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Europol helps Portugal take down illegal online gambling ring
Pan-European crime fighters Europol and Portuguese authorities have teamed up to take down a illegal cross-border online gambling operation…
Belgium approves tough directives on online gambling advertising
Belgium becomes the latest European jurisdiction to serve industry leadership more headaches, confirming that it will move ahead with its p…
Arkansas Louisiana Michigan close in on legal sports betting and gambling on Election Day
Election Day included some heavy sports-betting implications in states such as Louisiana, Arkansas, Florida, Ohio, Michigan and California…
Belgium’s Anti-Lootbox Stance Causes Games To Be Withdrawn
Earlier this year, the Belgian government determined that lootboxes were gambling and threatened to take action against any gaming company…
Massachusetts Gov. Baker to pick Gaming Commission leader 'in near future'
Gov. Charlie Baker plans to appoint a new head of the state Gaming Commission soon, his office said, as the commission nears the final act…
Wisconsin: Ho-Chunk Nation plans to build a $405 million resort-casino in Beloit
BELOIT, Wis. - The Ho-Chunk Nation's plan to build a $405 million resort-casino in Beloit has taken a step forward as the development plan…
Ohio casino and racino gambling revenue totaled $150 million in October, up 3.6 percent over October a year ago
Ohio racino revenue up in October; casino revenue flat
Updated Nov 8; Posted Nov 8
Here is 2018 Ohio casino and racino reve…
Kansas lawmakers authorize study of sports gambling
TOPEKA — Kansas legislative leaders on Friday authorized two days of meetings before the 2019 session to study, and possibly recommend, leg…
Buoyed by the Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots, the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery has record October
Buoyed by $1.5 billion Mega Millions and $700 million Powerball jackpots, the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery's revenue of $57.5 million in Oc…
Floridians will retain exclusive rights to authorize and potentially expand casino gambling in the state
Florida voters pass Amendment 3, say we want to decide on gambling
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Floridians will retain exclusive rights to authorize an…
Arizona Lottery donates shuttle bus for rural veterans
The Arizona Lottery is helping veterans who live in rural areas travel to important appointments into Phoenix with the help of a shuttle bu…
Sorrell’s S4 Capital Is Bidding Against BlueFocus to Acquire Programmatic Buying Firm MightyHive
R3 estimates the deal at between $150 and $200 million
Martin Sorrell’s S4 Capital is in the throes of a bidding war to acquire MightyHive…
Outfront Media Teams With the MoMA as It Looks to Move Beyond Advertising
The company wants to avoid outdoor ad overload with more editorial content
A new program from Outfront brings art to subway stations.
O…
Scientific Games Reports Third Quarter 2018 Results
Scientific Games Reports Third Quarter 2018 Results
Revenue growth reflects continued momentum and highlights clear avenue for deleverag…
Maryland Casinos Generate Record $158 Million in Revenue During October
For immediate release
November 5, 2018
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UK: MPs interested in betting industry are the reason for delays says Crouch
MINISTERS’ links with the betting industry are the reason for the delays in new restrictions being placed on fixed-odds betting terminals (…
IoT Is The Most Important Development Of The 21st Century
IoT (the Internet of Things) is by far the most important development of the 21st century, and it will continue to lead to great things in…
IWG and Inspired pair up for instant win virtual sports
A new partnership between IWG and Inspired Entertainment will see a new range of online games that combine instant win mechanics with virtu…
Veikkaus posts revenue decline amid rising digital competition
Veikkaus chief executive Olli Sarekoski has pledged to make the company’s product offering more competitive as the Finnish monopoly operato…
Svenska Spel interim chief executive Marie Loob relishes regulated market competition
Svenska Spel interim chief executive Marie Loob has said that she is excited to compete against private gaming operators on an equal footin…
Casino Association of South Africa publishes latest Survey
The Casino Association of South Africa (CASA) has published its latest Survey on its members' casinos.
CASA represents the interests of…
Legal sports betting coming to Pennsylvania in December
The latest on legal sports betting in the United States ESPN’s “St ate-by-State Sports Betting Bill Tracker”has Pennsylvania slotted as th…
Sports Betting Bill Tracker listen to Legislative live streams
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ESPN State-by-state sports betting bill tracker
After New Jersey's Supreme Court victory, any state that wishes can legalize sports betting.
At the same time various state lawmakers are…
ZEAL lost a court ruling that said its Ventura24 lottery brokerage service requires a licence from Sociedad Estatal Loterias y Apuestas del Estado (SELAE)
ZEAL Group will close its Spanish lottery brokerage service after an unfavourable Spanish Supreme Court ruling, the company said as it repo…
Pollard Banknote Announces the Closing of the Acquisition of Schafer Systems
WINNIPEG, Oct. 31, 2018 /CNW/ - Pollard Banknote Limited (TSX: PBL) ("Pollard Banknote" or "Pollard") is pleased to announc…
Bookmaker William Hill offers to buy Mr Green for £242 million
Sweden-based online betting firm Mr Green has an offer on the table to be bought by U.K.-based bookmaker William Hill for £242 million, in…
Frissora leaving as president, CEO of Caesars Entertainment
Mark Frissora is leaving Caesars Entertainment.
The casino giant’s president and chief executive officer, who helped guide it through bank…
Scientific Games Completes Acquisition of Don Best
Acquisition enhances the Company's unparalleled end-to-end sports betting solution
LAS VEGAS, Nov. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientific Game…
Seminole Tribe Gives $1M More to Committee Urging Floridians to Approve Casino Ballot Question Next Week
The Seminole Tribe in Florida has given another $1 million to Voters in Charge, a committee that’s hoping voters will back a casino ballot…
Atlantic City Credit Rating Upgraded, But Remains Below Investment Grade
Atlantic City’s long-term issuer credit rating is being upgraded by Moody’s Investors Services from Caa3 to B2. While that’s good news for…
Dutch Gambling Regulator Hands Out More Fines This Week
Dutch Gaming Authority Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has imposed a fine of 350,000 euros on CyberRock Entertainment NV and Honeydew Trading Limi…
UK to Increase Remote Gambling Duty from September 2019
UK to Increase Remote Gambling Duty from September 2019
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Phillip Green revealed in his autumn 2018 budget th…
Where Las Vegas and Macau Make Their Money (Hint: It's Not the Same Place)
Las Vegas may be the original icon of gambling excess, but it's far from the biggest gambling market in the world today. That title goes to…
The Week In Sports Betting: Sports And Gambling Tighten Their Embrace
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Gambling deal signals new era for NHL
If the NHL and gambling were set to the tune “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” the announcement this past week of the league’s embrace…
Sky limits TV gambling adverts to one per break amid campaign for pre-watershed ban
Sky will dramatically cut the number of gambling advertisements it shows amid rising concern over addiction and the prominence of betting i…
Oklahoma Retailers to begin accepting debit cards for Oklahoma Lottery tickets
OKLAHOMA CITY – Those who want to try their luck with the lottery will soon be able to use their debit cards.
Beginning Nov. 1, retailers…
Weather Lottery administration and payment processor Boxhill Technologies unable to satisfy auditors on 'one outstanding item'
Boxhill Technologies unable to satisfy auditors on 'one outstanding item'
Boxhill Technologies FTSE AIM All-Share Weather Lottery administ…
Lotto Rheinland-Pfalz prevails in lawsuit against a Gibraltar-based lottery betting operator, stating that the operator is not authorised to offer its services to German players
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Court bans gambling providers from Gibraltar
A Gibraltar-based provider of online gambling has the Koblenz district…
How esports, gambling, and sports betting are converging
In May, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a federal law that prohibited states from legalizing betting on professional and collegiate spor…
New Mexico Lottery Gives The OK To New Sports Game
New Mexico has moved a step closer to running a new game that will be linked to the final outcome of different sports. This was done afte…
The Digital Out-of-Home Industry Is Reaching a Programmatic Tipping Point, Execs Say
Standard-setting and better targeting were big themes at a trade conference this week
Digital advertising is bleeding into the physical wo…
Wondering How to Connect With Your Ideal Audience? Try Targeting Them in the Real-Life Settings They Frequent
Going around third-party data and opening up a direct line of communication
Brands and marketers could gain a lot from finding out more ab…
Spain: Deadline for submitting applications will be 17 December 2018 for online gambling licenses
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As announced in our previous entry in this blog, on December 2017 a resolution launching the call f…
IGT - International Game Technology PLC Reports Third Quarter 2018 Results
International Game Technology 2018 Q3 - Results - Earnings Call Slides 8:12 am, Wed, Oct. 31, 2018, by SA Transcripts
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Scientific Games to Report Third Quarter 2018 Results on Thursday November 8, 2018
Scientific Games to Report Third Quarter 2018 Results on Thursday November 8, 2018
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Sc…
DraftKings, FanDuel Win Indiana Supreme Court Ruling on Using Names and Stats of College Athletes
The Indiana Supreme Court has ruled that DraftKings and FanDuel have the right to use the names and statistics of college football athletes…
Fortnite developer Epic Games raises $1.25bn from KKR
The developer of online gaming free-for-all Fortnite has raised $1.25bn (£1bn) from private equity backers as it looks to expand into espor…
Sport betting boosts China Sept lottery sales by 13pct
Mainland China’s total September sales from official lottery products increased by 13.3 percent year-on-year to approximately CNY41.84 bill…
TABCORP Investors Day
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Artificial Intelligence Controls Quantum Computers
Artificial Intelligence Controls Quantum Computers
In 2016, the computer program AlphaGo won four out of five games of Go against the wor…
Scratched: State says track can stop racing horses, keep slots
It’s big news in Florida’s gambling world: The pari-mutuel formerly known as Calder Race Course has gotten the OK from state gambling regul…
Judge rules instant racing machines don't violate Kentucky state constitution
LEXINGTON, Ky. – A Kentucky circuit court judge has ruled that gambling devices in operation at four facilities in the state comply with th…
Lobbyists battle it out over Mashpee tribe’s casino plan
TAUNTON — As a new chapter begins in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe’s legal fight for its land, a high stakes lobbying campaign in the nation’…
NCAA makes sports betting requests to Indiana lawmakers
This past summer, after New Jersey legalized sports betting in the state, the NCAA — in conjunction with the NFL — released a joint stateme…
What are sports betting odds, how do they work - explained
A look at what are sports betting odds, how do they work - explained as we dive into it.
Interested in betting on sports, but don’t unders…
NHL to announce plans to dive into lucrative sports betting industry
Gary is just about ready to take your bet, man.
The NHL is apparently hungry and appears to be getting serious about devouring its piece o…
NHL to announce plans to dive into lucrative sports betting industry
Gary is just about ready to take your bet, man.
The NHL is apparently hungry and appears to be getting serious about devouring its piece o…
NHL to announce plans to dive into lucrative sports betting industry
Gary is just about ready to take your bet, man.
The NHL is apparently hungry and appears to be getting serious about devouring its piece o…
Swedish Gaming Regulator to Hold Briefing on Technical Requirements
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The Current State of Sports Betting in the U.S. Who Will Legalize Sportsbooks Next?
The Current State of Sports Betting in the U.S. Who Will Legalize Sportsbooks Next? The U.S. Supreme Court lifted the ban on single sports…
UK Gambling industry firmly rejects FA's proposal for 'fair return' of funds to support grass-roots game
Gambling bosses have reacted angrily to Football Association proposals to demand potentially tens of millions of pounds from the betting in…
Historic Mega Millions jackpot raises $34.7M for education in Georgia
October 24, 2018
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Nia Roberts
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Georgia Lottery Corp.
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All You Need to Know about Gambling in South Africa
Gambling has always stirred up a lot of controversy within South Africa with the subject being debated time and time again. Consequently, t…
Amid push to expand gambling, Lottery could manage sports betting, director says
Amid push to expand gambling, Lottery could manage sports betting, director says
The Mega Millions jackpot recently soared to $1.6 billion…
GLMS and Victoria Police join forces to safeguard the integrity of Australian sports
Lausanne, 24 October 2018: The Global Lottery Monitoring System (GLMS) and Victoria Police have decided to join forces and share informatio…
Albania passes law banning sports betting, online gambling
(Reuters) - Albania’s parliament passed a law on Thursday banning sports betting and other forms of gambling from the start of 2019 in a bi…
IGT - International Game Technology PLC to Host Third Quarter 2018 Results Conference Call on Wednesday, October 31, 2018
International Game Technology PLC to Host Third Quarter 2018 Results Conference Call on Wednesday, October 31, 2018
LONDON, Oct. 22, 2…
IGT Signs Digital Platform and Content Agreement with Penn National Gaming for Online Gaming in Pennsylvania
IGT Signs Digital Platform and Content Agreement with Penn National Gaming for Online Gaming in Pennsylvania
LONDON, Oct. 25, 2018 /PRNews…
UKGC WATCH: New rules that better protect consumers come into force from 31 October, here's what you need to know
New rules from the Gambling Commission come into force from 31 October 2018. The changes to the Licence conditions and codes of practice wi…
Virginia Lottery says it will monitor frequent winners after Virginian-Pilot investigation
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In the wake of an investigation by The Virginian-Pilot on frequent winners, the Virginia Lottery has rolled out three policy chan…
Colorado lawmakers are gambling that voters want sports betting
Two Colorado lawmakers want to take a gamble in 2019.
A bipartisan duo think they can convince two-thirds of their colleagues and a majori…
KAMBI Presents Q3 2018 results
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Main highlights are:
A record quarter with operator turnover up 31% y-o-y and revenues up 39%.
Large bu…
Leading figures call for gambling advertising to be restricted
The amount of gambling advertising in sport is becoming problematic for fans, and in particular children, according to leading figures in t…
SMART-TECH 2019 NEW DATES **February 26-28, 2019 Hilton Fort Lauderdale, Florida
SMART-TECH 2019 NEW DATES **February 26-28, 2019 Hilton Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
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Record-Setting Mega Millions Jackpot Won in South Carolina
For Immediate Release
October 24, 2018
Contact:
Carole Bober Gentry
Maryland Lottery
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Gordon Medenica, lead director of the Mega Millions Group and director of Maryland Lottery and Gaming on the Today Show 10/22/2018
More Than $2 Billion in Lotto Winnings Up for Grabs This Week ...
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Florida’s Gambling Amendment Fight Has High Stakes
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) — The words on the November ballot appear simple enough: “Voter Control of Gambling in Florida.”
According to p…
U.S. gets lottery fever as jackpots rise to $2.2 billion
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gregory Baron, 24, and Ben Nelson, 27, on Monday were eagerly purchasing $2 tickets for the Mega Millions jackpot in h…
North Carolina Lottery holds school supply drive for schools hurt by Hurricane Florence
DATE: OCT. 22, 2018
CONTACT: VAN DENTON
PHONE: (919) 301-3308
Lottery holds school supply drive for schools hurt by Hurricane Florenc…
Majority of New Gambling Accounts in Sweden Registered with International Operators, Report Finds
Majority of New Gambling Accounts in Sweden Registered with International Operators, Report Finds gambling operators have proved particular…
Israeli Court Takes Aim at Online Gambling Domains
Israeli Court Takes Aim at Online Gambling Domains
Online gaming companies are sweating bullets in Israel after three unauthorized gamblin…
Lawmakers move ahead on legal sports gambling, but know lots of questions remain
Lawmakers voted 9-0 Friday to recommend legislation on bringing legal sports betting to Indiana, but the committee chair warned there are "…
Illinois lawmaker works on sports gambling bill
PRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois lawmaker says a bill to legalize sports gambling in the state likely won't be put before the General As…
Mega Millions Jackpot Skyrockets to All-Time World Record: $1.6 Billion
For Immediate Release
October 20, 2018
Contact:
Carole Bober Gentry
Maryland Lottery
410-230-8725 (office)
410-365-6384 (cell)
carol…
Australia: New South Wales Betting Tax Amendment (Point of Consumption) Bill 2018
Betting Tax Amendment (Point of Consumption) Bill 2018
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In Legislative Assem…
Mississippi is one step closer to state lottery as Gov. Bryant appoints 5-person board
Gov. Phil Bryant has appointed four men and one woman to construct and oversee Mississippi's fledgling state lottery, a corporation that co…
New Mexico Becomes Sixth State to Launch Sports Betting
New Mexico has become the sixth state to start offering regulated sports betting after the Santa Ana Star Casino Hotel in Bernalillo offici…
Game Innovation and Value Drive Texas Lottery's Six-Year Contract Extension with Scientific Games
Company's Instant "Scratch" Games Continue Generating Funds for Education and Veterans' Assistance in State of Texas
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Michigan Lottery Awards NeoPollard Interactive iLottery Contract Extension
LANSING, MI, Oct. 17, 2018 /CNW/ - NeoPollard Interactive LLC ("NeoPollard Interactive" or "NPi") is pleased to announce a four-year ex…
Scientific Games Wins Big During Major Gaming Entertainment Industry Events
Scientific Games Wins Big During Major Gaming Entertainment Industry Events
Company Wins Three Global Gaming Awards at G2E, Wraps Strong…
Tennessee Lottery's 1st Quarter Proceeds brings total raised for education to more than $4.7 Billion
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October 16, 2018
LOTTERY’S 1st QUARTER PROCEEDS BRING TOTAL RAISED FOR EDUCATION TO MORE THAN $4.7 BILLION
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Mega Millions Jackpot Jumps to New Record $667 Million
PRESS RELEASE October 16, 2018 Contact: Carole Bober Gentry Maryland Lottery (410) 230-8725 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Mega Millions Jack…