This Week in Gambling

Our friends at the American Gaming Association track American gambling revenue for commercial gaming. And this year those numbers show that the industry took in over $4.4 billion in January, which is fastest start to a year ever recorded. The AGA’s numbers show the state-by-state and nationwide financial performance data, and include breakdowns for individual gaming verticals. The latest edition of the tracker includes comparisons to January 2020, and to 2021 when the Coronavirus pandemic was continuing to impact commercial gaming revenue. Coming off of a record-breaking 2021, U.S. commercial gaming revenue in January, reached $4.50 billion, the industry’s fastest-ever…

The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has published revenue figures for Atlantic City Casinos in the month of February. The numbers show that the nine operators in the market were able to take in over $210 million in profit, which is a significant gain from last year. Better weather and the waning of the pandemic have contributed, of course, with revenue this year reaching over $395 million to date. That represents a 28.5% growth from the same time in 2021, when the numbers reached barely over $305 million. A large portion of this revenue  was from foot traffic to…

The data is in, and the data is amazing. There’s no slowing down New York mobile sports bets, and residents of the state continue to wager staggering amounts. After a quick start, their momentum has maintained itself and is now over $3.5 billion. Online sports book operators have seen betting averages above $50 million per day, and all those bets have translated into nearly $240 million in revenue. But let’s not forget that the state takes a ludicrous 51% of that in taxes. Any thoughts of the betting volume slowing down can be dismissed, at least for now. Industry experts…

Our partners at SiGMA have a way to attend their AIBC Summit in Dubai for a discount. The world-renowned expo, which caters to the emerging tech sector, will run from the 20th to 23rd March in the festival city of Dubai. AIBC Asia brings together the brightest minds in emerging technologies from across the globe! To that end, our lavish networking events help us grease the wheels of innovation by letting opinion leaders, industry titans, clever investors, and bright entrepreneurs mingle, exchange business cards, and unwind. Make the most of your time with us and expand your network by joining…

This week’s video gambling news update discusses the tens of millions of American sports gamblers who will bet on March Madness this year! Plus, it’s estimated they will drop over $3 billion in wagers on the games and brackets. Plus, if you’re heading to Las Vegas for the Tournament we know where you should be enjoying the March Madness watch parties! Hello my friends! And thank you so much for taking the time to watch another edition of This Week in Gambling… especially with so much craziness going on in the world right now. More on that in just a…

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