Lesniak Uncovers Insider Documents on Wire Act

Former New Jersey State Senator Ray Lesniak (l.) used the Freedom of Information Act to secure documents related to efforts to reverse the 1961 Wire Act, an interpretation that...

Published October 7, 2019

Online Sports Wagering Makes Indiana Debut

Online sports betting kicked off in Indiana on October 3. Boston-based DraftKings partners with Ameristar East Chicago and Chicago-based Rush Street Interactive teams with French Lick Resort Casino (l)....

Published October 7, 2019

UK’s Microgaming to Close Poker Network

UK software company Microgaming will end its poker network next year. The company will put its chips into other aspects of its business but said it will still provide...

Published September 30, 2019

Dutch Regulator Fines PokerStars

Dutch gaming regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has fined online gaming operator PokerStars, a unit of the Stars Group, for offering illegal offshore bets to locals. PokerStars must ante up €400,000...

Published September 30, 2019

West Virginia’s iGaming Obstacles

Though West Virginia was among the first U.S. states to legalize online gaming, it’s still almost a year away from introducing it. The delay speaks to a larger issue...

Published September 30, 2019

iGaming Gets a Breather: AGEM, Apple Talks Lead to 3-Month iOS Extension

Just a couple of months ago, iGaming operators and suppliers were scrambling to figure out how they would revamp their online gaming apps to conform with new requirements by...

Published September 30, 2019

German Manufacturers, Operators Lobby for Online Regs

Four of Germany's leading gaming associations have come out in support of the third amended State Treaty on Gambling, but says it’s “only the first step” it doesn’t also...

Published September 23, 2019

Pennsylvania Casinos Slow to Add iGaming

Pennsylvania casinos are taking their time getting online casinos up and running throughout the state. Online poker is taking even longer to get rolling. Both elements were supposed to...

Published September 23, 2019

Betway Agrees to New Tax, Kenya Reinstates License

A month after pulling online gaming provider Betway from the legal Kenyan market, the country’s Betting Control and Licensing Board (BCLB) has reinstated the company. To make it happen,...

Published September 16, 2019

HK Jockey Club to Betfair: Scram

The Hong Kong Jockey Club (l.) has issued a cease-and-desist order against Betfair Australia demanding that it stop offering bets on Hong Kong races. HKJC called the plan,...

Published September 16, 2019

EGBA: Norway Wants to Protect Gaming Monopoly

The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) says it is confident it will prevail in its legal case against the Norwegian Ministry of Culture in an Oslo court. The...

Published September 1, 2019

PayPal Verboten for Online Gamblers in Germany

The German government has launched a crackdown on payment processors including PayPal that will prevent them from working with online casino operators.

Published September 1, 2019

Philippine Regulator Denies Offshore Targets Chinese Players

An official of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) has denied that any of the country’s offshore gaming operators are owned by Chinese companies or serve customers on...

Published September 1, 2019

Justice Department Appeals Wire Act Verdict

The Department of Justice last week said it would appeal the decision of a New Hampshire judge that the federal Wire Act does not apply to lotteries or iGaming...

Published August 19, 2019

New Zealand Opens Public Input on Online Gambling Regulation

The New Zealand government has launched a public consultation on regulating online gambling in the country. The government wants to focus on ways to reduce gambling harm, says Internal...

Published August 19, 2019

Irish Online Gambling Bill Goes to Committee

The proposed Gaming and Lotteries Bill 2019 in the Irish legislature has moved to the committee stage. The bill would substantially overhaul the country’s 60-year-old gambling laws. The law...

Published August 19, 2019

Major Gaming Console Companies Agree to Disclose Loot Box Odds

Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony (Playstation at left) will require publishers making video games for their systems to reveal the odds of getting individual in-game items through loot boxes. The...

Published August 19, 2019

New York Gaming Commission to Study Online Gambling

The New York Gaming Commission is ordering a market study of online gaming, which could impact efforts to bring legal online poker and other forms of gambling to the...

Published August 19, 2019

Rivers Barred from DFS Court Battle in N.Y.

Rivers, the Schenectady casino, wants to join the state’s appeal of a 2018 court ruling that daily fantasy sports violates the New York Constitution. But Rivers may have too...

Published August 12, 2019

Betdaq Launches Sportsbook

Betdaq has launched a fixed-odds sportsbook to complement its 2 percent exchange and online casino. The sportsbook will be backed by a multi-channel marketing campaign that includes PR and...

Published August 12, 2019