FanDuel is taking a major step towards fighting the harassment of athletes by aggrieved gamblers with the banning of a player who heckled Olympic gold medalist Gabby Thomas during a recent event. The unnamed player, whose identity hasn't yet been posted video of his actions on X with a caption saying, "it made my parlay…
Is a wave of legal momentum moving against sweepstakes casino operators? That may well be the case if Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signs SB 181 into law. If passed into law, SB 181 would set a firm legal definition of sweepstakes casinos, and ban them outright. Louisiana is the second state to pass an outright…
Beginning on July 1, sports betting operators are going to find Illinois is a very expensive state to do business in. That’s because the Illinois State Legislature just approved a sledgehammer of a new tax scheme on regulated sports betting operators that places a $.25 tax on the first 20 million dollars worth of bets…
Lottery couriers are operating well within the scope of Texas law. That’s the message Lotto.com CEO Thomas Metzger sent to the world during a recent panel discussion at the recent SBC Summit Americas conference. Metzger’s company is at the heart of a raging Lone Star State lottery controversy involving lottery couriers and a 25 million…
How big a problem are sportsbooks that limit the action of successful players? According to a recent report by the Wyoming Gaming Commission, this isn't really a problem at all. That's the conclusion the Commission came to after conducting a study on how many players are actually throttled by Wyoming's five licensed operators. In face,…
A Texas-sized battle over the future of the Texas State Lottery took a major turn last week when the Texas Senate passed a bill that dissolves the Texas Lottery Commission entirely. Under the terms of SB 3070, control of the Texas Lottery will move from the, now defunct, Texas Lottery Commission to the Department. The…
The operators of Wynn Resorts Ltd. are learning the hard way that details matter, especially when they are related to anti-money laundering compliance. Late last week the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) hit Wynn with a $5.5 million fine for a series of unlicensed cash transfers made as part of an effort to lure high…
The worldwide gaming industry puts a lot of faith in resources, such as self-exclusion lists, that prevent and mitigate the damage caused by problem gambling. But while gaming operators tout these products as genuine solutions, is that the way the players meant to use them actually feel? That may not be the case, according to…
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. That appears to be the approach executives at FanDuel's corporate parent, Flutter, are taking towards the emerging threat of predictions markets. In a recent call with investors, Flutter CEO Peter Jackson said the company is exploring the possibility of competing with predictions market operators by entering the predictions…
Is the Texas Lottery an arm of organized crime that should be abolished entirely? That's the allegation Texas State Senator Bob Hall made at a meeting of the Senate Committee on State Affairs earlier this week. Hall backed up his proposal with the introduction of SB 1988, which would shut down the Texas Lottery Commission…
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