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Mississippi Senate approves sweepstakes casino ban
The Mississippi Senate has become the first U.S. legislative chamber to approve a ban on sweepstakes casinos.
A substituted version of S...
Iowa: Revamp Of Mega Millions Game Debuts In April With Bigger Prizes, Better Odds
Iowa Lottery Will "Step Down" Advance Plays In Current Game
JPEG Link to image showing an example of a ticket in the upcoming $5 Mega Mi...
Western Australia Increases Penalties to Strengthen Gambling Laws
The Government of Western Australia (WA) has increased enforcement powers and penalties to bolster the regulation of WA’s gambling indust...
South Carolina Senate passes lottery-funded voucher bill for private schools
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Senate passed a bill Tuesday allowing low-income parents of private school children to receive financ...
Fox Says FanDuel, Flutter Stakes Worth More Than $7.5 Billion
Media giant Fox Corporation (NASDAQ: FOX) estimated the combined value of its Flutter Entertainment (NYSE: FLUT) and FanDuel stakes at ne...
Standard General Wraps Up $4.6 Billion Bally’s Acquisition
Bally’s (NYSE: BALY) and Standard General announced today that the investor completed its $4.6 billion takeover of the regional casino op...
Nanos Research: Over 500,000 Quebecers Set to Wager on the Super Bowl
Like Ontario, Quebecers will be betting big on Sunday’s Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles.
According...
UK GAMBLING Commission - Market impact data on gambling behaviour - operator data to Dec 2024
06 February 2025
The Gambling Commission has published further data on the gambling industry in Great Britain.
This data, sourced from ...
Luxembourg's National Lottery reports record-breaking gross revenue in 2024
In 2024, Luxembourg's National Lottery generated a record-breaking €90 million in gross revenue, with sports betting driving much of the ...
"Scratch and Win": the Unlikely Rise of America’s Most Successful Lottery -explores the Massachusetts lottery
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Podcast producer Ian Coss is joined by longtime lottery presenter Dawn ...
AGA estimates Americans will legally wager a record $1.39 billion on Super Bowl LIX
The American Gaming Association (AGA) estimates that Americans will wager a record $1.39 billion legally on Super Bowl LIX, a forecast th...
SC bill to allow use of debit cards for lottery purchases
– In South Carolina, you can only purchase lottery tickets with cash. However, many state lawmakers, including Governor Henry McMaster, a...
Maryland Lottery offers lawmakers ideas to cut down on unregulated gambling
As Maryland mulls legislation to regulate online casino, the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency has hammered home to lawmakers ...
China's lottery sales up 7.6 pct in 2024
BEIJING, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- China's lottery ticket sales rose 7.6 percent year on year to 623.49 billion yuan (about 86.96 billion U.S. d...
California Lottery Raises Over $2 Billion for Public Education for Third Year in a Row
Lottery celebrates 40th year with over $46 billion in contributions since 1985
SACRAMENTO (February 3, 2025) – Final audit figures for t...
European Lotteries: Protecting Minors Online: A Shared Responsibility
PRESS RELEASE
Protecting Minors Online: A Shared Responsibility
Brussels, 6 February 2025 – As digital technologies continue to evolve...
Hoosier Lottery earns international recognition for responsible gaming
CONTACT: Megan Wade-Taxter, Hoosier Lottery Public Relations Manager This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. O: 317-264-4609 | C: 317-294-1738 ...
Svenska Spel has reported its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2024, as well as the entirety of the year.
“As Sweden's entire gaming company, we give back by donating our entire surplus to the treasury. This is money that benefits society, in ...
AGEM Index grew by 4.2% m-o-m in January, up nearly 40% yearly
The AGEM Index saw a healthy rebound in January, rising by 4.2 percent from the prior month. Particularly, however, the Index saw healthy...
UK Gambling Commission releases operator data through December 2024
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The U.K. Gambling Commission has published further data on the gambling industry in Great Britain. This data, source...
Gambling Commission mistakenly hands Northern & Shell's lawyers over 4,000 sensitive documents
Regulator makes ‘unpredecented’ blunder in legal battle over UK lottery
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/feb/07/gambling-commiss...
IL lawmakers push for legal online casino with cannibalization prevention measure
Illinois lawmakers have filed a pair of companion bills that would create the Internet Gaming Act to legalize online casino in the state....
IL AG warns bettors to avoid Bovada, PrizePicks Friday before Super Bowl
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has fired a last-minute shot across the bow at offshore operator Bovada and daily fantasy sports co...
New Jersey bill to decriminalize underage gambling advances to Senate
The New Jersey Assembly has voted to advance a bill that would decriminalize underage gambling, reducing penalties from a criminal offens...
Georgia lawmakers introduce sports betting, casino legalization bill for 2026 statewide vote
Lawmakers in Georgia have renewed the push toward legalizing sports betting and casino gambling, introducing a resolution that would all...
Swedish report flags link between loot boxes and problem gambling
A report by Spelinspektionen has found a link between young adults that participated in gambling via video games while under age and risk...
Super Bowl to Generate $1.7 Billion in Legal Bets, Says Macquarie
The Super Bowl will drive $1.7 billion in legally placed bets this year with DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG) named the gaming stock with the mo...
Texas Governor Now Supportive of Online Sports Betting
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, R, indicated this week that he’s sympathetic to seeing online sports betting in the Lone Star State.
Greg Abbott...
AGEM Index grew by 4.2% m-o-m in January, up nearly 40% yearly
The AGEM Index saw a healthy rebound in January, rising by 4.2 percent from the prior month. Particularly, however, the Index saw healthy...
Swedish report flags link between loot boxes and problem gambling
A report by Spelinspektionen has found a link between young adults that participated in gambling via video games while under age and risk...