Are Fan Duel and DraftKings colluding to control the US sports betting market in violation of US anti-trust laws? That's the allegation poised recently by Senators Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Peter Welch (D-Vt) in a recent letter to the Federal Trade Commission that was also posted on X (formerly Twitter). Senators Lee and Welch allege…
One of the unexpected outcomes of regulated sports betting in the United States was a shocking uptick in aggrieved gamblers harassing athletes who didn't live up to the expectations of their individual player props. While this kind of harassment is inexcusable at any level, it's especially bad when the target is a student athlete. That's…
Professional poker player Cory Zeidman plead guilty in a New York courtroom earlier this week to charges of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud in a scheme involving false sports betting tips. Zeidman, a resident of Long Island, and his co-conspirators ran a ring that falsely claimed to provide sports bettors with inside information…
The Darts Regulation Authority (DRA) is banning two professional dart players from official match play after both were found to have engaged in match-fixing. Leighton Bennett and Billy Warriner are barred from DRA-sanctioned events for eight and ten years respectively for their roles in rigging matches and other charges. Bennett was found guilty of fixing…
Will Texas lawmakers ever move forward on a gaming expansion bill that brings regulated sports betting to the Lone Star State? So far, they've been moving very slowly despite the efforts of big-time cash influencers like Miriam Adelson. Adelson, the widow of Sheldon Adelson and the owner of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation is throwing…
When boxing great Mike Tyson and internet superstar Jake Paul took to the ring in Texas last month, they attracted plenty of attention. One entity that was watching the fight with great interest was the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board (SACB). In the wake of the fight, and its surrounding hype, the SACB is…
Imagine a future where artificial intelligence (AI) generates personalized advertising for individual customers in real time during live betting events? That vision of the future is a vision of the present thanks to Generative AI, a new marketing tool available to Sportradar customers. Generative AI audio leverages Sportradar's aggregated data stream to provide sportsbooks with…
As regulated sports betting continues its blitz of US States, one unexpected issue has popped up over and over; harassment of college athletes by aggrieved bettors. This harassment has become so severe, both online and in-person, that state gaming regulators have been forced to take action. The latest state to join that club is Wyoming,…
The longtime practice of limiting wagers from winning sportsbook players by operators is coming under more scrutiny from state gaming commissions. Late last week the Wyoming Gaming Commission (WGC) heard a presentation from American Bettors’ Voice chairman Gadoon “Spanky” Kyrollos on the topic as part of an effort to better understand the issue. As regulated…
The battle between lottery couriers and licensed gaming operators is heating up in Texas where the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas is asking the Senate State Affairs committee to investigate the services. Online lottery couriers, the letter suggests, are providing unlicensed gambling to players and need to be banned outright, attorneys for the Kickapoo maintain.…
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