A Senate Judiciary Committee hearing that was supposed to address the Supporting Affordability and Fairness with Every Bet Act (SAFE Bet Act) was completely derailed by Senators with anti-trans agenda. Monday's hearing featured a smattering of talk regarding the status of prop bets; responsible gaming initiatives; and how much the federal government should be regulating…
Former MGM Resorts and Resorts World CEO Scott Sibella won’t be working in the gaming industry anytime soon. The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) recently revoked Sibella’s gaming license after Sibella was accused of violating anti-money laundering regulations and allowing known illegal bookmakers to gamble huge amounts in his casinos. As part of a settlement…
The Nevada Gaming Control Board met last week with casino executives to discuss proposed changes to the regulations governing private gaming salons. Industry representatives are looking for flexibility in how the rooms are used when high rollers are not in the area and the NGCB seems pretty open to their requests. Private gaming salons first…
American Gaming Association President and CEO, Bill Miller took to the pages of Newsweek to support regulated sports betting and assure the nation that the rise of regulated gaming is a good thing. Miller, who represents the interests of the US-facing regulated gaming industry, painted his business as a branch of the entertainment industry that…
The meteoric rise of regulated sports betting in the United States has created a range of challenges for operators; some of which were anticipated, others not. One area that's seen growth, and will continue to see growth, is the effort by operators to influence government regulations and policies. It's in this environment that FanDuel announced…
A New Jersey woman is suing DraftKings in New Jersey after her husband gambled away the family's savings and rang up huge credit card expenses gambling on the site. Lisa D’Alessandro says her husband, who is only identified by his DraftKings user name Mdallo1990, lost almost $1 million gambling on DraftKings over the course of…
Are Fan Duel and DraftKings colluding to control the US sports betting market in violation of US anti-trust laws? That's the allegation poised recently by Senators Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Peter Welch (D-Vt) in a recent letter to the Federal Trade Commission that was also posted on X (formerly Twitter). Senators Lee and Welch allege…
One of the unexpected outcomes of regulated sports betting in the United States was a shocking uptick in aggrieved gamblers harassing athletes who didn't live up to the expectations of their individual player props. While this kind of harassment is inexcusable at any level, it's especially bad when the target is a student athlete. That's…
Professional poker player Cory Zeidman plead guilty in a New York courtroom earlier this week to charges of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud in a scheme involving false sports betting tips. Zeidman, a resident of Long Island, and his co-conspirators ran a ring that falsely claimed to provide sports bettors with inside information…
The Darts Regulation Authority (DRA) is banning two professional dart players from official match play after both were found to have engaged in match-fixing. Leighton Bennett and Billy Warriner are barred from DRA-sanctioned events for eight and ten years respectively for their roles in rigging matches and other charges. Bennett was found guilty of fixing…
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