Apple to Allow Gambling Apps at Swedish App Store

Apple will reinstate gambling apps at the Swedish App Store after removing them due to complaints from the country’s gaming regulators. The apps are being restored after an intervention...

Published May 25, 2015

Reid Again Backs Online Gambling Ban

Retiring Nevada Senator Harry Reid (l.) has again come out in support of an online gambling ban and said he would also consider a ban on online poker. There...

Published May 18, 2015

Political Plot Thickens in Discussion of California’s iPoker Bill

The iPoker bill that was the first in California over the years to make it out of committee still has a long way to go. Some tribes refuse to...

Published May 18, 2015

Penn National to Enter Social Gaming Market

Casino and racetrack operator Penn National Gaming will partner with gaming solutions provider Scientific Games to expand into the social gaming market. The company plans to launch a “Mobile...

Published May 18, 2015

Romania, Denmark Move Ahead With Online Gambling Changes

The Romanian legislature has sent a new online gambling bill to the country’s president for his approval and could be regulating online gaming in the next few weeks. Meanwhile,...

Published May 18, 2015

Poker Central Nets Pro Antonio Esfandiari as Partner

Poker Central has announced that pro poker player Antonio Esfandiari will become a partner as the site prepares to launch a fulltime poker platform.

Published May 18, 2015

Meadowlands and CG Technology Team Up on Baseball Game

CG Technology (formerly Cantor Gaming) has signed a deal with Meadowlands Racing and Entertainment in New Jersey to provide a free-to-play, real time baseball contest.

Published May 18, 2015

666Bet Pays Some Customers

The UK Gambling Commission says 666Bet has returned money to a “significant number” of customers who had been unable to draw off their accounts for more than a month....

Published May 18, 2015

Kansas Approves Fantasy Sports Bill

The Kansas legislature has approved a bill declaring fantasy sports a game of skill and making playing fantasy sites legal in the state. State gaming regulators had ruled that...

Published May 18, 2015

Inspired Goes Live With Virtual Sports in Nigeria

Inspired Gaming has launched its Virtual Sports in Nigeria across Surebet247 retail venues via a satellite TV feed.

Published May 18, 2015

Portugal Legalizes Online Gambling

A new online gambling bill has been approved by the Portugal Council of Ministers. The bill brings online gambling in the country under the gaming regulatory agency Santa Casa...

Published May 11, 2015

California’s iPoker Bill Moves Forward With Amendments

A bill largely devoid of substance but that allows iPoker to move ahead has been passed by a key committee of the California Assembly. Bo Mazzetti (l.), chairman of...

Published May 11, 2015

888 Signs On in Pennsylvania

Online casino giant 888 Holdings has signed a partnership deal with Mount Airy Casino Resort to jointly develop a for-money gaming website if iGaming is legalized.

Published May 11, 2015

Not Seeing I to I

With gaming operators not seeming to agree on the legalization of online gaming, Jim Murren and Steve Wynn serve as two examples of just that.

Published May 11, 2015

Bleacher Report: NBA Studying International Sports Betting Deal

According to a report by the sports website Bleacher Report, the NBA is looking into offering sports betting on the league’s games in international markets outside the U.S. League...

Published May 11, 2015

MGM’s Murren: Fantasy Sports is Gambling

Speaking to reporters in Washington, MGM CEO Jim Murren reputed those who say daily fantasy sports isn’t gambling. Fantasy sports have been receiving exemptions in a number of gambling...

Published May 11, 2015

Study: Online Gambling “Not Predictive of Gambling Problems”

A new study by Australia’s Southern Cross University Dr. Sally Gainsbury (l.) finds that online gambling does not cause problem gambling by itself. The study finds that problem gamblers...

Published May 11, 2015

Bill Would Kill Interstate Horseracing Simulcasts

Two U.S. lawmakers are calling for the repeal of laws allowing for interstate simulcasting for horse racing citing the slowness of the industry to clean up doping in the...

Published May 11, 2015

Nevada Charges Illegal Online Gambling Operator

Nevada’s Attorney General Adam Laxalt (l.) and state gaming regulators have brought charges against a Las Vegas man for operating an illegal online website. It is the first time...

Published May 4, 2015

Online Gambling Advocates Draw Hope From Attorney General Confirmation

The confirmation of Loretta Lynch (l.) as U.S. Attorney General after a protracted political battle has given hope to online gaming advocates. Lynch refused to debate online gambling with...

Published May 4, 2015