The State of New Jersey has just added daily fantasy sports to its roster of legal, regulated games. Under a new law signed by Governor Chris Christie on Thursday afternoon, the controversial game will be regulated by the state’s Division of Consumer Affairs and not by the Division of Gaming Enforcement. This is a big…
Paddy Power is back in the media spotlight with an edgy promotion that skirts the lines of UK advertising standards. Late last week, the cheeky Irish bookmaker dove into the Floyd Mayweather/Conor McGregor fight hype with a promotion that attempted to complement Mayweather, while using a racially charged term. The mini-drama started on Thursday when…
A group of former Absolute Poker and UltimateBet players are set to divide more than $33 million in a settlement of accounts that were frozen on Black Friday. The surprise settlement will be administered by the Garden City Group and is a serendipitous result of another massive Black Friday settlement. The Absolute Poker UltimateBet settlement…
Mayweather-McGregor is boxing's biggest event in a long time, and it doesn't even involve two boxers. But Saturday night's weird grudge match between two, less-than-likable athletes, could also be a big opportunity for casino affiliates to snag a few fresh conversion. Here's everything you need to know about promoting a seriously weird sporting event. There's…
DraftKings, the once ubiquitous US daily fantasy sports site, is looking to expand its international operations to Ireland. It's the first major expansion announcement from the company since US regulators put the brakes on its proposed merger with its biggest rival, FanDuel. News of the proposed expansion was first reported by business news site Fora.com…
William Hill, one of the UK's largest bookmakers, is entering a deal with the Arena Racing Company (ARC) which will have them opening six new betting shops at ARC tracks across the UK. It's a deal that allows William Hill to expand its UK footprint, while also thumbing its nose at one of its biggest…
Paddy Power has a reputation for being the online gambling operator that's willing to push the envelope when it comes to online marketing on social media. That reputation, however, may have caught up with the Irish bad boys this week when their Twitter account (@paddypower) was briefly suspended for violating the social media service's terms…
Late last week, Aristocrat Leisure announced that it is acquiring Plarium, an Israeli social gaming firm, in a deal worth right around $500 million (USD). It's a move designed to catapult the well known slot machine maker into the digital marketplace in a significant manner. Filings surrounding the deal were filed with Australian financial regulators…
Land-based casinos are dealing with a challenge that casino affiliates are all too familiar with, converting players. Only in this case, the casinos are struggling with the challenge of converting e-sports players into traditional gamblers; the kind who sit at the tables and lose big bucks over extended periods. It's a massive challenge that could…
The island nation of Antigua has named online gambling legend Calvin Ayre as a Special Economic Envoy charged with advising the country's leaders on blockchain and bitcoin technology. It's a move designed to help reinvigorate the nation's struggling internet gambling sector, and also a bit of a thumb of the nose at the United States.…
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