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Scientific Games and DraftKings Power New iGaming Experiences in New Jersey via OpenGaming™ Launch
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How sportsbooks prepare for the Super Bowl, a betting bonanza like no other
LAS VEGAS — The lines at the counter began forming a little before 6:45 p.m. on Sunday. Before Jimmy Garoppolo could kneel out a San Franci…
England Issues A New Report On Loot Boxes & Gambling
It appears the era of loot boxes may be coming to a close within the next few years, and England has a new report on them tied to gambling…
Lawmakers consider payout changes for gamblers
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) – Iowa lawmakers are considering making some changes to the way the state holds back gambling winners from those wh…
UKGC Defends Regualtor’s Efforts at CMS Gambling Conference
The British Gambling Commission boss has spoken at the CMS Gambling Conference, hailing the regulatory efforts made so far and putting the…
New Rules for Gambling in Bulgaria
The bill establishing a National Gambling Agency, which replaces the State Gambling Commission, has been published for discussion, BNR repo…
Gaming Regulator in the Netherlands Supported by Administrative Court
A recent development that may prove pivotal for the Netherlands gambling market is the recent court ruling in favour of the national regula…
U.S. Online Gambling Legislation: What to Expect in 2020
U.S. Online Gambling Legislation: What to Expect in 2020
There’s no doubt the online gambling industry will grow a lot in the future and i…
Germany: New State Treaty On Gambling In The Pipeline
New State Treaty On Gambling In The Pipeline IN SUMMARY: Federal states agreed on a new gambling regulatory framework Some of the proposed…
NY Gambling Commission Delayed Collecting Tax Due to Legal Process
An audit has revealed that the NY State Gambling Commission may have failed to collect tax that helps pay to maintain the regulatory networ…
Legal Online Gambling: What’s Happening Since Supreme Court Turned PASPA Down
Legal Online Gambling: What’s Happening Since Supreme Court Turned PASPA Down
The online gambling industry continues to grow worldwide. Th…
Oklahoma Governor Asks Judge to Rule Casino Gambling Illegal
OKLAHOMA CITY Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt asked a federal judge late Wednesday to order tribal casinos across the state to stop offering most…
IS AUGUSTA NATIONAL PREPARING FOR LEGALIZED SPORTS GAMBLING IN GEORGIA?
Through this new tunnel, behind these new trees, the Augusta National is building a new television and digital compound with enhanced digit…
PokerStars Founder Isai Scheinberg Surrenders
Isai Scheinberg, the Founder of PokerStars, has been arrested by federal authorities after turning himself in last week.
Scheinberg Releas…
Czech Lottery Owner Sazka Asks EU to Probe Gambling Tax
Sazka Group AS has urged the European Commission to investigate a Czech tax on lotteries that it says unfairly grants a state subsidy to o…
New gambling options get fresh look in Albany
ALBANY — New York has casinos, racetracks, video-lottery racinos, off track betting parlors, bingo halls and a long list of lottery games…
California Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation: Authorizes New Types of Gambling
January 26, 2020 - SACRAMENTO, CA – Secretary of State Alex Padilla has announced that the proponents of a new initiative were cleared to b…
State senators from Hawaii propose legalized gambling
A pair of state Senate bills hope to legalize gambling in Hawaii in order to provide funding for necessary programs statewide.
Senate Bill…
New Jersey lottery winners now can remain anonymous
It takes effect immediately, but it’s unclear how long it would take for the regulations to be written.
New Jersey is joining a growing l…
Academy Awards Odds Favor ‘Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood’ for Best Picture, New Jersey Permits Oscars Betting
The 92nd Academy Awards are set for Sunday, February 9, from Los Angeles, and for a second straight year, movie buffs inside New Jersey can…
Ukraine Casino Bill Passes First Reading, Online Gambling and Sports Betting Included
A Ukraine casino gambling bill that would allow internet betting has passed its first reading in Parliament, a monumental step for the East…
Indiana authorizes casino and mobile sports book wagers on the Academy Awards
Gamblers who win big Feb. 2 betting on the Super Bowl, or those hoping to recoup their losses, won't have to wait long for another major na…
Scientific Games Brings Free Rounds iGaming Feature to New Jersey
Scientific Games Brings Free Rounds iGaming Feature to New Jersey
LAS VEGAS – January 22, 2020 – Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SG…
Desert Diamond West Valley to Open with JCM Global® Award-Winning Products and Solutions
Desert Diamond West Valley to Open with JCM Global® Award-Winning Products and Solutions
LAS VEGAS (January 21, 2020) – When the new Dese…
RFP: ITB for Financial Audit Services Hoosier Lottery
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IGT Showcases Player-Driven Performance at ICE 2020
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Scientific Games Strengthens its Gaming Leadership Line-Up
Scientific Games Strengthens its Gaming Leadership Line-Up
Matt Wilson joining as Group Chief Executive, Gaming in March
Siobhan Lane j…
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THE LOTTERY AT 30: Doubted by some in the beginning, Hoosier Lottery stands the test of time
HANCOCK COUNTY — Cam Cole just turned 18 and decided he’d exercise one of adulthood’s rights. At Leo’s Market & Eatery in Greenfiel…
Pennsylvania Lottery makes Powerball, Mega Millions tickets available online
PITTSBURGH —
As the familiar Pennsylvania Lottery signs and slogans say, you can still "Play Here" at a business in your neighborhood.
Bu…
Inspired Entertainment Games Launch Across 888 Casino and INSPIRED GOES LIVE ONLINE WITH BET365 NEW JERSEY
Inspired Entertainment Games Launch Across 888 Casino
Inspired Entertainment Games Launch Across 888 Casino January 2020 -- 888, one…
Ohio casino revenue hits all time high
Ohio gamblers are out in force as revenue at the 4 casinos and 7 racinos in the state rose to a record high.
The Ohio Lottery and Casino C…
Colorado Starts Accepting Applications for its First Sports Betting Licenses
The state of Colorado, in its pursuit to legalize sports betting by spring this year, has started accepting applications for the first grou…
Mississippi Transportation Commission designates lottery proceeds
JACKSON, Miss. (WTOK) - The Mississippi Transportation Commission this week designated the first $30 million of lottery proceeds for paveme…
IGT Expands Powerbucks Footprint to Ontario with Wheel of Fortune Slots
IGT Expands Powerbucks Footprint to Ontario with Wheel of Fortune Slots
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation becomes latest operator…
Scientific Games Chosen by FireKeepers Casino Hotel to Power Tribal Sports Betting and iGaming in Michigan
Scientific Games Chosen by FireKeepers Casino Hotel to Power Tribal Sports Betting and iGaming in Michigan
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New legislative push seeks to legalize sports gambling in Washington
A company owning nearly half Washington’s “card-room” casinos threw its support Friday behind a new legislative push to legalize sports gam…
Michigan has Legalized Sports Betting to Strengthen its Economy
The state of Michigan has started offering sports betting services for its people now. The state has joined the other 20 states in the coun…
Artificial Intelligence can Step Inside Legal Sports Betting now
Sports betting is now legal in various parts of the world. Sports lovers are now placing bets without hiding from the legal authorities. Th…
UK National Health Service (NHS) boss accuses loot boxes of pushing "under the radar" gambling at kids
Buckle up, 2020. It’s time to wade neck-deep back into the never-ending loot box discourse. The latest contributor to the debate around vid…
The Gambling Commission publishes independent advice from its expert advisory groups to reduce online gambling harm
The Gambling Commission has commissioned advice from both the Advisory Board for Safer Gambling (ABSG) and the Digital Advisory Panel (DAP)…
Georgia Poll Shows Peach State Voters Support Casinos, Want Sports Betting
A new poll indicates support for casino gaming in Georgia is modestly increasing, while a clear majority of voters favor allowing sports wa…
Camelot appoints Louise Hanlon as Deputy Head of Corporate Responsibility
Camelot appoints Louise Hanlon as Deputy Head of Corporate Responsibility
Appointment will bolster CAMELOT’s work in CR Camelot UK Lotter…
European Lotteries (EL) publishes 2018 Report on the Lottery Sector in Europe
ANNOUNCEMENT EL publishes 2018 Report on the Lottery Sector in Europe
Brussels, 13 January 2020 – In 2018 the Members of the European Lot…
Illinois Lottery Awarded Nearly $1.7 Billion In Prizes In 2019
Several of those 2019 Illinois Lottery winners were lottery players across the Chicago area.
CHICAGO, IL — The Illinois Lottery paid nearl…
Greece: OPAP Completion of the rollout of 25,000 VLTs
Completion of the rollout of 25,000 VLTs
14/01/2020
OPAP announces that as prescribed in article 40 par. 1 of Law 4002/2011 a…
Bulgarian Cabinet backs gambling bill banning private lottery games
Bulgaria’s Cabinet was supporting the bill of amendments to the country’s Gambling Act that would ban lottery games organised by private op…
TENNESSEE LOTTERY’S SECOND QUARTER PROCEEDS BRING TOTAL RAISED FOR EDUCATION TO MORE THAN FIVE AND A QUARTER BILLION DOLLARS
LOTTERY’S SECOND QUARTER PROCEEDS BRING TOTAL RAISED FOR EDUCATION TO MORE THAN FIVE AND A QUARTER BILLION DOLLARS
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Tabcorp to donate more than $1.5 million to bushfire relief
Tabcorp has announced that it will donate more than $1.5 million to bushfire recovery on behalf of its brands TAB, Sky Racing, the Lott, MA…
Ohio gambling revenue rises again, to record $1.94B in 2019
Gambling revenue at Ohio’s four casinos and seven racinos rose to a record $1.94 billion in 2019, according to figures reported by the st…
Pennsylvania to rule on gambling terminals
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Just across the mall lobby from the glass-door entrance to the Pennsylvania attorney general's office sits a cash-paying…
Editorial: Unregulated video gambling rips off the state and endangers problem gamblers
Reasons abound why the spread of unlicensed payout video-gaming machines in Missouri’s bars, restaurants and gas stations constitutes an in…
No takers for lotteries, says Belize Commission
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D.C. sports betting app to go live in March; Capital One Arena seeks sportsbook
The long-awaited app to place bets on sports is scheduled to launch in the nation’s capital in March, D.C. gambling regulators said Friday…
Swiss Lotto – creating and dashing dreams for half a century
Exactly 50 years ago the first national lottery draw took place in Switzerland, with players of Swiss Lottoexternal link having to choose s…
Students Now Have an Advocate on Lottery Board
The New Mexico Lottery Board now has a champion for the students. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham at the end of December appointed Othiamba…
Brussels: National Lottery files third record year as 41 players become millionaires in 2019
In 2019, the National Lottery has filed its third record year in a row and its fourth year of consecutive growth.
About 6.4 million people…
New Jersey lottery celebrates its 50th anniversary
2020 marks 50 years since the first tickets went on sale for the New Jersey lottery.
New Jersey voters approved the state lottery in 1969…
Oregon Lottery's sports app scores with NFL Playoffs
SALEM, Oregon – Since the Oregon Lottery started the sports betting app Scoreboard in October, $45 million have been wagered.
“And that me…
New Hampshire Lottery Receives Extension in Wire Act Case
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Florida Lottery Launches Online Player's Guide to Encourage Responsible Winning, Playing
This week, the Florida Lottery launched the Player’s Guide, a new website with information on how to play and win the lottery responsibly…
Mississippi - Jackpot or not, Grenada customers bought over $700,000 worth of lottery tickets in the first month and a half of sales
Jackpot or not, Grenada customers bought over $700,000 worth of lottery tickets in the first month and a half of sales, according to the Mi…
It is lottery season once again in Alabama
The Alabama legislative session will begin February 4 in Montgomery, and will adjourn on May 18. One item up for bid as usual will be an Al…
Gov. Janet Mills vetoes bill to legalize, regulate sports betting in Maine
AUGUSTA, Maine —
Gov. Janet Mills vetoed a bill Friday that would have legalized, regulated and taxed sports betting in Maine.
Mills had…
AGA Statement on the Responsible Gambling Collaborative’s New Effectiveness Principles and Study on Responsible Gaming Funding
Collaborative’s Work Charts New Course for Next Decade of Responsible Gaming
JANUARY 10, 2020
The American Gaming Association released th…
Maryland lawmakers look at legalizing sports betting
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Now that Maryland’s 2020 legislative session has kicked off, there’s speculation that a bill will be drafted this session…
Delaware, West Virginia Sports Betting Annual Reports Start 2019 Roundup
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How pro sports leagues finally are cashing in on sports betting
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Professional sports leagues struck out in their quest for a cut of sports betting money by claiming they needed payme…
South Dakota to Give Sports Betting Another Shot As Regional Competition Increases
In an effort to keep up with some neighboring states, South Dakota lawmakers will again consider sports betting legislation this year after…
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam Not Tipping Hand on Casino Legislation, But Open to Discussion
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam (D) isn’t saying whether he would sign a casino bill placed on his desk during the 2020 legislative session…
Navigating New Hampshire's newly legal sports betting
Last week, New Hampshire’s legalized sports betting officially launched, and like many others, it was a day I’d been waiting for. I still r…
Verizon to Expand Sports Betting Venture to Five More States
Verizon Communications Inc. got its Yahoo Sports betting venture out of the gate in New Jersey in November, and now plans to expand its on…
Legal sports betting: California among states set for 2020 push
More than half the US could soon have legal gambling in place
California state lawmakers held a preliminary hearing on sports betting Wedn…
How Fortnite Changed Online Gaming Forever
Since Fortnite burst on to the online gaming scene in 2017, we have seen dozens of other games attempt to replicate its success. These are…
Kentucky Sports Betting Bills Filed, At Odds Over Betting On In-State College Teams
The Bluegrass State has a major decision to make when it comes to sports gambling.
On Wednesday, a pair of vastly different proposals to l…
Casinos, sports betting, horse racing could rake in billions, if Georgia lawmakers approve
ATLANTA -- It's a constitutional amendment that if Georgia voters approve, could provide an estimated billion dollars in additional revenue…
Tennessee Lawmaker Says State Plans To Roll Out Sports Betting In March
State Passed Country's Only Online-Only Bill Last May
Residents of Tennessee are just a couple months away from placing legal sports bets…
Vermont Sports Betting Bill Introduced, Would Legalize Mobile Wagering
A Vermont sports betting bill has been prefiled in the Montpelier capital, and if the legislation becomes law, mobile wagering would be per…
Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling Renews Anti-iGaming Efforts
Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling Renews Anti-iGaming Efforts
It seems the Wire Act case is truly never-ending. The process has been o…
Online gambling proposal could see money flow back to First Australians
The rights to Australia’s online gambling sector could be handed to First Australians and returned soldiers under a new proposal. Currently…
Sports Bettors In NH Wager $3.44 Million in First Week Of Betting
CONCORD, NH — Mobile and online sports betting has been met with enthusiasm in the Granite State as players have wagered more than $3.44 mi…
Illinois Lottery Launches Two MONOPOLY™ Multiplier Instant Tickets
With MONOPOLY™10X® and MONOPOLY™25X Instant Tickets, one of America’s favorite games is now available as Illinois Lottery Multiplier Instan…
Michigan Lottery hits $1 billion milestone in 2019 public school contributions
MICHIGAN (WPBN/WGTU) -- The Michigan Lottery had a record-setting year in 2019!
According to lottery officials, the Michigan Lottery raise…
IGT Signs Agreement with the DC Lottery to Deliver Instant Ticket Games and Services
IGT Signs Agreement with the DC Lottery to Deliver Instant Ticket Games and Services
LONDON, U.K. – Jan. 9, 2020 – International Game Tech…
NEW SCIENTIFIC GAMES TECHNOLGY TO POWER GERMANY’S LOTTO BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG
NEW SCIENTIFIC GAMES TECHNOLGY TO POWER GERMANY’S LOTTO BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG
SYMPHONY™ Gaming System Will Advance Lottery’s Operations a…
Maryland Casinos Generate $149.1 Million During December
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JCM Global® Establishes Local Relationship with Mercado Gaming to Benefit Latin American Customers
JCM Global® Establishes Local Relationship with Mercado Gaming to Benefit Latin American Customers
LAS VEGAS (January 6, 2020) – JCM Glob…
Photos from some of the Industry Conferences in 2019 - lots more to come!
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by Dimitris Kakos, Group Lotteries & Retail Solutions Director, INTRALOT 'INTRALOT’s Lotos X:
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MEDIA COMPANIES put their MONEY on SPORTS GAMBLING
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Fran Townsend - Working Harder, Dreaming Bigger
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10 Things Lotteries Need to Know About
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Maryland Could Be The Next US State To Legalize Sports Gambling
This year Maryland could join the US states that have legalized sports gambling after the US Supreme Court lifted a ban on sports betting i…
Cryptoassets and the amended Money Laundering Regulations
UK GAMBLING COMMISSION NEWS: The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) advises that, from 10 January 2020, it will be the supervisor of UK cry…
Oklahoma Governor Hires Law Firm in Tribal Gambling Battle
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s governor announced Friday hiring out-of-state attorneys to represent the state in the ongoing gaming compact dis…
The Danish Gambling Authority has published a guide on responsible gambling
02, Jan 2020
Today, the Danish Gambling Authority has published a guide on responsible gambling. The guide is aimed at licence holders…