Colorado lawmakers have introduced a bill that would leave the decision as to whether not to legalize sports betting to the voters. It's an ambitious bill that must be debated and put to the General Assembly before their session closes on May 3. The bill was introduced by Democratic House Majority Leader Alec Garnett and…
The concept of open markets is relatively simple, especially when applied to gambling markets that were once dominated by government monopolies. In the perfect, theoretical world, a market is opened to competition and the monopoly (which has never had to provide good service because it's never had any competition) sees its share of the market…
LeoVegas is under fire for allegedly sending marketing materials to a problem gambler who was using stolen money to fund gambling sprees and had already been flagged as a potential gambling addict by the company. Is this a case of negligence, or an inevitable result of the complexity of the gaming business and its myriad…
There's a reason why many sportsbooks don't offer proposition betting on the outcome of reality TV shows and dramas and DirecTV (an American cable provider) proved that point this weekend. According to a report on TMZ, DirecTV accidentally aired the much anticipated premiere episode of Game of Thrones four hours ahead of its scheduled time…
UK lawmakers are considering a ban on the use of credit cards for gambling purchases, including deposits to online gambling accounts. It's the latest example of an ongoing effort to curb problem gambling by any means necessary, but what kind of impact would such a ban have on the online gambling industry? Banning the use…
Sports betting in New Jersey is a gift that just keeps on giving to the Garden State and its wager-happy residents. That fact was made clear when the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) released its figures for March 2019 sports betting revenue which, once again, set a new record for the state. According…
Representatives of Australian online gambling operator PointBet recently appeared before a magistrate in the New South Wales District Court to face charges of illegally promoting deposit bonuses. They're just the latest operator to face the wrath of the law in New South Wales as regulators crack down on practices, such as deposit bonuses, that have…
When the US Department of Justice recently re-wrote its interpretation of the Wire Act of 1961 to ban interstate gambling, it had not intention of impacting interstate lotteries such as the Powerball. That's what Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told a judge in a memo recently filed in a case filed by the New Hampshire…
Lawmakers in Alaska are considering a bill (HB 103) that would legalize some forms of commercial gambling in the state, including California-style card rooms. But opponents of the bill say that Alaska is a petri dish for addiction and that allowing any new forms of gambling there would be a really bad idea. The bill…
After 13 years of trying to make it in the cutthroat world of online poker and sports betting, RedKings is calling it quits at the end of the month, according to an announcement on its website. It's a tacit admission by the company that online poker is just too competitive a space for smaller operators…
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