The one thing that has surprised many longtime American gambling industry experts more than the rapid legalization of sports betting — three dozen states have authorized it since a U.S. Supreme Court ruling opened the door in May 2018 — has been the extreme sluggishness in terms of the growth of its online casino gaming counterpart.
That’s even though the latter form of legal gambling has been around longer, once the “gambling unicorn” that is Nevada is set aside.
In the fall of 2013, both Delaware and New Jersey launched so-called iGaming, allowing adult residents and visitors to play virtual versions of popular casino games from slot machines to blackjack to roulette.
