Representatives of the gaming industry are speaking out after a hearing on legalizing sports betting in Minnesota went ahead without a single voice or opinion from a regulated operator. The hearing, which took place earlier this week, was hosted by Senator John Marty and was ostensibly supposed to be about introducing legal sports betting to…
Pennsylvania gaming regulators are tweaking the rules that govern casino self-exclusion to make it tougher for problem gamblers to walk back through the doors of a casino. This week the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) voted down a measure that would automatically end self-exclusions to land-based casinos after just one year. Under current Pennsylvania law,…
Are American sports bettors willing to pay $20 a month for boosted parlay odds? That's exactly what DraftKings is thinking with its new DraftKings+ subscription service, which will offer parlay-obsessed players unlimited odds boost tokens for those risky parlays with more legs than most insects. Though DraftKings hasn't been pushing DraftKings+ to the public-at-large, its…
Does banning credit cards deposits at online casinos and sportsbooks actually reduce problem gambling? Are land-based casinos conspiring to back a nationwide credit card deposit ban? These are some of the questions that were discussed at a recent hearing to discuss legislation backed by the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS), a gaming…
For decades, sports betting enthusiasts have pointed out that wagering on the outcome of a sporting event is nearly identical to making a short-term investment in the stock market. That dictum is getting put to the test in recent days as Crypto.com, a Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange, enters the sports event trading market. Trading in sports…
Disgruntled sports bettors account for nearly half of all the online abuse aimed at professional tennis players. That's the big takeaway from a massive data set that was recently released by the International Tennis Federation, Women’s Tennis Association, the All England Lawn Tennis Club and United States Tennis Association. Tennis' governing bodies collected the data…
In 2024, Americans had their first opportunity to legally wager on the outcome of a national US election. Now, if two US Congressmen have their way, 2024 would be both the first and the last time Americans can legally wager on the outcome of an election. Late last week Representatives Andrea Salinas (D-OR) and Jamie…
In twenty months, the greyhound racing industry in New Zealand will be a thing of the past. Earlier this month, lawmakers in Wellington announced a plan that gives greyhound racing industry workers just 20 months to wrap up the industry's affairs, find homes for the dogs, and be gone forever. Though greyhound racing has existed…
Since the advent of regulated sports betting, gaming regulators have been re-evaluating their licensing frameworks and asking whether or not everyone who should have a gaming license does have a gaming license. Earlier this week the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) met to discuss whether or not sports data providers are one of those actors…
A Senate Judiciary Committee hearing that was supposed to address the Supporting Affordability and Fairness with Every Bet Act (SAFE Bet Act) was completely derailed by Senators with anti-trans agenda. Monday's hearing featured a smattering of talk regarding the status of prop bets; responsible gaming initiatives; and how much the federal government should be regulating…
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