Swedish gambling regulators are taking the offensive against black market operators in an effort to steer customers towards regulated operators. It's a move that speaks to intense desire by governments of all kinds to preserve whatever revenue streams they can during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a recent report by SBC News, Gunnar Larsson, Director…
Whether you're in the smallest village or the biggest urban area in the Philippines, you will find ready access to cockfight wagering. While in-person cockfighting has long been an accepted part of life in the Philippines, online cockfighting is not finding the islands to be quite as welcoming. According to a recent report from CruxNow.com,…
Canadian lawmakers are getting ready to embrace single game sports betting for the first time in their country's history. It's a nod to the reality that sports betting is big business and has the potential to raise revenue in a pandemic-stricken economy where revenue is as scarce as hen's teeth. According to a report from…
For online casino and lottery operators, 2020 presented a minefield of challenges and a pathway to real success. On the one hand, casino and lottery operators had to be very careful not to take advantage of locked down players who were desperate for entertainment options. On the other hand, the complete lack of land-based competitors…
Can Nevada's casinos survive on just 25 percent capacity? The glittering palaces of the Las Vegas Strip and the constellation of small, independently-owned casinos across the Silver State are about to find out. Late last week Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak announced a series of new business restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the corona…
When it comes to funding public education in Nevada, some local teacher's unions are looking to casinos for relief. The Clark County Education Association (CCEA) is advocating for a significant increase in both casino taxes and sales taxes in an effort to pump more cash into the Clark County's revenue-famished public schools. According to a…
Bally's Corporation is betting big on the regulated US sports betting market with its recent acquisition of Bet.Works. The turnkey purchase will set up Bally's to move into emerging US sports betting markets in a quick manner and is part of a larger corporate strategy to diversify holdings and operations. When the $125 million deal…
When UK reality star Sam Gowland took to Instagram to celebrate some recent sports betting wins, he didn't think that anyone would care. But in the UK, where regulators like the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) and the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) watch gambling operators like hawks on mice, nothing involving betting, wagering, gambling or gaming…
Pretty much everything the State of New Jersey has done in the way of legalizing online gambling and fighting for regulated sports betting has been done in the name of the casinos of Atlantic City. Those land-based casinos did, indeed, get a boost from online gambling, but they still need in-person players to pay their…
There weren't many people who thought that regulated sports betting wouldn't be successful in New Jersey. But it's safe to say that almost no one had any idea exactly how successful regulated sports betting would be in the Garden State. In October, Jersey bettors set a new record for wagers by putting down nearly $800…
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