Sports
March 7, 2022
Liverpool vs Inter Champions League Odds, Time, and Prediction
Twenty days ago, Liverpool beat Inter 2-0 at San Siro in Milan. This Tuesday, the two meet again, but this time, the venue is Anfield. At home, Liverpool is without a loss in the Champions League since 2020. Can Inter put an end to that? Well, even if they do, it won’t necessarily mean knocking […]
Industry
March 7, 2022
Dutch Authorities Eliminate Loophole Allowing Minors to Gamble
The Dutch government has successfully eliminated a problematic gaming regulation loophole that could have allowed underage players to make real money deposits and place bets online with certain operators. While no such cases were officially reported, the operators that had triggered the loophole acknowledged the problem and guaranteed they would fix it. Netherlands’ Gaming Authority […]
Business
March 7, 2022
Genius Sports Shuts Down for Belarusian and Russian Businesses
Genius Sports has become the latest iGaming company to send an unequivocal message as to where it stands on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Belarus’ complicity in the matter. As of Sunday, March 6, Genius Sports has suspended all of its commercial relationships in the two countries, citing the unprovoked attack on a democratic […]
Sports
March 7, 2022
PAGCOR Looking Into the Repercussions of Suspending e-Sabong Activities
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has used caution to respond to the Senate’s requests to shut down all online cockfighting (e-sabong) operations in the country. The request comes in the context of a series of missing person cases that are presumably tied to e-sabong activities. PAGCOR Cites Legal and Financial Repercussions of the […]
Sports
March 7, 2022
Illinois Preparing to Suspend In-Person Betting Registration
Illinois is preparing to enter the March Madness season with a few perks of its own. The sports betting state has allowed bettors to continue betting on events remotely providing they have registered in-person beforehand for most of the two years the industry has been online. Now, the state has also scrapped this last pesky […]
Sports
March 7, 2022
BetMGM Adds NHL Oilers’ Connor McDavid as Brand Ambassador
Connor McDavid has become the first action sports athlete from the National Hockey League (NHL) and the four major US leagues who is going to represent sports betting brands. The athlete, who is the current captain of the Edmonton Oilers, has signed up a partnership with BetMGM, a leading iGaming operator in the United States. […]
Sports
March 7, 2022
Colorado Prohibits Sports Betting on Belarusian and Russian Events
The Colorado Division of Gaming has become the latest body to suspend coverage of Belarusian and Russian athletic events due to the unprovoked and illegal war wagered by Russia on its democratic neighbor, Ukraine. The decision effectively prohibits any gambling websites that hold a license from the regulator to offer bets and markets on events […]
Sports
March 7, 2022
Covington Mocks Drake for Losing $275K on UFC 272
Aubrey Drake Graham has made a name for himself in sports betting circles. For some time now, the rapper is known simply as “Drake” has been placing some staggering wagers through his favorite sportsbook Stake.com, and making headlines with the sheer size of the bets he volunteered. His most recent Super Bowl antics resulted in […]
Legal
March 7, 2022
Problem Gambling Becomes Focus of Kentucky’s Legalization Efforts
Kentucky has been debating heavily whether it should legalize gambling and amid those debates, a strong push for responsible gambling has emerged. The state, which is falling behind its neighbors in terms of sports betting legalization, is trying to catch up to the rest while also creating one of the most successful gambling addiction help […]
Legal
March 7, 2022
New York State Bills Suggest Reduction of Mobile Betting Tax Rate
One of the hot-button topics in New York at the turn of the year was the taxation rate for the sports betting industry and specifically, its mobile betting branch. Now, a group of state lawmakers is looking to tweak the numbers and give the industry more in the way of breathing room, add fresh licensees, […]