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The governor of Idaho, C.L. ‘Butch’ Otter is calling for the reinstatement of instant racing terminals in the state but with stricter regulations this time around. It was just a short time ago that the Supreme ...
In what appears to be an effort to ward off strict oversight from the governments of individual states and federal agencies, operators of daily fantasy sports have created a new self-regulatory body. Seth Harr...
Gamblers in Russia will now have a lessened opportunity to take part in online casino and poker gaming thanks to a decision by the state agency. The agency has been threatening to block gamblers from the activi...
Armenia’s first-ever gambling industry gaming forum is set to take place in the country’s capital Yerevan on November 19, 2015. Conference topics will encompass all aspects of developing a successful gambling b...
Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York who brought the poker industry to its knees and permanently altered the landscape of the online gambling industry in what has now become kno...
Online gambling operators in South Australia may no longer be able to offer unsolicited credits to their customers there.
Regulatory changes proposed by the state’s Independent Gambling Authority (IGA) to th...
In the most recent Resorts Casino Hotel management agreement update, the New Jersey Casino Control Commission (NJCCC) will allow the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority (MTGA) to invest in Resort’s online gambling ...
StarsDraft, the "new kid on the block" in daily fantasy sports (DFS) has scaled back its offering to only include players physically present in Kansas, Massachusetts, Maryland, and New Jersey. Parent company, A...
Despite the fact that the Maryland Million is scheduled to take place today, just three days ago ladders and boxes of new flooring crammed the terrace level at Laurel Park where last minute work was being done....
In early July the government of Romania published a list of 48 online betting operators it had blacklisted. Now, according to reports in major niche media, Bet365 and bwin.party have been added to the list. Bot...
The daily fantasy sports (DFS) industry is under siege from all quarters. Wednesday the Wall Street Journal, quoting anonymous sources, reported that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI are investigati...
On Thursday, the Nevada Gaming Control Board ( NGCB) decided to rule that daily fantasy sports will require a license if companies are going to operate in the state. The board ruled the activity a form of gambl...
Donations exceeding $250,000 have enabled backers of expanded gambling in Nebraska to launch their initiative petition drive, and according to the first campaign finance report belonging to the petition group, ...
Fantasy sites FanDuel and DraftKings' use of 2006 federal money processing legislation as the lone validation for their legitimacy is “sheer chutzpah” according a former U.S. congressman who co-sponsored the l...
Don't count New Jersey out of the sports betting game just yet. This morning the full Third Circuit said it would revisit a 2-1 panel decision that threw out an appeal related to New Jersey's sports betting au...