This Week in Gambling

Don’t look now, but Virginia sports betting just raised the bar! The commonwealth became the quickest market ever to reach the $1 billion mark for bets placed on sporting events. The Virginia Lottery reported that sports wagers there topped $1.09 billion for the year to date ending on May 31st. That total is even more amazing when you consider that the “year to date” for the state didn’t even start until their January 21st launch! Virginia shattered the record previously set by Tennessee, which managed to reach the billion dollar mark in a six month span. To do so, the…

Sports betting fans in Connecticut will only have to wait until fall. DraftKings & Foxwoods Resort have announced a partnership to deliver sports betting be the kickoff of the NFL Football season in September. FanDuel & Mohegan Sun Resort have also formed a partnership and should launch at about the same time. These agreements will not only allow state residents to bet on sporting events. Both deals will enable online gaming and daily fantasy sports to take place as well. The governor of Connecticut signed the bill legalizing sports betting and the other activities in May of this year. Although…

If you are an operator wanting to offer New York mobile sports bets, get ready to pay a heavy price. After years of trying to pass legislation to allow the activity, the state of New York seems pretty proud of themselves. The cost for the privileged of serving players in the Empire State? How about $25 million up front for the license, and 50% (or more) in taxes on your gross revenue! Additionally, the state would prefer to deal with operators who already have a revenue sharing agreement with a Tribal Gaming interest within the state, and that’s sure to…

We have a huge week of online poker news, with three more states talking about forming online poker compacts across state borders! There is also the option of joining the existing poker agreement that’s between Nevada, New Jersey, and Delaware. As good as that news was, it wasn’t all great for poker news as Caesars has reached a sad decision about their Planet Hollywood poker room in Las Vegas. Hello friends! And welcome to This Week in Gambling, where we’re following online poker news from sea to shining sea! And some land-based poker news as well! Both are this week’s…

Construction is set to begin on a huge Caesars Palace renovation of their main entrance, lobby and gaming areas originally build in 1966. So, I guess you could say this has been a long time coming. The multi-million dollar makeover will create an extravagant new entryway for the resort casino, as well as redesigning the gaming areas and adding a new bar. Work begins this month and will most likely be finished just in time for the New Year’s Eve festivities. Two brand new gaming pits will flank the new main entrance, which will be completely redesigned to make arriving…

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