The World Poker Tour (WPT) is offering a record $40 million guaranteed prize pool for this year's championship at the WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas. This year's guaranteed prize pool eclipses the previous record of $15 million, which was set at last year's WPT World Championship. With so much in potential prize money…
If any Ontario sports betting operators are hoping to snare Jamie Foxx as a spokesman for their brands, they've got until February 28, 2024 to seal the deal and air the ads. That's because the The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has banned the use of celebrity endorsements of regulated sportsbook beginning February…
The Big 12 is hiring U.S. Integrity to monitor sports betting across the conference watching for irregular betting patterns and, more importantly, to insure that student athletes are not betting on their own teams. It's a case of closing the barn door after the horses have run out, since the league is already dealing with…
The Iowa State University football program's recent betting scandal, and subsequent criminal charges, is proving to be an another example of the dangers and challenges of regulated sports betting in the United States. Earlier this week, ISU quarterback Hunter Dekkers and three others were charged with a number of gambling-related offenses including tampering with evidence…
Betr Holdings is expanding its product portfolio with the launch of Betr Picks, a daily fantasy sports (DFS) site. Betr Picks is set to launch across 24 states and will, like all Betr products, benefit greatly from its association with Youtube sensation and part owner, Jake Paul. Betr Picks is aimed at capturing the attention…
888 Holdings has named gaming industry veteran Per Widerström as their new Chief Executive. Widerström brings more than 17 years of international gaming industry experience to the position and is taking one of the UK's larges - a company that is known for massive success and few recent missteps. Widerström's most recent position was as…
Norsk Tipping, Norway’s government-run gambling monopoly has a lot of market advantages that traditional operators could only imagine. The state operator recently said the quiet part about monopolies quite loudly when it recently announced that it will be cutting its overall advertising budget by 20 percent. The order to cut out a fifth of Norsk…
Massachusetts gaming regulators have rejected a request from DraftKings to offer regulated wagers on the controversial, Saudi government-backed LIV Golf. Members of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission were unanimous in their decision and did not mince words when it came to describing exactly why events in the upstart golf tour will not be available to Massachusetts…
Betclic will be the Ultimate Fighting Championship's (UFC) first-ever betting partner in France, Portugal and Poland under the terms of a deal that was signed earlier this week. The deal marks a major move forward for the UFC as it builds its presence in France, and other countries where the sport was either illegal or…
For many decades, Las Vegas casinos have enforced some very strict no-photo policies on their casino floors. The idea was that it would prevent inventive casino cheats from using information gleaned from snapshots in their schemes. Now, the MGM Grand in Las Vegas is experimenting with a new selfie-friendly casino photo policy that's aimed at…
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