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Playtech premieres Virtual Tennis game

July 2, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Newest casino games, Technology, Game manufacturers, Fantasy Sports

Online gaming software innovator Playtech has released what it has dubbed “the industry’s most graphically advanced leading virtual sports product” with its Virtual Tennis game. Due to be made available via ...

Pittsburgh airport “very interested” in video slot legislation

Adam Morgan

June 27, 2016

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

In Pennsylvania, the boss for Pittsburgh International Airport has stated that she is “very interested” in proposed legislation that would legalize online gambling and permit the eastern state’s airports and of...

Online betting inches closer in Pennsylvania

Kim M

June 23, 2016

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

A short time after a plan to allow video gaming terminals (VGT) in bars crashed and burned in the Pennsylvania House on Wednesday, a proposal to make online gambling legal and allow the machines in the state’s ...

New York legislature reaches deal with daily fantasy sports sites

Sadonna Price

June 19, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Fantasy Sports, New York

Back in November of last year, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman decided to send cease and desist orders to FanDuel and DraftKings, essentially stopping daily fantasy sports contests from running in t...

Colorado And Missouri sign new bills making Daily Fantasy Sports legal

Renee Kingsley

June 16, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Colorado, Fantasy Sports, Licensing, Missouri

Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) operators such as FanDuel and DraftKings have faced growing opposition is a number of states who have pushed to ban DFS operators on the basis that the DFS games are based on chance a...

Committee to vote on DFS bill in Pennsylvania; FanDuel and DraftKings reach deal in NY

Kim M

June 10, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Fantasy Sports, New York, Pennsylvania

The Fantasy Sports Consumer Protection Act (HB 2150) was filed by Pennsylvania State Rep. George Dunbar on Thursday and a vote on the measure has been scheduled by the House Gaming Oversight Committee for June ...

US Fantasy Sports gets approval from Nevada Gaming Board to merge DFS with pari-mutuel wagering

Renee Kingsley

June 9, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Sports betting, Fantasy Sports, Nevada

Nevada banned Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) operators from offering DFS contests towards the end of 2015 on the basis that these real money games were similar to online gambling and hence required a license to ope...

Daily Fantasy Sports bill in Illinois put on hold due to vote-buying allegations

Renee Kingsley

May 31, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Fantasy Sports, Illinois, Licensing

Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) operators were optimistic about getting an Illinois DFS bill passed but legislators decided to put the bill on hold after allegations were made regarding a-cash-for-votes scheme. T...

Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board releases report on DFS industry

Sadonna Price

May 21, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Fantasy Sports, Pennsylvania

Many states across the US are taking an inside look at the daily fantasy sports industry. Some states begin by ruling the contests as illegal gambling activity while others have passed legislation to regulate t...

Fantasy sports regulations approved by Illinois Senate panel

Kim M

May 19, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Sports betting, Fantasy Sports, Illinois

So that concerns may be addressed originating from a state opinion that calls the kind of betting activity that takes place on daily fantasy sports websites illegal, regulations were approved during an executiv...

FanDuel auditors release annual report and confirm company’s future uncertain

Renee Kingsley

May 17, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Fantasy Sports, Idaho, Licensing, Nevada, New York

FanDuel along with DraftKings, are two of the biggest Daily Fantasy Sports providers in the United States and dominate the majority of the DFS market. The Scottish based company was founded in 2009 and since th...

Idaho AG reaches agreements with DraftKings and FanDuel to cease operations in the state

Sadonna Price

May 3, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Fantasy Sports, Idaho

After negotiating for three months, the Attorney General of Idaho, DraftKings and FanDuel have come to an agreement. Lawrence Wasden stated in a press release that the two companies will no longer be offering t...

FanDuel and DraftKings exit Alabama; DFS bill signed by Tennessee gov

Kim M

May 1, 2016

Tennessee, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Alabama, Fantasy Sports

On Friday, Attorney General Luther Strange announced that both FanDuel and DraftKings have agreed to shut down operations in the state effective May 2. On April 5, Strange announced that his office had found...

Two more states advance DFS legislation in the US

Kim M

April 20, 2016

Tennessee, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Fantasy Sports, Mississippi

Tuesday was a good day for the daily fantasy sports industry, as Tennessee joined Mississippi in sending a bill to the governor that would legalize and regulate daily fantasy sports (DFS). The Fantasy Sports...

U.S. Congress to hold hearing on sports betting, DFS, and online gambling

Kim M

April 15, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., Online gambling regulation, Sports betting, Fantasy Sports

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Next month, online gambling, daily fantasy sports (DFS), and sports betting will be topics discussed at a Congressional hearing. ESPN’s David Purdum broke the news on Thursday, that a hearing to consider the...

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Playtech premieres Virtual Tennis game

Pittsburgh airport “very interested” in video slot legislation

Online betting inches closer in Pennsylvania

New York legislature reaches deal with daily fantasy sports sites

Colorado And Missouri sign new bills making Daily Fantasy Sports legal

Committee to vote on DFS bill in Pennsylvania; FanDuel and DraftKings reach deal in NY

US Fantasy Sports gets approval from Nevada Gaming Board to merge DFS with pari-mutuel wagering

Daily Fantasy Sports bill in Illinois put on hold due to vote-buying allegations

Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board releases report on DFS industry

Fantasy sports regulations approved by Illinois Senate panel

FanDuel auditors release annual report and confirm company’s future uncertain

Idaho AG reaches agreements with DraftKings and FanDuel to cease operations in the state

FanDuel and DraftKings exit Alabama; DFS bill signed by Tennessee gov

Two more states advance DFS legislation in the US

U.S. Congress to hold hearing on sports betting, DFS, and online gambling

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