Since sports betting was legalized by the US Supreme Court in 2018, gambling of all forms has taken a much larger place in American's daily lives than it once did. Nowhere is this phenomenon more visible, and potentially dangerous, than on college campuses. That's why the NCAA is launching a new program aimed at educating…
Bruno Mars, the hugely successful performer, does not owe a gambling debt of tens of millions to MGM Resorts. Bruno Mars, who has been successfully performing at MGM hotels and casinos since 2016, is not performing to pay off those debts. Those statements from MGM Resorts are aimed at squelching some bizarre rumors that were…
A new bill making its way through the US Congress is aimed at treating gambling, especially sports betting, as a public health issue. If passed into law, the SAFE Bet Act would have a huge impact on how US-facing gambling operators advertise and use AI in their marketing plans. Sponsored by Congressman Paul Tonko (D-NY),…
One of the biggest criticisms of regulated sports betting, in the US and abroad, is that gaming operators saturate their markets with wall-to-wall advertising. According to the critics, this barrage of advertisements encourages problem and under age gambling - and Louisiana State Representative Shaun Mena wants to see it banned entirely. Mena is the lone…
Slot machines, both land-based and online, are far and away the most popular gambling products in America. This week, officials at BetMGM offered proof of that fact with the announcement that their New Jersey progressive online slot pool is now sitting at a record $4.2 million. BetMGM's progressive slots pool covers games at BetMGM, Borgata,…
Maryland voters will likely get a chance to vote on legalizing online casinos this fall after a crucial bill passed out of the Bay State House and is now headed for a vote in the Senate. If approved by the Senate, Maryland voters will have the opportunity to approve (or reject) regulated online casinos on…
The online poker business just isn't what it used to be. That's the message Entain seems to be sending to the world as it puts its once-thriving online poker business, PartyPoker for sale. It's a sale that will almost certainly result in Entain writing off a large portion of the $6 billion (USD) the company…
Are America's sports betting aficionados ready to take a long, hard look in the mirror and ask themselves, "Am I doing the right thing?". With the launch of My Stat Sheet, a suite of tools that allows players to easily determine their lifetime win/loss ratio and other personal stats, that's exactly what DraftKings is betting…
The National Hockey Leauge's (NHL) postseason is one of the longest in all of sport, and it's one that Caesars Entertainment and its microbetting partner SimpleBet are looking to corner. Earlier this week the two operators released a slate of one-of-a-kind in-play bets that are aimed at pulling in hardcore hockey bettors. SimpleBet and Caesars…
A new study showing alarming rates of youth gambling in England is raising concern among the country's lawmakers. The latest results from the Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust (YGAM) and Gamstop showed that nearly half of UK college students who gamble are spending way more than they can afford to do so. It's a…
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