The CEOs of William Hill, Flutter Entertainment (aka Paddy Power Betfair), and GVC, owner of Ladbrokes have all declined an offer from the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on gambling harm to discuss their efforts to curb gambling addiction. All three executives had previously agreed to attend the meeting, which still took place with other gaming…
Earlier this week, the NFL's Green Bay Packers announced that the Oneida Casino would henceforth be the official casino of the Green Bay Packers. It's a move that would have seemed unthinkable a few years back, but it illustrates the rapidly changing relationship between America's most popular sports league and gambling industry. The announcement, which…
Mark Goodram and Jon-Ross Watson thought their ship had arrived the day they purchased a UK lotto scratch ticket that paid off to the tune of £4 million ($4.88 million USD). UK lottery officials, however, said, "not so fast" when they discovered that the pair purchased the winning ticket with a debit card that didn't…
Rhode Island lottery officials are ordering the removal of more than 350 slot machines at the state's Twin Rivers Casino. The machines, which are operated by International Gaming Technology (IGT) haven't been meeting the profit standards set by the state, but that's only part of the story. Rhode Island's gambling market is currently gripped by…
Advertising for online gambling operators in Germany has more than tripled over the past five years, according to a new study. That number would be impressive in any market but it's even more impressive when you consider that online gambling isn't even legal in most parts of that particular country. So how does this dynamic…
Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo is facing an official ethics inquiry for her cozy relationship with International Gaming Technology (IGT). Raimondo is accused of providing the international gaming technology powerhouse with a sweetheart deal, no-bid, monopoly on the Rhode Island lottery and slot machines in a deal worth more than $1 billion. At the heart…
Would most children know a gambling advertisement when they saw one? Are gambling operators doing enough to make certain that they're not knowingly, or unknowingly, marketing their products to underage players? When it comes to the world e-sports and e-sports wagering, the answer appears to be a hard no on both counts. That's the conclusion…
Lottoland, Australia's embattled digital lottery operator, scored a big win in an Australian court recently when a judge ruled their products are not games of chance. It's a critical determination for a company that's seen its products attacked by Aussie news peddlers, who aren't too keen on sharing the lottery market with new competitors. Lottoland's…
Dutch gaming regulators have issued a €470,000 ($512,000 USD) fine to the Kindred Group for violations racked up by its subsidiary Unibet in the Dutch gambling market, according to a report from DutchNews.nl. Unibet joins plenty of other name brand international operators who are feeling the heat from increased enforcement of gaming regulations by governments…
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has a message for for both licensed and black market online gambling operators working in his country, your business is not welcome here. Late last week, Sen issued a directive ordering an end to the licensing of new online casinos and the shuttering of existing operations, which he deemed as…
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