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Tabcorp Holdings Limited found guilty of publishing illegal inducements

December 20, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Sports betting, Online Gambling News

After last week saw its planned $4.4 billion deal to purchase local lottery operator Tatts Group jeopardized following the emergence of a rival bid, Australian sportsbetting operator Tabcorp Holdings Limited ha...

Nevada regulatory approval for Inspired Gaming Group Limited

Adam Morgan

December 12, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Sports betting, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Nevada

Mobile and server-based gaming innovator Inspired Gaming Group Limited has announced that its virtual sports products have been certified by the Nevada Gaming Control Board following a successful technical fiel...

Mile High Racing & Entertainment to offer state regulated Fantasy Sports in Colorado

Lars Jones

December 5, 2016

Horse Racing, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Colorado, Sports betting

December 5, 2016 --Aurora, Colorado Mile High Racing & Entertainment (MHRE) announced today that the Colorado Racing Commission has approved the activity allowing MHRE to offer fantasy sports contests in...

Oakland not ready to let Raiders move to Las Vegas

Sadonna Price

November 30, 2016

Las Vegas, NFL, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Nevada

For months now, there has been talk of a stadium being built in Las Vegas, Nevada, which would bring a new crowd to Sin City. Money could be made in many areas from casino gaming to hotel stays, dining, enterta...

Vietnam considers legalizing some forms of sportsbetting

Adam Morgan

November 29, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, Mobile gaming, Horse Racing, Sports betting, Vietnam

As it works through the process of legalizing specific types of gambling, the government for Vietnam has announced plans to trial some forms of online and land-based sportsbetting while permitting wagering on h...

DFS operators remain on even keel after planned merger announcement

Sadonna Price

November 28, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Sports betting, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Fantasy Sports

Earlier in November it was announced that top daily fantasy sports operators, FanDuel and DraftKings, would become one with a merger of the two companies. As the planned merger will soon come to fruition, both ...

American casino owners to renew efforts at overturning federal sportsbetting ban

Adam Morgan

November 19, 2016

Gaming Law & Legislation, U.S.A., Latest Casino and Gambling News, Sports betting

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American casino owners are reportedly soon set to renew their push to overturn the federal Professional And Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) of 1992 and bring legalized sportsbetting to properties across t...

Five states join New Jersey’s effort to legalize sportsbetting

Adam Morgan

November 15, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Sports betting, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, New Jersey

New Jersey has received some significant support in its fight against the Professional And Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) of 1992 after five states presented themselves as “amici curiae”, or friends of t...

Gambling bill approved by Brazil Senate committee

Kim M

November 14, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, Brazil, Sports betting

After postponing the vote on a new draft of its gambling bill last month, another step has been taken by Brazil towards launching a regulated online gambling market, with the approval of SB 186/2014. The Spe...

Station Casinos sports books to start accepting wagers on UFC 205 event

Renee Kingsley

November 12, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Sports betting, Nevada, New York

Station Casinos recently announced that their sports books will once again start accepting bets on the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 205 event which is scheduled to take place in the iconic Madison Squar...

Trio of Nevada entity wagering fund firms receive subpoenas

Adam Morgan

November 10, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Sports betting, Nevada

In Nevada, the United States Securities And Exchange Commission regulator has subpoenaed at least three companies involved with entity wagering funds demanding to know the identities of their investors along wi...

Bookmakers paying the price for Donald Trump’s unexpected win

Adam Morgan

November 9, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Sports betting

Online sportsbetting provider Paddy Power Betfair has revealed that it stands to lose around $3.28 million after Republican nominee Donald Trump unexpectedly won yesterday’s nationwide election to become the 45...

Malaysian Inspector General of Police says no evidence to prove Malaysia is Asian match-fixing hub

Renee Kingsley

November 9, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Unlicensed Operation, Sports betting, Malaysia, Racketeering, Singapore

During the recent Global Lottery Monitoring System (GLMS) forum in Singapore, Chris Eaton the ex-FIFA security chief stated that Singapore was no longer the center for match-fixing in Asia as the match-fixing s...

Nielsen Report Dubs eSports the fastest Growing Part of the Sport Industry

Alex Lanter

November 7, 2016

U.S.A., Technology, Sports betting, Fantasy eSports

According to a recent report from Nielsen Games, fans of eSports are rapidly growing in size, currently amounting to 14% of all Americans aged thirteen and up - almost double of last year when that number was o...

New poll results show most Americans are in favor of legalized sports betting

Renee Kingsley

November 3, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Illegal Bookmaking, Sports betting

Sports betting is legal only in Nevada, Delaware, Montana and Oregon as all the remaining states follow the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) which has banned sports betting since 1992. On ...

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Tabcorp Holdings Limited found guilty of publishing illegal inducements

Nevada regulatory approval for Inspired Gaming Group Limited

Mile High Racing & Entertainment to offer state regulated Fantasy Sports in Colorado

Oakland not ready to let Raiders move to Las Vegas

Vietnam considers legalizing some forms of sportsbetting

DFS operators remain on even keel after planned merger announcement

American casino owners to renew efforts at overturning federal sportsbetting ban

Five states join New Jersey’s effort to legalize sportsbetting

Gambling bill approved by Brazil Senate committee

Station Casinos sports books to start accepting wagers on UFC 205 event

Trio of Nevada entity wagering fund firms receive subpoenas

Bookmakers paying the price for Donald Trump’s unexpected win

Malaysian Inspector General of Police says no evidence to prove Malaysia is Asian match-fixing hub

Nielsen Report Dubs eSports the fastest Growing Part of the Sport Industry

New poll results show most Americans are in favor of legalized sports betting

Genting Berhad Announces Leadership Transition as Lim Kok Thay Steps Down as CEO

Queensland Government Launches Comprehensive Racing Industry Review

Victoria Gambling Regulator Fines Peninsula Club Over Underage Gambling

Thailand Revises Casino Entry Rules, Drops $1.5M Bank Balance Requirement

Whiskey Pete’s Casino Closure: A Three-Year Hiatus in Primm