The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) is throwing out online gambling as a life preserver to beleaguered local casinos who are reeling from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. It's an interesting change of course from the gambling regulator that's used to overseeing more Chinese operations than local ones. According to a recent report…
Do a rash of new regulations banning gambling ads in Spain favor state-run gaming enterprises over private ones? That's the gist of a new complaint from the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA), an EU-focused trade group that advocates on behalf of EU-facing online operators. According to recent report from GamblingNews.com, the EGBA is calling…
777.be has signed on international action film superstar Jean-Claude Van Damme (JCVD) to star in a series of commercials promoting the Belgium operator. It's a no-brainer kind of decision for 777.be given JCVD's status as the best know celebrity Belgium has ever produced. Under the terms of the deal, JCVD will star in a series…
EA Games, one of the biggest video game makers on the planet, could be on the hook for millions of Euros after a Dutch court upheld a previous ruling banning loot boxes. It's a big case that could further push the controversial video game feature into the ether and leave video game makers searching for…
Political betting markets are usually an afterthought in the frenzied world of regulated sports betting. But this year's US presidential election, and its accompanying drama, is creating an absolutely frenzied market that's like nothing the industry's ever seen. The fervor surrounding US political betting is all the more remarkable given the fact that, unless they're…
GVC Holdings is selling off its on-course bookmaking operations at horse racing tracks across the United Kingdom. It's a move that portends a grim future for UK track operators and is just another guy kick from the ongoing trauma that we know as 2020. According to a recent report in the UK Guardian, GVC Holdings…
An idea from Resorts World Las Vegas aimed at brightening the lives of beleaguered casino employees has blown up into a PR nightmare for the billion dollar enterprise. It's a story that involves some good intentions, local artists, and a serious misunderstanding of how people in the arts actually live. The good intentions side of…
Regulated sports betting in Colorado is still relatively new but, like most US regulated markets, is setting new records every month. In September 2020, Colorado's regulated sportsbooks pulled in $207.6 million in wagers. That's pretty impressive for the first the full month that included football, though Colorado bettors threw money at a variety of sports,…
Iowa gambling regulators recently hit DraftKings, and several other operators, with fines and warnings for failing to properly maintain legally mandated self-exclusion lists. But the big-time national sports betting operator and its fellow self-exclusion slackers suffered only a slap on the wrist for their failure to comply with Iowa rules and regulations. DraftKings' Iowa trouble…
Tribal gaming interests in New Mexico are speaking out against a new plan from the state's government to expand regulated gambling options in the Land of Enchantment. They say that the new plan violates a recently signed gaming pact and is illegal. For its part, the state seems more than willing to simply rip up…
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