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Simon Deloit
AuthorSimon is a freelance writer who specializes in gambling news and has been an author in the poker/casino scene for 10+ years. He brings valuable knowledge to the team and a different perspective, especially as a casual casino player.
Legal
February 3, 2020
The NCPG Asks Payment Providers to Stop Credit Cards for Gambling
The U.S. National Council on Problem Gambling has issued new regulatory measures, asking regulators and payment providers to first restrict gambling payments with certain methods and secondly disclose the relevant information to comply with safety measures. Problem Gambling Targeted Preemptively by National Council With sports gambling spreading across the United States and some 14 states […]
Legal
February 1, 2020
UKGC and Twitter Will Guide Users How to Filter out Gambling Content
The UK Gambling Commission has joined efforts with Twitter to create guidance on how to help users of the social network who want to limit the amount of gambling-related content they receive. The Advertising Technology Group Focus on Social Networks As part of their initiative to challenge the industry and accelerate the process of raising […]
Esports
January 30, 2020
New Jersey Sets to Legalize Betting on Esports Tournaments, League of Legends
Esports betting is coming to New Jersey. If the bill pushes through, it expands the betting opportunities available to NJ players and can help boost state coffers. The New Jersey gambling industry is considered one of the most liberal in the United States. With the legalization of in-person and online sports betting in 2018, the […]
Legal
January 29, 2020
North Carolina Lottery Digital Instants Plans Raise Serious Concerns
North Carolina state lottery Commission plans to expand operations by entering the online sales field through the introduction of “digital instants” seem to face serious opposition, especially with the state’s attorney general who raised his voice against the idea, claiming it is inconsistent with previous law that prohibits video sweepstake games in the state. The […]
Business
January 28, 2020
Twin River Enters into Colorado Partnership with DraftKings and FanDuel
Twin River, the Rhode Island-based gaming company, has announced that is has signed partnership deals with DraftKings and FanDuel regarding the operations of their recently acquired three casinos in Colorado. Acquiring the Casinos The ink on the $51 million deal with Affinity Gaming for the three casinos, Golden Gates, Golden Gulch and Mardi Gras, located […]
Legal
January 27, 2020
Indiana Gaming Commission Investigating Spectacle Entertainment
Spectacle Entertainment’s plans to set up a gambling venue in the Hoosier State may face some significant delays. The company has recently come under the spotlight for violations that one of the members of its management team committed. According to local media, the Indiana Gaming Commission (IGC) is investigating the casino operators after it was […]
Legal
January 24, 2020
Aquinnah Cliff Tribe Casino Case Back in Court
A six-year long legal battle between a tribe’s ambition to build a casino facility in their reservation and the town authorities is far from complete, as The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head in Aquinnah, Massachusetts is filing for the First Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a lower court ruling by U.S. District Court Judge […]
Legal
January 24, 2020
Novelty Betting on The Academy Awards Now Available in Indiana
Sports betting in Indiana became a reality in the summer of 2019 and since then, the state has seen tremendous growth in the sector. Not only were the gambling operators able to apply for sports betting licenses but the law also made room for novelty betting. In order to be approved by the Indiana Gaming […]
Business
January 21, 2020
Genting Group Preparing $10bln For Japanese IR
Amid the bribery allegations against Japanese politicians and the opposition joint effort to abolish the Integrated Casino Promotion Act, the Japanese government decided to postpone the publication of its Basic Policy final set of criteria for selection between the candidates bids, as the Diet needed more time to evaluate public opinion, assess the extent of […]
Business
January 13, 2020
NH Sports Fans Put $3.4m on Mobile Betting in First Week
Within seven days of its official launch, mobile betting in Hew Hampshire generated a total of $3.4 million in sports handle. New Hampshire Strikes Big with Mobile Betting New Hampshire is reaping the benefits of a fresh online sports betting industry. Just a week has passed, but as of January 6, the 16,200 registered players […]