iGaming Weekly | Jun. 2, 2024
Dive in to this weeks iGaming recap, with new partnerships, new games, lots of news and more!
As celebrities flock to create meme coins, it's clear the world's appetite for gambling is growing. It's hard to miss that there is a prime opportunity for operators to covert this new demographic into players. Without sounding too much like a "boomer", I do wonder if meme coins are to crypto, what Tik Tok is to long form Youtube. Will many new gamblers prefer the thrill of ultra-high volatility meme coins or traditional gambling?
Industry Overview
Casino News
- MetaWin has given away a tokenized Tesla Cybertruck.
- Stake has released Horse Racing, users can bet on Wins, Places, and Each Ways.
Traditional Gaming
- BetMGM successfully completed it's inaugural BetMGM 300, a part of NASCAR’s Xfinity Series.
- The Michigan Gaming Control Board has sent a cease and desist to Bovada, giving them 14 days to geoblock Michigan before legal action is taken.
- Nevada gaming revenue reached over $1.2 billion USD in April, fuelled by high end baccarat.
Decentralised Casinos
- YOLO has provided one million Blast Gold to be distributed, along with a YOLO token airdrop.
- WINR has been granted 250,000 $ARB as a result of their STIP Bridge Addendum Grant being accepted.
- BlockchainBets (BCB) have laid out various development upgrades that will follow their Betting Exchange, such as BCB L2, Copy Bets, a Unified Platform Chat Bot, and an updated landing page.
Aggregators & Providers
- BGaming is continuing their strong push into Europe, partnering with Slovakian lottery operator TIpos.
- Softswiss has implemented two new features to their casino business: Cashout Cancellation Bonus and Timezone Management Bonus Feature.
- Hacksaw’s reach in Portugal expands once more as they partner with Betcilc, a prominent Sportsbook provider in the region.
- NoLimit’s Wild West Branch has turned 5 years old today, with titles such as Tombstone RIP and ElPaso Gunfight xNudge taking place in this universe.
New Releases
- Pragmatic: Revenge of Loki Megaways, Big Bass Bonanza: Reel Action, Sweet Bonanza 1000
- Hacksaw: Junkyard Kings
Upcoming Releases
- Pragmatic: Wildies
- Hacksaw: Ze Zeus
- NoLimit: Deadwood R.I.P, Beheaded, Punk Rocker 2
- BGaming: Gold of Minos, Fishing Club, Dragon Age Hold and Wind
Miscellaneous
- ZKasino has claimed they will return the ETH that they stole from their customers.
- Singaporean banking firm DBS has been identified as a massive holder of Ethereum by Nansen.
- Wallets linked to the ancient crypto exchange MtGox have been revived after being defunct, moving around ~140,000 BTC.
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