Month: December 2024

Bally’s Chicago Casino, housed within the historic Medinah Temple, has made an impressive debut in the city’s bustling River North neighborhood. Despite being in operation for just three weeks, the casino attracted over 80,000 visitors and generated approximately $6.7 million in revenue, according to data released by the Illinois Gaming Board.

Bally’s Chicago Emerges as State’s Second-Busiest Casino

The figures, while promising, place Bally’s Chicago as the second-busiest casino in the state, trailing behind Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, which reported a substantial $41.5 million in revenue for September. However, Bally’s revenue places it in the middle of the pack among the state’s 15 casinos, showcasing a strong potential for growth.

Bally’s Chicago, which opened its doors on September 9, transformed the historic Medinah Temple into a vibrant gambling venue, featuring 800…

Today, July 5th, the fast-growing, innovative gaming studio ELA Games has secured a Romanian Class 2 license from the National Gambling Office (ONJN), leading the studio to expand its presence in the iGaming industry. However, that’s not all; because yesterday, July 4th, Soft2Bet, the leading global iGaming operator based in Malta, also secured the famous Romanian license.

A very important step for ELA Games:

Obtaining this license is a big step towards success, as it gives the company the opportunity to make significant progress to continue its expansion through its ever-expanding and unique portfolio. In addition, it also allows the company to achieve its goal of expanding into regulated markets across the globe. Furthermore, it will significantly facilitate the availability of its games to Romanian players.

Furthermore, the new license has arrived at the right time, as ELA Games recently released its two new smashing hits titled “Bandidos Cash” and “Detective Fortune.” However, this is only the first step for the company, as it is still looking to extend into additional regulated markets.

Commenting on the new license, D…

Online and retail sportsbetting operators in Illinois reportedly had a good month in October after recording a 40.8% sequential increase in aggregated handle to reach an all-time high of $840.4 million.

According to a Wednesday report from a source citing official figures from the Illinois Gaming Board, the October tally for ‘The Land of Lincoln’ was the eighth-highest for an American state since sportsbetting began being legalized on a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction basis following the 2018 revocation of the nation’s Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA).

Celebrated company:

Illinois kicked off its own online and retail sports wagering market in March of 2020 and its combined handle for the most recent October was the third-highest for the 31-day month behind only New Jersey and Nevada, which chalked up figures of about $1.3 billion and $1.1 billion respectively, while being considerably better than the $776.3 million recorded by fourth-placed Pennsylvania. This performance purportedly helped to take the overall national figure to beyond $7.06 billion even though Arizona and Connecticut have yet to officially release th…

After a brief delay that prevented Fortnite’s newest cosmetic type from launching last week, Fortnite Kicks are arriving on Thursday, November 21, finally giving you the chance to make any of your skins wear a pair of sick Jordans. Everybody who owns the Remix Pass will have their first pair, the Air Jordan 1 Retro High OG ‘Black Toe Reimagined’ sneakers from the bonus rewards, which has already been given automatically to everyone with the pass. And to mark the occasion, Epic is dropping a free emote in the shop, Show ‘Em Off, that will showcase your kicks.

Aside from that pair, there will be a launch wave of kicks in the shop for the first week or so, coming in two drops. On the 21st, you’ll have three pairs of Nikes available:

• Nike Cortez OG (800 V-Bucks)
• Nike Air Foamposite (1000 V-Bucks)
• Nike Shox R4s (1000 V-Bucks)
• Chomp Stomper slippers (600 V-Bucks)

The second drop hits a day later on the 22nd, with four pairs of Jordans:

• Air Jordan 3s (1000 V-Bucks)
• Air Jordan 3 Retros (800 V-Bucks),
• Air Jordan 4 Retros (1000 V-Bucks)
• Black/red Air Jordan 11s (1000 V-Bucks)

All of the…