Michigan Tribes’ ‘Poison Pill’ Slows iGaming Bill
Michigan state Rep. Brandt Iden (l.) said one provision in his HB.4926, allowing online casino gambling, could be the "poison pill" that derails the legislation. Tribes want assurance if...
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Connecticut Lawmakers Mull Special iGaming Session
Connecticut lawmakers are likely to maintain a laser-like focus on legalizing sports betting at a special session. That’s the message that top leaders of the legislature have sent to...
Lawmaker Pulls Fantasy Sports Bill
Just before a committee vote, North Carolina state Rep. Jason Saine (l.) pulled his fantasy sports bill—the same one that failed in a different committee last year. Although Saine's...
UK Advertising Watchdog Warns Gambling Firms on Targeting Children
The UK Advertising Standards Agency has sanctioned three gambling operators over advertisements that could specifically appeal to children. Three specific complaints were made against online casino m88 about games...
PokerStars Shuts Down Hong Kong Betting
PokerStars has announced that it will no longer offer real-money play to Hong Kong residents. No reason for the move was given, but coincides with an agreement between the...
Russia Tightens Online Gambling Payment Laws Ahead of World Cup
Russia has instituted an announced ban on Russian credit institutions and payment systems in the country transferring money from individuals to illegal bookmakers, casinos and totes. The ban goes...
Pennsylvania Opens Online Gambling Licensing
Pennsylvania has begun taking applications for online gaming licenses. The $10 million licenses would allow existing casinos to run websites with poker, table games, and slots. Pennsylvania’s 12 casinos...
WSOP Celebrates Player Sharing With Major Online Tournament
WSOP.com is celebrating player sharing between New Jersey and Nevada, as well as Delaware, with a major online tournament event ahead of the World Series of Poker. The tournament...
Poker Pro Gordon Vayo Sues PokerStars
Poker pro Gordon Vayo (l.) has filed a lawsuit against PokerStars for fraud and false advertising. He claims to have suffered about $692,000 in damages. The claims come from...
Nevada Casino Fined for Promoting Illegal Web Gambling
Nevada regulators slapped Boomtown Casino Hotel (l.) in Reno with a $40,000 penalty for marketing two offshore internet gambling skins to visitors to its website. As part of Boomtown’s...
GAN Raises £7.5 Million for U.S. Sports Betting
Internet gaming software firm GAN announced it raised £7.5 million to be used to enter a new U.S. sports betting market. CEO Dermot Smurfit (l.) said it would use...
Rush Street Interactive, Kambi Group Plc Sign Sportsbook Deal
Rush Street Interactive has reached a deal with the Swedish-based Kambi to provide its market-leading sports betting technology and services to one of America’s fastest growing online gaming companies...
Poker Pro’s Online Poker Site Readies for Launch
Poker pro Phil Galfond (l.) is expected to launch a new online poker site this summer, according to reports. The site has been much anticipated since Galfond announced it...
Victoria Australia Implements 8 Percent Point of Consumption Tax
The Australian State of Victoria has passed an 8 percent point-of-consumption tax on online betting agencies. The tax is about half of what many other states in the country...
Online Gaming Up in Portugal
Portugal has reported an increase in online gaming revenue for the first quarter of 2018. Total online gaming revenue for the three months was €33.8m ($40.4m), which is €2.5m...
WSOP Celebrates Player Sharing With Major Online Tournament
WSOP.com is celebrating player sharing between New Jersey and Nevada, as well as Delaware, with a major online tournament event ahead of the World Series of Poker. The tournament...
Poker Pro’s Online Poker Site Readies for Launch
Poker pro Phil Galfond (l.) is expected to launch a new online poker site this summer, according to reports. The site has been much anticipated since Galfond announced it...
Legal DFS Starts in Pennsylvania; Continues in Massachusetts
Pennsylvania’s daily fantasy sports regulations have gone into effect and six DFS operators are now taking licensed play in the state. The six companies applied to the state for...
Stars Group Buys Sky Bet For $4.7 Billion
The Stars Group, owners of PokerStars, has purchased Sky Betting & Gaming in a cash and stock deal valued at $4.7 billion. The acquisition instantly makes the Canadian-based Stars...
MLB, NBA May Be Trying to Cut Investment in DFS
A report on ESPN says Major League Baseball and the NBA are trying to exit their investment in daily fantasy sports sites DraftKings and FanDuel, but would still maintain...
