This Week in Gambling

The Microgaming Cash Mountain Promotion on their Poker Network has announces the launch of its new summer promotion. It will providing cash game players with a unique opportunity to scale the summit for a chance to win some juicy rewards. The MPN’s second cash game leader board promotion of the year runs from 12-31 August 2019 and will result in 15 players winning epic leader board prizes, worth over €20,000 in total. Available to play on any of the MPN’s partner poker rooms, the Cash Mountain promotion will consist of three cash game leader boards on 12-16 August, 19-23 August,…

With the rapid expansion of legal wagering on sporting events in America, it may seem like 2021 is a long time to wait. But the Action Network’s Darren Rovell recently projected that if Arizona sports betting is going to happen, that’s the time frame we’re looking at. Rovell cited tribal gaming conflicts as an impediment for gambling in Arizona. “Will the tribes run sports betting in the state? The tribes themselves can’t even decide if or how they want to be involved, so this is going to take a while to sort itself out”, he said. Betting on sports is…

We have new information about online poker in Pennsylvania, including partnerships, software and potential launch dates! Plus, the Iowa sports betting launch where they are ready to go live and online in a few short days! We also cover news from Massachusetts and The Stars Group expansion to multiple states! Hello friends, on our last program we spoke at length about Pennsylvania online poker following the launch of internet gambling in the state. Now we have additional information as well as a date… sort of. This week’s big story is that Hollywood Casino… the first to go live in the…

Casinos rarely go up for sale on the Strip, but that’s exactly what could happen with some properties… including Caesars Palace. Eldorado Resorts Chief Executive Thomas Reeg told analysts Tuesday that the company expects to close the acquisition deal in the first half of 2020, and that any sale of a Strip property won’t be announced before then, including Caesars Palace, Harrah’s and Planet Hollywood, among others. As part of the merger, other casinos not on the Las Vegas Strip will likely also be sold due to antitrust concerns, and now is a good time to be selling gambling assets,…

A bipartisan group of lawmakers have announced a proposed deal for Connecticut sports betting via tribal gaming that would include wagers on mobile apps and internet gambling. However, Goverson Ned Lamont was not involved in the legislative process and said the plan has numerous shortcomings. Also, the Chief Executive Officer of Sportech, the operator of off-track betting in Connecticut, said a provision giving exclusive authority to the Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods Resort casinos for sports wagering could invite a lawsuit. The prospect of a lawsuit hovers over any deal between the state and the Mohegans, who operate the Mohegan Sun,…

Hollywood was recently the first to launch an online casino in the Keystone State, and now they say that they have plans for online poker in Pennsylvania by the end of this year. Hollywood Casino, run by Penn National Gaming, is among one of seven PA casino license holders that have been approved for an online gambling license in all three of the categories of interactive games—slots, table games, and online poker. Shortly after receiving approval, Penn National struck a five-year deal with IGT, a major online and land-based gaming supplier. IGT offers a full portfolio of internet-based gambling products…