2014 was a phenomenal year for online gambling. Three states managed to get their online gambling program up and going, and not only that, but they’re posting impressive numbers. This year was a huge step up from 2013, but what should we expect for 2015?
When you look at online gambling in the United States from the outside, it’s a really sad situation. Whereas other countries have it fully legalized and regulated, we’re stuck in a constant “will-they-or-won’t-they” limbo as to whether it should be legalized in certain states.
Online gambling is on the rise in the UK. In fact, for 2014 alone, the online gambling market has risen by 22%. [...]
Look back a few weeks ago to our article titled “Sheldon Adelson wants a favor from Harry Reid”. We talked about why Sheldon Adelson, a well known backer of the Republican Party, would want a favor from Harry Reid, a Democrat.
It’s the end of the year, which means people are finishing up reports, setting up out-of-office messages, and heading home for a few weeks.
This is huge news, so let’s jump right in. For those of you unfamiliar with the topic, Sheldon Adelson has felt like like online casinos and their no deposit bonuses are a threat to his land-based casinos.
We’ve had monthly and quarterly numbers from New Jersey in regards to how much online gambling has made, but now, for the first time, we can reveal exactly how much New Jersey generated by legalizing online gambling.
This story is actually an update to one that we posted several months ago. A tribe in California wanted to push forward with online gambling even though California was hesitant to legalize it. They wanted to show exactly how much a site can bring in for the state. Between the winnings the no deposit promotions, their ultimate goal was to basically say “hey, if you guys were to legalize online gambling, look at how much you’d be bringing in!”
Online gambling has been wildly popular in the states where it’s legal, but there has never been a large winner – until now. Cathy Ruela, a casual online gambling player who played for fun in her spare time, is the state’s first million dollar winner. Her win marks the largest jackpot won since online gambling was legalized and regulated in the state of New Jersey.
They say that every great journey begins with a single step, and this past week, Florida may have taken that first step. [...]
The end of the 3rd quarter of the year has passed, and the revenue figures are coming in. It was expected that Atlantic City would have a dip in the revenue due to the closing of several land-based casinos, but it was exactly the opposite – Atlantic City not only matched their revenue from last year, they beat it.
Unless you live under a rock, you’re fully aware that there was a huge event last week. Maybe you were looking forward to it, or maybe you only realized it after passing several signs along the road.