Gambling in the USA
Gaming Americas Weekly Roundup – July 13-19
Welcome to our weekly roundup of American gambling news again! It was again an eventful week in the USA, despite the still-active virus attack.
Here, we are going through the weekly highlights of the American gambling industry which include the latest news, new partnerships and financial results. Read on and get updated.
Latest News
Boyd Gaming has announced that it will be laying off a number of furloughed employees across the US. The firm has said that due to closures and restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic recovery will be slow.
Hawks Talon Gaming Club, the official NBA 2K League affiliate of Atlanta Hawks, has lost in two games as part of a best-of-three series over Kings Guard Gaming, the official affiliate of Sacramento Kings. The results of each game were 75-71, 63-72 and 60-73.
Partnerships
Digilant, an omnichannel digital advertising services company, has partnered with Tipico, an international provider of sports betting and casino games.
Brazilian sports club Corinthians Paulista has announced Galera.Bet as its new sponsor. The deal will guarantee a total of $7.4 m for the Brazilian soccer team for the next five years. As per the deal, the sports betting brand will appear on the sleeves of the team’s jerseys.
Financial Results
Sportsbooks in Indiana have seen a decrease in revenue last month as most major sports continued on hiatus. The state saw $29.8 million in sports wagers in June, which was down 20.1% from $37.3 million in May.
GAN Limited has updated the market following the publication of Internet gaming and Internet sports betting financial information for the calendar month of June 2020 in New Jersey, by the New Jersey’s Division of Gaming Enforcement. Internet Gaming Win was $84.9 million, Total Internet Sports Wagering Handle was approximately $165.0 million and Internet Sports Wagering Gross Revenue was $12.8 million.
Tax Break
The casinos in Illinois have reopened this month, but they are not paying as much tax to the state as they did before the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to a change Springfield lawmakers approved quietly.
The casinos were not supposed to see their tax rate cut until a newly approved casino finally opened in Chicago, ramping up competition for the existing facilities outside of the state’s biggest city. But the change made during this spring’s session of the Illinois General Assembly moved up the date when the lower tax structure at existing casinos would take effect to July 1. That turned out to be the same day the casinos across the state reopened.
Analysis of Brazilian Market
In its latest Industry Report “Brazil Betting Focus: LatAm’s Largest Regulated Market in the Making?”, BtoBet analyses the strengths which characterise the Brazilian market.
The report gives detailed information regarding the country’s high mobile connectivity, strong internet penetration, mobile and fixed internet connection speeds and respective year-on-year changes, share of web traffic by device, and in-depth financial inclusion factors.
Compliance
Score Digital Sports Ventures Inc. (theScore Bet), subsidiary of Score Media and Gaming, has received Gaming Laboratories International GLI-33 certification for its mobile sports betting app and the sportsbook player account management platform it plans to deploy in Indiana.
The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has decided to prohibit betting on table tennis events in Ukraine and any matches involving six named Ukrainian players, after reports of alleged match-fixing.
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has approved an 8% tax rate on fantasy sports betting. Edwards approved the regulations for fantasy sports betting last month. The competitions for online cash prizes could not begin until the state set the rules and tax rate.
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Online poker festival runs May 3 to June 9 and includes a $3m leaderboard plus three $10m guaranteed flagship events.
GGPoker has announced the return of its GG World Festival tournament series, set to run from May 3 through June 9, 2026. The operator said the schedule will offer $300,000,000 in guaranteed prizes across the series, up from the $250m guarantee it offered last year.
The festival is split into four buy-in tiers: Low ($3–$25), Medium ($26–$150), High ($151–$1,050) and Super ($1,051+). GGPoker said the series will include hundreds of tournaments over five weeks.
GGPoker is also bringing back its festival leaderboard with $3,000,000 in additional prizes across the four tiers: $300K (Low), $700K (Medium), $1M (High) and $1M (Super).
Three events will anchor the schedule, each with a $10,000,000 guarantee: the $525 World Bounty Festival (Day 2) on May 18, the $10,000 GGMillion$ Main Event (Day 2) on May 25, and the $1,500 GG World Championship (Day 2) on June 1.
“Last year we set the bar at $250 million, and the community response was legendary,” said Daniel Negreanu, GGPoker Global Ambassador. “But at GGPoker, we don’t just want to meet expectations; we want to smash them over and over again. This year, we’re going to $300 million. Whether you’re playing a $3 Low Tier tournament or the $10K GGMillion$ Main Event, you’re part of the biggest thing to ever happen in online poker. This is the stage where legends are made.”
Relevant data as follows:
- GG World Festival page on GGPoker: https://ggpoker.com/tournaments/ggpoker-world-festival Primary source for dates, schedule structure and guarantees referenced in the article.
- GGPoker tournaments hub: https://ggpoker.com/tournaments/ Supporting context on GGPoker’s tournament offerings and satellite qualifiers mentioned in the release.
- GGPoker homepage: https://ggpoker.com/ Company reference link for readers seeking broader operator information.
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The world’s biggest online poker series returns with a history-making prize pool, $3M leaderboard, and three $10M flagship events
GGPoker, the World’s Biggest Poker Room, today announces the return of the GG World Festival, the richest tournament series in the history of online poker. Running from May 3 through June 9, this year’s festival features a staggering $300,000,000 in guaranteed prizes, the largest total guarantee ever offered in a single online series, eclipsing last year’s record-setting $250M prize pool.
The 2026 edition of the GG World Festival has been designed by poker players, for poker players, with hundreds of individual tournaments running over five action-packed weeks. To ensure players of all bankrolls can participate in the record-breaking action, the schedule is divided into four buy-in tiers:
- Low Tier: $3 – $25 buy-in
- Medium Tier: $26 – $150 buy-in
- High Tier: $151 – $1,050 buy-in
- Super Tier: $1,051+ buy-in
In addition to the massive tournament guarantees, the GG World Festival Leaderboard returns with $3,000,000 in extra prizes, rewarding the most consistent performers across all four tiers throughout the series ($300K in prizes for the Low Tier Leaderboard, $700K for the Medium Tier Leaderboard, $1M in prizes for the High Tier Leaderboard and $1M in prizes for the Super Tier Leaderboard).
2026 Festival Highlights
The series is anchored by three marquee events, each boasting a $10,000,000 prize guarantee:
- May 18 – $525 World Bounty Festival [Day 2] – $10M GTD: The fan-favorite format where any knockout could lead to a massive, life-changing mystery bounty
- May 25 – $10,000 GGMillion$ Main Event [Day 2] – $10M GTD: The premier high-stakes showdown, attracting the world’s elite players and “Super Tier” specialists
- June 1 – $1,500 GG World Championship [Day 2] – $10M GTD: The ultimate test of skill, crowning the 2026 champion with a massive eight-figure prize pool
“Last year we set the bar at $250 million, and the community response was legendary,” said Daniel Negreanu, GGPoker Global Ambassador. “But at GGPoker, we don’t just want to meet expectations; we want to smash them over and over again. This year, we’re going to $300 million. Whether you’re playing a $3 Low Tier tournament or the $10K GGMillion$ Main Event, you’re part of the biggest thing to ever happen in online poker. This is the stage where legends are made.”
Players can qualify for festival events through an extensive schedule of satellites and promotions at GGPoker. New players can also jump into the action with the GGPoker Welcome Bonus and the Honeymoon for Newcomers promotion.
For more information about this year’s GG World Festival, please visit: ggpoker.com/tournaments/ggpoker-world-festival
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Downtown Las Vegas casino also brings in WWE Hall of Famer Rob Van Dam for a live Q&A on April 18.
Plaza Hotel & Casino will host WrestleMania 42 viewing parties on April 18 and April 19 in its showroom in downtown Las Vegas, adding a ticket giveaway for WWE Monday Night RAW on the second night.
The casino said all guests attending the Sunday, April 19 viewing party can enter a free raffle to win two tickets to Monday Night RAW on Monday, April 20 at T-Mobile Arena, seated in one of the venue’s premier Loge Boxes.
On Saturday, April 18, the Plaza will feature WWE Hall of Fame wrestler Rob Van Dam (RVD) as a special guest. The property said RVD—also billed as “Mr. Monday Night”—will lead a live Q&A at 1:30 p.m. ahead of the WrestleMania 42 start time at 3 p.m., and will be available for autographs and photo ops.
Both events are 21+ and run in the Plaza showroom, with doors opening at 1 p.m. and the viewing party starting at 3 p.m. The Plaza said it will offer drink specials and buckets of beer priced at $30 for domestic brands and $35 for imported.
Tickets with seat selection are priced at $40 per person (plus fees and taxes), according to the casino, with details and purchasing available via the Plaza’s website.
Relevant data as follows:
- Plaza Hotel & Casino WrestleMania viewing party details: https://www.plazahotelcasino.com/entertainment/wrestlemania-viewing-party/ Primary source for ticketing, schedule, and pricing referenced in the article.
- WWE Monday Night RAW: https://www.wwe.com/shows/raw Official WWE show page to support the RAW reference and event context.
- T-Mobile Arena events calendar: https://www.t-mobilearena.com/events Venue source to corroborate event location and provide broader event context.
- Plaza Hotel & Casino: https://www.plazahotelcasino.com/ Company homepage for readers seeking more information on the property hosting the viewing parties.
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