GambleAware, the UK charity, is launching a new campaign aimed destigmatizing problem gamblers and getting those suffering with gambling problems the help they need. It's an ambitious and worthy goal, especially given the fact that the group's own research suggests that two-thirds of all problem gamblers will never seek any kind of professional assistance. According…
The Florida Supreme Court rejected West Flager Associate's bid to halt the Hard Rock Seminole's launch of mobile sports betting products statewide. Officials at West Flagler, which is a parimutuel outfit that runs jai alai operations, argued unsuccessfully that the State of Florida was acting outside of its authority to authorize new gambling products by…
The American Gaming Association (AGA) is reporting that the third quarter of 2023 was the most successful Q3 the US-facing industry has ever seen. According to the AGA's Commercial Gaming Revenue Tracker, American gaming operators hauled in an astounding $16.17 billion worth of revenue during the period covering August, September and October of this year.…
The International Betting Integrity Association's (IBIA) report on suspicious betting activity for Q3 2023 turned out to be a bit of a good news/bad news situation. On the good news side, the IBIA report shows that the number of overall suspicious wagers is dropping over time. The bad news is that a full 30 percent…
ESPN BET launched this week in 17 states and is expected to be a major player in the regulated US sports betting market. The new sportsbook is a team effort by Penn Entertainment and ESPN and will be using the network's considerable reach among sports fans to build its customer base. When it launched, ESPN…
Striking Detroit casino workers are calling on the public to support their cause by boycotting online casinos and sportsbooks. Representatives from UNITE HERE Local 24 are setting up a virtual picket line meant to keep players from patronizing FanDuel, ESPN BET, Hollywood iCasino, and BetMGM, all of which are affiliated with Detroit's land-based casinos, until…
ESPN employees are discouraged, but not banned, from placing bets on the new ESPN BET sportsbook when it launches later this week. That's just one of the guidelines offered by the sports behemoth to its employees under new sport betting guidelines governing the sports network's employees on what is expected to be an extremely popular…
In the wake of multiple, career-ending scandals, the NCAA, college athletics' governing body, is adjusting its rules for dealing with players who get caught betting on their own sports. Under a new change instituted last week by the Division I Council Coordination Committee, student athletes will be granted a measure of mercy in certain situations…
A group of six of the largest casino affiliates in the United States are banding together to form a new group aimed at promoting responsible gambling. The Responsible Gambling Affiliate Association (RGAA) includes representatives from Better Collective, Catena Media, Gambling.com Group, Oddschecker, Spotlight Sports Group, and XL Media, and is just launching this month. Though…
Massachusetts gaming regulators have very nearly approved the long-awaited launch of ESPN BET this week. The re-brand of Barstool Sportsbook could be an industry-changing event, but the Massachusetts Gaming Commission's questions about how ESPN plans to limit its gambling content to minors did make for a few last minutes concessions from the sports news behemoth.…
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