as they have an internet connection, a device and are currently in Iowa. Casino officials and site operators have set up geolocation services to ensure users are within state borders before they wager. The opening of sports betting…