Iowa Online Casino Legislation Uncertain In 2024

Legislation allowing online casino gambling in Iowa was introduced in 2021 but hasn’t progressed due to lawmakers’ reluctance to expand gambling beyond sports betting and casinos’ unfounded fears of...

Published August 7, 2023

Australian Tennis Coach Sanctioned for Ties with Betting Company

Tennis coach Mark Philippoussis (l.) was recently sanctioned for what was deemed to be an inappropriate business relationship with an unspecified betting company.

Published August 7, 2023

NC Tabs Former Massachusetts Regulator to Run Sports Betting

Sterl Carpenter, who has more than 30 years of gaming experience in Massachusetts, has been named the new head of North Carolina sports betting.

Published August 7, 2023

John Bollom to Take Helm of U.K.’s Bacta

John Bollom (l.) has been elected to a two-year term as president of bacta, the U.K. trade association that is celebrating its 50th anniversary next year. In May, bacta...

Published August 7, 2023

Illinois Judge Enables Casino Selection Do-Over

Full House Resorts’ temporary Waukegan casino has been operating since February but an Illinois appeals court judge ruled the Forest County Potawatomi’s claims of a “rigged” selection process may...

Published August 7, 2023

NY Assembly Eyeing Special Session on Seneca Compact

New York State Assembly members are reportedly considering calling a special session to debate authorizing the governor to finalize the Seneca Nation’s compact before it expires December 9

Published August 7, 2023

Burnley Signs Sponsorship Deal with W88

Burnley became the latest Premier League team to sign a sponsorship deal with a gambling company, as they entered into a partnership with W88.

Published August 7, 2023

No Decision Yet on Massachusetts Racetrack License

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has delayed its decision on a Category 2 wagering application from Raynham Park, a racetrack that hopes to run a sportsbook in partnership with Caesars.

Published August 7, 2023

FanDuel: Fantasy Sports Firms Running Illegal Sportsbooks

FanDuel and DraftKings insisted their Daily Fantasy Sport games were not sports betting but games of skill. They parlayed the accusations into sports betting licenses, ranked 1 and 2....

Published August 7, 2023

Report: College Loan Forgiveness Could Impact Sportsbooks

A recent report by TransUnion cautioned sportsbooks that college loan repayments could impact their bottom line.

Published August 7, 2023

Fox Bet To Disappear from Flutter and Fox in Phase

Two giants, Fox and Flutter, figured they could produce offspring that would survive in the trenches of the sports betting world. They thought wrong and Fox Bet will ease...

Published August 7, 2023

17 Arrested in Spanish Match-Fixing Case

Spanish national police have made arrests in two cities in connection with a probe of match-fixing. The investigation involved a third-division Royal Spanish Football Federation soccer team. The police...

Published August 7, 2023

England’s High Court Rejects IGT Lottery Challenge

The High Court of England and Wales has rejected IGT’s claim against the awarding of the U.K. National Lottery contract to Allwyn Entertainment.

Published August 7, 2023

Crown Resorts Debuts New PlaySafe RG Program

Crown Resorts has announced it will roll out a new in-house responsible gaming program, known as Crown PlaySafe, at its properties throughout the rest of the year.

Published August 7, 2023

Enjoy Casino Puts Uruguay Casino up for Sale

Chile-headquartered Enjoy has put its Enjoy Casino in Punta del Este (l.)in Uruguay on the sale block. The property experienced losses in the first quarter of this year. That’s...

Published August 7, 2023

NSW Venues Begin to Alter Signage Ahead of Ban

Earlier this year, it was announced that all New South Wales bars and clubs would be forced to remove all gaming-related signage by September 1. According to the state...

Published August 7, 2023

Experts Fear High Taxes Could Hurt Brazil Sports Betting

The 18 percent tax for sports betting that Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (l.) included in his Provisional Measure has experts in the sector predicting smaller government...

Published August 7, 2023

WPT Expanding on Land and Sea with Cruise, Asian Stops

The World Poker Tour announced a poker cruise for next year in the Caribbean and also said it is looking to expand in the Asian market.

Published August 7, 2023

Osaka Expo Complicated by MGM Project

The countdown is on to the 2025 World Expo on Yumeshima Island in Osaka, Japan. But simultaneous preparations for an integrated resort on the island could burden the country’s...

Published August 7, 2023

Philippine IR Back on Track?

PH Resorts Group, developer of a stalled integrated resort project in Cebu, Philippines, says new investors may sign on to see the plan through to completion. The IR is...

Published August 7, 2023