College sports' governing body, the NCAA, is backing off of its long-held policy of banning championship games in states that offer regulated sports betting. This unusual tip of the hat to the reality of modern life opens the door to NCAA basketball tournaments and football playoffs in scary sports betting-friendly locations like Nevada, West Virginia…
It's no secret that UK-facing gambling operators are under heavy scrutiny from the UK Gambling Commission and the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). Every ad an operator publishes or airs is, seemingly, examined under a microscope to insure that it's up to snuff. Not surprisingly, plenty of ads are deemed "offensive" or - even worse…
Zynga, the venerable social gaming pioneer, clocked in a record amount of revenue in Q1 2018 with a whopping $265 million passing through its doors during the three months ending on March 31, 2019. As is so often the case in the upside down world of social gaming, that record revenue haul did not actually…
Late last week the Pennsylvania Supreme Court delivered some bad news for the Keystone State's poorest performing casinos when they struck down a 2017 gambling expansion law. From here on out, the court said, under-performing gambling halls can no longer rely on their more successful neighbors for a helping hand when it comes to marketing…
The administrative bodies in charge of regulating UK gambling sites and shops are giving themselves a pat on the back this week. In a letter addressed to some of the biggest gambling companies in the United Kingdom, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) and Competitive Markets Authority (CMA) lavished praise on their recent joint efforts to…
UK operator Ladbrokes was criticized in a recent Daily Record for engaging in customer profiling practices that the paper says takes advantage of gambling addicts and keeps sharp players off the field entirely. Ladbrokes officials deny the allegations and suggest that the Scottish newspaper based its story on outdated and inaccurate information. At the heart…
Lawmakers in Indiana have approved an amended sports betting bill that allows for regulated wagering on professional and college sporting events. House Bill 1015 (HB 1015) opens the door for both in-person and mobile wagering at or through the state's casinos and horse race tracks. The bill is now headed to the desk of Indiana…
Government officials in Sweden are considering a very radical action in their efforts to curb online gambling addiction - a blanket ban on advertising for online casinos of any kind. It's a move that, on its face, is meant to fight problem gambling but, in reality, will provide a major boost for Sweden's former online…
Australian military veterans are joining in the fight against poker machines and other gambling devices in the Land Down Under. Members of the Returned and Services League (RSL), a group that's been active in Australia for more than 100 years, are pushing their leadership to remove poker machines from the group's clubhouses and focus more…
PokerStars' New Jersey sports betting arm has earned the unwelcome distinction of being hit with the largest fine ever levied on a Garden State sports betting operator. The unit, officially known as TSG Interactive US Services Limited, caught a $10,000 fine for accepting more than 200 wagers on a college basketball game between Rutgers University…
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