West Virginia

WSOP has changed the channel

WSOP Finds A New Home On CBS Sports For Televised Coverage Of This Fall’s Series

CBS replaces ESPN as the home of TV coverage for the WSOP. WSOP 2021 will broadcast on CBS Sports for the first time since the 1970s.

New Jersey's online gambling sites set yet another new record in March 2021

New Jersey Adds Another Record To Its Collection With $114 Million In Online Gambling Revenue For March

New Jersey online casino and online poker revenues hit a combined $114M...

Pennsylvania's market is reaching maturity

Pennsylvania’s Online Gambling Market Shows Signs Of Maturity, As Steady Growth Brings March Total To $98 Million

Pennsylvania's iGaming market isn't as explosive as it was in its first...

WSOP's summer online bracelet series kicks off July 1.

WSOP Releases Full Schedule For US Portion Of Online Bracelet Series, To Run Throughout July

This year's World Series of Poker has separate online and live components,...

DraftKings has launched an exclusive blackjack variant, Spanish 21

DraftKings Debuts Exclusive ‘Spanish 21’ Blackjack Variant in New Jersey

DraftKings announced it's the first and only US online casino operator to...

Golden Nugget Online Gambling Deal Makes It A Full House For WV’s Greenbrier
By Alex Weldon on November 23, 2020
Golden Nugget will become The Greenbrier's third and final brand partner for online sports betting and casino in West Virginia.
BetMGM Online Casino Launches Amid Flurry Of Activity In West Virginia
By Alex Weldon on August 27, 2020
BetMGM launched its online casino in West Virginia as the second operator in that vertical. Two more sportsbooks are on the way as well.
As The Only Online Casino In WV, DraftKings Casino Revenue Continues to Rise
By Alex Weldon on August 24, 2020
DraftKings Casino made roughly $825,000 in its first four weeks in West Virginia, as it currently holds a monopoly on online casino in the state.
DraftKings Casino Sets West Virginia Online Gambling Off On The Right Foot
By Eric Ramsey on July 23, 2020
The first few days of legal online gambling in WV were a windfall for DraftKings Casino, which holds an early monopoly in the new market.
West Virginia Online Casino Finally Goes Live As DraftKings Launches
By Dustin Gouker on July 15, 2020
West Virginia joined New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware as the latest state to have online casinos. DraftKings was the first operator to go live.
Summer Launch A Possibility As West Virginia Lotto Approves Online Gambling Rules
By Alex Weldon on May 6, 2020
With regulators set to file temporary rules with the Secretary of State, expedited online gambling could be coming to WV as soon as July.
BetMGM Sports Arrives In West Virginia Just In Time For Super Bowl LIV
By Alex Weldon on January 28, 2020
BetMGM becomes the third mobile sports betting app available in WV, alongside DraftKings Sportsbook and FanDuel Sportsbook.
West Virginia Begins First Formal Preparations For Online Casino Gambling
By Nicholaus Garcia on July 30, 2019
WV Lottery officials are taking the first steps toward building a regulated online gambling industry, seeking input from other US markets.
It’s Official: West Virginia Legalizes Online Casinos, Poker; Becomes Fifth State To Do So
By Grant Lucas on March 27, 2019
West Virginia has officially legalized online casinos and poker in the state, as Gov. Jim Justice let the bill lapse into law without intervening.
Amid Sports Betting Offensive, Online Gambling Expansion Flies Under The Radar
By Steve Ruddock on March 12, 2019
West Virginia is one step away from becoming an online gambling state. If Michigan follows suit, the US could see renewed interest in legal online...
West Virginia Online Gambling Bill Clears Senate; Finish Line In Sight
By Steve Ruddock on March 8, 2019
West Virginia is tantalizingly close to legalized online gambling after the Senate passed an amended version of the House bill from Del. Jason Barrett.
West Virginia Online Gambling Bill Clears House, Progressing In Spite Of Wire Act Opinion
By Steve Ruddock on February 22, 2019
The Wire Act opinion issued by the DOJ hasn't slowed down efforts to legalize online gambling in West Virginia. That's important for other states, too.
West Virginia Online Gambling Bill Clears First Committee Hurdle
By Eric Ramsey on February 19, 2019
A bill that would legalize full-scale online gambling in West Virginia cleared its first committee stop in the House of Delegates on Tuesday.
Sponsor Predicts Bipartisan Support For West Virginia Online Gambling Bill
By Eric Ramsey on February 11, 2019
Could West Virginia legalize online poker this year? Del. Jason Barrett tells OPR about the prospects for his new online gambling bill.
Appetite For Legal Online Gambling Modest Amid Sports Betting Expansion
By Eric Ramsey on February 4, 2019
This year will be the busiest one yet for sports betting legislation, but online gambling bills remain few and far between among US states in...
West Virginia Online Gambling On Hold … For Now
By Nicholaus Garcia on January 17, 2019
Proposed iGaming legislation is likely stuck in a holding pattern while the WV Lottery works to fully implement online sports betting.
West Virginia Looks To Legalize Online Casino, Poker With New Bill
By Dustin Gouker on January 10, 2019
This is a developing story and will be updated. West Virginia legalized sports betting in 2018, and now it’s looking into another expansion of gaming...
New York, Illinois Among Prime Candidates For Online Gambling Legislation In 2019
By Steve Ruddock on December 3, 2018
A preliminary rundown of the top five online gambling candidates for 2019: Connecticut, Illinois, Michigan, New York, and West Virginia.
West Virginia Takes Another Crack At Legalizing Online Gambling
By Steve Ruddock on January 11, 2018
For the second consecutive year, a group of West Virginia lawmakers have introduced a bill that seeks to legalize online casino and poker in the...
With New Bill, West Virginia Joins Growing Number Of States Considering Online Gambling Regulation
By Steve Ruddock on March 15, 2017
There are now seven states seeking to regulate online gambling after lawmakers in West Virginia introduced a bill authorizing online casino and poker games.