For decades, the US regulated gaming industry rode quietly in the back seat of the US economy, contributing plenty while keeping relatively quiet. That model changed in a major way with the legalization of sports bettingand the state of continual expansion that's marked by record breaking revenue nearly every month. That boom has turned into…
College athletes need protection against a host of new challenges brought on by regulated sports betting in the United States. That's what the NCAA president Charlie Baker is saying as he launches a new campaign to get state legislatures to enact laws to help protect student athletes from harassment by gamblers while maintaining the integrity…
The old expression, "Politics makes for strange bedfellows," is coming to life in the state of Florida as the anti-gambling group No Casinos, Inc. is filing an amicus brief in a case pitting poker rooms against big casino interests. It's a soap opera-like atmosphere with sky-high financial consequences for all parties involved. At the heart…
MGM Resorts is confirming that a "limited number" of customer Social Security Numbers (SSNs) were compromised during a recent cyber attack that had a severe effect on the company's daily operations. The admission that that most sensitive piece of US customer data was breached comes in the wake of a post-attack investigation launched in an…
Gaming regulators in Michigan are moving forward with a ban on the increasingly popular player prop pick 'ems found on daily fantasy sports (DFS)sites. The move comes as multiple states are banning the games, which lawmakers say are a form of unregulated sports betting, not DFS. The Michigan Gaming Control Board formally introduced the ban…
Paddy Power is closing down 21 of its retail betting outlets in Ireland. The move comes as Paddy Power's parent company Flutter Entertainment looks to consolidate activities in better performing outlets and move past the upheavals of the Covid-era. The 21 shops facing closure currently employ around 78 people, the vast majority of whom have…
Video game loot boxes and their appropriateness for children are under scrutiny again, this time by lawmakers in Germany. Several German lawmakers and video game industry lawyers took to the internet recently on a round table discussion sponsored by Gluecksspielwesen.de to talk about the potential harm caused by loot boxes, and some potential legislative options…
One of the unanticipated side effects of regulated sports betting has been a rash of professional football players who have been caught either placing bets from team facilities or betting on their own team. This outbreak has been especially shocking given the fate of players who have been caught betting on their own teams, such…
Over the course of the past decade, New Jersey has moved from regulated gambling backwater to truly leading the push for regulated sports betting and igaming. But being an innovator frequently comes with a price and, in New Jersey's case, that price is a problem gambling rate that's triple the national average. That's the conclusion…
The Culinary Workers Union of Nevada has overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike if ongoing negotiations with local hotels and casinos break down. Casino workers met at the Thomas & Mack Center on the UNLV campus to cast their votes on the issue and a whopping 95 percent of its 53,000 members voted affirmatively on…
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