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Luke is a media graduate who is looking to build upon his experiences from his strong love of sports betting and casino games which started during his first year of college. His fresh mindset always brings new content ideas to the team and his editorial skills will continue to grow with the help of the upper management team at GamblingNews.com.

Casino March 14, 2022
Evoplay Remains Committed to Ukraine, Mounts Defenses against Russian Invasion
Evoplay, a leading iGaming development studio, has become the latest to oppose the Russian invasion of Ukraine which has brought on grave distress on the attacked nation, displacing over 2.5 million people, and causing the biggest refugee crisis Europe has seen in modern history. Evoplay to Hold Its Ground in Ukraine Now, the company wants […]
Casino March 14, 2022
Melco Resorts CEO Applies for License Extension Through December 31, 2022
Melco Resorts has become one of the first companies in Macau to apply for a license extension, the company chairman and CEO Lawrence Ho confirmed. The company is seeking to extend its concession by another six months in the special administrative region (SAR) as a final draft of binding regulatory and licensing agreements is expected […]
Casino March 14, 2022
LVS Targets New Asian Country for IR, Goldstein Confirms for LVRJ
Las Vegas Sands may have exited The Las Vegas Strip but the company is hardly anywhere near slowing down its march in the gambling industry. A new interview with company chairman and chief executive officer Rob Goldstein for the Las Vegas Review-Journal suggests that LVS is planning some big moves ahead. Rob Goldstein Teases Stronger […]
Industry March 14, 2022
Singapore Advances Two Gambling Bills in Parliament
Singapore is marking the end of a long journey in which the country has set out to overhaul its gambling industry and create a regulatory framework that would create clear-cut rules, boost competitiveness, and improve consumer safety. Now, the Singapore parliament has gone ahead with two bills that are designed to usher in a number […]
Casino March 11, 2022
Aussie Woman Who Stole $AU1M to Play on Social Casino Sentence Appeal Denied
Rachel Naomi Perri was accused of embezzling money from her employer for a period of three years, the proceeds of which she used to play an online gambling game on Facebook by the name of Heart of Vegas. After receiving a six-year sentence in December 2021, the woman now wants to plead a lighter sentence […]
Casino March 11, 2022
RSI Gets a Formal Approval to Launch Real Money Gambling in Ontario
It took just a little longer than expected, but Rush Street Interactive has finally obtained its license in Ontario, Canada, as the province prepares to launch the biggest iGaming market yet. BetRivers, the company’s flagship iGaming brand will be arriving at the market on April 4 when private licenses are allowed to formally launch in […]
Sports March 10, 2022
Genius Sports’ Second Spectrum Now Covers NBA’s G League Venues
For decades now, Genius Sports has been the leading sports data company focused on both helping to preserve the integrity of sports globally but also create the tools necessary to improve the athletic experience. The latest company involvement is focused on the G League venues owned by the National Basketball Association (NBA). G League to […]
Blockchain March 10, 2022
Stake.com Donates $1M to Humanitarian Efforts in Ukraine
Stake.com has become the latest gaming operator to condemn the violence in Ukraine conducted by the Russian armed forces. The company has donated $1 million or 25.63 bitcoin to victims of the war in the country and has thus joined a global humanitarian relief effort designed to help the refugees of the conflict. Ukrainians Suffer […]
Industry March 9, 2022
Gambling Is Targeted by Fraudsters Less Often Than Video Gaming
The gaming industry in the United States came under heavy fire from fraudsters in 2021 – these are the conclusions posted in a report by Global Digital Fraud Trends Report in their latest edition. According to the document, there has been a 60.3% year-over-year increase in the level of fraudulent activity associated with the gaming […]
Sports March 9, 2022
Win $100M from Bally’s March Madness F2P Contest  
Bally’s Corporation has announced a new free-to-play game that offers sports fans and collegiate sports enthusiasts an opportunity to win $100 million outright. The only drawback is that they must get 63 games this March Madness season right. The chances of this happening are not very high as the NCAA estimates that there are 9.2 […]