Jay-Z Goes All-In With Online Gambling License
Rap star Jay-Z has requested an online gambling license from the state of New York, joining the growing number of big names to enter the gambling market. The state made online gambling legal in April. …
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Gamblers Return To Casinos But Online Sites Still Winning
While land-based casinos in major US markets have reopened since May, the revenues of their digital counterparts are still growing, statistics show. Naturally, the in-person operations have upped their revenue even over the pre-pandemic levels …
Reddit Founder Invests In Social Gambling Platform
The time-honored tradition of the friendly wager is going online, and Reddit co-founder, Alexis Ohanian, is taking up the bet. He’s putting up $4 million in seed funding for Wagr, a peer-to-peer, low-limit sports gambling …
Online Gambling Industry Welcomes 5G
Our high-speed world is getting even faster as 5G technology expands across the globe. This new network broadband innovation will make everything on the internet pick up speed substantially, particularly for people with smartphones and …
Sony Files Patent for eSports Betting Platform
Sony has garnered a vast share of the video gaming market. But the PlayStation people aren’t standing idly by as the gambling industry gains steam. Last month, Sony published patent plans for an eSports betting …
Biggest Online Gambling Trends of 2021
The growth of technology and the generation of trust drive the online gambling industry and continue to do so in 2021. The player experience will continue to be enhanced by the growing acceptance of cryptocurrency …
Maxim Magazine Launches MaximBet Gambling Site
Recognizing the growth in the US online gambling industry, the Maxim media brand has partnered with an iGaming industry giant to place a wagering website in states that host online betting. Carousel Group announced the …
Aristocrat Gaming Settles $155 Million Big Fish Case
Online social casinos that sell free chips may have to re-tool their policies because of a class-action settlement that awards $155 million to players of Big Fish Games. Big Fish allowed players to purchase free …
WSOP Returns in 2021 with Live and Online Events
The World Series of Poker, the festival of events to determine poker’s best players, will return this year in its usual in-person format. The WSOP, held mostly online last year because of COVID-19, will host …
Goldman Sachs Predicts Surge in iGaming Sports Market
Many financial experts say the past year’s surge in online gambling is a Covid-induced anomaly. Not Goldman Sachs. The investment bank is going all-in on internet casinos and sports betting as a long-term play for …
