Valve Corporation, a leading worldwide video developer, is limiting sales of loot box keys on its massively popular Counter Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) game, but not for the reasons you might be expecting. While debate rages about loot box culture and its potential role as a gateway to problem gambling, Valve is taking a look at…
Yahoo Sports and BetMGM are entering into a major partnership that's set to bring regulated sports betting content to a massivenew US audience. This partnership illustrates exactly how far regulated sports betting has moved into the American mainstream and how unlikely it is to ever return to its black market days. Under the terms of…
Is facial recognition technology the answer to the online gambling industry's challenges with age and identity verification? That's a question that was asked recently by the Australian Department of Home Affairs. Officials are considering exactly that sort of plan but, not surprisingly, there are privacy issues that need to be considered before any online gambling…
Betclic Everest Group is getting ready to exit the UK online gambling market once and for all. According to Betclic Everest officials, the reason for the abrupt withdrawal is all about getting out of a crowded, highly competitive marketplace that's just not worth the time. Company officials informed affiliates and players last week that all…
What region is generating the most suspicious wagers in the entire world of sports betting? According to a recent report by the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA), it's Europe. More specifically, it's European soccer and tennis that are generating a good chunk of those suspicious bets. But the question here is whether or not this…
Gary Smeaton and Kris Shenton walked into their local William Hill outlet earlier this year with spirits soaring. After all, the two UK punters were getting ready to live out every sports bettor's fondest dream. The two men held a long shot winning ticket on rugby futures that was going to pay out $30,241 on…
Are video game loot boxes actually a form of gambling? More and more regulatory authorities and government agencies across the world are taking a hard look at this incredibly popular element of contemporary gaming and coming to the same conclusion. The most recent example of this phenomenon came this week when the children's commissioner for…
Pennsylvania's budding regulated sports industry saw revenue boom in September as American football hit its full stride. That boost from football carried over into all sides of the industry as Keystone State gambling operators saw increases in action pretty much across the board. In many ways, this is exactly what the gaming industry was hoping…
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman wasn't always a fan of regulated sports. Like most high level sports executives, Bettman publicly disdained wagering and worried about the impact it would have on the integrity of the game. But these days, Bettman has stopped worrying and learned to love sports betting. At the recent Global Gaming Expo in…
Regulated online gambling is still relatively new in Mexico, but the industry's youth hasn't kept Mexican lawmakers from considering a hefty new tax for operators. Under a new tax regimen proposed by members of the Morena Party, online gambling operators would pay a whopping 20 percent tax on their revenue. The gambling tax proposal was…
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