Last updated: November 23, 2023
NetEnt has launched its joint venture with Wind Creek Casinos in Alabama to open its Wind Creek Casino online. Alabama is the third state to use NetEnt software for online casinos, after New Jersey and West Virginia. NetEnt has been an online casino supplier since 1996. The company, based in Sweden, is expanding its reach into the U.S. market. NetEnt has taken advantage of the upswing in online casino play since people have been staying home during the pandemic.
The Poarch Band of Creek Indians owns Wind Creek Casino Co. There are 3,000 Creek Indians in Alabama, and it’s the only tribe in the state recognized by the federal government. Until recently, the Poarch Creek Indians owned three casinos in Alabama. They began offering bingo games in 1985, taking advantage of federal Native American gaming laws. Creek casinos have done well enough that Wind Creek has begun to buy casino properties in other states. Its latest acquisition is the Sands Resort in Bethlehem, Pa. The tribe bought the casino because the Las Vegas Sands Co. has been selling its properties during the economic slowdown.
Wind Creek’s online casino offers a laptop and mobile option. There are 75 kinds of slot games available. The game that most people are excited about is the slot game Divine Fortune. Divine Fortune was in the news recently because several people won six-figure jackpots on the progressive slot. The casino also has table games, such as blackjack, roulette, and video poker. NetEnt has Jacks or Better, one of the oldest and most profitable video poker games in history. Deuces Wild is the second most popular video poker game available through NetEnt. All-American Poker, a variation of Jacks or Better, is extremely popular in the United States. NetEnt’s online casino is sure to be popular with fans in Pennsylvania.
Marilyn Chavez is an associate researcher at the Missouri University of Science and Technology, where she studied the mathematical probabilities and aspects of casino games like slot machines. She’s written several case studies which have been published by multiple problem-gaming institutions to help spread awareness about the dangers of online gambling and gambling addiction. She also presented a 2019 Ted talk on the topic of gambling among minors.
