Microsoft Hosts League of Legends Events

Microsoft recently began hosting weekly League of Legends events at its stores in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Canada and Australia. The "ROG Arena at Microsoft Store" competitions are held...

Published August 28, 2017

Kowall Reviewing Michigan Online Gaming Bill

Michigan state Senator Mike Kowall is reviewing his online gambling measure and will hold meetings on it when legislators return to Lansing. The bill would have the Michigan Gaming...

Published August 14, 2017

Maine Passes DFS Law

Maine has adopted a daily fantasy sports law that declares DFS contests as games of skill and legalizes them in the state. There are now 15 states with approved...

Published August 14, 2017

Disney Looking to Host eSports

The Walt Disney Company is looking to host eSports competitions at its Walt Disney World complex in Orlando. The events would be held at the ESPN Wide World of...

Published August 14, 2017

PhilWeb Buys eGames Site

Philippine-listed gaming technology provider PhilWeb has acquired another eGames site from the country’s state-run regulator, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.

Published August 14, 2017

Bettson Launches Mobile Betting Platform

Ahead of the European soccer season, Betsson has launched a new mobile betting platform on its Betsson, Betsafe and Nordicbet brands. The company promises new features including more sports...

Published August 14, 2017

Paysafe Accepts Blackstone Takeover Terms

Digital payments business Paysafe's board of directors has agreed to 2.96-billion-pound takeover bid from Blackstone and CVC Capital Partners. The company secured an agreement on the 590p per share...

Published August 14, 2017

Lottomatica Debuts lottomatica.it

IGT’s Italian subsidiary Lottomatica recently launched lottomatica.it, offering Italian players online betting on local and international football matches and other sports, a live casino with 100-plus slots and table...

Published August 14, 2017

MGM Online Casino Goes Live In New Jersey

MGM Resorts International has launched an online casino site in New Jersey. PlayMGM.com is the first online casino site to bear the company’s name in its title and offers...

Published August 7, 2017

Massachusetts Recommends Treating DFS as Gaming

The ad hoc commission appointed last year by the legislature to study whether an omnibus bill should address all of the state’s online gaming has recommended that daily fantasy...

Published August 7, 2017

Delaware Legalizes DFS

Delaware Governor John Carney (l.) signed a bill to make the state the 14th in the U.S. to officially legalize daily fantasy sports, with Maine close behind.

Published August 7, 2017

Madison Square Garden Company Invests in eSports Team

The Madison Square Garden Company has bought a controlling interest in Counter Logic Gaming, an eSports team that competes in a number of eSports games including League of Legends...

Published August 7, 2017

FanDuel Leaves UK Market

Saying it wants to focus on its U.S. operations, daily fantasy sports giant FanDuel is exiting the UK market. FanDuel notified UK players it was closing its operations by...

Published August 7, 2017

Amaya Completes Stars Group Rebranding

Amaya Inc. announced it has completed its rebranding as The Stars Group and its relocation to Toronto. The company also launched a new corporate logo and a new website...

Published August 7, 2017

New Zealand Considers Taxing Offshore Betting

New Zealand's newly appointed Racing minister, David Bennett (l.) has introduced a plan to tax offshore betting in the country’s Parliament, but the amendment to the 2003 Racing Act...

Published August 7, 2017

Betsson Group Adds Greentube Games

Betsson Group announced it has reached a deal to add casino games by Greentube to brands such as betsson.com, casinoeuro.com and nordicbet.com, among others.

Published August 7, 2017

Israel Passes Online Censorship Law

Israel has passed a law allowing its courts to block websites that promote criminal activity in the country, which includes illegal gambling websites. The law also targets criminal terror...

Published July 31, 2017

Christie, New Jersey Urge Trump Administration Not to Ban Online Gambling

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (l.) has signed a bill passed by the state’s legislature urging President Donald Trump’s administration not to ban internet gambling in the United States....

Published July 31, 2017

New Hampshire Legalizes Daily Fantasy Sports

New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu (l.) has signed a daily fantasy sports law for the state making it the third state this year to pass a DFS law. DFS...

Published July 31, 2017

ESIC Releases eSports Rule Recommendations

The independent eSports Integrity Coalition released the results of its industry survey on proper sanctions for players caught cheating at eSports competitions. Among those were the recommendation that former...

Published July 31, 2017