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Lottery
June 10, 2024
Woman Who Won $250K Jackpot Can’t Quit Her Day Job
For one person, the $250,000 scratch-off lottery game jackpot is not enough reason The South Carolina woman paid $5 to acquire the ticket, turning it into an epic six-figure payday which would not be enough for her to quit her job. The anonymous winner wasn’t coy about her desire to put the work-a-day-life behind her, […]
Industry
June 10, 2024
GambleAware Calls for More Impactful Warnings about Problem Gambling in Ads
To help prevent gambling harm during the busy month of soccer sports betting ahead, GambleAware, a UK charity, is calling for more impactful messaging used in gambling ads to set the dangers tied to the activity in relief and help galvanize action on the part of consumers. Don’t “Think” – Gambling Comes at a Cost […]
Casino
June 10, 2024
Alberta Wants iGaming to Widen in Canadian Province
Alberta, the Canadian province, has been actively moving forward to ensure that it slashes the amount of red tape companies have to jump through in order to start offering legitimate iGaming products in the province. Alberta Seeks to Expand Online Gambling to Private Companies Yet, for the time being, the only legitimate online casino games […]
Lottery
June 7, 2024
Lotto.com Player Wins $629K Biggest Jackpot in New Jersey
The unnamed person won $625,000 off a scratch lottery game in New Jersey, playing on Jersey Cash 5. This is the biggest win to have been registered in the Garden State by a person who purchased their ticket on Lotto.com. This is still a far cry from one of the largest jackpots ever won on […]
Lottery
June 7, 2024
Mega Millions $2.9M Jackpot Won in December Unclaimed in California
The most likely explanation? The person is none the wiser they had won. The California Lottery has warned that the jackpot will be forfeited in a matter of days unless the ticket owner steps up to claim it. Final Call for $2.9M Lottery Mystery Winner in California This type of public call to action is […]
Casino
June 7, 2024
DraftKings Casino Jackpot Network Awards $11.7M in May
DraftKings’ casino jackpots soared to $11.73 million in the month of May, with several states registering the highest payouts. With the company’s operations present across different states, Pennsylvania actually led the way, producing the most jackpot winners. Moneyline Game State $1,504,527.85 Atomic Meltdown NJ $1,130,005.24 Phoenix Fa PA $1,113,257.45 10,001 Nights Megaways PA $892,013.68 Assassin […]
Casino
June 7, 2024
BetBlocker to Utilize AI Solutions by Blask to Spearhead RG Efforts
The company, Blask, which focuses on crunching big data and leverages AI solutions to support partners, will prove invaluable to BetBlocker’s efforts to further strengthen safeguards related to player safety and consumer protection in gambling. Bringing AI and RG Together to Tackle Gambling Harm This partnership is a two-way street as Blask will also benefit […]
Sports
June 7, 2024
Illinois Governor Promulgates New Tax Betting Law
Signed by Gov. JB Pritzker, the new state budget approved for the Fiscal Year 2025 on Wednesday will now see sports betting tax rates increase as well. This measure is going to be implemented sooner than expected, with the start date set for July 1, during a relative lull in the sports betting season. New […]
Sports
June 6, 2024
Games Global Celebrates Coolbet’s €12M Jackpot Win, Largest in 2024
Wolf Blaze WowPot! Megaways, a game developed by Games Global and a cornerstone of the WowPot progressive jackpot campaign, has turned one fortunate player into a multimillionaire with an impressive payout of €11,846,211 (approximately $13 million). WowPot Sets Record with €12M Payday According to Games Global, this payout marks the largest sum awarded from the […]
Sports
June 6, 2024
NBA Urges Federal Government to Step in and Clamp Down on Illegal Gambling
The latest to interject was NBA’s deputy commissioner, Mark Tatum, who urged the federal government of the United States to lord over a stronger federal regulatory framework so that such cases may be avoided in the future. Federal Government Can Do More to Prevent Illicit Gambling The exact steps towards such a framework were not […]
