Legal
April 30, 2021
Missouri Lawmakers Approve Illegal Gaming Machines in the State
Missouri lawmakers – at least enough of them to control the votes – are fine with illegal gambling occurring in the state. That’s the logical conclusion that can be drawn by the announcement that they rejected a bill earlier this week that would have created new gambling regulations and brought an end to illegal gaming. […]
Casino
April 30, 2021
Mississippi’s Casinos Drop All COVID-19 Restrictions as of Today
There are more signs that the US is rapidly returning to normal following the COVID-19 debacle, despite a few pockets of outbreaks. Mississippi’s casinos are now going to be able to stage a comeback after the Mississippi Gaming Commission (MGC) announced yesterday that all COVID-19 restrictions are being lifted. The changes take effect today and […]
Legal
April 30, 2021
Nevada Gaming Control Board Expands Horse Betting Options
On Wednesday, Nevada horseplayers received good news from the Gaming Control Board, which grants racebooks to accept bets on more races from Churchill Downs, not just Kentucky Oaks, and the Kentucky Derby. Nevada Horseplayers with More Betting Options Nevada Gaming Control Board has granted racebooks the right to allow horse bettors to bet on more […]
Legal
April 30, 2021
Florida’s DeSantis-Seminole Compact to Face Legal Scrutiny
Florida’s sports gambling compact that will offer an unprecedented expansion of the state’s gambling industry may come under legal challenges from opponents. Bringing Online Sports Gambling in Florida The recently negotiated compact between the Seminole Tribe of Florida and Gov. Ron DeSantis offers a path to sports betting legalization for the Sunshine State. Pending approval in May, the compact […]
Poker
April 29, 2021
BetMGM Poker and Borgata Poker Go Live in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania became the third US state to feature BetMGM Poker and the second to introduce Borgata Poker after BetMGM launched the powered by partypoker US Network apps today. Both apps offer players access to loyalty reward programs involving benefits at MGM Resorts’ casino properties across the country as well as Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa […]
Sports
April 29, 2021
FanDuel Adds SG OpenSports Platform in Illinois and Indiana
Illinois and Indiana are the third and fourth states respectively in which SG will offer its dedicated OpenSports platform to FanDuel Group. SG Extends OpenSports to FanDuel in Two New States Scientific Games continues to expand on its partnership with Flutter Entertainment’s leading sports betting brand in the United States, FanDuel Group, through a new […]
Legal
April 29, 2021
Illinois Revisits Sports Gambling Laws, Could Allow In-state College Wagers
Illinois has an interesting gaming industry. Casinos are allowed, but online casinos aren’t. Sports gambling is allowed and online sports gambling is permitted, as well. Online user registrations for sports gambling were allowed, but then stripped away. Now, as Chicago prepares to welcome a new casino, state lawmakers are taking another look at the gaming […]
Business
April 28, 2021
Playtech and Parx Launch Play Gun Lake App in Michigan
Leading gambling technology provider Playtech announced today its partnership with Parx Interactive and Gun Lake Casino in Michigan resulted in the launch of a new iGaming app, Play Gun Lake. “We are delighted to launch playgunlake.com, our new iGaming app in Michigan with Playtech and to bring the success of Parx into the Michigan iGaming […]
Esports
April 28, 2021
James Varga Wins Twitch Ban Case, Paid $21,000 in Damages
James “PhantomL0rd” Varga has won a case against Twitch for the platform’s decision to terminate his streaming channel abruptly back in 2016. Varga Wins Twitch Ban Case Former Twitch streamer James “PhantomL0rd” Varga has won a lawsuit against the Amazon-owned streaming platform. Following his suspension from the platform in 2016, Varga prepared a lawsuit that launched in 2018 in San Francisco and […]
Business
April 28, 2021
DraftKings Inks Content and Distribution Deal with Meadowlark Media
DraftKings and Meadowlark Media signed a new partnership agreement on Tuesday this week. Under the partnership, both DraftKings and Meadowlark will distribute The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz and The Le Batard & Friends Network across multiple media channels. DraftKings Inks First-of-Its-Kind Deal with Meadowlark Media The daily fantasy sports contest and sports […]