In the wake of regulated sports betting in the United States, branded sportsbooks offer legacy media organizations a juicy opportunity to develop new revenue streams. Sports Illustrated has executed this model with some success but what about ESPN? ESPN is, arguably, the most influential sports media voice in the world and its name on a…
Nevada gaming revenue hit $1.28 billion in October, marking the 20th straight month that Silver State casinos have topped the $1 billion mark. Nevada casinos are benefiting from increased interest in gambling across the United States, along with increased activities such as Las Vegas Raiders games, that are drawing in huge numbers of tourists to…
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) is putting the brakes on all UFC wagering "due to non-compliance with AGCO's betting integrity requirements". This isn't the first time integrity concerns have popped up regarding UFC fighters, which isn't surprising considering the MMA giant's lax attitude towards insider betting. While it's unclear what specifically sparked…
Despite ready access to regulated sports betting in most parts of the country, Americans are still flocking to black market websites. According to a recent report from the American Gaming Association (AGA), unlicensed operators take in $511 billion from Americans every year and robbing badly needed tax revenue from state governments. The AGA pulled its…
Swedish lawmakers have rejected a bill that would have severely limited gambling advertisements in the country and regulated gambling in the same category as alcohol. Late last week the Culture Committee of Sweden’s Riksdag released a report outlining the rules governing the Swedish-facing gaming industry, without several points anti-gambling advocates had argued should be imposed…
Video game loot boxes are “an insidious gateway to gambling that’s being widely used to target out kids.” That's how Andrew Wilke, an independent MP from Tasmania sees the widely used video game feature and he's aiming to shut off loot box access to the children of Australia. Earlier this week, Wilke introduced a bill…
In recent public statements, UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) CEO Andrew Rhodes outlined his philosophy on the moral boundaries of his office's responsibilities to UK players. In short, Rhodes says he's interested more in how operators protect players than he is in making a moral judgement about how much players spend. “I’m not saying these operators…
The Fifa World Cup is generally viewed by gambling operators as a very good opportunity to sign up new players, who might stick around after the big game and become regular players. That, however, is not the case in Belgium, where officials at the National Lottery are pausing all sports betting-related advertising for the duration…
Officials at DraftKings have confirmed that a number of player accounts were recently accessed by hackers who withdrew more than $300,000 from the compromised accounts. Though company officials are warning all DraftKings account holders to strengthen their passwords, they also say that the incident was limited in scope and did not involve a breach of…
A Texas lawmaker is pushing forward legislation that would put an end to a growing segment of "private" poker clubs, that are not exactly private. Under current Texas law, anyone can host a perfectly legal poker so long as the game takes place in a private establishment, there is a level playing field, and the…
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