Is regulated sports betting in the United States cursed? If you're a US-facing operator, this idea might not seem all that far-fetched. After all, just when things really get going, live sporting events across the world are flat out cancelled. But there's always football season, right? Well, maybe not. In a move that should send…
One of regulated gambling's selling points is that casinos, and other regulated operators, can act as the eyes and ears for law enforcement when it come to suspicious actions. For example, let's say that a man repeatedly walked into a big Las Vegas casino to cash in piles of chips, but he doesn't really gambler…
Remember back in the old days when most Americans thought gambling was a bit immoral and seedy? Well, those days are gone forever according to a recent Gallup Poll. The survey takers chatted with Americans recently and found that 71 percent of them thought gambling was "morally acceptable." That's the highest percentage of Americans holding…
The global COVID-19 pandemic is rapidly altering how the world views online gambling. In some places, such as the UK and the EU, governments are trying to limit online operators based in an effort to help protect problem gamblers. In other places, such as Chile, government regulators are attempting to tear down barriers to regulated…
When the world went into lockdown during the winter and spring of 2020, land-based casinos shut down with them. With their favorite land-based casinos closed, gambling critics worried that frequent gamblers would turn into problem gamblers as they shifted their activities online. As it turns out, those worrywarts got themselves all worked up for nothing.…
Tribal gaming interests have, once again, killed a bill that would have legalized California sports betting. It's not the first time the powerful lobby has gotten its way in the Golden State and isn't likely to be the last. Early this week, California Senator Bill Dodd pulled SCA-6, a bill that would have both allowed…
Last week a multi-partisan group of UK lawmakers dropped a bombshell on the UK-facing gambling industry. Wouldn't it be great, they said, if gambling operators simply couldn't advertise? It's a radical solution aimed at helping out a small group of problem gamblers that makes use of sledge hammer tactics when a precise tool would likely…
Nevada casino regulators have learned the hard way that, given the opportunity, most people will not act in their best interest. Bearing that in mind, the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) is issuing a new mandate requiring table game players and spectators to wear masks in an effort to combat the spread of COVID-19. Las…
The luck of this Irish was definitely not with Irish bookmakers this week as the flip-flopped from pandemic closure to joyous reopening and back to closure - all in the course of just 24 hours. The Irish bookmaker's shocking back-and-forth started last week when a number of shops believed they had the all clear to…
One of the hard and fast rules of gambling is that the house always wins, but Australian operator Sportsbet is proving that rule can be bent. Sportsbet is on the hook for $93,000 (AUD) ($64,000 USD) after allowing a self-excluded player wager more than $150,000 without picking up on the fact that he shouldn't have…
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