Stephen Cohen has been approved to serve another four-year term as the Commissioner of the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC). That's great news if you like getting a full response to your crazy-pants complaint about gambling advertisements, but not as great if you're in charge of running a UK-facing gambling operation. Cohen's re-commission to the UKGC…
One of the foundational rules of sports betting is that the ticket stands as written. If a casino sportsbook writes a ticket, no matter how absurd or out-of-sorts it seems, they are are on the hook to honor it. That's a lesson the ticket-writers at the Bellaggio Las Vegas are learning the hard way after…
A recent report from the French Government about Franco gambling habits is chock full of bad news for operators. The report, titled, LES PROBLEMES LIES AUX JEUX D’ARGENT EN FRANCE, EN 2019 (Problems Related to Games of Money in France 2019) suggests that, overall, gambling is down in France, but problem gambling is increasing. Even…
The casinos of Nevada truly set the standard for how the gambling industry operates across the planet. That's what makes the recent news that Nevada's casinos, including those on the world famous Vegas Strip, suffered a revenue disaster that feels downright apocalyptic. All told, the combined revenue of all of Nevada's casinos came in at…
Is regulated sports betting in the United States cursed? If you're a US-facing operator, this idea might not seem all that far-fetched. After all, just when things really get going, live sporting events across the world are flat out cancelled. But there's always football season, right? Well, maybe not. In a move that should send…
One of regulated gambling's selling points is that casinos, and other regulated operators, can act as the eyes and ears for law enforcement when it come to suspicious actions. For example, let's say that a man repeatedly walked into a big Las Vegas casino to cash in piles of chips, but he doesn't really gambler…
Remember back in the old days when most Americans thought gambling was a bit immoral and seedy? Well, those days are gone forever according to a recent Gallup Poll. The survey takers chatted with Americans recently and found that 71 percent of them thought gambling was "morally acceptable." That's the highest percentage of Americans holding…
The global COVID-19 pandemic is rapidly altering how the world views online gambling. In some places, such as the UK and the EU, governments are trying to limit online operators based in an effort to help protect problem gamblers. In other places, such as Chile, government regulators are attempting to tear down barriers to regulated…
When the world went into lockdown during the winter and spring of 2020, land-based casinos shut down with them. With their favorite land-based casinos closed, gambling critics worried that frequent gamblers would turn into problem gamblers as they shifted their activities online. As it turns out, those worrywarts got themselves all worked up for nothing.…
Tribal gaming interests have, once again, killed a bill that would have legalized California sports betting. It's not the first time the powerful lobby has gotten its way in the Golden State and isn't likely to be the last. Early this week, California Senator Bill Dodd pulled SCA-6, a bill that would have both allowed…
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