If you're a sports betting cheat or an elite athlete with a tendency to abuse steroids, you might want to avoid Australia for a while. That's because the Aussie government is cracking down on sports cheating of all kinds and using its new Sport Integrity Advisory Council (SIAC) as the main authority in that fight.…
Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson died at his home in Malibu, California yesterday after a prolonged battle with non-Hodgkin's cancer. Adelson, who was the Chairman and CEO of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation was 87 at the time of his passing, according to a report in the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Adelson's success in the casino business…
It seems like a pretty safe bet that when President Trump banned a group of Chinese payment apps recently he didn't think much about the impact it would have on US gambling operators. After all, isn't that why big time casino magnates like Sheldon Adelson and Steve Wynn poured hundreds of millions of dollars into…
Sports betting markets are reacting to the disgraceful insurrection in Washington D.C. this week with new numbers for wagers on whether the US President will finish out his term. Punters across the planet are closely monitoring markets on whether Trump will resign, be removed from office, or via the 25th Amendment. According to a recent…
Are video game loot boxes like the kind found in the wildly popular FIFA series, a form of gambling? If you're a member of almost any European legislative body, your answer to this question is probably a firm "yes". But if you're Peter Moore, Former EA Sports President Peter Moore, you might just see them…
There's something about a $15 billion budget gap that makes politicians really open their hearts and minds to the prospect of regulated mobile sports betting. That's what's New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is realizing as New York State faces a massive, pandemic-induced budget deficit that's going to require new and inventive sources of revenue. It's…
Officials at South Korean casino operator Landing International revealed that a company employee recently went missing along with $13.4 million in company cash. It's an extraordinarily embarrassing admission for the company and will almost certainly have an impact on the operation's daily business and uncertain future. And to make things even worse, this is isn't…
MGM Resorts is looking to absorb UK operator Entain in a mega-deal that's anything but finalized and could well be the kind of deal that becomes more common as the US sports betting market continues to explode. According to published reports in the UK Guardian and Bloomberg, MGM Resorts is offering $11.1 billion (£8.1 billion)…
Regulated sports betting in the United States is one of the biggest success stories in the gambling industry over the last 12 months. In state after state, regulators are reporting eye-popping revenue numbers that are quite pleasing to the folks at state revenue departments. But the phenomenon of is not isolated to states where legal…
UK operator William Hill is making a major move on the South American online gambling market with its recent purchase of a large stake in BetAlfa, a licensed Colombian operator. It's believed that purchase is just the first step in what appears to be a major effort to plant the William Hill flag in the…
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