US Gambling News

Cardplayer Lifestyle will be running its first-ever branded live event festival October 4-7 at the Westgate Las Vegas Hotel and Casino. PokerStars is sponsoring the event, which features three days’ worth of low-stakes Dealer’s Choice cash games, culminating in a $200 HORSE Main Event, which will also award a Platinum Pass to the PokerStars Players…

PokerStars’ Championship of Online Poker (COOP) gets underway this month in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Michigan. For the first time, the COOP will run in each state simultaneously as it awards $4.5 million across all three series. Players can compete from September 10 to 27 on PokerStars in each state.

Late last week, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) announced that the 2021 series in Las Vegas will require patrons to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination. The WSOP returns to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino on September 30 to begin the series, one that normally takes place in the summer months. COVID-19 restraints led…

Earlier this month, trainer Bob Baffert recorded his seventh Kentucky Derby win after Medina Spirit crossed the finish line, beating out the favorite Essential Quality to claim the victory. But, while the win was sweet, it may be short-lived. Over the weekend, it was announced that Medina Spirit might be disqualified due to failing a…

PokerStars Pennsylvania monopoly has come to an end. In a press release sent on Thursday, BetMGM announced the launch of two new online poker offerings in Pennsylvania, BetMGM Poker and Borgata Poker. Both sites are powered by the partypoker network, which also powers BetMGM’s online poker sites in New Jersey.

After seeing it in action in Massachusetts casinos, MGM Resorts has been an early advocate and adopter of a cutting-edge on-site responsible gaming program. Now the company is taking the next step, announcing it will become the first US operator to integrate GameSense into its online sports betting and casino sites.

Rush Street Interactive (RSI) announced this week that its flagship online casino brand BetRivers is now live in West Virginia. BetRivers Online Casino is now available in four states across the US, providing gaming options, including slots and table games, to a population base of 35 million people.