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PokerStars teams up with NetEnt and prepares for soft launch in New Jersey

March 11, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Online Poker, New Jersey

Canadian based Amaya Inc, the parent company of PokerStars fought long and hard to get PokerStars back into the U.S market. The biggest online poker website in the world was finally granted a New Jersey license...

Virginia first state to enact legal framework for fantasy sports

Sadonna Price

March 8, 2016

Virginia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, Fantasy Sports

On Monday, Terry McAuliffe, the Governor of Virginia, signed the Fantasy Contests Act into law. This new law will establish a legal framework for fantasy sports operators to conduct contests within the state. T...

Nevada legislators hold meeting to discuss daily fantasy sports regulation

Renee Kingsley

March 8, 2016

Gaming Law & Legislation, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Fantasy Sports, Nevada

Nevada was one of the first states to raise concerns over the daily fantasy sports (DFS) industry over the fact that the DFS games were similar to casino games and hence must be regulated, like the casino indus...

California online poker bill taking shape; Racetracks offered $60m buy-off to stay out of the game

Kim M

February 14, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino News, North America Casino News, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, Online Poker, California, Poker, Conferences / Trade Shows, Online Gambling News

Following a meeting of key tribal gaming groups on Thursday in Sacramento, and the release of new draft legislation, prospects of a newly drafted iPoker bill showed signs of life this week. An amendment to l...

California’s proposed fantasy sports bill comes under pressure from leading casino tribes

Renee Kingsley

February 11, 2016

Tribal Gaming, Online gambling regulation, California, Fantasy Sports

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Most states in America are opposed to the Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) industry operating without a license. Nevada and New York are just two states that have decided to take the legal route to oppose companies l...

DraftKings valuation plunges 60% since DFS legal uncertainty began

Alex Lanter

February 10, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, Economy/Finance, Online Gambling News, Fantasy Sports

Ever since the legal and regulatory uncertainty in the daily fantasy sports (DFS) industry began, DraftKings, a popular DFS operator, has seen its valuation falling down by 3/5. This can be witnessed in the 10-...

London’s ICE Totally Gaming event spotlights the future of gaming – to record numbers of international industry attendees February 2-4

D. Graham

January 27, 2016

Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, World Casino News, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, Technology, Newest casino games, Mobile gaming, Game manufacturers, European Casino News, Lottery, Conferences / Trade Shows, Sports betting, Online Gambling News, Licensing, United Kingdom

It is the do-not-miss industry event: 2016’s ICE Totally Gaming – the show that has evolved to become the annual launch pad for gaming innovation. Not only will hundreds of new products be introduced to the gam...

Republican Tyler Vorpagel pushes for Wisconsin to welcome Daily Fantasy Sports

Renee Kingsley

January 26, 2016

Online gambling regulation, Licenses, Taxation, Fantasy Sports, Wisconsin

Wisconsin has gambling laws in place that make it illegal for any sort of betting, lottery or gambling related operations but Republican Tyler Vorpagel believes that this law should not be applied to the Daily ...

Nevada governor decides to relaunch gaming policy committee to address gambling regulations

Renee Kingsley

January 18, 2016

Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, Fantasy Sports, Nevada

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Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval chairs the Gaming Policy Committee and relied on the committee’s guidance in 2012 when the state decided to legalize the online gambling industry once again after the infamous Bla...

Delays continue for Dutch online gambling reforms

Kim M

January 14, 2016

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, World Casino News, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, European Casino News, Licenses, Online Gambling News, Licensing, Netherlands

Working towards modernizing Holland’s land-based and online gaming markets has been a daunting endeavor and a recent change in a proposed tax rate is just the latest roadblock to the country's attempts at gambl...

Expert speakers on regulation and new markets to present at London’s C5 online gaming conference

D. Graham

January 11, 2016

Gaming Law & Legislation, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, Technology, Central & South America Gaming, Mobile gaming, European Casino News, Conferences / Trade Shows, Online Gambling News, United Kingdom

February 1st, regulators and industry insiders will be sharing their expertise on the ever-evolving online gaming industry at the 6th Annual Regulatory Conference on International Online Gaming to be staged at ...

Breaking: DraftKings and FanDuel granted stays in New York Appellate Court; Can continue operations

Lars Jones

January 11, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Fantasy Sports, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, New York

Daily fantasy sports giants DraftKings and FanDuel have been granted stays by a New York appellate court panel today. The court's action halts a lower court decision earlier that would have ended the companies'...

Lithuania rolls out new gambling legislation and sends strict warning to illegal operators

Renee Kingsley

January 11, 2016

Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, Belgium, European Casino News, Licenses, Ukraine

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The European Commission came down hard on six European Union member states back in 2013 for not having done enough to regulate online gambling, with Lithuania being one of the six members. Lithuania has take...

California Indian tribes push for online poker hearings before DFS

Sadonna Price

January 8, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Online gambling regulation, California, Fantasy Sports

Earlier this week, the state of California held a hearing to discuss aspects of gambling. The hearing was supposed to include legislation involving online poker but at the last minute, AB 167 was removed from t...

Massachusetts Lottery looks to go online

Sadonna Price

January 1, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, Lottery, Fantasy Sports, Massachusetts

The state lottery of Massachusetts is interested in expanding their offerings to include online ticket sales, social gaming, and even dabbling in daily fantasy sports betting. Earlier this week, the Massachuset...

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PokerStars teams up with NetEnt and prepares for soft launch in New Jersey

Virginia first state to enact legal framework for fantasy sports

Nevada legislators hold meeting to discuss daily fantasy sports regulation

California online poker bill taking shape; Racetracks offered $60m buy-off to stay out of the game

California’s proposed fantasy sports bill comes under pressure from leading casino tribes

DraftKings valuation plunges 60% since DFS legal uncertainty began

Republican Tyler Vorpagel pushes for Wisconsin to welcome Daily Fantasy Sports

Nevada governor decides to relaunch gaming policy committee to address gambling regulations

Delays continue for Dutch online gambling reforms

Expert speakers on regulation and new markets to present at London’s C5 online gaming conference

Breaking: DraftKings and FanDuel granted stays in New York Appellate Court; Can continue operations

Lithuania rolls out new gambling legislation and sends strict warning to illegal operators

California Indian tribes push for online poker hearings before DFS

Massachusetts Lottery looks to go online

Sweeping Reforms Announced by Texas Lottery Amid Courier Controversy

Louisiana’s Gaming Sector Shows Mixed Results in January Analysis

Billionaire Tilman Fertitta Becomes Largest Shareholder of Wynn Resorts, Surpassing Elaine Wynn

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