This Week in Gambling

Many Las Vegas casinos have re-opened following the Coronavirus shut down. However, several Sin City favorites are still closed, with plans to keep them shuttered until at least June of next year. In online gambling news we also discuss the newest online casino in America… and it’s probably not where you would think! Links to gambling news stories, games reviews and special offers below.   Hey kids! Guess what time it is? Time to find out what’s happening This Week in Gambling! Our last program before I take a week off for the Labor Day holiday. So let’s get rolling…

West Virginia online gambling is now up and running thanks to the BetMGM casino, operated by both MGM Resorts and GVC Holdings. The new casino is found using a dedicated tab within the BetMGM Sports mobile app. It goes live with 30 titles ranging from Blackjack and Roulette games to a host of slots, including West Virginia’s only online progressive jackpot-linked games with the potential for huge payouts with every spin. Available for download on both iOS and Android, as well as accessible via desktop, BetMGM Casino features an extensive game line-up that includes the popular jackpot slot title ‘MGM…

A couple in Florida have been arrested on charges related to online gambling. The two face over 300 counts of illegally setting up, promoting and/or conducting a lottery online… even though no online lottery site ever existed. Apparently, the man and woman joined a Facebook group called Lavish Life Bingo. Somehow, they duped people into sending them up to $45 at a time for a bingo game that never really existed. Once 20 people paid to join the fictitious game, the couple randomly selected a winner. That winner was paid $400 from the $900 pool the couple collected, netting them…

When the thunder rolls the players win! And they could win a lot playing the Thunder Arrow Jurassic Queen Slot Machine! The Thunder Arrow slot games from Konami Gaming combine three base game themes: The fierce North Queen, the fantastic God of the East, and the game we feature in this review, fiery Jurassic Queen slot machine. Each slot game captivates with comprehensive multi-denomination play and our own Stay & Spin bonus, where every position in the reel frame holds prizes that can be locked in place, collected and tallied at the end of the eye-catching celebration. Thunder Arrow Jurassic…

SiGMA Group has announced the postponement of its Europe summit, which was planned to be held in Malta on 17-19 November 2020. The SiGMA Europe Summit show will now open its doors early next year in February, running from the 16-18th, making it the first event to headline the 2021 gaming calendar. The decision, which was taken following recent, unforeseen developments of the global health crisis, COVID-19, is in line with advice from Malta’s health authorities and aims to ensure the safety and well being of SiGMA attendees. SiGMA Group Founder, Eman Pulis said, “SiGMA 2020 was due to take place…

The Nevada Gaming Commission has approved a number of locations for William Hill sports books at casinos on the Vegas Strip. William Hill will soon begin operating sports books at The Cosmopolitan, the Silverton, and both The Venetian and Palazzo. The Palms and Tropicana sports books also were part of the deal but those properties remain closed. Joe Asher, CEO of the U.S. subsidiary of London-based William Hill, said the acquisition of CG Technology assets (which made the move possible) isn’t as much about expanding his company as it is for getting a bigger slice of the Las Vegas Strip…