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February 10, 2020
Iowa Issues $50,000 in Fines to Three Gambling Establishments
Iowa will seek to issue fees to any wrongdoers who may have been coloring around the lines of existing gaming regulation, the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission (IRGC) said on Tuesday during its annual meeting. The regulator has already issued several penalties for the amount total of $50,000 with a number of established companies covering […]
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February 7, 2020
Daily Fantasy Sports Contests Declared Illegal By New York Court
Last Thursday, a New York State appeals court delivered a ruling that has cast yet another shadow of uncertainty on the future of daily fantasy sports betting in the state. According to the court’s ruling, a law that was signed by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo back in August 2016 is unconstitutional. The law in question […]
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February 5, 2020
Arizona Retail Sports Betting In Focus Again
Arizona is a state with a significant tribal presence, as currently 22 tribes are being recognized, 16 of them operating 25 tribal casinos in total, but none of these casinos offer sports betting operations, the latter being illegal, a fact that may soon change as the state Senate has been introduced with SB1525, the bill […]
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February 4, 2020
Colorado’s Less than Three Months Away from Sports Betting Launch
The state of Colorado is planning to be one of the latest to join legal sports betting with the official launch of the industry expected in late April. Colorado Gears Up for Sports Betting in Coming Months Colorado has missed out the big sports betting bonanza that is the Super Bowl where estimated $7 billion […]
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February 4, 2020
UK Gambling Commission Shows Resolve to Deal with Underage Betting
The recently announced punishments meted out by the UK Gambling Commission to 7 on-course bookmakers at Royal Ascot for failing a test for underage betting raised some issues in the gambling industry and spurred some rage from bookmakers’ organizations that they have not been treated fairly. Underage Gambling is Unacceptable During an enforcement action by […]
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February 3, 2020
The NCPG Asks Payment Providers to Stop Credit Cards for Gambling
The U.S. National Council on Problem Gambling has issued new regulatory measures, asking regulators and payment providers to first restrict gambling payments with certain methods and secondly disclose the relevant information to comply with safety measures. Problem Gambling Targeted Preemptively by National Council With sports gambling spreading across the United States and some 14 states […]
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February 3, 2020
Tennessee Sports Betting Rules Spark Controversy
Almost 9 months after the bill legalizing online sports betting in Tennessee has become law, even without the explicit consent of the state Gov. Bill Lee, the state regulatory body, the Tennessee Lottery is still to approve final rules for licensing and operation, and its latest approach to seek industry expert opinion by opening the […]
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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 […]
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February 1, 2020
UKGC and Twitter Will Guide Users How to Filter out Gambling Content
The UK Gambling Commission has joined efforts with Twitter to create guidance on how to help users of the social network who want to limit the amount of gambling-related content they receive. The Advertising Technology Group Focus on Social Networks As part of their initiative to challenge the industry and accelerate the process of raising […]
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January 30, 2020
Connecticut Legislature Proposing New Gambling Legislation
The current wave of legalization efforts throughout the states is gathering strength, with Connecticut being the latest to reveal initiatives towards establishing a legal framework for sports betting, lottery and casino, a subject that has a history of controversy and division of interests within the state. Money for the Municipalities Unlike in the previous unsuccessful […]