Pennsylvania Sports Betting Revenue Rises 13% YoY In April

Last Friday, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reported $646 million in a sports betting handle in April 2024. That is up 12.9% compared to April 2023. Pennsylvania made $59.1 million in revenue from its $646 million betting handle. Online sportsbooks took a $19.3% decrease month-over-month. Sports betting has been legal for a while now in […]

Zach Wolpin  •  20 May 2024
Sports Betting Companies Cut Ad Spending By 21% Last Year

  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 […]

James Foglio  •  18 May 2024
Pennsylvania Lawmakers To Consider Smoking Ban In Casinos

  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 […]

James Foglio  •  17 May 2024
Pennsylvania Casinos Earn Nearly $850M From Retail Slots & Table Games, Per AGA Report

  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 […]

James Foglio  •  17 May 2024
Pennsylvania Gambling Revenue Is Second-Highest In The U.S., According To American Gaming Association

According to the American Gaming Association (AGA), the revenue from casinos, iGamig, and sports betting totaled $17.67 billion in Q1 of 2024. That’s an all-time high in revenue for any three months. Proving that the commercial gaming industry is thriving in the United States. Last year, the commercial gaming industry posted an annual total of […]

Zach Wolpin  •  17 May 2024
Evolution Gaming Launches Crazy Coin Flip Live Slot in Pennsylvania

  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 […]

James Foglio  •  16 May 2024
Live Casino Game ‘Crazy Time’ To Launch At Pennsylvania Online Casinos

Evolution Gaming promised the launch of Crazy Time, a live dealer game that has been in their catalog since 2020. However, June 4, 2024, is the first time it will be available in Pennsylvania casinos. Evolution first launched Crazy Time last December in New Jersey. It was a huge success and that’s why they decided […]

Zach Wolpin  •  16 May 2024
Shohei Ohtani Interpreter Expected To Take Plea Deal After Pleading Not Guilty in Sports Betting Case

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani had to find out that you can’t trust everyone in your corner. His long-time friend and interpreter Ippe Mizuhara stole almost $17 million from Ohtani to pay off his sports gambling debts. On Tuesday, Mizuhara pleaded not guilty to bank and tax fraud. That was part of the formality […]

Zach Wolpin  •  15 May 2024
Gambler Wins $100K On Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama Winning NBA Rookie of the Year

  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 […]

James Foglio  •  12 May 2024