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Heidi Specter
AuthorAs an avid follower of sports and the newly recognized industry of esports, Heidi uses her expertise to help the team push out the best sports content. She is also continually learning more about the gambling industry in general and pushes out a variety of content.
Casino
June 14, 2019
AGA Backs U.S. Operators’ Bid for Japanese IR
AGA head says U.S. operators ready to invest in Osaka IR American brands have track record of assisting communities Osaka Mayor requests $186m to fit subway project bill AGA boss Bill Miller has said that admitting U.S. casino brands to the Japanese IR would be beneficial for local communities. U.S. Operators and the Japanese IR […]
Esports
June 12, 2019
Riot Games Introduces Dota Auto Chess-Inspired Game Mode
Riot Games adds Teamfight Tactics, a brand new mode for LoL The game is tactics-based and with automated fights New furry mascots are arriving to League of Legends Riot Games is introducing a Dota Auto Chess-inspired game mode by the name of Teamfight Tactics. Once again, players will be asked to put together the strongest […]
Legal
June 4, 2019
New Hampshire Defeats DOJ in District Court Battle
DOJ phrasing of Wire Act Opinion ambiguous New Hampshire wins the court battle Judge refrains from naming the verticals the WA applies to New Hampshire pries away from DOJ with a district court siding with NH insofar as iLotteries are concerned. Judge Paul Barbadoro didn’t explicitly dismiss the validity on the Wire Act on verticals […]
Business
May 31, 2019
SG, Oneida Receive Regulatory Approval for NY Sports Betting
SG and Oneida get go-ahead to launch joint-venture in NYS NY legislators still discussing sports betting law The session ends on June 19 Oneida Indian Nation and Scientific Games are moving forth with a sports betting venture partnership in New York State, after successfully securing a license from the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) SG […]
Casino
May 29, 2019
SugarHouse Makes Interactive Wagers a Reality in PA
First SugarHouse interactive wagers placed Tests to run for a few days before a full-scale launch Physical customer registration still necessary SugarHouse is quickly moving towards a full-scale launch of its interactive wagering platform later this week. SugarHouse Starts Testing Interactive Wagering System As SugarHouse has commenced a series of tests, the casino operator is […]
Esports
May 28, 2019
FACEIT Hosts New Apex Legends Tournament on May 31
FACEIT announces new Apex Legends tournament 14 teams are invited Apex Legends Continues to build authority as an esports game Tournament host and event organizer FACEIT has revealed a $50,000 Apex Legends Pro Series, becoming the latest entity to endorse the EA-released shooter game as an esports. Apex Legends Pro Series Announced Electronic Arts’ Apex […]
Sports
May 27, 2019
Uefa Europa League Finals: Chelsea vs Arsenal Face Off
Arsenal to face Chelsea in Uefa finals Chelsea facing a difficult game and a tougher future due to transfer freeze The Gunner did better versus Chelsea in the EPL Two English teams set into a head-to-head battle in the 2019 Uefa Europa League finals at the Baku Olympic Stadium on Wednesday, May 29. Arsenal and […]
Business
May 24, 2019
FanDuel and fuboTV Bring Sports Betting Data to Viewers
Photo credit: fuboTV. FanDuel and fuboTV partner to provide odds and betting data First partnership between OTT and sportsbook Only horse racing, soccer, and cycling channels featured at first FanDuel has signed a ground-breaking partnership with OTT streaming service fuboTV to introduce live sports betting data to viewers. FanDuel Signs with OTT Content Provider fuboTV […]
Casino
May 23, 2019
Aristocrat Posts Solid Half-Year Results, 60% Revenue in US
*All sums are posted in Australian dollars. Aristocrat posts 16.8-percent net profit increase year-over-year 60% of revenues come from the US Company to continue with growth strategy Aristocrat continues to generate solid financial results, the company’s recent filing to the Australian Securities Exchange showed. Net profit hit $422.3 for the half-year finishing on March 31. […]
Sports
May 18, 2019
Racing Levies Fall Short of Target by £17m
HBLB reports on budget deficit due to smaller contributions Punters win heavily in February and March The HBLB to press betting agencies for more contributions Sports betting in the United Kingdom isn’t going to contribute the expected amount to the racing industry. With the levies missing the targets by £17 million, there have been reasons […]