Lawmakers in Illinois are adding language to a sports betting bill that bars "bad actors" from participating in their marketplace. It's a move that's aimed at keeping daily fantasy sports and sports betting giants, FanDuel and DraftKings, out of the state's gaming market. Late last week, an amendment was added to HB3308 stating, "No sports…
When the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) set out recently to find out whether or not online gambling operators were targeting children with their online ads, they used a unique research method. For all intents and purposes, the ASA set a trap by using avatars (or online profiles) that were set up to look like…
Lawmakers in Puerto Rico are considering a measure that would legalize and regulate sports betting in the island nation. It's a move that could, potentially, generate tens of millions of dollars a year in tax revenue for the cash-starved country. Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló strongly supports the measure and believes it can deliver some…
The Nevada Gaming Commission is rolling back a decades-old ruling that banned wagering on baseball games that are played within the borders of their state. It's yet another example of the diminishing influence of the professional sports leagues on sports betting in the United States. The ban, which had been in place since 1985, was…
After years of debate, today's the day that major reforms aimed at curbing problem gambling in the UK go into effect. For UK-facing gambling operators with a retail presence, this means that fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs), which were once a license to print money, will no longer be the cash cow they once were. What…
In most parts of the world, a partnership between a sports betting operator and a professional sports league isn't exactly front page news. But in the United States, where the wall between professional sports and sports betting is rapidly falling, it's still big news. That's why the recent news that William Hill has been announced…
Three years ago, the thought of a US sports arena that included plans for a sportsbook that fans could access during games would have been unthinkable. But that's exactly what Ted Leonsis, owner of the the Washington Wizards and the Washington Capitals, has planned for the Capitol One Arena in Washington D.C. According to a…
In world of credit cards and electronic money, the land-based casino has always stood out as a sort of temple of cash. In fact, most land-based gamblers have always had a preference for both purchasing chips, and collecting their winnings in cash. But recently there's been a push in the town of Delta, British Columbia…
William Hill is one of the UK's biggest, and most successful, gambling operators. The sprawling company operates more than 2,000 retail shops, a very robust online presence, and is expanding its operations to the burgeoning US market. So why is it also asking the landlords of its brick-and-mortar shops for a massive reduction in rent?…
A former casino executive for Boyd Gaming is suing the company for alleged acts of racial and sexual discrimination. Among the claims made by former sales director Kim Carpenter is that the company avoids booking musical acts that would attract large African American or Hispanic audiences to its casinos. Carpenter, whose duties included booking acts…
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