Problem gambling is never a good thing, but the prospect of problem gamblers being locked in their houses with nothing else to do was the stuff of nightmares in the early days of the pandemic. Nowhere was this fear more pronounced than in the UK, where anti-gambling forces are keen to point out any perceived…
Ever since it was just a distant dream, regulated sports betting in New Jersey seemed destined for success. After all, New Jersey came into the game with a mature gambling market, a dense population, and legions of fans rooting for a variety of regional teams. But even the Garden State's most dreamy-eyed optimists could hardly…
Betting markets across the world adjusting to the daily twists and turns of the upcoming US presidential election with a major shift in favor of the challenger, Joe Biden. Biden is pulling at around -200 in most markets. The incumbent, however is at +188 this week in hat is amounting to a major crash. Of…
DraftKings has recently confirmed that it has joined the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA). It's a move that will significantly enhance the operator's ability to monitor international betting markets for the kinds of anomalies that suggest potential match-fixing and point shaving activities. The IBIA operates in markets across the globe and is considered to be…
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) is reporting a sizable drop in gambling activity across the country as the COVID-19 quarantine drags on. The August 2020 dip suggests that gambling critics were a bit off base in their predictions about what would happen to locked down punters. Overall, August 2020 gambling activity was down across the…
FansUnite is partnering with Pinnacle Solutions on an esports data and odds feed into its Chameleon Gaming Platform in a major market move. It's another example of the growing eSports betting market and the opportunities it's creating. Under the terms of the deal, FanUnite will have increased access and exposure to GRID eSports events. It's…
If you're gambling in Australia and you love the convenience of funding your good times with your Bank Australia credit or debit card, we've got some bad news for you. According to a recent report on BusinessInsider.com, Bank Australia will prohibit the use of its credit cards for gambling transactions as of December 1, 2020.…
For decades, American legal scholars and sports fans debated what the impact of regulated sports betting would have on the American landscape. On the one hand, you had Pollyanna-types in professional sports screaming that legal sports betting would be the end of sports as we knew it. On the other hand, you had supporters who…
Betfair and GVC Holdings both had recent run ins with the UK Advertising Standards Authority that left one of the operators cleared of all wrongdoing and one walking away with a slap on the wrist. Betfair won out over an absolutely absurd complaint, while GVC Holdings was chided for maybe suggesting that gambling was a…
Caesars Entertainment is shaking up the regulated US sports betting market with the purchase of UK operator William Hill. The blockbuster deal has Caesars shelling out a whopping $3.75 billion for William Hill's operations in a deal that has major ramifications for US gaming markets. At the core of this deal is Caesars' desire to…
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