This Week in Gambling

This week’s gambling news focuses on the record breaking revenue generated by the US gambling market, both this year and last year! Plus, the huge profits already being generated from sports betting in America are attracting all sorts! Hello friends, and welcome to This Week in Gambling, where this week’s big stories are all about big money US gambling and sports betting! There are now 33 states with legalized, regulated sports betting in America… and more are on the way! With active legislation pending in eight states, plus the states that have legalized regulated sports betting are seeing record revenue…

It’s our review for the Lava Gold online slot! A cluster-based game played on a 5 reel, 5 row grid from our friends at BetSoft! This game comes with both Bonus Round and Bonus Spins, as well as Wild and Scatter symbols! Plus, you can take the Lava Gold slot with you on your mobile! The Lava Gold online slot is one of the newest from BetSoft, providing players with a rich, vivid experience both graphically and functionally. Lava Gold brings players to a volcanic island, a world of enormous and spine-chilling dinosaurs. This 5 reel, 5row grid layout slot…

As an American company, PayPal gambling transactions have always been a bit of a risk. In fact, it was only a few weeks ago that we covered stories on PayPal freezing gambling funds for some of their customers. But things are changing, and the company not only sees these changes, they want their cut of the action. PayPal is actually processing transaction for the online gambling industry, just not for players in the United States. At least not yet. The company recently changed their policy of prohibiting online gambling payments for customers in the United Kingdom. Customers there are currently…

In 2021, gambling in America set an all-time revenue record for the commercial gaming industry. Revenue reached $53 billion, according to our friends at the American Gaming Association. This total shatters the 2019 industry record of just under $44 billion by more than 20%. The industry closed the year on a high note, setting an all-time revenue record for the last quarter of the year at  $14.3 billion, which eclipsed the previous quarterly record of $13.9 billion, also from 2021. “These results are nothing short of remarkable,” said AGA President and CEO Bill Miller. “The success of 2021 reflects our…

Here’s a look at the Dragon’s Breath online slot from Microgaming! It’s a 5 reel game with a both a Bonus Round and Bonus Spins! There are also Wild and Scatter Symbols, plus Cloned Reels! And landing five of a kind on two or more reels will ignite the Double or Triple Flame features of this game! Also, you can take this game with you on your mobile device! Dragon’s Breath is a mythical slot where players are welcomed to the land of dragons. Landing five of a kind on two or more reels ignites the Double or Triple Flame…

There were just over 35 million transactions for betting on the Super Bowl last year. In 2022, that number more than doubled to just north of 80 million. This according to GeoComply, the company providing geolocation services for the industry. What a difference a year makes, huh? Yes, there were restrictions from the pandemic still in place last year. But by far, the biggest reason for the increase in action this year came from online gambling accounts. There were 5.6 million sports betting accounts accessed for regulated online sportsbooks, which represented a 95% increase the year before. Nevada sportsbooks reported…