Casino City’s Friday Five: Selling of a giant company edition

The owners of bet365 has started to ponder the idea of selling. Before we dive into those details, there are some other stories that need our attention. We have a pair of six-figure jackpot winners, WSOP online expanding, an Atlantic City resort celebrating its seventh birthday, and a darts ban for match fixing.

Let’s begin with some big hits:

5. Mohegan Sun guest wins $627,479
A trip to Connecticut on Easter weekend paid off for one lucky guest.

On 19 April, a Mohegan Sun guest was playing on the new Squid Game slot machine, located in Casino of the Sky, when they hit a massive $627,479 jackpot. The guest was betting $10 at the time the jackpot was won.

One lucky guest "played the game..." and WON BIG! ?? Check out this $627,479.43 jackpot that hit on one of our Squid Game slot machines ?? ?? pic.twitter.com/N2ZFqkQHg1
— Mohegan Sun ?? (@MoheganSun) April 29, 2025

A week later in Florida, another six-figure slot win occurred.

A guest at Seminole Classic Casino in Hollywood hit a jackpot of over $173,000. The player wagered $7.50 and won $173,600 while playing a Dragon Link slot machine on 27 April.

4. Caesars Entertainment expands WSOP Online
Earlier this week, Caesars Entertainment announced an expansion of the WSOP Online poker platform, now pooling liquidity in Pennsylvania with its three existing jurisdictions: Nevada, New Jersey and Michigan.

The move positions Caesars as the first online poker operator to share liquidity across four U.S. jurisdictions, establishing WSOP Online as the only platform in the U.S. where players from all four states can compete in the same player pool.

In addition to the announcement of shared liquidity across another jurisdiction, Caesars unveiled the 2025 WSOP Online Bracelet schedule. The schedule will once again feature 30 bracelet events coinciding with the 56th annual World Series of Poker.

The first Online Bracelet event kicks off on 31 May with a total of five live final tables, and the final event begins on 15 July.

Today, we announce an expansion of the @WSOP Online poker platform, now pooling liquidity in Pennsylvania with its three existing jurisdictions: Nevada, New Jersey and Michigan. The move positions us as the first online poker operator to share liquidity across four U.S.… pic.twitter.com/vwSrBniK1H
— Caesars Entertainment (@CaesarsEnt) April 28, 2025

3. Ocean Casino Resort celebrates seventh birthday
Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic Cit is celebrating its ‘Lucky Summer of Sevens’ birthday with more than $7 million in events and prizes, including a $1 Million Sweepstakes (27 June to 6 July).

Ocean’s birthday bash will extend throughout the summer and into the fall, incorporating collaborations, exclusive events, entertainment and nightlife, local business partnerships, and more.

In recognition of its seventh birthday, the resort is presenting a summer full of events and prizes, highlighted by a $1 Million Sweepstakes running from 27 June to 6 July. Customers can try their luck with a new promotion almost every day of the week, including $7,777 every hour on Wednesdays.

2. 11-year ban for darts player Andy Jenkins
Darts player Andy Jenkins has been banned from all Darts Regulation Authority events for 11 years and will pay a £17,580 fine for fixing 12 matches.

The U.K. Gambling Commission’s Sports Betting Intelligence Unit supported the investigation by facilitating information gathered in the course of its inquiries.

Following a hearing before the DRA Disciplinary Committee Jenkins was found guilty of fixing 12 matches between 22 February 2022 and 5 July 2023 and passing information relating to this to bettors.

Jenkins also admitted using his own account to place 88 bets on matches between 17 March 2022 and 4 May 2023, breaching a DRA rule preventing any player from betting on any darts event.

Darts player Andy Jenkins has been banned from all Darts Regulation Authority (DRA) events for 11 years and will pay a £17,580.03 fine for fixing 12 matches.

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— Gambling Commission (@GamRegGB) April 30, 2025

1. A potential sale of bet365
The online gambling giant, bet365, is toying with the idea of selling.

The Guardian reported that Denise Coates, has had discussions with several Wall Street banks and U.S. advisors regarding the potential sale, which could be worth £9 billion.

If selling to a private equity firm is the play, the Coates family could still have a stake in the company once a deal is finalized.

Last year, the online gambling business brought in £627 million in profits before taxes. It is massive overseas, but bet365 still has strong activity in the U.S., being live in 13 states.