Charles Ingel - Thursday, 04 February 2021 - FeaturesThe first-ever casino was established in Venice in 1638 – called the Ridotto, it was located in a palace wing and offered high stakes gambling tables. Gambling entertainment has come a long way since the medieval era – these days we have both big casino resorts and an army of smaller online casino websites.
When online gambling first came to the fore in the early 1990s, the big land-based casinos were not a part of it. Many in the business were vehemently against the new type of digital casinos. Even in 2021, Las Vegas – the mecca of gambling – does not have legal online casinos.
But things have been changing fast ever since the US Supreme Court paved the way for online gambling in 2018. Many well-known names in the offline casino business now have an online presence enabling you to win real money. Visit your casino of choice and play online with exclusive bonuses and free spins.
Here are the biggest land-based casinos that are now online:
The Genting Group is a global gambling resorts corporation based in Malaysia. They have dozens of resorts across the globe, in the UK, the United States, Singapore, Hong Kong, Macau, and other countries.
In the US, Genting casinos are marketed under the “Resorts World” brand. But they are far more widespread in the UK – with 46 different casinos. The GentingBet online casino is quite old by industry standards, having started operations in 2010.
The casino is licensed in the UK and Malta and primarily has a European focus. The online slots come from reputed vendors like Netent and IGT. The website also offers exclusive live table games streamed from Genting UK casinos.
MGM is an iconic name in the casino industry. Their popular Vegas resorts include the MGM Grand, the Bellagio, Mandalay Bay, and The Mirage. The group also operates resorts in Atlantic City, New York, Detroit, Ohio, Maryland, and in China (a joint venture with Diaoyutai).
MGM entered the online arena in 2017, with a sportsbook and an online casino licensed in New Jersey. Called BetMGM, it is currently available in eight states across the US. Users can access the casino on a browser or use the mobile app on Android/iOS.
The casino offers games and slots from Netent, IGT, WMS, and other top vendors. Like other casinos on this list, BetMGM provides live casino services as well. There is also a section dedicated to poker tournaments.
The Golden Nugget is one of the oldest casinos in Vegas, built originally in the 1940s. Over the decades, the iconic property changed hands several times and was once owned by the Wynn and MGM groups. Eventually, it was sold to Landry's, a Texas-based hospitality and entertainment company.
Tilman Fertitta, the sole owner of the group, floated the Golden Nugget Online Gaming in 2016. The casino is available in New Jersey, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. In terms of features and accessibility, the Golden Nugget Online casino is quite similar to its rival from MGM.
Caesars Palace is a historic landmark of a casino on the Las Vegas Strip. The casino is so iconic, its name has been adopted by many companies who owned it or purchased it. The casino is now a part of Caesars Entertainment – a new entity formed in 2020 after the acquisition of the old Caesars Entertainment Corporation Eldorado Resorts.
The Caesars group currently owns close to 50 different casino resorts after the merger, across Nevada, Missouri, Illinois, and several other states. The online casino app/website was launched in New Jersey in 2013. While its accompanying sportsbook is available in multiple states, the casino is restricted to residents of New Jersey.
There are two different brands – CaesarsCasino and Harrahs Casino – both offer a similar set of online slots, table games, and roulette titles with real money betting. Caesars also has casual/social casino games without real money bets on apps like Caesar Slots, Slotomania, and Bingo Blitz.
Famous as “The Trop,” Tropicana is a popular casino hotel located on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City. The largest resort on the Boardwalk, it is operated by Caesars Entertainment, though owned by another group.
The online version of the casino was among the batch of five that was legalized in the state of New Jersey in 2013. It feels quite different from other online casinos on this list, opting for a fresh green theme instead of the black-gold combo found at other Vegas casinos.
Like many other casinos licensed in New Jersey, Tropicana is powered by Gamesys software and has slots, casino, and bingo games from vendors like IGT, Netent, WMS, and Ainsworth. It has a sister site – Virgin Online Casino, based on the Richard Branson brand.
Rivers is a casino brand owned by Rush Street Gaming – the resorts are located in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Des Plaines (near Chicago, Illinois). The online casino platform operated by Rush Street is called BetRivers in Pennsylvania.
But the same platform is also available in New Jersey, under another name – SugarHouse. A Michigan version of BetRivers is expected to launch in 2021. The casino is available as a website and iOS/Android mobile apps.
The BetRivers platform has a sportsbook and online casino. The casino offers jackpots, slots, poker, and table games. Of the many vendors, Netent is probably the main attraction. This is one of the younger online casinos on the list, launched very recently in 2019.
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