RAWA Language Again Pegged for Spending Bill
A report has surfaced that U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent (l.) of Pennsylvania is making a second attempt to slip language banning online gaming into a federal appropriations bill.
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eSports Readies for Major Step Forward
Two deals involving eSports leagues and video game publishers are about to reshape the young industry - Activision Blizzard and Riot Games are leading the way.
PokerStars to Bail Out PKR Players
PokerStars will reimburse about 60,000 players that lost their balances when independent poker site PKR shutdown under an agreement with PKR’s Administrator. The site closed in May and will...
Report: Google Play to Allow Gambling Apps
Google’s Android app store will lift a ban on gambling and betting apps in Europe, according to reports by a UK tech firm. The ban has limited Android users...
UK Football Association Ends Online Gaming Sponsorships
The UK Football Association has announced it is ending affiliations with gambling companies including cancelling a £4 million a year contract with Ladbrokes. The FA said the decision follows...
Colombia Moves to Block Unregulated Online Gambling Sites
Colombia’s new online gambling regulator has ordered ISPs to begin blocking unregulated online gambling operators. As many as 325 websites are now banned in the country. Meanwhile, the country...
Gamblers Challenge Portuguese Tax Laws
A group of online gamblers in Portugal are asking that country’s government to change its tax laws on online casino gambling after betting company Betclic said Portugal claimed 66...
Adelson’s iGaming War Takes a Hit
The battle to ban iGaming in the U.S. started by Las Vegas Sands Chairman Sheldon Adelson stalled last week when Attorney General Jeff Sessions (l.) was forced to recuse...
New Report: Web Gambling Pays
Research backed by an online gaming trade group finds that New Jersey has benefited enormously from internet gambling. In just four years, the intrastate market has generated more than...
Delaware Moves DFS Bill
In a continuing push by lawmakers for income outside of taxes, a bill to legalize and regulate daily fantasy sports sponsored by Rep. Charles Potter (l.) has cleared a...
Study Calls New Jersey Online Gaming a Success
According to a study by the iDevelopment and Economic Association (IDEA) and authored in part by Victor Strategies’ Gene Johnson (l.), New Jersey’s online gaming has brought close to...
Congressman Attempts End Run on Online Gambling Ban
Congressman Charlie Dent (l.) of Pennsylvania is reportedly trying to attach RAWA language onto a congressional appropriations bill. The move comes even as his home state is considering passing...
N.Y. Folds on Internet Poker
A bill to legalize online poker in the Empire State easily passed the Senate, but died in the Assembly without coming to a vote. It’s the second consecutive year...
Jamaica Drafts Online Gaming Regulations
Recognizing the enormous revenue potential of interactive and online gambling, Jamaica is developing fast-track legislation to regulate its gaming industry, said Minister of Finance and the Public Service Audley...
States Debate, Reject Fantasy Sports
North Carolina and Texas legislators recently voted against legalizing and regulating fantasy sports in their states. The issue will not be revisited there until 2019. In Michigan, lawmakers still...
Report: Skins Betting Sites Use Deceptive Practices
An unidentified coder for skins betting sites tells eSports journalist Richard Lewis that the sites often scam customers with deceptive practices. The report focused on “case opening” sites that...
Preliminary Ruling Goes Against Gibraltar in UK Tax Dispute
Gibraltar must pay higher gambling taxes in the UK as the territory has lost a challenge before the European Union. The Court of Justice of the EU ruled that...
