Gaming regulators in Michigan are moving forward with a ban on the increasingly popular player prop pick 'ems found on daily fantasy sports (DFS)sites. The move comes as multiple states are banning the games, which lawmakers say are a form of unregulated sports betting, not DFS. The Michigan Gaming Control Board formally introduced the ban…
Paddy Power is closing down 21 of its retail betting outlets in Ireland. The move comes as Paddy Power's parent company Flutter Entertainment looks to consolidate activities in better performing outlets and move past the upheavals of the Covid-era. The 21 shops facing closure currently employ around 78 people, the vast majority of whom have…
Video game loot boxes and their appropriateness for children are under scrutiny again, this time by lawmakers in Germany. Several German lawmakers and video game industry lawyers took to the internet recently on a round table discussion sponsored by Gluecksspielwesen.de to talk about the potential harm caused by loot boxes, and some potential legislative options…
One of the unanticipated side effects of regulated sports betting has been a rash of professional football players who have been caught either placing bets from team facilities or betting on their own team. This outbreak has been especially shocking given the fate of players who have been caught betting on their own teams, such…
Over the course of the past decade, New Jersey has moved from regulated gambling backwater to truly leading the push for regulated sports betting and igaming. But being an innovator frequently comes with a price and, in New Jersey's case, that price is a problem gambling rate that's triple the national average. That's the conclusion…
The Culinary Workers Union of Nevada has overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike if ongoing negotiations with local hotels and casinos break down. Casino workers met at the Thomas & Mack Center on the UNLV campus to cast their votes on the issue and a whopping 95 percent of its 53,000 members voted affirmatively on…
The state of California is one of the potentially largest gaming markets in the United States, but is continually hobbled by the never ending battle between Indian casinos and card rooms. In the latest chapter of this battle, the The Bureau of Gambling Control (BGC) is proposing a new set of regulations that would remove…
Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts are facing five separate lawsuits in the wake of the recent cyber attack that hobbled operations at both companies. Four of the lawsuits name both companies as defendants while the fifth names only Caesars Entertainment. Though all the lawsuits are likely to be settled long before they ever see the…
BetMGM has signed comedian Chris Rock to promote the launch of their UK online gambling and sportsbook properties across a variety of media platforms. The company is looking to harness Rock's name brand star power, as well as his cache as a Vegas Strip performer, to help establish the brand as a sort of online…
The Florida Gaming Control Commission is getting very serious about cracking down on daily fantasy sports (DFS) sites that are rapidly blurring the line between DFS and actual wagering. Three licensed DFS operators, Underdog, PrizePicks, and Betr Picks, received cease and desist letters from the Commission this week warning them that the State believes they…
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