Articles by James Foglio (65)
Wind Creek Bethlehem Casino will be able to renew its license at a hearing in Pennsylvania scheduled for Thursday, June 27. Members of the public, public officials, and community groups are encouraged to attend. First hearing for Wind Creek Bethlehem Casino will allow gamblers to offer feedback on a license renewal According to the […]
Half of Pennsylvania bettors reported problem gambling last year, according to the latest Pennsylvania Interactive Gaming Assessment: Online Gambling Report 2023. Online and retail gambling has continued to increase every year in the Keystone State since its legalization in 2017. Pennsylvania Interactive Gaming Assessment: Online Gambling Report 2023 analyzes three years of survey data […]
iGaming provider 4ThePlayer was approved by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) to participate in the online market as a licensed casino in the Keystone State. Pennsylvania becomes the fourth state to offer 4ThePlayer online games to gamblers Pennsylvania is now the fourth market where 4ThePlayer has secured licensing for its games, joining Connecticut, […]
Evolution Gaming’s Crazy Time live game show will be available at Pennsylvania casinos beginning on June 4, 2024. The software provider also recently announced that video poker is now live at several gambling sites in the Keystone State. Crazy Time live game show from Evolution Gaming offers sheer fun and enjoyment to players Another […]
Cable and streaming customers are seeing fewer sports betting commercials, which have saturated the advertising market for sports TV in recent years. Excessive ad spending worked for licensed sportsbooks during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. That changed three years later. Ad spending by sports betting companies in 2023 saw its first non-pandemic decline since […]
Pennsylvania lawmakers are pushing to ban smoking in casinos throughout the KeyStone State. Smoking inside casinos is currently permitted because of loopholes in Pennsylvania’s Clean Indoor Air Act. House Health Committee Chairman Dan Frankel is sponsoring a bill that would ban smoking in Pennsylvania casinos The legislation is sponsored by House Health Committee Chairman […]
Casinos in Pennsylvania have generated nearly $850 million in revenue from retail slots and table games, according to the American Gaming Association (AGA). The Keystone State has one of the most successful markets in the country, collecting the second-most commercial gambling revenue in the first quarter of 2024. Pennsylvania collected nearly $1.7 billion in […]
Evolution Gaming announced the launch of its long-awaited Crazy Coin Flip live slot and the future launch of Super Sic Bo in the United States. Crazy Coin Flip is now streaming live to players in New Jersey from the company’s live casino studio in Atlantic City. Super Sic Bo will go live on December […]
Pennsylvania iGaming provider Play AGS has been acquired by Brightstar Capital Partners in a definitive agreement for about $1.1 billion, Brightstar Capital Partners announced May 9. Play AGS’s Board of Directors approved an agreement that will pay its shareholders $12.50 per share Play AGS’ Board of Directors unanimously approved an agreement that will pay […]
A gambler won $100,000 on an insane $100 four-leg futures parlay bet at FanDuel Sportsbook, involving the Texas Rangers winning the 2023 World Series, the Kansas City Chiefs winning Super Bowl LVIII, Scottie Scheffler taking home the green jacket at the 2024 Masters, and San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama being named NBA Rookie […]