French gambling regulators were singularly unimpressed with a recent tweet from the French operator Winamax which was perceived by some to be homophobic. Though the regulators ultimately found the company had done nothing wrong in the matter, it stirred up an unwelcome flurry of social media activity that is the stuff of nightmares. Winamax's social…
It's hard to believe that there was a time when the idea of regulated sports betting in the United States seemed about as likely as reality-TV star becoming President, or the whole world shutting down to help mitigate an out-of-control virus, but here we are. Just two years after the Supreme Court put the decision…
The Sahara Las Vegas casino is not making plans for a permanent shutdown. That's the message the company wants the world to know and they're not afraid to back up that assertion in a court of law. It's a message that the Las Vegas blog Vital Vegas is learning the hard way after reporting rumors…
Sports Illustrated, the magazine, is looking to make a move into sports betting, the industry in the very near future. According to a report on LegalSportsBetting.com, the storied magazine has its eyes on getting partnered up with an operator of one kind or another by the end of 2020. It's a move leverages one of…
BetMGM is adding to its rapidly expanding portfolio of name brand partnerships after inking a deal with NASCAR to become their authorized gaming partner. Under the terms of the deal, BetMGM will be emphasizing in-race wagering, and a variety of content. It's a big deal for the sport betting operator and puts it, pretty much,…
PointsBet is expanding its US footprint in a major way after signing a partnership with Kroenke Sports and Entertainment in Denver, Colorado. Under the terms of the deal, PointsBet will be promoting Kroenke's major league teams and have naming rights to some portions of the Pepsi Center. As the owner of the Denver Nuggets, Colorado…
William Hill is shutting the doors on 119 gaming shops in the UK in a move that's meant to mitigate the train-wreck damage of the COVID-19-infected world economy. The company is actually in pretty good shape considering the global pandemic and its impact on any gambling operator with land-based exposure. Part of William Hill's long-term…
FanDuel is rapidly emerging as a market leader in the emerging U.S. sports betting marketand is a setting the standard for what regulated American wagering is going to look like. But being at the head of the pack also means that you'll be the first one to run into new challenges as a recent incident…
The emerging regulated sports betting market is proving to be a difficult one to predict. While it's not surprising to find that Americans are gaga over over betting, it's what they're betting on that's turning out to be very interesting for sportsbook operators. After all, when ping pong markets dominate the spring season and the…
How much have US professional sports leagues changed their attitudes towards sports betting since since the Supreme Court okay'd regulated sports betting just two years ago? Just this week the PGA Tour signed on BetMGM as their official betting partner. It's another notch in the belts of the bookies as regulated wagering moves out from…
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