This Week in Gambling

We’ve known that Bally’s Casino will be rebranded as the Horseshoe Las Vegas for some time now. In fact, in our last This Week in Gambling show we reported from the Strip, where we showed some of the transition well underway. There was construction removing the Bally’s sign, and the name was already off of the building. Now we know when Caesars believes the transformation will be complete. The company has finally let everyone know that the Horseshoe Las Vegas will officially be up and running in December of this year. So it looks like we get a horseshoe for…

Nevada isn’t the only state with gaming that’s doing well. New Jersey gambling revenue is also rocking, despite the threats of economic issues on the horizon. In fact, the state took in $485 million last month, which was a 7% increase year over year. The numbers were reported by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, and they show that casinos and horse tracks offering sports betting lead the charge. The nine casinos in the state  contributed over $250 million as well, which was also a growth of over 1%. So far this year, Atlantic City casinos have generated over…

This week’s gambling news finds J.Todd in Sin City, talking about the new Vegas Strip resort and the changes that have begun at Bally’s Casino! Plus, Las Vegas baseball could be a done deal, and updates on what was filmed at the Global Gaming Expo! Hello friends, and welcome to This Week in Gambling. Jay Todd out here on the beautiful Las Vegas strip, where I’ve just finished filming over at the global Gaming Expo. I thought I’d knock the show out before I head home. This is, after all, the future home of the Oakland Athletics baseball team. I’m…

As Halloween approaches we have a review of the new Frankenstein slot machine from our friends at Light & Wonder! This 5-reel game comes with a Cash Top Box! Landing the “Power Up” symbols on reel one will not only ‘power it up’ but can add multipliers! Landing the “It’s Alive!” bonus symbol on the first reel while the Monster is on the grid will bring it to life! When he does, the Monster will pull cash off the Top Box for you! There’s also a Free Games feature, during which you can “Power Up” the Top Box multiple times,…

If you’re going to be in and around Las Vegas this Halloween, you may want to stop off at a new Horror themed cafe near Fremont Street. The Nightmare Cafe is officially up and running in the downtown area, located in the Arts District. The spooky foot cafe will be open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. And it’s located right next door to another iconic Las Vegas location, Nightmare Toys, which could help make your Halloween visit complete. While they specialize in foods with a Southern influence, such as fried okra, biscuits and gravy, and fried chicken, there are also…

The Mega Moolah The Witch’s Moon online slot is a 5 Reel, 3 row game with 25 paylines from Microgaming. It comes with both Wild and Scatter Symbols, plus a Bonus Round and Bonus Spins! There is also a randomly triggered jackpot bonus, where one of several progressive jackpots can be won with a spin on the Mega Moolah jackpot bonus wheel. Mega Moolah The Witch’s Moon slot game is flying onto the scene just in time for the Halloween festivities. The game joins the massively popular progressive jackpot network from Microgaming, offering features such as Bonus Spins, multipliers and…