Billionaire Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is one of esports' most enthusiastic supporters and this weekend he went ahead and proved his devotion to the sport. Cuban not only participated in a League of Legends tournament, he took a few shots at esports critics and, as always, found a way to inject himself directly into…
The Dutch government is well on its way towards legalizing most forms of online sports betting. There are, however, a few restrictions that will remain in place as part of an effort to limit match fixing. Under the proposed measures, which have actually been languishing in committee for over a year, Dutch residents will be…
Shift Card is a new Bitcoin-based debit card that's looking to bring digital currency to regulated gaming markets. On its own, the card isn't really different from a pre-paid Visa card you can currently buy at just about any convenience store on the planet. But the cash you'll be spending with it is is all…
The daily fantasy sports business, and its legion of name brand investors, are the target of a new class-action lawsuit that may turn into the biggest headache the industry has yet seen, according to report on SI.com. Early Saturday morning, Florida attorney Ervin Gonzales filed the class action lawsuit, o that could turn into the…
Paddy Power, Ireland's largest independent bookmaker released an interim management statement this week and the results were nothing short of spectacular. The report, which covers the period from July 1 to November 15, says Paddy Power revenue was up a whopping 9% across the board. Much of that success was due to the blazing hot…
Major League Baseball (MLB) will be keeping a closer on suspicious sports betting patterns thanks to a deal they recently signed with London-based Sport Integrity Monitoring (SportIM). The deal is part of the MLB's ongoing efforts to insure that the integrity of the game isn't compromised by internal and external forces and was not triggered…
After nearly a decade in the online poker business Poker Heaven, a Microgaming skin, is shutting its doors for good on November 12. Poker Heaven officials are blaming over-regulation in the European market for their decision. In a statement posted on the company's site, a spoksperson said: After ten years as a trusted European Poker…
New Jersey state Senator Jim Whelan has introduced a bill that would put daily fantasy sports (DFS) sites under the regulatory thumb of the state's Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE). That's terrible news for an industry that's bee free falling since news of an insider trading scandal broke last month. The various pieces of Whelan's…
Gaming revenue in Macau was down for the month of September while revenue on the Las Vegas Strip recorded a slight uptick. It turns out that both of these numbers are being influenced by the same source...Mainland China. On the island of Macau, the revenue slump that just won't end has now reached its 17…
PokerStars and its parent company Amaya Gaming recently sent out a message to their New Jersey players who had accounts prior to Black Friday asking them to please cash out as soon as possible. In an e-mail that went out out on Thursday night, the company told the group of hard luck players that the…
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