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US Congressman Turns To DOJ For Guidance On Sports Betting, Wire Act
if you recall, way back in September, the US Congress held its first hearing regarding legal sports betting after PASPA’s demise.
Sensenbr…
Kansas Lottery ticket revenues increase
Lottery ticket sales in Kansas significantly increased this past month, while gaming revenues at the Hollywood Casino in Kansas City, Kansa…
Camelot grows National Lottery sales and returns to Good Causes over first half of 2018/19
Actions taken following strategic review help Camelot to build on last year's sales growth
15 November 2018
– Total National Lottery sale…
IGT Showcases the Future of Connected Play at the World Lottery Summit 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina
IGT Showcases the Future of Connected Play at the World Lottery Summit 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina
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INTRALOT showcases the Intelligent Future of Gaming at WLS 2018 in Buenos Aires, November 18-22
THE INTELLIGENT FUTURE OF GAMING IS SHOWCASED BY INTRALOT AT THE WLS 2018, IN BUENOS AIRES, NOVEMBER 18-22.
November 13, 2018
The future…
Maryland Lottery Winners to Travel with the Ravens
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Kambi signs Sportsbook deal with Parx Casino owner Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment
Kambi signs Sportsbook deal with Parx Casino owner Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment
Kambi expands U.S. footprint with provision of its…
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INTRALOT SIGNS a two-year contract extension together with the green light to be the provider of the New Mexico Sports Lottery Game
INTRALOT SIGNS a two-year contract extension together with the green light to be the provider of the New Mexico Sports Lottery Game
Novemb…
Kentucky Lottery has most successful sales month in it's nearly 30 years
The near-world record Mega Millions jackpot run – in tandem with a Powerball jackpot run that rose to more than $680 million – led to the m…
Accenture partners with data analytics firm Quantexa to aid the detection of financial crime
Quantexa’s technology uses entity resolution with network analytics and AI to bring together disparate data sets. Headquartered in London…
The Evolution of Uber’s 100+ Petabyte Big Data Platform
by Hrishikesh Barua on Nov 10, 2018.
Uber's engineering team wrote about how their big data platform evolved from traditional ETL jobs wi…
Neil Falconer: Loot boxes in the line of fire
Neil Falconer discusses regulation of the highly controversial video game mechanic known as the ‘loot box’.
In computer gaming a loot box…
The Good Times Are Over for Japan’s Loot-Box-Style Gaming Bonanza
The country’s mobile game makers are losing out to Chinese and Korean companies.
Getting players to pay real-world money for digital items…
When Gambling Meets Gaming: The Multifaceted Regulation Of Loot Boxes In Ireland
Joe Kelly, A&L Goodbody
Gaming regulators European forum declaration on gambling-like products
In September 2018, the Gambli…
INTERPOL Integrity in Sport Bi-Weekly Bulletin - 23 October 2018 - 5 November 2018
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has recently suspended Sri Lanka’s bowling coach for match-fixing and other corruption conduct in t…
Pollard Banknote Announces 3rd Quarter Results
WINNIPEG, Nov. 6, 2018 /CNW/ - Pollard Banknote Limited (TSX: PBL) ("Pollard") today released its financial results for the…
LOTTO MAX Changes Coming May 2019
Jackpots to grow as high as $70 million New Tuesday draw being added
TORONTO, Nov. 9, 2018 /CNW/ - LOTTO MAX, Canada's biggest lotter…
Will Florida’s Sports Betting Roadblock Pave Way For Jaguars’ Move To London?
The future of legalized sports betting in Florida looks bleak at best, and one prominent NFL reporter thinks that could significantly alter…
Maryland Lottery Launches Enhanced Player Loyalty Program
The newly enhanced My Lottery Rewards™ program will add exciting opportunities for Lottery players.
Beginning November 13, members of My L…
Third Term For Rep. Brandt Iden Keeps Michigan Online Gambling In Play
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InComm Partners with Xsolla to Enable Online Game Account Funding with Cash at GameStop
ATLANTA, Nov. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- InComm, a leading prepaid product and payments technology company, announced today that it has partne…
West Virginia: Lottery deputy director set to begin new job with Department of Education
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The deputy director of marketing at the West Virginia Lottery is leaving that job to take another position in state gov…
Collaborate and know your customers to make gambling safer – Gambling Commission CEO to leaders of Britain's gambling industry
Neil McArthur's keynote speech at the Raising Standards conference
I want gambling consumers in Britain to be able to enjoy the fairest an…
New England College creating online gaming team as part of esports push
The newest high-profile hire at New England College is carefully polite when asked whether his expertise, online gaming, faces any kind of…
888 confirms New York Jets sponsorship deal
888 has confirmed that it has become the first online gambling operator to sponsor a National Football League team after agreeing a deal wi…
Argentina: Online gambling in Buenos Aires budget plans
Legislators in Buenos Aires, Argentina’s largest province, are reported to be reviewing the legalisation of online gambling activities as g…
Europol helps Portugal take down illegal online gambling ring
Pan-European crime fighters Europol and Portuguese authorities have teamed up to take down a illegal cross-border online gambling operation…
Belgium approves tough directives on online gambling advertising
Belgium becomes the latest European jurisdiction to serve industry leadership more headaches, confirming that it will move ahead with its p…
Arkansas Louisiana Michigan close in on legal sports betting and gambling on Election Day
Election Day included some heavy sports-betting implications in states such as Louisiana, Arkansas, Florida, Ohio, Michigan and California…
Belgium’s Anti-Lootbox Stance Causes Games To Be Withdrawn
Earlier this year, the Belgian government determined that lootboxes were gambling and threatened to take action against any gaming company…
Massachusetts Gov. Baker to pick Gaming Commission leader 'in near future'
Gov. Charlie Baker plans to appoint a new head of the state Gaming Commission soon, his office said, as the commission nears the final act…
Wisconsin: Ho-Chunk Nation plans to build a $405 million resort-casino in Beloit
BELOIT, Wis. - The Ho-Chunk Nation's plan to build a $405 million resort-casino in Beloit has taken a step forward as the development plan…
Ohio casino and racino gambling revenue totaled $150 million in October, up 3.6 percent over October a year ago
Ohio racino revenue up in October; casino revenue flat
Updated Nov 8; Posted Nov 8
Here is 2018 Ohio casino and racino reve…
Kansas lawmakers authorize study of sports gambling
TOPEKA — Kansas legislative leaders on Friday authorized two days of meetings before the 2019 session to study, and possibly recommend, leg…
Buoyed by the Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots, the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery has record October
Buoyed by $1.5 billion Mega Millions and $700 million Powerball jackpots, the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery's revenue of $57.5 million in Oc…
Floridians will retain exclusive rights to authorize and potentially expand casino gambling in the state
Florida voters pass Amendment 3, say we want to decide on gambling
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Floridians will retain exclusive rights to authorize an…
Arizona Lottery donates shuttle bus for rural veterans
The Arizona Lottery is helping veterans who live in rural areas travel to important appointments into Phoenix with the help of a shuttle bu…
Sorrell’s S4 Capital Is Bidding Against BlueFocus to Acquire Programmatic Buying Firm MightyHive
R3 estimates the deal at between $150 and $200 million
Martin Sorrell’s S4 Capital is in the throes of a bidding war to acquire MightyHive…
Outfront Media Teams With the MoMA as It Looks to Move Beyond Advertising
The company wants to avoid outdoor ad overload with more editorial content
A new program from Outfront brings art to subway stations.
O…
Scientific Games Reports Third Quarter 2018 Results
Scientific Games Reports Third Quarter 2018 Results
Revenue growth reflects continued momentum and highlights clear avenue for deleverag…
Maryland Casinos Generate Record $158 Million in Revenue During October
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November 5, 2018
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UK: MPs interested in betting industry are the reason for delays says Crouch
MINISTERS’ links with the betting industry are the reason for the delays in new restrictions being placed on fixed-odds betting terminals (…
IoT Is The Most Important Development Of The 21st Century
IoT (the Internet of Things) is by far the most important development of the 21st century, and it will continue to lead to great things in…
IWG and Inspired pair up for instant win virtual sports
A new partnership between IWG and Inspired Entertainment will see a new range of online games that combine instant win mechanics with virtu…
Veikkaus posts revenue decline amid rising digital competition
Veikkaus chief executive Olli Sarekoski has pledged to make the company’s product offering more competitive as the Finnish monopoly operato…
Svenska Spel interim chief executive Marie Loob relishes regulated market competition
Svenska Spel interim chief executive Marie Loob has said that she is excited to compete against private gaming operators on an equal footin…
Casino Association of South Africa publishes latest Survey
The Casino Association of South Africa (CASA) has published its latest Survey on its members' casinos.
CASA represents the interests of…
Legal sports betting coming to Pennsylvania in December
The latest on legal sports betting in the United States ESPN’s “St ate-by-State Sports Betting Bill Tracker”has Pennsylvania slotted as th…
Sports Betting Bill Tracker listen to Legislative live streams
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ESPN State-by-state sports betting bill tracker
After New Jersey's Supreme Court victory, any state that wishes can legalize sports betting.
At the same time various state lawmakers are…
ZEAL lost a court ruling that said its Ventura24 lottery brokerage service requires a licence from Sociedad Estatal Loterias y Apuestas del Estado (SELAE)
ZEAL Group will close its Spanish lottery brokerage service after an unfavourable Spanish Supreme Court ruling, the company said as it repo…
Pollard Banknote Announces the Closing of the Acquisition of Schafer Systems
WINNIPEG, Oct. 31, 2018 /CNW/ - Pollard Banknote Limited (TSX: PBL) ("Pollard Banknote" or "Pollard") is pleased to announc…
Bookmaker William Hill offers to buy Mr Green for £242 million
Sweden-based online betting firm Mr Green has an offer on the table to be bought by U.K.-based bookmaker William Hill for £242 million, in…
Frissora leaving as president, CEO of Caesars Entertainment
Mark Frissora is leaving Caesars Entertainment.
The casino giant’s president and chief executive officer, who helped guide it through bank…
Scientific Games Completes Acquisition of Don Best
Acquisition enhances the Company's unparalleled end-to-end sports betting solution
LAS VEGAS, Nov. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientific Game…
Seminole Tribe Gives $1M More to Committee Urging Floridians to Approve Casino Ballot Question Next Week
The Seminole Tribe in Florida has given another $1 million to Voters in Charge, a committee that’s hoping voters will back a casino ballot…
Atlantic City Credit Rating Upgraded, But Remains Below Investment Grade
Atlantic City’s long-term issuer credit rating is being upgraded by Moody’s Investors Services from Caa3 to B2. While that’s good news for…
Dutch Gambling Regulator Hands Out More Fines This Week
Dutch Gaming Authority Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has imposed a fine of 350,000 euros on CyberRock Entertainment NV and Honeydew Trading Limi…
UK to Increase Remote Gambling Duty from September 2019
UK to Increase Remote Gambling Duty from September 2019
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Phillip Green revealed in his autumn 2018 budget th…
Where Las Vegas and Macau Make Their Money (Hint: It's Not the Same Place)
Las Vegas may be the original icon of gambling excess, but it's far from the biggest gambling market in the world today. That title goes to…
The Week In Sports Betting: Sports And Gambling Tighten Their Embrace
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Gambling deal signals new era for NHL
If the NHL and gambling were set to the tune “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” the announcement this past week of the league’s embrace…
Sky limits TV gambling adverts to one per break amid campaign for pre-watershed ban
Sky will dramatically cut the number of gambling advertisements it shows amid rising concern over addiction and the prominence of betting i…
Oklahoma Retailers to begin accepting debit cards for Oklahoma Lottery tickets
OKLAHOMA CITY – Those who want to try their luck with the lottery will soon be able to use their debit cards.
Beginning Nov. 1, retailers…
Weather Lottery administration and payment processor Boxhill Technologies unable to satisfy auditors on 'one outstanding item'
Boxhill Technologies unable to satisfy auditors on 'one outstanding item'
Boxhill Technologies FTSE AIM All-Share Weather Lottery administ…
Lotto Rheinland-Pfalz prevails in lawsuit against a Gibraltar-based lottery betting operator, stating that the operator is not authorised to offer its services to German players
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Court bans gambling providers from Gibraltar
A Gibraltar-based provider of online gambling has the Koblenz district…
How esports, gambling, and sports betting are converging
In May, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a federal law that prohibited states from legalizing betting on professional and collegiate spor…
New Mexico Lottery Gives The OK To New Sports Game
New Mexico has moved a step closer to running a new game that will be linked to the final outcome of different sports. This was done afte…
The Digital Out-of-Home Industry Is Reaching a Programmatic Tipping Point, Execs Say
Standard-setting and better targeting were big themes at a trade conference this week
Digital advertising is bleeding into the physical wo…
Wondering How to Connect With Your Ideal Audience? Try Targeting Them in the Real-Life Settings They Frequent
Going around third-party data and opening up a direct line of communication
Brands and marketers could gain a lot from finding out more ab…
Spain: Deadline for submitting applications will be 17 December 2018 for online gambling licenses
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As announced in our previous entry in this blog, on December 2017 a resolution launching the call f…
IGT - International Game Technology PLC Reports Third Quarter 2018 Results
International Game Technology 2018 Q3 - Results - Earnings Call Slides 8:12 am, Wed, Oct. 31, 2018, by SA Transcripts
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Scientific Games to Report Third Quarter 2018 Results on Thursday November 8, 2018
Scientific Games to Report Third Quarter 2018 Results on Thursday November 8, 2018
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Sc…
DraftKings, FanDuel Win Indiana Supreme Court Ruling on Using Names and Stats of College Athletes
The Indiana Supreme Court has ruled that DraftKings and FanDuel have the right to use the names and statistics of college football athletes…
Fortnite developer Epic Games raises $1.25bn from KKR
The developer of online gaming free-for-all Fortnite has raised $1.25bn (£1bn) from private equity backers as it looks to expand into espor…
Sport betting boosts China Sept lottery sales by 13pct
Mainland China’s total September sales from official lottery products increased by 13.3 percent year-on-year to approximately CNY41.84 bill…
TABCORP Investors Day
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Artificial Intelligence Controls Quantum Computers
Artificial Intelligence Controls Quantum Computers
In 2016, the computer program AlphaGo won four out of five games of Go against the wor…
Scratched: State says track can stop racing horses, keep slots
It’s big news in Florida’s gambling world: The pari-mutuel formerly known as Calder Race Course has gotten the OK from state gambling regul…
Judge rules instant racing machines don't violate Kentucky state constitution
LEXINGTON, Ky. – A Kentucky circuit court judge has ruled that gambling devices in operation at four facilities in the state comply with th…
Lobbyists battle it out over Mashpee tribe’s casino plan
TAUNTON — As a new chapter begins in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe’s legal fight for its land, a high stakes lobbying campaign in the nation’…
NCAA makes sports betting requests to Indiana lawmakers
This past summer, after New Jersey legalized sports betting in the state, the NCAA — in conjunction with the NFL — released a joint stateme…
What are sports betting odds, how do they work - explained
A look at what are sports betting odds, how do they work - explained as we dive into it.
Interested in betting on sports, but don’t unders…
NHL to announce plans to dive into lucrative sports betting industry
Gary is just about ready to take your bet, man.
The NHL is apparently hungry and appears to be getting serious about devouring its piece o…
NHL to announce plans to dive into lucrative sports betting industry
Gary is just about ready to take your bet, man.
The NHL is apparently hungry and appears to be getting serious about devouring its piece o…
NHL to announce plans to dive into lucrative sports betting industry
Gary is just about ready to take your bet, man.
The NHL is apparently hungry and appears to be getting serious about devouring its piece o…
Swedish Gaming Regulator to Hold Briefing on Technical Requirements
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The Current State of Sports Betting in the U.S. Who Will Legalize Sportsbooks Next?
The Current State of Sports Betting in the U.S. Who Will Legalize Sportsbooks Next? The U.S. Supreme Court lifted the ban on single sports…
UK Gambling industry firmly rejects FA's proposal for 'fair return' of funds to support grass-roots game
Gambling bosses have reacted angrily to Football Association proposals to demand potentially tens of millions of pounds from the betting in…
Historic Mega Millions jackpot raises $34.7M for education in Georgia
October 24, 2018
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All You Need to Know about Gambling in South Africa
Gambling has always stirred up a lot of controversy within South Africa with the subject being debated time and time again. Consequently, t…
Amid push to expand gambling, Lottery could manage sports betting, director says
Amid push to expand gambling, Lottery could manage sports betting, director says
The Mega Millions jackpot recently soared to $1.6 billion…
GLMS and Victoria Police join forces to safeguard the integrity of Australian sports
Lausanne, 24 October 2018: The Global Lottery Monitoring System (GLMS) and Victoria Police have decided to join forces and share informatio…
Albania passes law banning sports betting, online gambling
(Reuters) - Albania’s parliament passed a law on Thursday banning sports betting and other forms of gambling from the start of 2019 in a bi…