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New Jersey legislators propose full revocation of all sportsbetting regulations

November 2, 2016

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

In New Jersey, two state lawmakers have introduced legislation that would repeal all local laws and regulations that prohibit and regulate sportsbetting in order to circumvent the federal ban instituted in 1992...

Ladbrokes Coral Group launches following $2.81 billion merger

Adam Morgan

November 2, 2016

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

After 18 months of negotiations, British sportsbetting operators Ladbrokes and Gala Coral Group Limited have completed their $2.81 billion merger to create the biggest retail bookmaker in the United Kingdom wit...

BiG Africa Summit resounding success – Eventus gears up for continent’s first gaming Super Show

Lars Jones

October 31, 2016

South Africa, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Technology, Employment & Careers, Conferences / Trade Shows, African Casino News, Sports betting

October 31, 2016 - Johannesburg. Eventus-International successfully concluded the 4th Annual BiG Africa Summit, 24 - 26 October 2016 at the Century City Conference Centre and Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa...

Ministry Of Finance proposes new tax on Russian bookmakers

Adam Morgan

October 27, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Sports betting, Taxation, Russia

In Russia, the Ministry Of Finance has published proposed amendments for the nation’s gambling laws that could see bookmakers and tote operators required to hand over a significant portion of their quarterly pr...

Congressman announces intention to introduce new federal gambling legislation

Adam Morgan

October 24, 2016

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

A senior member of the United States House Of Representatives has announced that he intends to introduce comprehensive legislation next year that will update a trio of federal gambling laws including the 24-yea...

Australia’s Tabcorp Holdings and Tatts Group Ltd agree to $4.9 billion merger subject to regulatory approvals

Renee Kingsley

October 19, 2016

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

Tabcorp Holdings, an Australian based gaming, wagering and Keno company has confirmed that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Tatts Group Ltd, another Australian based company involved in the gaming, l...

USFantasy increases sportsbook presence in Nevada after new locations added

Sadonna Price

October 17, 2016

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

Last week, USFantasy announced new locations where punters in Nevada can place wagers on a pari-mutuel form of fantasy sports betting, unique to the brand. In the beginning, as the NFL season began, USFantas...

Merging British sportsbetting operators to sell 359 shops

Adam Morgan

October 17, 2016

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

As part of their previously announced planned merger, British sportsbetting operators Ladbrokes and Gala Coral Group Limited have revealed that they will be offloading 359 licensed betting shops to rivals Betfr...

Report: Codere announces it will expand into Italy with focus on sports betting in Spain

Kim M

October 10, 2016

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

Spanish gaming operator Codere SA (CDRE.MC) recently announced that the growth initiatives of the business will focus on sports betting in Spain while remaining attentive to the local market by acquiring more s...

New Jersey once again asks the United States Supreme Court to hear sports betting case

Kim M

October 9, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Sports betting, New Jersey

In an attempt to legalize sports betting at the state’s casinos and racetracks, the New Jersey Thoroughbred Racing Association has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, which declined to hear the case after being...

Nevada Gaming Board discuss proposal to strengthen sports books money laundering regulations

Renee Kingsley

October 7, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Money Laundering, Sports betting, Nevada

The Nevada Gaming Control Board met earlier this week to discuss a proposal aimed at money laundering regulation for sports books to be tightened. The board conducted a workshop on October 6 to discuss the prop...

Former NBA Commissioner David Stern now in favor of legal sports betting

Renee Kingsley

October 3, 2016

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

David Stern – the former NBA Commissioner was one of those individuals who was opposed to legalizing the sports betting industry in the United States and in 2012 stated that if sports betting was legalized it w...

Kahnawake gambling sites will no longer serve US customers

Kim M

September 27, 2016

U.S.A., Latest Casino and Gambling News, Canada, Online gambling regulation, Online Poker, Licensed online casinos in USA, The Players Lounge, Sports betting, Online Gambling News, New Jersey

Customers in the U.S. will no longer be permitted by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission (KGC) to be served by its online gambling licensees after it was determined that Continent 8, LLC, an Internet technologies f...

American Gaming Association calls for legalized sports wagering

Adam Morgan

September 26, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., Gaming Industry News, Sports betting

In advance of kicking off its three-day Global Gaming Expo (G2E) in Las Vegas, the American Gaming Association trade group has called for the federal government to consider legalizing sports wagering nationwide...

NBA Commissioner with 30 years on the seat now supports regulated sports betting

Kim M

September 21, 2016

Las Vegas, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Conferences / Trade Shows, Sports betting, Fantasy Sports

In keeping with his assertion last September that legal sports betting in the U.S. is “inevitable,” former NBA Commissioner David Stern plans to speak at a gambling conference in Las Vegas next week in a show o...

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New Jersey legislators propose full revocation of all sportsbetting regulations

Ladbrokes Coral Group launches following $2.81 billion merger

BiG Africa Summit resounding success – Eventus gears up for continent’s first gaming Super Show

Ministry Of Finance proposes new tax on Russian bookmakers

Congressman announces intention to introduce new federal gambling legislation

Australia’s Tabcorp Holdings and Tatts Group Ltd agree to $4.9 billion merger subject to regulatory approvals

USFantasy increases sportsbook presence in Nevada after new locations added

Merging British sportsbetting operators to sell 359 shops

Report: Codere announces it will expand into Italy with focus on sports betting in Spain

New Jersey once again asks the United States Supreme Court to hear sports betting case

Nevada Gaming Board discuss proposal to strengthen sports books money laundering regulations

Former NBA Commissioner David Stern now in favor of legal sports betting

Kahnawake gambling sites will no longer serve US customers

American Gaming Association calls for legalized sports wagering

NBA Commissioner with 30 years on the seat now supports regulated sports betting

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