The relationship between professional sports and regulated sports betting in the United States has always been tense at best and outright hostile at its worst.The big leagues, including the NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL fought vigorously against sports betting, but one league, NASCAR, is rarely included in the conversation. That's because NASCAR is embracing America's…
UK gaming operator Ladbrokes Coral recently earned a distinction that they'd likely rather not have even heard about. This week the company was hit with a the largest fine ever issued by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC). The £5.9 million fine ($7.1 million USD) was issued after what Commission officials have referred to as "systematic…
Gaming regulators in New Zealand are considering a radical approach to curb the damages from compulsive gambling and their weapon of choice in this is the credit card. According to a report on Asia Gaming Brief (AGB), regulators at the New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs are looking to ban the use of credit cards…
When it comes to beating the odds in UK retail sports betting, Playtech seems to have come across a winning formula. Playtech BGT Sports (PBS) is reporting record-shattering numbers as it tallies up its handle for the Wimbledon tennis tournaments earlier this month. According to a Playtech press release, the company saw its handle for…
Earlier this week DraftKings inked a deal with Major League Baseball (MLB) to become one of their Authorized Gaming Operators. It's a deal that both gives DraftKings access to MLB's official data feed and shows how far the fraught relationship between professional sports and the sports betting world has become since regulated sports wagering was…
It's no secret that UK lawmakers are cracking down on gambling operators and their ability to do business. For the past few years operators have seen massive revenue drops due to laws governing maximum wagers on fixed-odds betting terminals, as well as serious scrutiny of their advertising techniques. But one area of gambling marketing has…
Spanish gaming regulators have issued a new edict that could make life slightly more complicated for sports betting operators; no wagering on games that are being played primarily by underage athletes. The new rule is part of a larger plan by the Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) to combat both match fixing and…
Tribal gaming interests in the United States have always had something of a fraught relationship with the US Government. After all, despite their status as independent entities, American Indian tribes have been under the thumb of the government in one way or another since the late 19th Century. Not surprisingly, that relationship has not always…
Irish lawmakers are considering imposing a ban on gambling products that allow players to wager on the outcome of a lottery, whether it's in Ireland, or anywhere else. Irish bookmakers, the ones who've been providing exactly that kind of product to players for more than a quarter of a century, aren't so sure that's a…
Regulators at the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) are doing a bit of a flip flop on a recent Sky Bet sports betting ad featuring sports announcer Jeff Stelling. It's an unusual situation that draws into stark relief the absurdity of the ASA's decision making process, especially when it comes to their Javert-like pursuit of…
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