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· 2 min read
Author
DJ
Editor
CA

HERE ARE THE LINKS FOR THE CMS QA CHANGES:

You can use the Checklist HERE to help you with your builds.

Hello Team,

Good day.

Hope you all have a great holiday. We are now in the exciting part of the QA journey. We will be implementing this starting this May 2025.

As we discussed before that we will be keep improving and updating the QA for our Team. During the last all hands meeting I showed everyone the new QA sheet and how we upgrade our processes and also now we will distribute the soft copy of our QA Checklist. Please kindly review it, attached here.   Like I mention we will print those checklist when our printer will be available again in our work area.

Additional information with the duration of builds, also attached pdf file. 

Please let me know if you have questions, feel free to reach out.

Again, review all attached files and let's all set our goal for the QA Monthly Awards. #5kMonthly

Kindly acknowledge this email when received. Thank you.\


This was sent on May 1, 2025.

· One min read
Author
DJ
Editor
CA

Hello Everyone,

Good day.

Here is the summary of our meeting earlier:

Make sure to check who created the MOCK Designs, if Manila made the ticket mock, we can ask in GC teams for edits, for US team we need to request for CHRs.

Inform subleads and tagged Mike David for image adjustments for Design team.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you.

· One min read
Author
AM
Editor
CA

To avoid any confusion on when and how to use the OLG line, please refer to the guide below. We’ve also attached a more detailed version with screenshots for easier reference.

Important: These guidelines apply only if the OLG line is present in the copy. If there’s no OLG line, you may proceed without adding anything.

If the OLG line is present:

FOR CASINO

Shared promotion – NJ only

  • Add the OLG line to all components:
    • Shared PAT
    • Shared Rest ID
    • Individual MPPs

Shared promotion – all states (NJ, WV, MI, PA)

  • Retain the OLG line only in:
    • Shared PAT
    • Shared Rest ID
    • MPP NJ
  • Remove the OLG line from:
    • MPP WV
    • MPP MI
    • MPP PA

** **

FOR SPORTS

  • All states / multiple states:
    • Add “For NJ only:” before the OLG line.
  • NJ only:
    • The OLG line can be used as is.

If you have any questions or need clarification, please let us know.

· 5 min read
Author
VZ
Editor
CA

Hello everyone,

On November 10th, BetMGM Casino iOS Mobile App > West Virginia is the first to transition to Wrapper

So what can we expect of this and future Wrapper transitions? First, I would like to best describe the Wrapper transition in my own words as I come to better understand it as "a mirror of Mobile Web on Mobile App."

Since by standard, Mobile Web is usually accommodated and built for, anything specific to iOS Mobile App and ODR now no longer need to be accommodated and built for on BetMGM WV, including the following:

  1. ODR Burger Menu
  2. ODR Casino Lobby Tab Icon
  3. ODR Banner
  4. ODR Casino Lobby Section HeaderTitle or Subtitle
  5. ODR Video Banner
  6. ODR Embedded Banner
  7. ODR Footer Menu

Therefore, if you are able to access the BetMGM Casino iOS Mobile App and state-switch to West Virigina, then what you are observing is "a mirror of BetMGM WV Mobile Web", because based on the back-end of BetMGM Casino iOS Mobile App > West Virginia:

  1. ODR Burger Menu should list Live Dealer, All Games, Slots, and Promotions
    • But actually lists Jackpots, Live Dealer, Slots, and Promotions instead per the back-end of BetMGM WV Web Burger Menu
  2. ODR Casino Lobby Tab Icons should display similar to BetMGM Casino iOS Mobile App > Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Ontario
    • But actually somewhat do not instead, like on BetMGM WV Web
      • Most likely as a result of an adverse effect of a recent Product rollout that I noticed since yesterday
  3. ODR Banner order should publicly display the "Grab a $5 Casino Bonus / WHEN YOU WAGER $50" for Crazy Time before the "Hit a Share of $25K / CLIMB THE LIVE DEALER LEADERBOARD" for Live Dealer
    • But actually publicly displays the "Hit a Share of $25K / CLIMB THE LIVE DEALER LEADERBOARD" for Live Dealer before the "Grab a $5 Casino Bonus / WHEN YOU WAGER $50" for Crazy Time instead per the back-end of the BetMGM WV Optimized Teaser order
  4. ODR Casino Lobby Section HeaderTitles or Subtitles should display only on Home > Featured, Jackpots > Featured, New Games > Hottest New Releases, and Table Games > Featured
    • But actually display on so much more Casino Lobby Sections instead per the back-end of the BetMGM WV Web Casino Lobby Section
  5. ODR Video Banner for Hollywood Hits > Featured does not exist
    • But actually displays The Wizard of Oz Munchkinland Video Banner per the back-end of BetMGM WV Web
  6. ODR Embedded Banner of "GO FOR GOLD / PLAY GOLD NUDGE NOW! / EXCLUSIVELY AT BETMGM" for Gold Nudge should display
    • But actually does not, since Embedded Banner has always been an ODR exclusive feature
      • Rob Passerino, Brandon Switzer, and Daniel Kaplan if you would like for Embedded Banner to also be a feature for Web, please request of and discuss with Product
        • Otherwise and in the meantime, please do not submit a Request for any BetMGM WV ODR Embedded Banner, since they will not display
          • Mike David, please reject, do not convert and assign, and/or delete any future Request for BetMGM WV ODR Embedded Banner
  7. ODR Footer Menu shows no noticeable difference, since it has always listed Sports, Casino, Promotions then Rewards, and Account for as long as I can remember
    • But we just do not need to especially edit and/or update it anymore
  8. Bonuses
    • Casino Lobby Section Icons were never displaying, because I could never figure-out how to configure them
      • But they are now displaying, because I configured them only on BetMGM WV Web
    • Casino Lobby Section Informational ( i ) were never displaying, because I did not get the chance to try and configure them
      • But they are now displaying, because I configured them only on BetMGM WV Web
    • Casino Lobby Section Game Tile Badges updated only on BetMGM WV Web by Ruben with top-left-cornering, translucent background color, white text color, and standard case text style at the request of Product are displaying
      • But BetMGM Casino iOS Mobile App > Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Ontario did not transition to Wrapper yet, so they are still displaying with almost top-left-cornering, gold background color, black text color, and standard case text style as well
    • Casino Lobby Section Parallaxes were never displaying, because I did not get the chance to try and configure them
      • But they are now displaying, because I configured them only on BetMGM WV Web
    • Casino Lobby Tab SEO Texts were never displaying, because we did not try to configure them, since search engines cannot crawl
      • But they are now displaying, because we configured them only on BetMGM WV Web, since search engines can crawl

Please note that the above is not an exhaustive list, but a list of features that I were able to notice and point-out during the time of drafting this email.

In conclusion and addition to what Michael announced, we save time by no longer doing double the work by accommodating and building anything specific to iOS Mobile App and ODR, but only on BetMGM WV for now, so looking forward to future Wrapper transitions!

This is all I have to share at the moment that I have discovered regarding this topic, but if I have any additional update to share, then I will follow-up via email by Replying All.

If you have any question and/or concern at all, please do not hesitate and feel free to let me know. Sorry that I did not draft and send this email sooner, but thank you for your attention, understanding, assistance, and time!

Kind regards,

Vivian

· One min read
Author
AM
Editor
CA

There is a new update regarding how image compression requests are handled for Video and Embedded Banner tickets. If the Design Team—whether the designers are from the US or Manila—is tagged on a Workfront ticket, the design request must go through a CHR, and the corresponding CMS ticket should be placed on hold. Otherwise, if the Design Team is not tagged in the Workfront ticket, we can directly request image compression through the CMS Design Concerns group chat.

· 2 min read
Author
VZ
Editor
CA

As per Vivian,

I have been reverting "and" to "&" instead, because the Terms and Conditions, Copy, and Creative refer to the Promotion with "&", so I wanted to exactly match for easier player recognition.

For example:

  1. Bet And Get -> Bet & Get
  2. Play And Earn -> Play & Earn
  3. Spin And Win -> Spin & Win

At the moment, I can only recently recall this past INC in which special characters do not render as inputted on iOS Mobile App, but it has been Closed and Resolved: https://entain.service-now.com/esc?id=my_ticket&table=incident&sys_id=d8b94df4870bc610984d8…

Regarding any other past issue, I think "&" has been fine, since I have been reverting for a while now and have not noticed any issue. In addition, I recall Sports has been using "&" as well.

In my opinion, "&" does not stylistically look as good on PartyCasino and Wheel of Fortune Casino Carousels, so I would then replace "&" with "AND" instead. In addition, most of the times, the H1 and H2 are not referring to a specific Promotion anyways.

I hope this helps! So let us try the above, and continue to site-check, but if we notice anything off, please do not hesitate and feel free to share, so that we can immediately revert to replacing "&" with "and" instead. Thank you!

Here's the TL;DR:

  • Use "&" when the title refers to an official Promotion name (to match Terms & Conditions, Copy, and Creative).
  • Use "And" when it's purely stylistic, especially on PartyCasino or WoF carousels where "&" doesn't look as good.
  • Previous iOS issues with rendering special characters have been resolved, and "&" has generally been safe to use.
  • Continue site-checking, and switch back to "And" if we encounter any issues.

· One min read
Author
VZ
Editor
CA

A tutorial on how to have different smartlinks for different labels and states using one Shared PAT.

· 2 min read
Author
VZ
Editor
CA

Hello everyone,

I have the following updates to share:

Single Domain Activations are also live on: 

  1. NJ PartyCasino on April 29th 
  2. Wheel of Fortune Casino ON on May 12th 

Desktop and Mobile Versions Launch Game SmartLink has changed:

  • !!M2.Promo/launchmgc?gd=netenteusmd\&gm=netenttoucheusmdmobile > !!M2.Engage/pub/launchmgc?gd=netenteusmd\&gm=netenttoucheusmdmobile
    • Please note that the gd and gm games above are not real, but examples to note that NetEnt (netent...) and DGC (eusmd...) game suppliers are the only two (2) to offer both Desktop and Mobile Versions of their games
      • For gd, netent... may end with ...html, usually for older games
      • For gm, netent... may end with ...touch and eusmd... may end with ...mobile

.../mobileportal/... has sunsetted:

Deposit SmartLink has changed:

  • !!M2.Portal/mobileportal/cashier/deposit > !!M2.Portal/cashier/deposit

MPPV1 Final URL and SmartLink have changed, but directory did not change as well:

  • Final URL: https://www.wv.betmgm.com/en/mobileportal/promotions/casino/welcome-offer-2025 > https://www.wv.betmgm.com/en/myaccount/promotions/casino/welcome-offer-2025
    • Redirects, but we should be referencing the updated Final URL instead to build a good habit, anticipating that the redirection may no longer be supported and work one day
      • Redirection causes a slight delay in loading content
  • SmartLink: !!M2.Portal/mobileportal/promotions/casino/welcome-offer-2025 > !!M2.Portal/myaccount/promotions/casino/welcome-offer-2025
    • Redirects, but we should be sourcing the updated SmartLink instead to build a good habit, anticipating that the redirection may no longer be supported and work one day
      • Redirection causes a slight delay in loading content
  • Directory: https://cms-us.prod.env.works/sitecore/DirectLink.aspx?fo={49035430-022A-4985-B513-D0A57E3382F8}\&la=

Outdated Casino Home SmartLink no longer works as well:

  • !!M2.Casino > !!M2.CasinoHome
    • !!M2.Casino used to work as well as !!M2.CasinoHome, but does not redirect, leading to a soft error page now

This is all I have to share at the moment that we or I have discovered regarding this topic, but if I have any additional update to share, then I will follow-up via email by Replying All again.

If you have any question and/or concern at all, please do not hesitate and feel free to message me. Thank you as always for your attention, understanding, assistance, and time.

· One min read
Author
VZ
Editor
CA

The US Team have provided us a Game Premiere Overlay Video Tutorial as we may get more tickets that requires a Game Premiere Overlay from now on. See video above for the training video.

Check out the guide here.

· 5 min read
Author
VZ
Editor
CA

Hello everyone,

In light of:

  1. Initial P16 - INC2106530: Casino Users Unable to Spin Wizard of Oz Daily Picks Promo Tool
  2. p3 / op_Trinity7232 / VIP HOSTED (Y) - "RUSH" Wizard of Oz Daily Picks promo tool (Borgata NJ, PA) - Wizard of Oz promotion link leading to different game/promotion I would like to go-over Thunderbite Daily Picks Engagement Tool.

Build Template:

Creative:

MPP:

Final URL:

Optimized Teaser or Story:

ODR Banner:

Promotions Hub Static Tile:

Rest ID, Reward Template + ITO:

If the reward includes Bonus Spins and BetMGM or Borgata Online NJ is included with the other states in single label Projects, please do not forget to build a Rest ID, Bonus Spins - Fixed No Deposit No Wager to accommodate, and if the Terms and Conditions are the exact same, then no need to specifically add another ITO again to it as well.

MPP:

The following is the MPP Game Tile code we usually copy, paste, and replace or update from:

<div class="game-tile d-flex flex-wrap flex-column text-center align-items-center">

<a href="!!M2.CasinoHome/launchng/tbfree2playwozdailypicks"><img class="pc-img" alt="The Wizard of Oz™ Daily Picks" src="-/media/3ED50DF26B25454EA123BCF017F1BDF3.ashx"></a>
<a href="!!M2.CasinoHome/launchng/tbfree2playwozdailypicks" class="btn btn-primary btn-block btn-lg"
style="width: 200px; border-radius: 0;"><strong>Play Here</strong></a>
</div>
<br>

Please be careful to double-check the four (4) highlights and replace or update the values before publishing the Optimized Teaser or Story, ODR Banner, and Promotions Hub Static Tile that will be directing to the MPP, which houses the MPP Game Tile:

  1. Game Tile Image direction after clicking or tapping
    • The direction may be provided as a Launch Game URL of https://casino.pa.betmgm.com/en/games/launchng/tbfree2playwozdailypicks, but we should use a Launch Game SmartLink instead by combining the beginning of !!M2.CasinoHome/launchng/ with the ending from the Launch Game URL, tbfree2playwozdailypicks for !!M2.CasinoHome/launchng/tbfree2playwozdailypicks
  2. Game Tile Image name
    • The featured game name from Copy
  3. Game Tile Image source
    • If the Image is uploaded in the Workfront Project > Documents and can be downloaded, download it, upload it into the Creative folder, Copy Media Link, and paste it
  4. Play Here CTA direction after clicking or tapping
    • The direction may be provided as a Launch Game URL of https://casino.pa.betmgm.com/en/games/launchng/tbfree2playwozdailypicks, but we should use a Launch Game SmartLink instead by combining the beginning of !!M2.CasinoHome/launcng/ with the ending from the Launch Game URL, tbfree2playwozdailypicks for !!M2.CasinoHome/launchng/tbfree2playwozdailypicks

Please do not forget to copy-and-paste the <br> part of the code as well, because although it is not as noticeable on desktop, since the How It Works is further left-aligned:

It is definitely noticeable on mobile when the How It Works is not as further left-aligned, and the MPP Game Tile will be immediately on top of How It Works otherwise, so in this case, <br> is part of the code, since there is adequate spacing between the MPP Game Tile and How It Works:

How to Quickly Double-check:

See if the MPP Game Tile Image is displaying the correct featured game.

Then on desktop, hover your mouse cursor over both the MPP Game Tile Image and Play Here CTA.

They should both match and direct to the Launch Game Final URL of the featured game as shown on the bottom left corner:

https://casino.pa.betmgm.com/en/games/launchng/tbfree2playwozdailypicks

MPP Game Tile Image Mouse Cursor Hover:

Play Here CTA Mouse Cursor Hover:

Lastly, no need to include the Click Tiles Below To Play Eligible Games and additional MPP Game Tiles of both the featured and rewarded games, because the focus should only be on the featured game and upon winning, the featured game Claim Prize CTA will direct to the Promotions Hub Casino Swimlane where the Promotions Hub Rest ID, Reward Template Tile for the rewarded game will be.

Promotions Hub Static Tile:

This is what the Promotions Hub Static Tile should look like on the front-end:

This is what the Promotions Hub Static Tile should look like on the back-end:

Both EligibilityCriteriaInfo and Description can be blank, but please source the Title from either the Copy's PROMO HUB KEY TERMS > H1 or Copy's name of the featured game, so in this case, it is the latter:

Please source the Copy's PROMO HUB KEY TERMS > Short Summary [160 characters max] in KeyTermsAndConditions as well as Design's Promohub Tiles-800x360 in TeaserImage:

Please ensure that Product > Casino is ticked, so that the Promotions Hub Static Tile displays on the Casino Swimlane:

Please include both the Play Here CTA as the PrimaryCTA and Learn More CTA as the MoreInfoCTA for convenience:

Please Order the Promotions Hub Static Tile as 0, so that its position is prioritized on the Promotions Hub Casino Swimlane order, and label the Promotions Hub Static Tile as Free-To-Play Game:

Please both schedule and reschedule the OfferValidity > OfferEndDate, not to be confused with Validity > ValidUpTo, with the same Publishing > Unpublish date, but a time of 4:59 instead for 11:59 PM EST:

Please both schedule and reschedule accordingly:

If you have any question and/or concern at all, please do not hesitate and feel free to message me. Thank you for your attention, understanding, assistance, and time.

Kind regards,

Vivian