PokerStars is signing on the official sports betting partner of Formula 1 in a move that will provide the well-known gaming brand even greater international exposure. It's an arrangement that was brokered through the data rights partner, Interregional Sports Group (ISG) and is set to last through 2023. Under the terms of the deal, PokerStars…
Are Swedish gambling regulators unwittingly promoting an exodus of players from regulated online gambling sites to the black market? That's the claim being made by Swedish operation association Branscheforenigen för Onlinespel (BOS). They're making the claim based on a recent survey they conducted and are hoping to use that data to help upend recent changes…
Former New Orleans Saints quarterback, and future NFL Hall of Famer, Drew Breese is partnering with PointsBet in a deal that exchanges his services for a "significant" equity stake in the company. It's a major public relations coup for PointsBet and an interesting model for how US sports betting operators might land name-brand professional athletes…
Gambling regulators at Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) are overhauling their country's gaming code with an emphasis on re-defining what is actually gambling and how violators of the Remote Gambling Act should be punished. It's part of a multi-year effort to put the country's gaming code in line with contemporary technology. One of the…
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is encouraging his countrymen to, "Go ahead and gamble," after years of discouraging the activity as a moral vice. It's a moral turnaround that's based solely on a desire to shore up his country's cash reserves and illustrates the serious impact the pandemic is having on the economies of countries across…
Norwegian lottery officials have issued a directive ordering Betsson to cease all operations aimed at Norwegian players. In their missives, the Norwegian Lotteries Authority (Lottstift) allege that the Maltese-licensed operator is operating in the country without a license and, in doing so, are infringing on Lottstift's long-held monopoly on lottery games. At the heart of…
Norwegian lottery officials have issued a directive ordering Betsson to cease all operations aimed at Norwegian players. In their missives, the Norwegian Lotteries Authority (Lottstift) allege that the Maltese-licensed operator is operating in the country without a license and, in doing so, are infringing on Lottstift's long-held monopoly on lottery games. At the heart of…
If House Bill 4308 is passed into law, the range of tribal gaming in the United States will increase dramatically. That's because HB 4308 would consider any wager placed on a server on tribal land in the same light as a wager placed in a land-based casino - and that could throw a lot of…
The Betting and Gambling Council (BGC), a UK trade group that promotes the interests of online gambling operators, is calling for the installation of an ombudsman to help process consumer complaints. Suggestions of an enhanced framework for dealing with complaints comes as UK lawmakers initiate a long-planned review of the UK's 2005 Gambling Act, an…
The National Hockey League (NHL) is entering a long-term deal with Sportsradar that will have the company providing data streams for both sports betting and official statistics. It's yet another sign of the normalizing relations between professional sports leagues and the world of regulated sports betting. Under the terms of the deal, Sportsradar will be…
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