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Business
February 12, 2020
Philippines Gaming Revenue up by 11.7% in 2019
The gaming regulator in the Philippines, the Philippines Amusement and Gaming Corporation /PAGCOR/, has announced in their 2019 annual report that the gaming industry in the country generated PHP75.75 billion /$1.50 billion/. Beating Projections The 2019 number, compared to PHP67.85 billion in 2018, represents an 11.7% increase of the revenue on an annual base, beating […]
Casino
February 9, 2020
Report Suggests Del Lago Casino $270M Finger Lakes Region Impact
The presence of casinos in certain areas help boost the overall economic activity in the region, or at least this is what is suggested by the recently announced report that Del Lago Resort & Casino in Tyre, N.Y., generated $270 million for the Finger Lakes region. Millions Of Revenues And Hundreds Of Local Jobs The […]
Sports
February 6, 2020
Sportradar Adds Virtual In-Play Baseball Betting For MLB
This week Sportradar, the leading provider of sports data and information, announced their partnership with Major League Baseball /MLB/ expanded further through the launch of virtual baseball in-play for all licensed gaming operators around the world. Meet Sportradar Sportradar is the MLB real-time game statistics exclusive distributor, providing data for all international markets except the […]
Casino
February 5, 2020
NetGaming Supercars Take Centre Stage at ICE London 2020
One of the gaming industry’s largest events, ICE London 2020, kicked off this week with NetGaming taking centre stage. The up-and-coming creative casino games studio solidified their presence in the main boulevard (Stand MS6) with their supercar-themed competition featuring a Porsche GT2 and Pagani Huayra. The company welcomes all visitors to enter the competition so […]
Business
February 4, 2020
Betfred Sportsbook Goes Live in Iowa
Last week Grand Falls Casino & Golf Resort in Larchwood, Iowa announced that its partnership deal with the UK-based sports betting operator Betfred finally materialized, as the casino opened a sports book where day-to-day operations will be handled by the bookmaker partner. Iowa Market Quite Dynamic Since the moment Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed the […]
Poker
February 3, 2020
Nebraska Senate General Affairs Committee Next Stop for Poker Bill
Nebraska is not the first name of a state that comes to one’s mind with regards to gambling, but the efforts of State Senator Justin Wayne seem to take real shape and form, as the Senate General Affairs Committee is scheduled for February 10 to hear the bill that seeks to legalize poker by declaring […]
Legal
February 2, 2020
Massachusetts Gaming Commission RFI Testing the Waters
On January 29, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, in a post on its website, issued a Request for Information /RFI/, asking for input and business analysis regarding the remaining third casino license that is allocated for a facility in the Southeastern region of the state. Another Casino in Southeastern Massachusetts The question whether to award the […]
Blockchain
February 2, 2020
Bethereum January 2020 Recap: King of Social Betting
Bethereum has posted its latest recap, marking the start of Round 2 of its betting contest as well as publishing a series of NCAA Basketball articles, explaining what college basketball is. Bethereum Launches Second Round of Betting Contest Social betting website Bethereum has posted its latest update, recapping on on the newest progress made in […]
Poker
January 31, 2020
Kentucky Governor Budget Will Fund Education by Taxing Online Poker
2020 seems to be off with a bang for the sports betting industry in Kentucky, after HB137, the bill that seeks to legalize online poker, sports betting, and fantasy sports contests, has passed through the committee stages, and now the proposed Budget 2020-2022 by the state Governor, among other sources of revenue, is counting on […]
Business
January 29, 2020
Betting for 2020 Super Bowl Final Expected to Go through the Roof
The American Gaming Association /AGA/ announced today that the Super Bowl LIV match on February 2 is loaded with huge expectations betting-wise, as a recently conducted survey showed that at least 3 million more adult Americans have strong intentions to place a bet on the game, one way or another. The Survey The survey conducted […]