DraftKings, BetMGM and Caesars Sportsbooks are facing fines of up to $150,000 each for violating advertising rules in the newly-opened Ohio market. Though the fines themselves are minimal, the fact operators were called out for them when sports betting had only been legal in the state for a week suggests that state governments are not…
Texas State Senator Carol Alvarado (D-Houston) is introducing a bill that would open the door for regulated sports betting and a few casinos in the Lone Star State. Her bill comes as grey market poker clubs have proliferated the state and re-ignited the regulated gaming debate in America's second most populated state. Alvarado's initial proposal…
Former Texas Governor Rick Perry is emerging as one of the loudest voices endorsing regulated sports betting in Texas. As a member of the recently-formed Sports Betting Alliance, Perry is hitting the airwaves pitching as a paid spokesman - pitching the group's pro-sports betting message. At the core of Perry and the Sports Betting Alliance's…
Barstool Sportsbook is looking at a $250,000 fine in Ohio for allegedly marketing its sports betting products to students at the University of Toledo recently. According to reports published in the Toledo Blade, the Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC) has issued notice of the potential fine to Barstool for two separate violations related to the…
Outgoing Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro's is heading out the door without signing a bill that would legalize sports betting in the world's sixth-largest country. The former strong man's failure to act means that regulated sports betting will be kicked down the road to the next administration, which doesn't even take office until January. Brazil's gaming…
UFC President Dana White is not worried about the outcome of an ongoing investigation into the integrity of his organization's MMA fights. The always colorful executive voiced his lack of concern during a press a press conference after the UFC 282 event this weekend. The UFC is currently conducting an investigation along with its integrity…
Irish lawmakers are getting ready to vote on a new gambling bill that would, among other things, require Irish consumers to opt-in before receiving gambling advertising on various streaming services. If passed, the bill would curtail operators' ability to find new customers, but would be in line with the regulatory squeeze on advertising that's been…
Texas lawmaker Gene Wu is looking to clarify his position on poker clubs and the meaning of "private residence". Wu made news recently by introducing a bill that would have shut down a legal loophole that has allowed unlicensed poker clubs to operate thanks to some fuzzy definitions about what exactly entails a "private residence."…
Deposit bonuses are a crucial marketing tool for gambling operators across the planet but gambling regulators in Denmark are banning one category of deposit bonuses entirely. According to a recent report in iGaming Business, the Danish Gambling Authority is implementing a total ban on reactivation bonuses for players who have already put themselves on the…
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…
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