Late last week Brazilian lawmakers approved an online gambling and sports betting bill that is now bound for President Lula da Silva's office. Once President da Silva signs off on the bill, an entirely new and extremely large new gambling market will open for operators and affiliates alike. Bill PL3626/23 has spent the last month…
The governing bodies British, Irish and Japanese horse racing industries are forming an alliance called the Joint Cooperation Committee, aimed at addressing their shared challenges in the age of online gambling. Included in the group are the British Horseracing Authority (BHA), Horse Racing Ireland, and the Japan Racing Association (JRA). Horse racing across the globe…
One of the big draws of legalizing regulated sports betting, for states, is that it raises a large amount of tax revenue that those states can use for things like public works and social programs. That's why it's always seemed so odd that the state of Delaware legalized sports betting back in 2022, but only…
DraftKings is pulling its Pick6 daily fantasy sports (DFS) product from the Maryland market after officials at the Maryland Lottery and Gaming reversed their opinion on the game's legality. DFS pick 'ems are an increasingly popular, and extremely controversial, new game that critics say pushes the boundary between traditional sports betting and DFS. In Maryland,…
An influential coalition of California Indian tribes is not on board with the latest ballot initiatives aimed at bringing regulated sports betting to America's most populous state. This week, members of the California Nations Indian Gaming Association (CNIGA) signed off on a letter vehemently opposing the measures and recent amendments added to those proposals. Without…
BetMGM and the National Hockey League (NHL) are extending their gaming partnership in a multi-year deal that was announced this week. The deal includes plenty of screen time for BetMGM on NHL broadcasts, league-branded casinos, and an educational element focusing on issues related to problem gambling. When gaming operators team up with professional sports leagues,…
Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS), and their very popular pick 'em products, are sports betting. That's the opinion Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares declares in a recently released legal opinion that could have far-reaching consequences for DFS operators who have been pushing the limits of their market with sports betting-like products. Miyares does not mince words…
Determining the actual number of problem gamblers in any given country is a pretty tricky task, especially when self-reporting is involved. A new report from Gamble Aware, a UK advocacy group for issues related to problem gambling, suggests that at as many as two-thirds of UK residents with gambling issues are hiding their problems and…
Cashless gaming is rolling out across more than 4,500 gaming machines (known as Pokies) in New South Wales (NSW) next year as part of a massive test run of the concept. If successful, NSW players will be loading up credits on to pokies from their smart phones in an effort to prevent problem gambling and…
A pair of Massachusetts players are suing DraftKings over what they allege are unfair and deceptive advertising practices. Shane Harris and Melissa Scanlon, the plaintiffs in the case, say that DraftKings' offer of a $1,000 deposit bonus is deceptive due to play-through requirements and other conditions that mean a player must effectively gamble $25,000 to…
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