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GK Software establishes partnership with Abacus for lottery
GK Software announces its Innovation Partnership with Abacus Solutions International Group, providing Lottery Everywhere. The Abacus Lott...
Louisiana Gov. Edwards signs Louisiana sports wagering bill into law
Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) signed the final two bills of sports betting legislation into law on Tuesday: SB 247 — the state’s regulatory s...
Canadian Sports Betting Bill Passes Senate With Hours To Spare
Single-game sports betting could arrive in Canada as early as this fall after historic vote
At long last, single-event sports betting is...
Operators To Run Sports Betting Ballot Initiative In Florida
Sources say DraftKings and FanDuel behind proposal to allow for commercial statewide wagering
Operators seeking a ch...
States race to launch multi-billion-dollar sports betting for NFL season; fans and foes in FL ready to clash
Are you ready for some football?
More to the point: Are you ready to gamble on it (legally)?
Twenty-one states and the District of Colu...
White Bullet and the European Lotteries (EL) announce partnership to fight piracy
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White Bullet and the European Lotteries (EL) announce partnership to fight piracy
London, UK & Brussels, Belgium, 2...
Breaking: DOJ Declines Appeal of Wire Act Case; Several States Expected to Sign Interstate Online Poker Deals
The end to the Wire Act case is expected to change the face of legal regulated online poker in the US.
With no appearance of an appeal f...
Bill to allow tribal gaming heads to governor
AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine’s Native American tribes have been trying for decades to be allowed to operate a gaming casino, but those efforts ...
Arizona Seeks Feedback On Draft Rules For Sports Betting
Arizona’s target date to fully legalize fantasy sports is less than 90 days away. The state’s top gaming official wants public help so ad...
International Association of Gaming Regulators launches regulatory awards
The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR) has launched a new awards program, the International Regulatory Awards, aimed a...
Illinois Joining Several States in Offering a Lottery for Vaccine Participants
Illinois is the latest state offering a sizable cash prize to those receiving a COVID-19 vaccination, with the first drawing set for July...
Imagining a Regulated Online Gambling Sector in Australia
There’s an old saying that Australians will bet on two flies crawling up a wall. Yes, it is something of a cliché, akin to the archetypal...
Maine Sports Betting Bill Moves to Governor for Signature
The last 24-hours in Maine sports betting have been absolutely wild, but its sports betting bill, LD 1352, now finds itself on the desk o...
Massachusetts Lawmakers renew push for legalized sports betting
BOSTON — More than three years after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed sports betting, Massachusetts is still trying to get a piece of the a...
‘I spent $20,000 of my parents’ money on mystery boxes’: When lines between gaming and gambling are blurred
Mystery or loot boxes appear in many online games — could they turn a teenager’s love for gaming into a gambling addiction? Here are youn...
Feds need to reject Florida’s fatally flawed gambling deal with Seminole Tribe | Editorial
No matter what the state of Florida might claim, it is not asking the U.S. Department of the Interior to approve a deal that legalizes sp...
The Cordish Companies Sue Norfolk Over Casino Plans, Seeks $100M in Damages
The Cordish Companies, the owner and operator of Live! casinos in Pennsylvania and Maryland, is suing Norfolk, Va. over the city’s plans ...
The spectre of match-fixing hovers over a changing sports betting landscape
Yana Sizikova lost her first-round match at the French Open with partner Ekaterina Alexandrova. It turns out that was the least of her pr...
GLMS Members elect new Executive Committee for 2021-2023 during General Assembly
Ludovico Calvi (Lottomatica) re-appointed President during online GLMS General Assembly on 17 June 2021
During GLMS’ regular General Ass...
Commitment, dedication, and devotion: The iconic career of Lynne Roiter
On May 31, 2021, Lynne Roiter stepped down from her position as President and CEO of Loto-Québec. As a 36-year industry veteran, Lynne he...
Resorts World Las Vegas introduces cashless gaming on all services
Resorts Las Vegas has announced that, in partnership with Sightline Payments, the new Las Vegas casino resort will be able to accept cash...
Mississippi Lottery Corporation Announces May Transfer to the State
JACKSON, MISS. – The Mississippi Lottery Corporation (MLC) made its May transfer of $14,189,448.06 today to the Lottery Proceeds Fund in ...
Wynn Resorts Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Ellen Whittemore Appears in Episode 5 of Gaming Laboratories International's (GLI®) Illuminating Conversations Web Series
LAS VEGAS, June 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- "A true sign of a leader is someone who propels others to be leaders." So says Ellen Whittemore,...
Trinidad and Tobago: Senator Paul Richards urged the Government to soon address the phenomenon of online gambling
INDEPENDENT Senator Paul Richards urged the Government to soon address the phenomenon of online gambling, speaking on Friday in the Sen...
Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue admits 'worry' about league's association with gambling
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Count Paul Tagliabue in the crowd of purists having a hard time getting comfortable with the NFL’s burgeoning associat...
For the first time in its history, the Tennessee Education Lottery has surpassed $2 billion in total revenues for a fiscal year
NASHVILLE – For the first time in its history, the Tennessee Education Lottery has surpassed $2 billion in total revenues for a fiscal ye...
Veikkaus starting in July, all slot machines will require mandatory identification
All of Veikkaus' vending machines are subject to mandatory identification - some of the vending machines will be temporarily closed in Pe...
Massachusettes Lottery prepares address-check policy in wake of audit
BOSTON (SHNS) – The Massachusetts Lottery is planning to implement a new policy and procedure by the end of this month to ensure that its...
Ohio Senate passes bill to legalize sports betting in Ohio
COLUMBUS – Lawmakers in the Ohio Senate passed a bill to legalize sports betting in Ohio following a last-minute overhaul.
Senate Bill ...
René Jansen, chairman of the Dutch Gaming Authority (Ksa), appointed chairman Gaming Regulators European Forum (GREF)
René Jansen chairman Gaming Regulators European Forum
Published on June 15, 2021
René Jansen, chairman of the Gaming Authority (Ksa...