The chairman of The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. defended his country's hosting of offshore gambling sites known as POGOs as allegations of torture and other crimes swirled around the controversial gambling sites. In statements reported on by the Manila Bulletin, PAGCOR chairman and chief executive officer Alejandro H. Tengco praised licensed POGOs and their…
The days of being able to use a credit card or cyber currency to gambling online in Australia have officially come to a close thanks to the implementation of the Interactive Gambling Amendment (Credit and Other Measures) Bill 2023. The ban is part of a larger, worldwide, effort to help curb the growing issue of…
When Jaqueline Davis won $3 million playing online roulette at BetMGM in Michigan back in 2021, she thought that her ship had arrived. Her dreams of sudden wealth quickly faded when the operator refused to pay out her jackpot claiming that the game was malfunctioning. The two sides have been battling in court ever since…
A Georgia woman named Destiny Kennedy is suing VGW, the operator of popular free-to-play online casinos, for engaging in illegal gambling in her state. The lawsuit, which was filed in Georgia Northern District Court seeks to recoup the losses Kennedy incurred at the site and is seeking class-action status. If successful, Kennedy's lawsuit would force…
Washington DC and FanDuel are both looking forward to a big boost after the sports betting operator was named as the exclusive sports betting app for the nation's capital. The move comes after months of chaos, and under performance, from the previous provider Intralot. With the move, the city's leaders are expecting to see a…
Maryland voters will likely get a chance to vote on legalizing online casinos this fall after a crucial bill passed out of the Bay State House and is now headed for a vote in the Senate. If approved by the Senate, Maryland voters will have the opportunity to approve (or reject) regulated online casinos on…
The National Hockey Leauge's (NHL) postseason is one of the longest in all of sport, and it's one that Caesars Entertainment and its microbetting partner SimpleBet are looking to corner. Earlier this week the two operators released a slate of one-of-a-kind in-play bets that are aimed at pulling in hardcore hockey bettors. SimpleBet and Caesars…
Beginning in September of this year, online slot games in Great Britain will operating with a £5 ($6.24 USD) maximum stake for players 25 and £2 ($2.54 USD) for players between the ages of 18-24. It's a landmark moment for the British gaming industry as regulators take bold action on the threat of online gambling…
Fallout from last year's college baseball betting scandal involving the exchange of insider information continued this week as the NCAA and local authorities issued new sanctions in the matter. Former Alabama baseball head coach Brad Bohannon and Bert Neff both faced fresh punishments for their role in the scandal that broke last May. At the…
DraftKings CEO Jason Robbins is looking to disrupt US sports betting markets in a big way with the upcoming launch of a progressive parlay product. Speaking at the Annual Craig Hallum Online Gaming Conference 2023 Robbins said the groundbreaking product is "just weeks away" from its launch. As described, the progressive parlay allows players to…
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