Fantasy Sports Becomes Legal In Ohio

Ohio has legalized fantasy sports and put it under the watchful eye of the Ohio Casino Control Commission. The new law has the support of the state’s sports teams,...

Published January 8, 2018

Spain Offers New Window for Online Gaming Licenses

Spanish gambling regulators are offering a new window for applications for online gaming licenses in the country. The extension comes as Spain is readying for shared online poker liquidity...

Published January 8, 2018

Authentic Gaming, Foxwoods, to Offer Online Roulette

Authentic Gaming has teamed up with Foxwoods Resort Casino to provide live stream roulette games to customers all over the world. The first game to go live will be...

Published January 8, 2018

Crown Resorts to Sell CrownBet stake for $117 Million

Crown Resorts has agreed to sell its 62 percent stake in online betting company CrownBet $117 million. The company announced that it has an agreement with a buyer described...

Published January 8, 2018

Hawaii Legislators Criticize Loot Boxes

Two Hawaii state legislators have come out against the sale of video game loot boxes in games such as EA Sports Star Wars Battlefront 2. Loot boxes contain virtual...

Published January 8, 2018

Optima Partners With Betfred

Optima announced an agreement with Betfred Group that will see the company provide its platform, ongoing development and support for Betfred’s online, retail and call center business. The deal...

Published January 8, 2018

FanDuel Offering Bitcoin Prizes

FanDuel offered the cryptocurrency Bitcoin as prizes in NFL tournaments for the first weekend of the NFL playoffs. The daily fantasy site began by offering one Bitcoin to the...

Published January 8, 2018

World Poker Fund to Acquire Cryptocurrency Wallet

Social gaming developer World Poker Fund Holdings, Inc. announced it has signed a term sheet to acquire the intellectual property of a digital currency wallet. The wallet is currently...

Published January 8, 2018

GVC Completes Deal for Ladbrokes Coral

Ladbrokes Coral Plc will become a part of GVC Holdings now that the long-rumored deal has been completed. The convoluted structure of the company and pending UK regulatory changes...

Published December 25, 2017

Michigan iGaming Bill Adds Sports Betting

In the 2018 legislative session the Michigan House will consider three bills to legalize and regulate online gambling and sports betting. State Rep. Brandt Iden's (l.) Lawful Internet Gaming...

Published December 25, 2017

Lawmaker: Rhode Island Would Consider Online Sports Betting

A key Rhode Island lawmaker said the state would quickly consider legalizing sports betting if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down a federal ban. Rhode Island state Senator William...

Published December 25, 2017

Mr Green to Acquire Evoke Gaming for €7 million

Mr Green will spend €7 million to acquire Evoke Gaming, owner of Redbet, in an acquisition deal expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2018. Evoke Gaming...

Published December 25, 2017

Tabcorp Will Close Online Bookmaker Luxbet After Tatts Merger

Tabcorp reportedly plans to close online bookmaker Luxbet following its A$11 billion merger with Tatts Group. Players at the site were notified that betting will stop December 22.

Published December 25, 2017

Australian Game Platform Launches Blockchain Coin Offering

Australian game testing platform GameTester is the latest gaming company to seek financing through and initial coin offering. The company hopes the $30 million offering on Ethereum blockchain will...

Published December 25, 2017

Sports Betting Up in Denmark

Sports betting showed steady growth in Denmark’s gambling market in the last quarter according to regulators. Overall sports betting was up 9 percent. Overall revenue from both online and...

Published December 25, 2017

eSports Joins the Academy at University of Akron

The University of Akron, Ohio has expanded its sports program into eSports, with a varsity team where “athletes” will be able to earn scholarships playing sports related video games....

Published December 25, 2017

Michigan Reviewing Online Gambling, Sports Betting

A revised version of a measure legalizing online gambling, sponsored by state Rep. Brent Iden (l.), passed a Michigan House committee. It requires online servers to be located on...

Published December 18, 2017

New Jersey Assembly Passes Bill for Online Gambling Cafes at State Racetracks

The New Jersey Assembly has passed a bill that would allow the state’s racetracks (Monmouth Park at left) to partner with licensed online gambling sites for online gambling facilities....

Published December 18, 2017

Florida Committee Approves Fantasy Sports Bill

SB 374, sponsored by Florida state Senator Dana Young (l.), recently was approved by the state Senate Regulated Industries Committee in an 8-1 vote. The measure would clarify that...

Published December 18, 2017

Italy Dominates Continental iGaming Market

Italy has the largest share of online gaming on the continent. This was reported by the Milanese university. It noted that online gaming is growing at a fierce rate...

Published December 18, 2017