West Virginia Sports Betting Bill Becomes Law

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice (l.) allowed a sports betting bill to become law without his signature. The bill excludes major sports leagues' desired 1 percent integrity fee, but...

Report: FanDuel to Go Public

According to a report at Axios.com, daily fantasy sports giant FanDuel is in talks to go public, but not through a conventional IPO. The company is considering a reverse...

Connecticut Lawmakers Urged to Legalize iGaming

One of Connecticut’s tribal casinos, Foxwoods, made a strong case last week for the legalization of online gaming. The testimony was made by Seth Young, Foxwoods executive director of...

Caesars Teams With eSports League

H1PL, the first professional eSports league, announced 15 teams that will compete in its first season, starting April 21 in Las Vegas at the Caesars Entertainment Studios (l.). The...

New Hampshire Powerball Jackpot Winner Can Stay Anonymous

A woman known simply as “Jane Doe,” in the courtroom will be able to keep her name out of the public eye, despite having won a $560 million Powerball...

Millennial Esports to Incorporate Amazon GameOn

Millennial Esports Corp. has announced that its mobile racing game, Gear.Club will add Amazon GameOn. The combination will be called Eden Games, and it will enable fans to experience...

Georgia Committee Passes Fantasy Sports Bill

Daily fantasy sports would be legalized and regulated in Georgia if House Bill 118 moves beyond the Senate Regulated Industries Committee, which unanimously approved it. The measure requires players...

Gambling.com Group Readies for U.S. Sports Betting by Acquiring Bookies.com

The possible opening up of U.S. sports betting was cited as a reason for Malta-based Gambling.com Group’s acquisition of Bookies.com—which has a portfolio of 76 sports betting related domains—for...

Stars Group Points to Potential Problems in Russian Market

In its 2017 earnings report, the Stars Group pointed to possible new regulations in the Russian market as potentially troublesome. The company—owners of PokerStars—expects that new online gaming rules...

Spain’s Sports Betting Rising

According to figures released by Spanish regulators to Spain’s Europa Press news agency, Spaniards spent around €5.2 million on sports betting operated by the government and by the State-owned...

Hard Rock Atlantic City Launches Social Casino Site

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City is still months from its planned opening, but has already launched an online presence with a social casino site. Hard Rock...

Credit Ban Hurts William Hill Australia Value

Australian laws banning bookmakers form offering lines of credit to gamblers has led William Hill to reduce the value of its Australian subsidiary saying betting was off 15 percent...

EU Faults Hungary’s Online Gaming Laws

The European Union Court of Justice has ruled that Hungary’s licensing laws for land-based casinos operating online sites are incompatible with the EU’s treaty for the free movement of...

Parx Chimes in on iGaming Regs

Parx Casino has submitted a request to the Pennsylvania gaming board outlining specific restrictions the casino would like in the board’s regulations for online casinos. The company is asking...

No Online Poker Bill Likely in California

For the first time in five years Rep. Reggie Jones-Sawyer (l.) won’t be offering an e-poker bill in the California Assembly. He thinks he needs to give the highly...

Massachusetts Lawmakers Mull DFS Bill

The Bay State’s “homegrown” industry, daily fantasy sports, would be regulated and allowed to flourish under a bill proposed by state Senator Eileen Donoghue (l.). Her bill is now...

Atari To Introduce Cryptocurrency Token

Atari announced it will launch the Atari Token for use in cryptocurrency-based casino platforms. Atari and Gibraltar-based Infinity Networks will create a platform offering access to any form of...

Study Predicts 684 Million Online Gamblers by 2022

A study by Juniper Research predicts the number of online gamblers in the world will more than double to about 684 million by 2022. Online wagers are expected to...

Online Casino Oriental Game Expecting Major Growth in POGO Gaming

Online casino operator Oriental Game is predicting major growth in offshore online gaming in the Philippines this year. The company’s president said he expects the country will meet revenue...

Slow Growth Predicted for DFS Giants

A new report predicts slow growth for daily fantasy sports giants DraftKings and FanDuel and suggests that the DFS market may have peaked. The two companies have attracted about...