Bovada has operated on the fringes of the US gaming market for quite some time without, seemingly, any consequences from state or federal authorities. All that may change however since Kentucky resident Billi Jo Woods launched a class action lawsuit against the illegal operator in an attempt to recover several thousand dollars she lost gambling…
The US Department of Justice has responded to recent concerns about offshore gambling sites from state gaming commissions with a letter and a promise to crack down on unregulated. Though the letter lacked details, the tone was supportive of the industry's concerns and promised to take the issue seriously. The letter, which was posted on…
If any Ontario sports betting operators are hoping to snare Jamie Foxx as a spokesman for their brands, they've got until February 28, 2024 to seal the deal and air the ads. That's because the The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has banned the use of celebrity endorsements of regulated sportsbook beginning February…
The Big 12 is hiring U.S. Integrity to monitor sports betting across the conference watching for irregular betting patterns and, more importantly, to insure that student athletes are not betting on their own teams. It's a case of closing the barn door after the horses have run out, since the league is already dealing with…
Integrity monitoring is an essential component of any large international sporting event these days and the FIFA Women's World Cup was no exception. According to the the FIFA Women’s World Cup Integrity Task Force his year's Women's World Cup, however, went off without any suspicious betting activity. That's a huge accomplishment for an event that…
The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) came down on William Hill's side in a recent complaint involving the use of former players as spokesmen for gambling operators. With this latest ruling, the ASA clarified the standards for operators using retired footballers and will likely open a floodgate of colorful spokesmen from the pool of players…
The Australian state of Victoria is implementing a new betting ban on any sport that includes players under the age of 19. It's the latest move to reign in problem gambling in a part of the world where anti-gambling crusaders hold great sway - and the population loves gambling. The ban on minor sports betting…
The normally placid state of Iowa has become ground zero for an ever-expanding sports betting scandal that's drawn in more than 26 athletes from 5 different sports. As the scandal unfolds, Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz has weighed on the subject with some strong words for players who bet on their own teams, as well…
Louisiana State University head football coach Brian Kelly is looking to the NFL for the answer to college football's growing sports betting problem. Late last week Kelly announced that the LSU Tigers will be updating its injury report in an effort to help protect players from outside influences. Kelly's new policy is basically the same…
NFL officials have responded to a recent query from Nevada Rep. Diane Titus about league gambling policies with a call for Congress to crack down on black market betting sites. Titus wrote a letter to the NFL back in June as part of an inquiry into the growing number of gambling-related player suspensions, but must…
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