Gambling911.com Top Stories for July 19, 2024
- Seminole Hard Rock rewards record $1 billion in jackpots this year so far.
- ESPN goes inside the Iowa athletes sports betting prosecution.
- All we know about how CSGO skin gambling became an industry.
- Biden Election odds crash at 16-1 Thursday evening.
Gambling News
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood Reaches $1 Billion in Jackpots Awarded in 2024
Hollywood, Fla. – For the fourth consecutive year, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood surpassed $1 billion in jackpots awarded. On Wednesday, June 12 at approximately 11:25 a.m., a Unity™ by Hard Rock X-Card loyalty member from Mechanicsburg, Ohio won a $5,984 jackpot on a Buffalo Link™ game to bring this year’s total jackpots past $1 billion. Since 2021, the flagship resort of Hard Rock International awarded more than $6 billion in jackpots.
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood has awarded more than 346,492 jackpots thus far in 2024, which equates to nearly one jackpot every 47 seconds. The average jackpot size is $3,340.99 with this year’s largest jackpot totaling $1.4 million, awarded in April 2024.
“For the fourth consecutive year, we have awarded more than $1 billion in jackpots,” said Bo Guidry, President of Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood. "We are dedicated to providing exceptional guest experiences and ensuring that each visit to Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood is truly unforgettable."
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood is home to the first ever Dragon Link™ $1 Million Grand Progressive slots, where fifteen lucky players have taken home jackpots of more than $1 million since the game launched in 2021. Seminole Hard Rock strives to bring discerning slot players cutting-edge slot experiences, bringing in hot new games such as Journey to the Planet Moolah™, Huff & Even More Puff™ and Dollar Storm Mega Grand Link™.
The 150,000-square-foot expansive gaming floor is home to more than 2,500 of the most popular slots, the recent addition of 10 live craps and 20 live roulette tables as well as a non-smoking room. To learn more about Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, visit hardrockholly.com.
Quick Takes
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- ESPN takes us inside the controversial Iowa athletes sports betting prosecution.
Gambling Industry
All We Know About How CSGO Skin Gambling Became an Industry
In 2013, Valve Corporation —CSGO’s creator— added something new to the game: skins. These are designs that make your weapon unique and cool. They don’t change how you play, but you can show off in style with them. Players could choose from over 100 designs, some of which were rare. The scarce ones became treasures players wanted to collect due to their worth.
Trading them like baseball cards
After their introduction, players started exchanging these items for value. This took place on Steam Marketplace, an online marketplace for gaming gear. However, other websites popped up, simplifying the trade. These new sites had better deals and charged less for exchanges. They also let you turn your skins into real cash, and this attracted a lot of people to it.
By 2015, platforms outside of Steam let gamers bet their skins on CSGO matches. They also had games like you’d find in a casino. There was a catch, though: these sites didn’t have the permission to operate. Regardless, they exploded since they allowed you to bet and stand a chance to win using online money. This was the foundation for the huge forthcoming industry.
Expanding market affects the economy
The market grew worldwide between 2016 and 2017. Increased demand meant more websites, and everyone could trade skins and bet, creating another way to make money from the feature. Nearly every gamer was buying and selling these gems like real-world products. The rise of esports contributed to this growth, as many players wanted to create unique characters. All this trading added up to a lot of money.
Biden Election Odds Crash to 16-1
It's over! At least where the gambling websites are concerned.
BetOnline Thursday evening stunned the world after reducing President Joe Biden's odds to 16-1. That's Vivek Ramaswamy territory during the GOP primaries Folks! And the bleeding might not be completely over. Biden's odds were 8-1 earlier in the day. That, too, was a new five-year low.
Biden's fall is based on reports that top Democrats are urging him to leave the race.
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