Attorneys for UK bookmaker William Hill have resolved a very odd copyright infringement suit against FanDuel, their number one rival in the budding New Jersey sports betting market, according to a report from the Associated Press. It's the conclusion to an extremely odd story that neatly illustrates how closely the US sports betting industry resembles…
US-facing operators were stunned earlier this week by news that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) is reversing the 2011 opinion on the 1961 Wire Act, the one that made online gambling legal. But late Tuesday, the DOJ granted a 90-day reprieve so that operators can adjust their businesses to the new rules, according to…
The US Department of Justice has reversed its 2011 opinion on the Wire Act of 1964 and is now saying that the Act applies to all online gambling, not just sports betting. This is a major development in US gaming law and could have a massive impact on the budding US market. What's at issue…
Lottoland, the Australian digital lottery operator, just can’t seem to catch a break in the Land Down Under. Ever since a bruising legal battle halted Lottoland from offering wagering on Aussie lotteries, the company has tweaked its business model to emphasize wagering on financial markets instead. That tweak has spawned not one, but three separate…
Is the US sports betting market slowly morphing into a copy of its UK and Australian counterparts? One might draw that conclusion after hearing about an NBA broadcast that’s overlayed with betting statistics or by the news that New Hampshire lawmakers are considering a bill that would legalize standalone betting shops. Under the terms of…
The District of Columbia (Washington DC) City Council has determined that an emergency action is not necessarily the best way to implement its effort to legalize sports betting in the US capitol. After initially deciding that the DC Lottery should take the reigns and make placing a wager on the Nationals as easy as buying…
NBC Sports is about to make US broadcast history by airing sports betting friendly broadcast of an NBA game to local viewers in the Washington DC area. It's a bold move for the broadcasting giant and a major leap forward for the budding American sports betting market. The televised broadcast of the Washington Wizards vs…
Are Dutch gambling regulators taking a page from their UK counterparts and seriously putting the heat on the international online gambling industry? The answer to that question is both yes and no. In 2018, the he Netherlands’ Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) gaming regulatory body issued €1,709,800 ($1.93 million UDS) to gaming operators for gambling companies that “illegally”…
2019 is only days old but workers at MGM Resorts are already looking forward to 2020 with a sense of dread and unease. That’s because the gaming industry giant is preparing to boost profits by as much as $300 million and that boost is going to be funded by as many as 2,000 layoffs. MGM…
November 2018 was a month to be thankful for if you happen to own a Las Vegas casino. Casinos up and down the famed Las Vegas Strip reported big revenue gains for the month thanks to the surprise resurgence of baccarat as a revenue driving force. According to the latest numbers released by the Nevada…
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