HARRISBURG, PA: Even with strong revenue increases from newer gambling initiatives such as sports wagering and iGaming, closures of retail gaming due to the Covid-19 pandemic led to 22.24% drop in gaming revenues in 2020, according to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.
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Gamblers visiting four southeastern Pennsylvania casinos already leave behind well more than a billion dollars a year ordinarily at slots, blackjack, and other games, and the big question starting Tuesday afternoon is how they’ll take to a fifth option — especially now in the COVID era.
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Legal online lotteries and casino gambling have been a reality for some eight years in the US. Sports betting (outside of Nevada) is in its third year and is spreading rapidly across the country. These products have brought many benefits with them, but there have also been a few hiccups along th…
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board’s first monthly meeting of 2021 adjourned Wednesday with a lack of action in an area that became notable for similar inactivity last year: fines against casinos.
The regulatory agency responsible for overseeing the 13 land-based casinos operating in the…
More and more people are playing online casino games on their mobile devices these days. As most smart devices are equipped with enough processing power to handle high definition graphics and even virtual reality, smartphones and tablets can run games without compromising the graphics or feature…
The charitable auction to press the button to blow up the former Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City — the namesake property of the original owner, President Donald Trump — has been cancelled.
The reason for the cancellation? According to Joe Bodnar, the owner of Bodnar’s Auctio…
In the domestic casino industry, Texas is the golden goose. For operators yearning to develop gaming properties in the Lone Star State, problematic is the state’s sturdy fiscal position.
Like so many states, Texas is facing some budgetary issues stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. Howev…
This week’s stories include Michigan part of Interstate online poker compact, Bitcoin for slot machines and a $1,000 tip for a Waffle House Server from a fantasy football player.
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Golden Nugget Online Gaming (NASDAQ:GNOG) is standing out as one of Wednesday’s best-performing gaming equities. That’s after a Wall Street analyst touted the company’s enviable positioning in the internet casinos and online sports betting markets.
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New Jersey’s online gambling sites came very close to hitting an important milestone in December. Together, they were on course to break into the nine figures for monthly revenue for the first time. Ultimately, they came up just short, but should cross the $100 million mark in the not-too-distan…
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Indiana closed 2020 on a four-month run of record sports betting handles after the Indiana Gaming Commission on Tuesday reported that $313.1 million worth of wagers were made in December.
The figure was nearly 25% higher compared to November’s previous standard of $251.4 million. Indiana has …