Online Casino and Gambling News: August 2021

The Hollywood Casino in Baton Rouge, Louisiana has broken ground on its new location after the riverboat location was given approval to move on land.

Voters in Richmond, Virginia will end up getting to make their preference known on whether a casino resort should be constructed within the city, as the Richmond Circuit Court ruled that there should be a referendum on the November voting ballot.

Casino software group Iforium has announced this week that they've been granted a gaming license by the Hellenic Gaming Commission, which will let them provide games to casino operators in Greece.

For some strange reason that we can't piece together (outside of money potential), DraftKings has decided to sell NFTs to customers through the launch of a new marketplace where players can get digital pictures of athletes.

This week betting group Rush Street Interactive announced that they've signed legendary NFL football player and coach Mike Ditka as the company's newest brand ambassador.

Danish casino group Tivoli has added to its online library of games by partnering with Relax Gaming, adding the company's own games as well as titles from the Silver Bullet platform.

HOOOOOOOO! That's what game developer Hacksaw Gaming likely was yelling when they found out that they've been granted a gaming license by the Hellenic Gaming Commission and will be able to offer games to operators in Greece as a result.

Over the weekend a gambler reported for duty and walked away with a sum fit for a defense contractor's toilet bid when they scored the Major Millions Jackpot for $962,361.

Online gaming group DraftKings announced this week that they've come to terms to purchase Golden Nugget Online Gaming for $1.56 billion.

Betting groups interested in being Chicago's first land casino will have a bit longer to make a pitch to the city, as Mayor Lori Lightfoot delayed the deadline to submit an application to be that first operator.