The days of US players making "risk-free" bets on NBA games and props are coming to a close. Last week, the professional basketball league became the latest US entity to ban operators from using the phrase "risk-free" in their official promotions, and they're not likely to be the last. The problem with "risk-free" and "free"…
A recent meeting of the New York Senate Racing, Wagering, and Casino Committee turned into a gripefest by big-time operators like DraftKings and FanDuel. The operators strayed from the meeting's agenda with extended complaints about the state's sky-high 51 percent tax, and threatened to take out their feelings on consumers with threats of increased juice.…
A recent survey conducted by the University of Houston found some Texas-sized support for regulated sports betting and casino expansions. It's another sign that residents of the Lone Star State want more regulated gambling in their lives, but that's not something the state's authoritarian leaders are interested in providing. The survey, conducted by the Hobby…
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) is hitting In Touch Games with a massive £6.1 million ($7.5 million USD) fine for a slew of social responsibility and anti-money laundering (AML) failures. In Touch Games' huge fine not only reflects how seriously the UKGC is taking its responsibilities these days, it also reflects the fact that this…
Lawmakers in Nebraska are readying a bill that would allow state residents to wager on the home team in games that are played in-state. It's a measure that would close an odd loophole in the state's recently opened regulated sports betting market, and will likely be a boon to a fund that provides scholarships to…
UK football clubs are under fire from anti-gambling advocates for their role in bringing branded sportsbooks to Premiere and Champions League football stadiums. That criticism is currently focused on Sheffield Wednesday and William, the first football team/operator duo to enter an arrangement to develop a Home Shop at the team's Hilsborough Stadium. Though gambling operators,…
Risk-free bets are a marketing cornerstone of the contemporary sports betting industry. In the United States, where the regulated sports betting sector is still in its infancy, operators use so-called "risk-free" bets as a promotion that's usually written off on the company's tax bill. The pervasive nature of risk-free promotions make Penn Entertainment's recent decision…
Outgoing Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro's is heading out the door without signing a bill that would legalize sports betting in the world's sixth-largest country. The former strong man's failure to act means that regulated sports betting will be kicked down the road to the next administration, which doesn't even take office until January. Brazil's gaming…
BetMGM is partnering with the NFL to provide extensive sports betting content and data during Football Night America (FNIA), the popular pre-game segment of the even more popular Sunday Night Football. It's a move that will put BetMGM's logo, and content, in front of a massive US audience every week. The centerpiece of the deal…
California voters have two chances to expand their regulated gaming options when they take to the polls in November. But, according to a recent poll from the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC), most of them aren't very enthusiastic about Propositions 26 and 27. (Prop 26 would expand table gaming and add sports betting for…
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