This Week in Gambling

[one_half padding=”0 10px 0px 0″][/one_half]It’s been a big week for MGM Resorts as they prepare to launch mobile sports betting in New Jersey! They’ve also struck a deal with the National Basketball Association to become the leagues “official sponsor”, which is in stark contrast to the NBA’s years of opposition. Plus, MGM has successfully taken the first ever legal sports bets in the state of Mississippi! This week’s sponsor is from the BetRally Casino!

Penn National Gaming is discussing potential deals with US major leagues as it expands its offering amid sports betting’s liberalization. As sports betting has been cleared to be legalized nationwide in the US, companies in the gaming industry are planning to expand in the country. However, as major sports leagues are lobbying to get their share of the pie, Penn National Gaming (the largest U.S. regional gaming company by states) is pursuing a sports betting deal with the NBA, MLB, NLH and the PGA Tour. Senior vice president for public affairs for Penn National, Eric Schippers, revealed that the company…

We catch-up with our friends at GameCo to take a look at their amazing Cosmic Candy Heist casino skill game! The company describes this as an “Intergalactic Matching Puzzle Game”, which is a huge amount of fun and attracts a wide audience of casual gamers. During game play, players team with the Secret Service to protect Earth’s most valuable resource (depending on who you ask!), which is our candy! This casino skill game allows players to compete to stop these menacing aliens from stealing Earth’s candy by matching puzzle tiles. The sounds and graphics of Cosmic Candy Heist make this…

[one_half padding=”0 10px 0px 0″][/one_half]We take a look at the beautiful Mariah Carey Slot Machine from our friends at Aristocrat Gaming! This slot game offers a single-site progressive jackpot along with wild substitutions! The Mariah Carey slot machine is packaged on Aristocrats Flame55 cabinet, named for its amazing 55” double-curved screen. Players will enjoy many of Mariah’s favorite songs and video performances which are woven into the game as they spin their way through the reels. To learn more about the Mariah Carey Slot Machine, or for additional information on the Flame55 cabinet, visit the Aristocrat Gaming website. Aristocrat’s Mariah…

DraftKings mobile sports betting has launched the first online and mobile sports betting platforms in the state of New Jersey with the cooperation of Resorts Casino Hotel. DraftKings’ online and mobile sports-betting offering has cleared state regulatory approval Monday morning and is now available to the general public. Matt Kalish, co-founder of DraftKings, said the soft launch of the DraftKings mobile sports betting product, which began Aug. 1, was “fantastic.” “The goal was really to just trickle in enough customers to play the product where we could get some initial feedback, enough to make sure the product meets our standards…

This week is turning out to belong to MGM. First, it announces a big joint venture with GVC. Then it announced a deal with old partner Boyd Gaming. What followed this morning was news of its deal to be the NBA official gaming partner. Now MGM is bringing mobile sports betting to New Jersey. The imminent arrival of sports betting at playMGM has been signaled by a page on its website saying that mobile sports betting would be available on the playMGM.com Sports betting app. MGM CEO Jim Murren, speaking after the NBA announcement in New York, let the cat…