Industry
June 10, 2021
April Gaming Revenues Climb to Record Highs According to AGA
According to the American Gaming Association (AGA), the US casino industry is well and truly back in business. The AGA has released the latest commercial revenue figures for April, with the figures showing more than a 25% year-on-year increase. Figures for April showed that sports betting boosted commercial gaming revenue in April to pre-pandemic levels. Revenue […]
Sports
June 10, 2021
UFC Takes Things to the “Neds level” in Australia
UFC, the premier mixed martial arts franchise, has made Neds, sports betting operator and part of Entain Group, its official betting partner in Australia. UFC Partners up with Neds The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a world-renowned American premier mixed martial arts franchise, has signed an agreement with Neds, a sports betting operator, making it its official […]
Sports
June 10, 2021
Pro Sports Leagues Continue Focus on Integrity as Sports Gambling Takes Hold
When the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA) was approved by US lawmakers, all major US sports leagues supported the measure. They argued at the time that legalized sports gambling would only lead to greater integrity issues, a fallacy of mindset that is void of logic. In 2018, when the Supreme Court […]
Sports
June 10, 2021
MLB Has a Sticky Matter on Its Hands that Could Divide the Sports Gambling Space
For as long as there has been baseball, there have been pitchers who wanted to find a way to make their sliders slide more and their fastballs fly faster. They have used spit, mud, pine tar, lubricants and other substances to try to give themselves an edge, despite the fact that MLB has strict rules […]
Sports
June 10, 2021
Iowa Casinos Now Able to Take Bets on Overseas Horse and Dog Races
There was a time that even playing pinball in Iowa was considered illegal under certain circumstances, but the state has come a long way since then. It was the 11th state to introduce legal sports gambling after the Supreme Court killed PASPA in 2018 and it continues to fine-tune its market. Response to the launch […]
Sports
June 8, 2021
Canada Premier League and ComeOn! Sign Sports Betting and Online Casino Partnership
The Canadian Premier League has secured a multi-year deal with ComeOn!, under which the online gaming site will act as the league’s Official Sports Betting and Online Casino Partner. Canadian Soccer Business Arranges Multi-Year Deal Between CPL and ComeOn! Canada’s top professional men’s soccer league Canadian Premier League (CPL) has named the online gaming site […]
Industry
June 8, 2021
UK Politicians Cite the Need for Change in Football Gambling Partnerships
Former Scottish politician Ruth Davidson has called on soccer clubs to rethink their long-term association with the gambling industry. In her C4 Documentary, Davidson cited that gambling logos are appearing up to 700 times during a regular-season soccer game in the UK. The former conservative leader has called on her former colleagues to force the […]
Sports
June 8, 2021
ESPN Axe Handicapper Kelly Stewart over Historical Tweets
ESPN have taken the drastic step to cut ties with gambling expert Kelly Stewart only one month after hiring her for a new sports betting role. The move comes as historic homophobic slurs surfaced from Stewart’s Twitter account, from nine years ago. ESPN wanted to capitalize on Stewart’s online popularity built through her “Kelly in […]
Sports
June 8, 2021
Kahnawake Threatened by Canadian Online Sports Betting Bill
The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) sees implications in the new sports betting bill which threatens its gaming operations and the benefits for the Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) community of Kahnawake. Kahnawake Sees Bill C-218 as a Threat to Its Community The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) and some senators in Canada see Bill C-218 as a threat to the […]
Sports
June 8, 2021
Louisiana’s Sports Gambling Market Advances after Governor Signs Legislation
Louisiana is closing in on the launch of a legal and regulated sports gambling market. State lawmakers have been working on several measures for the past couple of years to introduce the activity, but progress has been painfully slow. The first real step was getting residents to approve sports gambling and, when that happened late […]