This Week in Gambling

As sports betting operators gear up for the fiercest marketing battle during this year’s Super Bowl, going as far to sell out FOX’s ad capacity well in advance of the event, Charles R. Taylor, professor of marketing at the Villanova University School of Business, is available to discuss breaking news about advertisers ahead of game day. He has some predictions about what we may see on Super Sunday. First, while a few advertisers may attempt to stand out with brand activism messages, we will see less emphasis on controversial social messages than in other recent Super Bowls. With a 30…

This week’s were talking about sports betting news with the Super Bowl just two weeks away. Our gambling news focuses on sports betting advertising and marketing, and the growing concerns that bonuses, free bets, and credit card use will lead to more gambling addiction. Hello friends, and welcome to This Week in Gambling. our last show before I take a week off and head to London for the International Casino Expo! So, this show had better be good! While I’m away, the Super Bowl will play! And FanDuel has seized this opportunity to put their name right in the middle…

We’re checking out the Mighty Medusa online slot from our friends at Habanero, a 6 reel game has 466 paylines! This high volatility online slot features Scatter Symbols, Wilds, a Bonus Round, and a Free Games feature where Warriors battle Medusa herself! There are also 2×2 Pegasus Wilds which build the potential for some very Big Wins! The return to player average can vary by casino, but usually ranges from 92% to 98%. The Mighty Medusa online slot has high volatility! The graphics are awesome and themed perfectly! And the music seems like it’s right out of a Hollywood production!…

The sports betting site Betr recently became the first American operator to ban credit cards for making gambling deposits. The use of credit cards for any form of gambling has been a point of contention between gamblers and industry opponents for years in the United Kingdom, and now Betr looks to be getting ahead of the curve here in the United States. For the past several months, This Week in Gambling has been generating sports betting headlines that warn of a potential backlash against the betting industry in this country. As gambling on sporting events continues to spread, and operators…

We take a closer look at the Queen of the Gods online slot, which comes with six tumbling reels, from our friends at High 5 Games. This online slot has up to an unbelievable 1 million paylines, and it features both Wild and Scatter Symbols! There are also three different jackpots available, worth up to 10,000 times your bet! It’s her presence, her beauty, and her elegance that can attract you. Her gaze is known to bring you peace and confidence. She is more than a goddess. She goes to the rhythm of her music, but be careful with those…

Well, that didn’t take long. New York sports betting is already facing some new restrictions barely a year into regulation. And those new restrictions have a lot to do with what This Week in Gambling has been warning folks about for the past several months… but we’re not gonna say “we told you so.” First up, one lawmaker in the state is calling on gambling regulators to put an end to what they call predatory sportsbook bonuses. The terminology of their proposed legislation sounds like a page from the United Kingdom, where other politicians have expressed similar concerns over the…