California is one of the great untapped sports betting markets in America, and it's going to stay untapped for the foreseeable future. Late last week, the deadline for getting a sports betting bill on the Golden State's 2020 ballot passed by, leaving Cali sports betting enthusiasts behind. The reason for the failure of the sports…
When the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued its new interpretation of the Wire Act of 1961 earlier this year, it was a move that clearly hadn't been thought out very well. After all, the idea that gambling operators would cease activities like interstate lotteries, poker pools, and daily fantasy sports overnight would be some pretty…
Regulators at Netherlands’ Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Dutch gambling authority, are introducing a new set of fines for operators who flout the country's recently liberalized gambling laws. It's yet another sign that anything like a free ride for operators who work outside of the law in Europe is a thing of the past. The KSA announced…
Betfair, the UK-based gambling operator, recently scored a victory over the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in a case that highlights the utter absurdity of the UK gaming market in 2019. In the matter, Betfair was cleared of any wrongdoing with regards to an advertisement that featured a "controversial" use of the word "smart." The…
Gaming regulators in Nevada are rejecting a request from Major League Baseball (MLB) to stop taking bets on spring training games. It's the latest example of a professional sports league making an absurd demand to the gaming industry, and getting rebuffed in the process. According to a report from the Associated Press, MLB officials made…
iDEA Growth, a trade group that lobbies in favor of online gambling in the US, is launching a challenge to the Department of Justice's (DOJ) recent re-interpretation of the Wire Act of 1961. The group filed their challenge in the District Court of New Hampshire and is the third body to officially challenge the stunning…
How young is too young to be playing the lottery? That's a question that UK gambling operators are facing this week after UK Sport Minister Mims Davies announced her desire to raise the minimum age for purchasing lottery tickets and scratch cards from 16 to 18. Davies made her comments in an interview with House…
Spelinspektionen, the Swedish gambling regulatory body, has a message for international operators who are operating in the newly opened Swedish remote gaming market: bonuses are a one-time deal for the first time a player signs up. That means that name-brand operators will be without one of their key marketing, and retention, tools - the deposit…
After nearly three and a half years of deliberation and discussion, the Dutch Senate has approved a new bill that will radically restructure the country’s online gambling market. Under the terms of the new deal, international gambling operators will have access to Dutch players via an as-yet-to-be-determined licensing system. According to a report on CalvinAyre.com,…
Are free-to-play casinos really free? That's the question being asked in a lawsuit that was recently filed in Washington State by an aggrieved player who lost $3,000 at Big Fish Casino. Manasa Thimmegowd, of Washington State is the lead plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit against Australian gaming giant Aristocrat that could shake up the social…
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