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Creative agency renews contract with New Jersey casino operators

16 Aug 2018

Creative agency Vegas Kings, which has been managing all Resorts Digital Gaming’s online and offline creatives for the last two and a half years, has secured a further 12–month retainer to continue providing a full tiered service to both ResortsCasino.com and MoheganSunCasino.com. “Both brands are gaining great share within the New Jersey online market and …

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Resorts opens retail sports book in New Jersey

16 Aug 2018

Resorts Casino Hotel launched its land sportsbook in New Jersey Wednesday, revealing that it anticipates launching an online version next (September) month. The sportsbook is on temporary premises that were formerly the property’s iGaming Lounge pending the completion of a permanent home elsewhere on the Resorts premises at the end of 2018. Resorts has New …

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New Jersey online gambling sets new records in July

15 Aug 2018

New Jersey’s online gambling sector continued on its upward curve in July 2018, with a new record for revenues set at $25.9 million… a good $300,000 improvement on the previous record set in March this year (see previous report). On a year-on-year basis, July’s revenues exceeded those of a year earlier by $5.3 million, according …

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Caesars reveals New Jersey mobile gambling plans

5 Aug 2018

There has been a blizzard of partnership deals across the United States this past week as major US gambling groups take early advantage of the liberalised sports betting market currently unfolding there, often partnered by experienced European companies. On Friday Caesars Entertainment added to the excitement it created earlier in the week in announcing that …

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Second online and mobile betting licence imminent in New Jersey?

3 Aug 2018

Resorts Casino Hotel in New Jersey has announced its second online and mobile sports betting partnership in as many days, following up an earlier reveal of its association with DraftKings with the news that its partnership with The Stars Group is awaiting licence approval by the Division for Gaming Enforcement. “We believe The Stars Group …

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Sugarhouse online casino in New Jersey awards its biggest jackpot yet

3 Aug 2018

Rush Street Interactive online casino subsidiary Playsugarhouse.com has awarded what it claims is the largest online jackpot yet on its Divine Fortune progressive jackpot slot, paying out $287,945  to a local woman resident who had bet just $2. The woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, revealed that she had been at work when she decided …

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First mobile sports betting licence awarded in New Jersey

2 Aug 2018

The Bloomberg business news agency reports that Resorts Casino Hotel and DraftKings have received approval to become the first companies to offer online and mobile sports betting in New Jersey. The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement gave approval Wednesday afternoon to the casino and its Boston-based online partner to launch an invitation-only version of …

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Caesars enters U.S. sports betting market in Mississippi and New Jersey

30 Jul 2018

The major US gambling group Caesars Entertainment announced its entry into New Jersey and Mississippi sports betting Monday, advising that two Atlantic City casinos in the group will start taking sports bets this week, and another two in Mississippi will do so in mid-August. The gambling group told Associated Press that its Bally’s casino in …

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New Jersey considering five more sports betting licence applications

17 Jul 2018

David Rebuck, the director in charge of New Jersey regulator the Division of Gaming Enforcement, has revealed to local reporters that five further applications for sports betting licenses have been received and are being considered. Rebuck declined to identify the applicants, saying that this sort of disclosure was up to them. The applications arrived at …

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New Jersey online gambling revenues slower in June

13 Jul 2018

Revenue figures for online gambling in New Jersey were released Thursday by the Division of Gaming Enforcement but, whilst showing a 12.1 percent year-on-year improvement, the numbers were significantly lower than the twenty percent or more growth achieved in recent months (see previous reports). Online operators recorded overall revenue of $22.7 million, with the online …

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New FanDuel group hits the New Jersey ground running

12 Jul 2018

Hot on the heels of the announcement of its merge with the Paddy Power Betfair group, the newly formed FanDuel Group has revealed that it will launch its first Sportsbook operation at the New Meadowlands Racetrack The company’s new 5,310 square foot sports betting retail location is adjacent to MetLife Stadium and is the closest …

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New Jersey betting company files litigation against U.S. sports leagues

10 Jul 2018

The New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association Inc, owner of the Monmouth Park sportsbook, has filed litigation claiming over $150 million from US professional sports leagues and the National Collegiate Athletic Association, accusing these bodies of wrongfully blocking the legalisation of sports betting in the long and expensive struggle the liberalise the genre beyond the restrictive …

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New Jersey online casino player scores big jackpot

6 Jul 2018

New Jersey media reports indicate that a local online player has scored the second biggest progressive jackpot in New Jersey gambling history – $687,786 – playing the slot Hall of Gods. The player hit the jackpot at Harrahs last month on a $5 stake The largest progressive jackpot in New Jersey online gambling records was …

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Continent 8 expands capability in New Jersey

27 Jun 2018

Gambling data centre and network solutions provider Continent 8 has expanded in New Jersey with the establishment of a new data centre at the Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City, its second location in the area with a third on the way. Continent 8’s expansion is in response to the demand generated by the passing of sports betting …

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Hopes for New Jersey eSports betting return

15 Jun 2018

The somewhat confusing New Jersey position on the legality of eSports betting took an interesting turn mid-week when regulator the Division of Gaming Enforcement issued a set of Emergency Regulations indicating that as long as all competitors in eSports competitions are over the age of 18 years, the competitions are legal in the Garden State …

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New Jersey governor makes state’s first legalised sports bets

15 Jun 2018

Thursday saw the official start of legalised sports betting in New Jersey following the strike down of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act last month by the US Supreme Court, which ended an eight-year legal struggle against the sports leagues by the state. The historic first bets were made at the Monmouth race track …

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Initial New Jersey sports betting regulations published

14 Jun 2018

The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has published temporary sports betting regulations that will enable operators to begin offering sports bets in the state today (Thursday). The regulations include: * Sports betting licence fee is initially set at $100,000, but final regulations may see this increased once the regulator has a feel for enforcement, …

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U.S. sports teams seeking sponsorship deals

14 Jun 2018

The sports leagues may have bitterly opposed New Jersey’s ultimately successful attempt to achieve the liberalisation of sports betting in the United States, but they’re certainly interested now in doing deals with betting operators, says Joe Asher, chief executive of the US division of William Hill plc. In a Reuters interview Asher claimed that U.S. …

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Solid May for New Jersey online gambling

14 Jun 2018

New Jersey’s online gambling sector delivered a strong May 2018 with the second-highest gross revenue since its inception five years ago. Gross revenues from the New Jersey online casino sector came in at $24.3 million, up 5 percent from the previous month (April 2108: $23.02 million) and 15.3 percent year-on-year (May 2017: $21.07 million).  New Jersey …

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William Hill poised to take first legal bets in New Jersey

12 Jun 2018

William Hill is poised to take its first regulated and legal wagers in New Jersey at Monmouth Park race course with a launch team deployed for Thursday, June 14. Chief executive officer Philip Bowcock said “We look forward to welcoming customers in New Jersey and taking bets on the full range of sports.” William Hill’s sportsbook at Monmouth Park was …

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New Jersey Governor green lights sports betting

11 Jun 2018

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed Assembly Bill 4111 allowing sports betting at New Jersey casinos and racetracks. “Today, we’re finally making the dream of legalized sports betting a reality for New Jersey,” Murphy said. “I’m thrilled to sign Assembly Bill 4111 because it means that our casinos in Atlantic City and our racetracks …

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New Jersey operators await governor’s signature on sports betting law

9 Jun 2018

New Jersey governor Phil Murphy kept sports betting operators in suspense Friday, eventually   dashing hopes for an immediate commencement of sports betting by explaining that his administration was still reviewing the law, passed overwhelmingly by the state Legislature earlier in the week (see previous reports). However, the governor sounded positive about the new law, enacted …

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New Jersey legislature passes sports betting law

7 Jun 2018

Legal sports betting is coming to New Jersey’s casinos and racetracks, along with online, depending on how soon state Gov. Phil Murphy signs a bill passed Thursday by both the House of Assembly and the state Senate. Both houses in the Legislature unanimously approved a measure Thursday to regulate and tax the industry, but legislative …

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New Jersey forging ahead with sports betting bill

4 Jun 2018

The State of New Jersey’s sports betting draft bill A-4111 has received the green light from the New Jersey Assembly Tourism, Gaming and Arts Committee, US media report. The bill, newly submitted as A-4111 today (Monday) and replacing Bill A3911, reportedly proposes a tax rate on gross gaming revenue of 13 percent for online and 8.5 percent on “in-person” …

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