L’Autorité de régulation des jeux en ligne (ARJEL), the French gambling regulator is ordering online operators to put an end to bonus offers on online poker sites for at least the duration of the COVID-19 crisis. The move comes as housebound Frenchmen (and women) flock to poker as a means to relieve boredom. It's also…
Is Colorado set to be the next big American sports betting success story? If predictions made by PlayColorado.com, a gaming industry trade group focused on regulated Colorado sports betting, are any indication - that's exactly what's going to happen. But despite the group's rosy outlook, the COVID-19 crisis could put the kibosh on the Centennial…
The British Horse Racing Authority (BHA) is considering a plan for re-opening its COVID-19-shuttered industry on a limited basis by May 1. It's a big decision that still has plenty of administrative hurdles yet to jump. But if it comes to fruition, it could have Britons watching and wagering on horse racing for the first…
Every year players at horse racing tracks put down all kinds of long shot wagers with the hope that a very small amount of risk will yield an incredibly large payoff. This weekend, a player wagering from home on a race that was conducted at an empty horse track in Florida turned $.50 into more…
UK ad regulators are pushing gambling operators to make certain that they don't exploit the COVID-19 crisis and worldwide lockdown to increase business. They're also asking UK citizens to report any operators who violate that request. The call for the public to say something if they see something came earlier this week from the UK…
Should small casinos qualify for federal assistance to help them cover payrolls during COVID-19-related shutdowns? That's a question US lawmakers are posing their nation's president as businesses of all sizes struggle to stay afloat during the unprecedented lockdown that has most Americans staying very close to home. The issue of whether or not small casinos…
UFC 249 is looking to be the first full-fledged professional sporting event of the COVID-19 lockdown and it's likely taking place at the Tachi Palace tribal casino in California. The move to Tachi Palace comes as UFC chief Dana White believes the show must go own, even if it skirts the law and widespread calls…
GVC Holdings, the parent company of UK operators Ladbrokes and the Coral family of sites, is taking drastic measures to help mitigate the economic fallout from the worldwide COVID-19 outbreak. Among the reported actions are the withholding of rent to landlords on its retail sites and the suspensions of dividends to its shareholders. The severity…
Caesars Entertainment is furloughing approximately 90 percent of its workforce as the corona virus crisis keeps the world's casinos shuttered. It's a brutal blow for the furloughed staff and had to be an extraordinarily difficult decision for company officials to make. But that, unfortunately, seems to be the reality of life in 2020. News of…
UK lawmakers are worried that the citizens of their locked down nation are at risk of becoming problems gamblers and they don't think that UK-facing operators are doing enough to halt the budding problem. This comes despite recent, and voluntary, efforts by gambling operators to reduce the speed of slot play; limit advertising exposure by…
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