The MyVegas Slots is a Las Vegas style slots app with one very unique feature: you can win real life comps such as a room at the MGM Grand, dinner for two or tickets to a stage or show. MGM Grand Las Vegas offers text alerts to consumers interested in receiving property discounts as well as event and information related to MGM Grand Las Vegas. A message will be sent to your mobile device for verification. By joining this program you agree to receive periodic text messages. Message and Data Rates May Apply. Text HELP to 50435.

The Grand Opening season of mySTRIP launched August 13 in the myVEGAS Slots mobile app, and features virtual versions of Excalibur, Luxor, and MGM Grand. Season Two, set to debut in September 2020, will expand the lineup of participating casino resorts, missions, characters, and spotlight events.

Play Studios have, once more, expanded the MyVegas family of apps and games, and added POP Slots, a new mobile game.

As with their last offering – Konami, they seem to be inching away from the MyVegas Loyalty Points.

In this game, they offer you the sense of walking around the Las Vegas MGM Resort Casinos… choosing which game you would like to play, and at what machine. They have even made virtual versions of the casino carpet and decor.

Like the other apps, it is available for both Apple and Android devices, and… (it is VERY important to note, and complete) …your Loyalty Point total is linked, synced (and kept safe) by connecting your profile through Facebook. (So… DO IT, IMMEDIATELY!)

When you load the app, you only have access to the MGM Grand Casino. As you progress, you gain access to the Mirage (and presumably the Excalibur next, as they add properties to the Game.)

As always, you can buy Chips, but they are given free every two hours, in increasing amounts as you progress through the levels… and every 24 hours, you also get a Daily Bonus of Chips.

The games in the casino are similar to the slot games in other MyVegas offerings. For the MGM Grand Casino, the available games are: MGM Grand Mega Star, Frontier Fortune, Emerald 7’s, Around The World In 80 Plays and Race To Oz.

In the Mirage Casino, the available games are: Mirage, Welcome To Fabulous Betrock, Forbidden 7’s, Jack And The Beanstalk, with Wall Of Khan coming soon.

The ‘feel’ of this game is quite similar to walking around a casino… sitting down… interacting a bit with players around you (through an ’emoji’ interface). For me, the critical difference was that playing doesn’t necessarily gain you MyVegas Loyalty Points.

When you choose a game to play, you are given a bank of 8 machines that will be partially filled with other players. They indicate to you the available machines, and the “hottest” machine.

Once you choose a machine, there is a kind of split screen… where you can see the slot machine you are playing, as well as an overview of the bank of four machines you are sitting at, and the players immediately around you.

To begin, you choose the amount of your bet… (it is initially kept small to maximize play, but increases as you advance through levels.)

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There is also an Auto button, that will allow you to spin, and bet and never have to look at the game.

However…

The only way to get MyVegas Loyalty Points (Gold Coins) is to pay attention, because at random intervals, you and the players around you will inflate a purple BONUS “POP” balloon, (see image below) which rises from the bank of machines you are “sitting at”… and if you don’t touch the screen to “pop” the balloon… it just drifts away. Sometimes the Bonus will be XP Points, sometimes Chips, and sometimes Loyalty Points.

These POP Bonus balloons seem to be the ONLY way that this game adds to your Loyalty Point total.

There was a PlayStudios questionnaire a few months back, and one of the questions was “Would you play MyVegas, even if there was no loyalty incentive program.” From the increasingly incrementally smaller awards of Loyalty Points, and the fact that you can play this latest game, and (if you aren’t paying attention) not collect ANY Loyalty Points… I’m guessing enough people said “yes”.

The OTHER feature of POP Slots, and one that seems to be evolving, is interacting with, and getting benefits from, those players at the machines “around you”. You are able to “greet”, “congratulate” and “thank” the players sitting in your bank of machines, when they arrive, when they do well, and when they hit a shared bonus… by tapping on the emojis that appear at the bottom left of the screen.

The shared portion of the Bonus Round starts when any player in your bank of four machines gets 3 ‘FREE SPIN’ icons on their slot machine game screen. The options that follow are different, depending on the Casino, and the Game being played… but all the active players in your bank of four machines, benefit and play the same Bonus Round. (It should be noted, that just “sitting” at a machine doesn’t make you eligible for the Bonus Rewards, and that the amount you are betting, determines the amount of your Bonus Reward.)

The POP Slots game is fun, as it has a completely different feel… and more of a “Casino” atmosphere… (as much as you can in the virtual world). As long as you are aware of how the game works, it is a fun time!

If you are ONLY playing for Loyalty Points, and don’t have time to pay attention to the games… this one might not be for you.

Good luck!

NB: As always, I make no claim to owning the rights to any of these images… they are screen-caps of my game play, and I use them simply to promote the MyVegas (in this case, Konami) brand. And I run this Blog with their inferred approval. (Inasmuch as they haven’t said not to.) And, it should be said, (other than the benefits available to ALL MyVegas players), I receive no special deals, offers or bonuses from the folks at MyVegas, Konami or PlayStudios.

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BetMGM online casino officially arrived in Pennsylvania on Dec. 4 after successfully completing a three-day test launch.

It is Pennsylvania’s 13th iGaming option in a market that started in July 2019.

For Keystone State interactive entrances, BetMGM made quite a splash. Initial offerings include a robust library (by PA starting-out standards) of online slots and table games.

BetMGM’s way to PA

In a late October Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board meeting, BetMGM received approval for two of operator licenses, one for interactive gaming and the one for sports wagering. To use the sports wagering operator license, they had to partner with an in-state casino. BetMGM partnered with Hollywood Casino, owned by Penn National.

In a press release on Friday announcing BetMGM’s arrival, CEO Adam Greenblatt commented:

“We’re thrilled to bring BetMGM’s online casino offering to Pennsylvania. With more than 140 different games, including our own in-house progressive jackpot network, we’re delivering the widest range of content currently available in the state. Alongside MGM Resorts and its M life Rewards program, BetMGM will provide players with a truly unique entertainment experience.”

BetMGM online casino in PA

BetMGM is available for download on iOS and Android and via desktop.

BetMGM’s PA online casino features:

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• 120 slot titles
• 7 jackpot slots (MGM Grand Millions, Loot’ Em Khamun & The Dead Sea Scrolls, Melon Madness Deluxe, Book of Myths, Loot’ Em Khamun, Mercy of the Gods, Divine Fortune)
• 2 types of Blackjack
• 8 types of Roulette
• Baccarat
• Jacks or Better, Video King Poker, Let it Ride

Promotions at Bet MGM

To welcome new users, BetMGM is offering $25 in freeplay and a 100% deposit match up to $1,000. They are also having a “party” to celebrate their arrival.

For the PA Launch Party Sweepstakes promotion, you can earn entries for every $20 wagered on slots or table games. At the end of the first week on Dec. 7, the winner gets a luxury pickup truck valued at $32,750. The winner gets drawn on Dec. 8.

Other promotions:

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• Gonzo’s Quest Bet & Get
• Winter Wonderland Thursdays

M Life Rewards

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BetMGM’s online casino is integrated with MGM Resorts’ M life Rewards program. Here’s how to sign-up and start earning tier credits:

• Go to mgmresorts.com/mlife
• Click the sign in button. Then a drop-down menu will appear – select “activate your account.”
• Enter information then click on “Activate M Life Rewards Account.”
• Keep an eye out for email confirmation code and link to the confirmation page. Once confirmed, you can sign in using your verified credentials.

There are five M Life Reward Tiers. Rewards can be used at MGM resort properties nationwide including the Borgata in Atlantic City. M Life Rewards members can earn Tier Credits by playing online at BetMGM and for casino play at any MGM Resorts property.

BetMGM sportsbook and poker on its way?

In Pennsylvania, usually the sportsbook comes before the casino. However, that hasn’t been the case with Live! Philadelphia and BetMGM.

On Nov. 24, the Pittsburgh Steelers announced a partnership with sports betting and iGaming operator BetMGM. The news did not include a date for an online sportsbook launch although the partnership, and speculation, would hint that would be soon.

ESPN staff writer David Purdum interviewed Bill Hornbuckle, CEO of MGM Resorts during this week’s SBC’s Betting on Sports America – Digital. Hornbuckle offered insight about the gambling industry, leagues’ relationship with stakeholders, in-play betting, and more.

Here is what he said about the number of sportsbook operators:

“It’s a dogfight. I view this much like the telecom industry. There is going to be 4-5 real winners and bunch of everybody else. There has been some massive spend. DraftKings is spending $50 million a month. We are targeting the markets we are in. It’s going to take strong hearts and deep wallets. For now it’s about capture. We are all aggressively going at it with vigor.”

Since Nov. 2019, PokerStars has been Pennsylvania’s lone online poker operator. But others are about to join the party.

BetMGM LLC operates Partypoker in New Jersey and there have been rumors for months about their impending arrival in PA.

PA online casinos record revenue

In October, iGaming operators posted a record $59.8 million in revenue. It represents an astronomical growth from the previous October when iGaming 2019 revenue was about $5 million.

Will New Jersey’s top online casino have similar success across state lines? As the most important skin on Borgata’s license, BetMGM in NJ is the highest-earning individual casino the state.

Timeline of online casino launches in PA:

BetMGM and responsible gaming

GVC Holdings, an international gaming operator that works with BetMGM, is the first official PlayPause partner. PlayPause is a sophisticated gambling exclusion tool.

It allows players to self-impose restrictions that will extend to every state in which an operator is active. PlayPause’s adaptive technology allows users to customize restrictions, track and limit betting habits, and self-exclude according to their particular needs.

Lead image credit: AP Photo/Vincent Yu