Industry
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One Month Into Its New Jersey Lottery Trial, Ticket Courier Lotto.com Plans To Expand
CEO Tom Metzger told OPR that web-based lottery ticket courier Lotto.com is pleased with its early performance in the Garden State.
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For Online Gambling Social Media Ads, Facebook Might Be The Best Bet
Online gambling operators care about social media network visibility, so the recent news that YouTube would enact restrictions on gambling ad placements couldn't have gone...
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Mohegan Sun Announces Online Gambling Division As Connecticut Launch Nears
Mohegan Digital launched today in Connecticut as the iGaming arm of Mohegan Sun.
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PlayStudios Offers Real-World Rewards For Free-To-Play Games, But Stock Stagnant
So far, PlayStudios investors don't seem too thrilled about the newly combined company that offers free-to-play game users rewards.
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Can Lottery Ticket Couriers Catalyze A Rise In Sales? What About iLotteries?
Lottery ticket sales fell during pandemic business shutdowns and restrictions. Lottery ticket couriers hope to change that.
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As Wire Act Appeal Window Closes, State Attorneys General Implore DOJ To Bury The Issue Once And For All
AGs of Ohio, Michigan, and 24 other states have written to the DOJ to ask it to put the Wire Act issue to rest once...
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Pennsylvania’s Adjusted Online Gambling Revenue Exceeds $100 Million For The First Time In May
Pennsylvania online casinos and poker rooms bloomed in May while other legal iGaming states lay fallow.
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DraftKings Social Goes Fully Live For DFS Customers Early Next Week, With Sports Bettors To Follow
Early next week is the anticipated launch of DraftKings Social. Daily fantasy sports players will have first access to the new features.
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DraftKings Casino Launches DK Craps In New Jersey, With Pennsylvania, Michigan and West Virginia Coming Soon
Craps is popular in retail casinos, but rarely seen online. DraftKings is looking to change that with a new product in NJ, PA, MI and...
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Retail Casinos Are Returning To Full Capacity, With Las Vegas Leading The Way
Nevada's land-based casinos are permitted to operate at full capacity again. So are the retail casinos in 14 other states.
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PlayUp Seeks To Grow Its US Business Through Caesars Market Access Deal, Including A New Jersey Online Casino
Caesars Entertainment is adding to its online gambling partnerships in the US. The latest deal is with Australian online betting platform provider PlayUp. Last month,...
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Why The Latest Round Of Social Casino Lawsuits Is Focusing On App Distributors Rather Than The Game Developers
Google Play and the Apple App Store are being challenged in court separately for their role in distributing social casino products.
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DraftKings Social Debuts Quietly For Web Users, Bringing A New Social Network To Its Sportsbook And DFS Verticals
US online bettors now have their own social network. DraftKings Social is up and running today, and may have been operational for days.
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Bally’s Board Chairman Thinks Bally Bet Will Complement, Not Cannibalize The Company’s Retail Casino Business
Bally's Board Chairman Soohyung Kim told Online Poker Report the future of online gambling is working together with land-based casinos.
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Golden Nugget Online Gaming Reports High Growth But Is It A One Trick Pony?
While other operators split their attention between sports betting and casino, Golden Nugget is singularly focused on the latter.
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Despite Google’s Policy Change, Real Money Skill Games Remain Prohibited From The Play Store
Google Play still doesn't allow skill-based games in its store, despite a March 1 policy change permitting legal real money gambling apps.
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High Customer Acquisition Costs Are An Ongoing Worry For Online Casino And Sports Betting Operators
Customer acquisition costs are an unavoidable part of doing business, but operators need to think about how and when to trim that spending.
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Is Sony’s Esports Betting Patent A Game-Changer, Or Much Ado About Nothing?
Sony has caused a stir by filing for an esports betting patent, but consultant Chris LaPorte sees a long and difficult road ahead.
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DraftKings Social To Roll Out Over Coming Weeks, Providing Interaction For DFS And Sportsbook Users
Social media is already an important part of the sports betting experience, and DraftKings is taking it in house with new features.
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American Casinos Rebound Strongly From The Pandemic, Starting 2021 With A Nearly Record-Breaking Quarter
According to the AGA's Commercial Gaming Revenue Tracker, Q1 was a virtual tie for the best quarter on record for US casinos.
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Newly Public Wynn Interactive To Raise $640 Million Through IPO Following SPAC Merger, But Where Will The Money Go?
Wynn Interactive is wagering its bettors will enjoy seeing a personalized, social news feed in the WynnBet app, using BetBull technology.
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Foxes Don’t Flutter: Inside US Gambling’s Most Unhappy Marriage
The partnership between Fox Sports and The Stars Group made sense at the time, but far less under Flutter's ownership.
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Sports Betting Is The Talk Of The Town, But For Revenue, Online Casinos Are King
In states that have legal iGaming and online sports betting, the revenue for the former provides more than twice as much revenue.
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Branching Out: PointsBet Makes Its First Foray Into the US Online Casino Space With Michigan Launch
Australian bookmaker PointsBet has made its first foray into the US online casino market, launching its new product in Michigan.
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Penn National Gets Into The Innovation Game With New In-House Product Development Team
Penn National Gaming established a new in-house content creation team to develop new products for its online casino.
