Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt is fighting with his state's tribal gaming interests and losing every case he brings. Governor Stitt's lousy track record in the court room stems from his belief that he can change the terms of a 2004 gambling compact without the permission of the tribes or his fellow lawmakers. Earlier this week,…
A Canadian casino CEO and his wife are in hot water after executing a clever effort to jump massive coronavirus vaccine line in the Great White North. Unfortunately, most people take a pretty dim view of this kind of chicanery and the couple are facing some pretty serious legal issues as a result of their…
There was never really any question about whether or not regulated sports betting would be a hit in the United States. After all, black market betting had been pulling in hundreds of millions of dollars a year off the books for as long as anyone could remember. But did anyone really guess how quickly regulated…
Swedish gambling regulators at the Spelinspektionen are hopping mad this week at the owners and operators of Videslots for allegedly running afoul of Swedish deposit rules for online gamblers. Company officials say that the Spelinspektionen's got it all wrong and that they're really not doing anything wrong at all. It's a game of he-said-she-said that's…
There was never really any question about whether or not regulated sports betting would be a hit in the United States. After all, black market betting had been pulling in hundreds of millions of dollars a year off the books for as long as anyone could remember. But did anyone really guess how quickly regulated…
The gambling industries has long been one of those 80/20 kind of industries. Those are the businesses where 80 percent of the revenue comes from 20 percent of the customers. More specifically, gambling operators rely on a minuscule portion of the player pool who spend disproportionate amount of cash and, therefore, generate a disproportionate amount…
There's little question that the American gambling industry is going through an extremely rough as a result of the pandemic. Land-based casinos have been hobbled by closures and occupancy restrictions, though online sports betting is offering some badly needed revenue in states where casinos are operating at limited capacity. So what's the good news? According…
The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has issued a ruling upholding a 2011 interpretation of the Federal Wire Act of 1961 that limits the scope of the Act to sport betting only. It's a major decision that negates the dark legacy of a twice-impeached Florida man who pushed to expand the Act…
UK sports betting operators are always pushing the envelope when it comes to finding new ways to wager on existing sporting matches. That sentiment could definitely be used to compliment the marketing acumen of UK operators. Unfortunately, it's also being used to help deride a bold new betting category that's been mocked and criticized by…
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) is pushing back on some wild claims made in a gaming industry-funded study on black market gambling that was produced by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). Commissioners say the industry is hiding behind the specter of black market gambling in a bid to unshackle itself of burdensome regulations aimed at curbing problem gambling.…
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