DraftKings' use of "risk-free' bets as a promotion is coming under heavy fire in the state of New York. Earlier this week, a New York resident, and DraftKings customer, named Samantha Guery filed a class-action lawsuit against the sports betting giant in the Southern District of New York alleging the practice amounts to deceptive advertising.…
The NBA is banning former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter from the league indefinitely after an investigation revealed he had been betting on his own sport, and sharing insider information with high-stakes gamblers. It's a very serious punishment aimed at showing the world that the NBA takes its gambling policies very seriously. Porter, the investigation…
New Jersey's red-hot igaming market soared to new heights in March as it hit $197.2 million in revenue - a new monthly record. While igaming and sports betting continue to see monthly and annual gains, the big picture for the states land-based casinos in Atlantic City continues to be muddled. The Garden State has held…
Washington DC and FanDuel are both looking forward to a big boost after the sports betting operator was named as the exclusive sports betting app for the nation's capital. The move comes after months of chaos, and under performance, from the previous provider Intralot. With the move, the city's leaders are expecting to see a…
The strange, and sad, case of Ippei Mizuhara, the longtime friend and interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is expected to take another major turn this week. According to multiple sources, Mizuhara will be pleading guilty to a variety of bank fraud and illegal gambling charges as part of a plea deal with…
In the United States of America, the public's desire for regulated sports betting oftentimes trumps their lawmaker's abilities to move forward the legislation required to sustain regulated sports betting. Nowhere is that dynamic more clear than in the state of Georgia, where lawmakers recently failed to come up with a sports betting bill that they…
The Tropicana Las Vegas shut its doors this week after an amazing 67-year run that helped define the very image of Las Vegas cool. During its storied run, the Tropicana Las Vegas played host to Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack, James Bond, and more members of organized crime than a country club prison. But…
Nevada gaming operators continued their run of good fortune in February as big events like the Super Bowl, and a red-hot baccarrat market, pushed revenue to $1.34 billion for the month. That number marks an 8.5 percent leap over February 2023 and a 4 percent jump over January 2024's $1.28 billion. (By way of comparison,…
How do sportsbooks decide who to impose betting limits and why? That's a question that the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) is asking and Massachusetts-facing operators may not like the answers that the commissioners come up. The issue came up during a recent public comment session and has been picking up steam with commissioners ever since.…
NCAA President Charlie Baker is calling on state governments to ban individual player prop bets at the college level. His plea comes after a spate of threats towards players and a rising number of betting-related scandals at colleges and universities across the country. Baker made his announcement in a recent X/Twitter posting saying, "Sports betting…
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