The Shinnecock Indian Nation has just taken a significant step forward in its decade-long mission to open a tribal casino venue in New York. After receiving federal recognition as a sovereign tribe in 2010, the Shinnecock – who occupy a reservation in the region of Southampton – have the right to operate Class II casinos …

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Early Thursday morning, BetMGM became the second operator to offer legal online casino games to West Virginia residents and visitors. Roughly six weeks ago, DraftKings was the first to do so, unveiling its casino app in a partnership with the Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races. Despite DraftKings’ head start, BetMGM – through its partnership …

Read moreMountain State BetMGM App Has Long Way To Go To Reach Summit

Mississippi has been one of the hardest-hit regions in the US casino market. Of course, the state’s struggles go much farther back than the recent coronavirus shutdowns, as a number of permanent closures – particularly in Tunica Resorts – have occurred of late. Most recently, the Tunica Roadhouse Casino & Hotel and Resorts Casino Tunica …

Read moreUnion Blames Mississippi Casino Patrons For COVID-19 “Outbreak”

One of the interesting side effects of the coronavirus outbreak’s impact on the US land-based casino market has only been fully realized now that said casinos are largely back up and running. In Las Vegas, the mecca of American gambling, casinos have mostly reopened. While a dozen or so high-profile resort venues have yet to …

Read moreNot So Perky: Casinos Could Drive Casual Players Online By Reducing Comps

As the US coronavirus outbreak and summary restrictions on casinos continue to evolve, there is no unified course of action among states on when and how to reopen these critical tax-revenue-generating businesses. In fact, even some individual states lack a cohesive, singular plan. For example, New Jersey Casinos reopened in early July, and Detroit-area casinos …

Read moreUS Casino Closures Persist, But 18 And Up Bettors Remain Unaffected

A prominent question used to be whether online or in-person gambling was the superior option. After a four-month-long COVID-19 related quarantine causing extended closures of domestic casinos across the globe, that question no longer has any relevance as the answer is obvious: online gambling has the edge. If 100% of brick-and-mortar casinos were to open …

Read moreWhy Mobile Casinos Are The Premium Option For 18+ Gamblers

Casinos in Michigan and Detroit have been shuttered since March 23 due to the spread of COVID-19. A deadline for phase 5 of Michigan’s plan to reopen casinos, movie theaters, and gyms, was scheduled for Saturday, July 4. Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced in early June that she was optimistic that the proposed phase 5 …

Read moreMichigan’s 18+ Casinos Prepare For Reopening, But Gov. Whitmer Extends Delay