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The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC), along with three other regulatory agencies, has sent out a firm warning to the country’s licensed online gambling operators, telling them that they must immediately stop advertising to children, regardless of whether or not the ads have been intentional. The topic of advertising to minors has been a hot one… Read more »
A Clark County, Nevada District Court Judge isn’t making it easy for Australian poker pro Matthew Kirk to get $2 million back from King’s Casino owner Leon Tsoukernik, but she did leave the window open a crack for Kirk to keep trying. In a decision on Friday, District Judge Linda Marie Bell tossed out all… Read more »
Fear of gambling keeps getting harder to justify for professional sports leagues as MGM Resorts International has purchased the WNBA’s San Antonio Stars and will move the team to Las Vegas for the 2018 season. After decades of staying away from the gambling capital of world, the leagues are now flocking there. The NHL’s Golden… Read more »
The long dormant Atlantic Club Casino Hotel in Atlantic City may have a buyer, according to a report by The Press of Atlantic City. Dale Schooley, directory of TJM Properties, told The Press that his company is waiting on the “hard money” portion of the deal before things can be finalized. He would not say… Read more »
It has been a rough couple days in the United States and in the poker/gambling community as we all try to wrap our heads around the nightmare that unfolded Sunday night as a gunman sitting in a 32nd story room at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas rained gunfire down onto 20,000-plus concert goers outside… Read more »
You know what I have never thought to myself while playing Pac-Man? “I’d really love to have some money riding on this.” Soon, that non-dream of mine will become a reality (is that the correct way to phrase that?) as Gamblit Gambling, LLC and BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment will debut Pac-Man Battle Casino at the Global… Read more »
Here’s something: the Oregon Lottery doesn’t like gambling. Oh wait, let me edit that. The Oregon Lottery doesn’t like gambling when it is not the one making money off of it. According to the Willamette Week, the Oregon Lottery and the Portland Meadows Racetrack continue to be at odds regarding the racetrack’s popular poker room.… Read more »
Gaming technology developer Scientific Games recently announced that it has agreed to acquire digital gaming provider NYX Gaming Group Limited. According to a press release, the purchase – financed with a combination of cash and debt – will be for CAD $2.40 per outstanding share of NYX, amounting to a total of approximately CAD $775… Read more »
The Garden City Group (GCG), the Department of Justice-appointed claims administrator for millions of dollars-worth of lost Absolute Poker and UltimateBet deposits, announced this week that the deadline for claims submissions has passed. Petitions that were filed on time are being reviewed and after that phase is completed, the GCG will move on to look… Read more »
Six men with alleged connections to the Russian mafia were charged with a series of crimes related to the intentional burning of a New York residential building that housed a poker club run by a rival. The 33-count superseding indictment was unsealed last week in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of… Read more »
Four online gambling sites are in hot water with UK regulators over internet advertisements masquerading as news. Fake news, if you will. 888, Ladbrokes, Casumo, and Sky Vegas were all scolded by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the country’s independent regulator for advertising, but it does not appear that there will be any monetary… Read more »
Daily fantasy sports (DFS) leaders DraftKings and FanDuel reached settlements with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office last week after AG Maura Healey completed an investigation into the companies’ alleged unfair and deceptive business practices. Each company will pay $1.3 million, with the money going to consumer protection and an AG’s Office program to “engage young… Read more »
The Houston Rockets NBA franchise announced this week that it has been purchased by Tilman Fertitta, owner of the Golden Nugget Casinos and Hotels. Though the team did not disclose details of the transaction, a source close to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski said that Fertitta paid $2.2 billion for the club. In a press release issued… Read more »
Last week, the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) announced that it is launching a new Licensee Relationship Management System in order to better facilitate communications between existing and prospective licensees and the regulatory body. The system, developed by Microsoft, is designed to simplify the licensing processes and keep them – as much as possible – online… Read more »
According to a Wednesday report in the Financial Times (FT), GVC Holdings PLC, the parent company of partypoker, attempted to acquire UK bookmaker Ladbrokes Coral during the last few weeks, but had its offer declined. FT says that its two sources close to the situation, GVC set the value of Ladbrokes Coral at 140p per… Read more »
Maine became the 15th state to enact legislation to legalize and regulate daily fantasy sports on Wednesday, continuing its momentum that is leaving online poker in the dust. It is also the sixth state to do so this year, following Arkansas, Delaware, Mississippi, Vermont, and neighboring New Hampshire. The bill, named “An Act To Regulate… Read more »
PokerStars parent company Amaya Inc. has finally made the transition it previewed this spring, embracing the power of the PokerStars brand and changing its corporate name to The Stars Group. Along with the rebranding comes a headquarters move from Montreal to Toronto. In a brief press release, the company said: TORONTO, Canada – August 1,… Read more »
Last week, Macau’s Judiciary Police arrested two men for alleged casino chip counterfeiting, charging them with fraud. It is also very possible, if not likely, that the men are linked to as many as six other counterfeit chip cases since July 19th. In a press release, the police department indicated that it responded to a… Read more »
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. (OLG) is currently conducting a bidding process, seeking to turn over control of the Greater Toronto Area’s (GTA) gambling venues to a private operator. According to the Globe & Mail, Canada’s most read weekly newspaper, the selection should be made within the next few weeks. The three locations whose… Read more »
On Wednesday night, an eBay auction for a 2017 World Series of Poker bracelet associated with poker pro Liv Boeree brought in $10,200 for charitable causes. The bracelet was listed by Raising for Effective Giving (REG), a charitable organization founded by Boeree, her boyfriend and fellow poker player Igor Kurganov, and poker pros Stefan Huber… Read more »
A week ago, I wrote an article lamenting Chris Ferguson’s presence near the top of the 2017 World Series of Poker Player of the Year leader board. He is down to third from the second spot he was in at the time I wrote it, but he is still dangerously close to the number one… Read more »
The United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC) recently unveiled new regulations with the goal of making sure consumers are given better options by online gaming operators for ways to review their own gambling activity. The requirements that online operators will need to have in place by April 1st, 2018 are: • ensure consumers are able to… Read more »
Sports bettors – or wannabe sports bettors – have reason to be optimistic (but not overly confident) as the United States Supreme Court has said that it has granted certiorari in New Jersey’s “Christie II” sports betting case. A certiorari is a legal term which essentially means that a higher court – the Supreme Court… Read more »
The public nomination stage for the 2017 class of the Poker Hall of Fame is now open, as is evident by the availability of the online ballot on the Poker Hall of Fame website. As always, poker fans (and non-fans, for that matter, though I don’t know why someone who didn’t like poker would participate)… Read more »
The proposed merge of daily fantasy sports (DFS) leaders DraftKings and FanDuel will not be happening if the federal government has anything to do with it. On Monday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that, along with the Attorneys General of California and Washington, D.C., it will file a complaint in federal district court in… Read more »
