The UFC is officially banning its fighters from betting on UFC action for the first time ever. The new policy is a major step for the fight league, though it's a step that seemingly would not have taken place without some kind of outside intervention. The new policy, which UFC officials posted in a letter…
Operating a successful sportsbook is not as easy as it sounds. Just ask the folks at FuboTV, which announced this week that it is shuttering its sports betting operations after an internal review found it to be simply not viable. Operating under the names Fubo Gaming and Fubo Sportsbook, the company's gambling operations were closed…
Great Britain may be experiencing no slight political turmoil, but the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) is still very much on the job, enforcing social responsibility and anti-money laundering (AML) policies. Late last week, the Commission issued a £672,000 ($759,000 USD) to NSUS Limited, the operator of GG Poker for a variety of social responsibility failings.…
There are a number of offshore gaming sites serving the people of the island of Malta and the Maltese Gaming Authority (MGA) is not happy about the situation at all. Earlier this week, the MGA issued a list of 18 unlicensed gaming sites that it says Maltese players should avoid. Malta has long been a…
From the dawn of the internet gambling era, the African continent has remained one of the great untapped gambling markets on the planet. Last week, 888 Holdings took a major step towards opening that market as its 888 Africa brand launched in four, key African markets, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and Zambia. 888Africa was launched in…
Betr, a newly launched micro-betting app, has announced that it will ban the use of credit cards for player deposits. In doing so, Betr becomes the first US sports betting operator to ban credit cards, but it's not really for the reason that you're probably thinking. Launched on September 2 to the public, Betr is…
After months of indecision, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) is updating its Social Responsibility Code to include new standards for "hot" transfers (the immediate transfer of a remote problem gambler to professional mental health services). The update is aimed at operators who are working under remote licenses and has been under debate for quite some…
DraftKings' stock prices soared 14 percent in overnight trading after unconfirmed rumors of a new partnership with ESPN hit the internet. The overnight price leap came after Bloomberg published a report saying that the two companies had entered into the arrangement based on "reports from people familiar with the matter." From there everything else is…
Regulated sports betting and gaming expansion measures have found tremendous support in the United States over the past few years, but California is proving to be an exception. According to recent polling, Golden State voters are on track to reject both Proposition 26 and 27 when they take to the polls in November. Proposition 26,…
Some major changes are coming to Italy's fixed-odds betting markets thanks to recent efforts by the country's Italy’s Ministry of Economy & Finance (MEF). According to a report in AgiPronews, the MEF is working on a "betting decree" that will include regulatory changes Italian bookmakers have been seeking for a long time. The most significant…
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