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June 2, 2023

The State Lottery of Rio de Janeiro takes history-making step by granting the first online sports betting license

The State Lottery of Rio de Janeiro (LOTERJ) published in the Official State Gazette the first contract of the term of accreditation and ...
June 2, 2023

Brazil Lawmaker Wants Sports Betting Limited to Only One Type of Wager

The fallout from a widespread scandal of match-fixing in Brazilian sports is far from over. A federal investigation launched this week, a...
June 2, 2023

Sports betting bill clears North Carolina Senate, heads back to House for likely final vote next week

Legalized sports gambling is inching closer to becoming a reality in North Carolina after the state Senate approved a measure to that end...
June 1, 2023

Nevada lawmakers clear path for lottery bill's required second run in 2025 session

Nevada lawmakers last week took a historic step towards giving voters the opportunity to reconsider the state's longstanding constitution...
May 31, 2023

Tennessee Becomes First State to Tax Sports Betting Handle

Sportsbooks operating in Tennessee will soon begin paying taxes based on wagers rather than revenues. The new law goes into effect on Jul...
May 31, 2023

The Buffalo News -The Editorial Board: Hold off on casino compact legislation

We’re not sure what's going on between the Seneca Nation of Indians and State Sen. Tim Kennedy, but the late push for legislation affect...
May 30, 2023

Relationship Lottomatica-Censis on legal gaming in Italy: 23 million Italians play every year, for 61% it is a form of entertainment

l Second Report Lottomatica-Censis, presented today in Rome at the Sala Capitolare of Palazzo della Minerva of the Senate of the Republic...
May 30, 2023

CIBELAE: LatAm’s biggest challenge is finding the best equation to distribute profitability

The pandemic has undoubtedly shortened the waiting time for legislators to address online gambling in Latin American countries. However, ...
May 30, 2023

Online Gaming Industry Leaders Create Coalition to Promote Regulation and Responsible Gaming in Québec

Québec Online Gaming Coalition advocates for the development of a new regulatory licensing regime for online gaming in Québec to better p...
May 30, 2023

Peru: Congress approves major amendments to the Remote Gaming and Sports Betting Law

On Thursday, May 25, the Peruvian Congress approved with 105 votes in favor the text which modifies Law 31.557, which regulates the opera...
May 30, 2023

Texas Lottery Commission’s creative in-house video efforts have been recognized by The Telly Awards

TEXAS LOTTERY COMMISSION HONORED WITH A PAIR OF TELLY AWARDS The agency has been named a Bronze Winner in two Branded Content categories ...
May 30, 2023

Mass. regulators join call for DOJ to probe offshore gaming sites

For decades, Massachusetts tolerated various forms of illegal gaming. Now that the state is openly regulating, taxing and promoting casin...
May 30, 2023

mkodo, A Pollard Banknote Company, Shortlisted In Three Categories At 2023 Women In Gaming Diversity Awards

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, May 30, 2023 /CNW/ – Pollard Banknote Limited (“Pollard Banknote”; TSX: PBL) is pleased to announce its subsidiary mk...
May 25, 2023

Team USA & the Olympic Games: Memories of a Lifetime for Lottery Players - Jim Acton, Business Development, EQL Games

  PRESENTED at SMART-TECH MIAMI 2023 Click here to watch   
May 25, 2023

WILL Session (Women’s Initiative in Lottery Leadership) Moderator: Rebecca Paul, President and CEO, Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation; President of the World Lottery Association (WLA)

PRESENTED at SMART-TECH MIAMI 2023 - Vivian Abdelmessih, Member of the Board of Directors, Scientific Games With a career in global corpo...
May 25, 2023

Inspired extends Virtual Sports deal with Paddy Power to provide its products in the UK and Ireland

May 22, 2023 — Inspired Entertainment, Inc. (“Inspired” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: INSE), a leading B2B provider of gaming content, syste...
May 25, 2023

NFL reportedly investigating more potential violations of player gambling policy

CURBING SPORTS BETTING INFRACTIONS NFL reportedly investigating more potential violations of player gambling policy The NFL's ongoing ef...
May 25, 2023

11th EL Congress & Trade Show 2023 - See you in a few days!

See you in a few days!  11th EL Congress & Trade Show   June 4 - 7, 2023 - Šibenik | Croati...
May 25, 2023

North Carolina inching closer to legalized sports betting after Senate committee amends, advances bill

An online sports betting bill currently being discussed in North Carolina's Senate was amended and advanced by a committee on Wednesday. ...
May 25, 2023

More than 40 Massachusetts lottery agent licenses to be revoked or suspended

BOSTON – A father and son were sentenced today in federal court in Boston for orchestrating an elaborate “ten-percenting” scheme involvin...
May 25, 2023

Chinese snap up lottery tickets amid economic gloom

BEIJING, May 24 (Reuters) - April sales of Chinese lottery tickets jumped to their highest in a decade, data showed on Wednesday, with ec...
May 25, 2023

West Virginia’s sports betting and iGaming sectors reported a 48 per cent rise in wagers to $365.3 million in April.

$18M in iGaming taxes, $4.9M in sports wagering taxes for West Virginia West Virginia’s sports betting and iGaming sectors reported a 48...
May 25, 2023

Paddy Power fined after push notifications sent to people self-excluding from gambling

PPB Counterparty Services to pay £490,000 for breaching social responsibility rules The bookmaker Paddy Power sent a promotional push no...