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Lester Elder Joins Missouri Lottery During Historical Powerball Run
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The Texas Lottery Commission has been awarded a Greater Austin Top Workplaces 2022 honor
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Powerball ® Jackpot Rolls to $1.9 Billion for Monday Drawing
Powerball Jackpot Rolls to $1.9 Billion for Monday Drawing
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Moderated by the Virginia Lottery’s Deputy Executive Director of Lottery Rob Wesley, the panel included: Adam Barry…
Stanleybet Malta hit with preventive seizure in Italy
An iGaming company registered in Malta has been hit with preventive seizure in Italy follow a decree by Catanzaro’s Judge for the Prelimina…
Flutter Entertainment won a New York arbitration against Rupert Murdoch’s FOX Corporation related to the ownership terms and valuation of FanDuel
Flutter Entertainment has announced that it has won a New York arbitration against Rupert Murdoch’s FOX Corporation related to the ownershi…
UK gambling surpasses $1.8B in taxes in H1, but Lottery and iGaming duties down
UK gaming tax intake has risen in H1 of 2022-23. For the six months to September 30, provisional betting and gaming tax revenue was up by 1…
Virginia sports betting handle reaches $411.3m in September
Virginia’s sports betting handle was up 40 per cent year-on-year.
US.- The Virginia Lottery has reported a sports betting handle of $411.3…
Jumbo Interactive completes acquisition of StarVale Group for $22.4M
Digital lottery company Jumbo Interactive announced Thursday it has completed the acquisition of UK External Lottery Manager and digital pa…
Saskatchewan introduces first and only legal online gaming site
Players across Saskatchewan can now access online gaming and sports betting after the British Columbia Lottery Corporation took the PlayNow…
DraftKings reiterates 2023 profitability goal after ‘very strong’ Q3
DraftKings has raised its revenue guidance for the full-year after the group reflected on a third quarter that saw revenue increase and los…
The reasons that live gaming is taking over the online gaming world
The reasons that live gaming is taking over the online gaming world
As a society, we are constantly evolving thanks to technological innov…
Australian regulator orders audit of bookmakers Sportsbet, Bet365
Nov 3 (Reuters) - Australia's financial crime watchdog on Thursday ordered an audit of Sportsbet, the country's largest online betting hous…
European Commission raises igaming money laundering threat level
European Commission raises igaming money laundering threat level
The European Commission has placed online gambling at the highest threat…
Nigeria: FIRS Introduces Real-time Direct Collection Of Taxes From Online Gaming Transactions
FIRS introduces real-time direct collection of taxes from online gaming transactions
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has issued…
Draft of tribal-state gaming compact allows online gaming
Soon, you might not have to be 21 to gamble in North Dakota. That is because the draft tribal-state gaming compact has been submitted with…
What are the new taglines online wagering companies will be required to show?
Online gambling companies will be required to ask punters, "What’s gambling really costing you?" and "What are you really gambling with?" u…
Australia: ACMA Blocks 96 Illegal Offshore Gambling Websites
The ACMA has published its action report on interactive gambling between July and September 2022.
The focus is on affiliate services that…
Ontario online gaming transition period ends
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) says that it will now take action against any operators that haven’t obtained licences…
Understanding illegal betting is key to maintaining the integrity of sport
Illegal betting is a key threat to the integrity of horse racing and other sports at all levels. Over the past few years, a combination of…
New Australian privacy laws change marketing approach for lotteries
Whatever we do online, we leave a digital footprint of personal data. Around the world, masses of data are generated every day, more laws a…
Trade, Build, Settle, and Win With CATAN® Instant Tickets Now Available From Pollard Banknote
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China's lottery ticket sales up 6.7 pct in September
BEIJING, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- China's lottery ticket sales reached 33.33 billion yuan (about 4.64 billion U.S. dollars) in September 2022, u…
Cibelae reaffirms its commitment to transparency in lotteries
On October 29, the Ibero-American State Lotteries and Gambling Corporation (Cibelae) renews its efforts to develop a common language on the…
Australia: NSW government delays bill and avoids cashless gambling card debate
The state government has avoided a contentious fight in parliament over a cashless card for gambling, by delaying its clubs reform bill.
C…
Why the App Store’s tone-deaf gambling ads make me worry about Apple
Apple released iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16.1 to the public last week, with a long list of new features, fixes, and high-priority zero-day securi…
Gavin Newsom Opposes Online Sports Betting In CA
Authorizing sports betting in California early next month via public referendum is a massive long shot, and now Gov. Gavin Newsom is opposi…
RFP: Department of Liquor and Lottery- Business 2 Business eCommerce Website
Department of Liquor and Lottery- Business 2 Business eCommerce Website
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Pennsylvania Lottery eInstant Awards Record-Breaking $1.6 Million Jackpot
Pennsylvania Lottery eInstant Awards Record-Breaking $1.6 Million Jackpot
Largest US eInstant prize to-date powered by IWG’s InstantJackpo…
Powerball Jackpot Reaches Estimated $1 Billion
The Powerball® jackpot has reached an estimated $1 billion ($497.3 million cash) for the next drawing on Monday, Oct. 31. This is the secon…
UK's next National Lottery operator Allwyn in talks to buy Camelot UK
UK’s incoming National Lottery operator Allwyn Entertainment is in talks to buy former operator Camelot’s UK operations, the companies said…
Spain’s Gambling Ecosystem To Undergo a Shift Following Approval of New Legislation
On October 26, the Health and Consumer Affairs Committee of Spain’s Senate gave the green light to a bill that will introduce several chang…
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French gambling regulator l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) has published new guidelines on the promotion of gambling offers and incentives to consumers.
They form part of the authority's wider review of the country's gambling advertising standards, currently undertaken with the support of me…
Saskatchewan Government Announces New Crown Corporation Changes To The Structure Of Lotteries And Gaming
CANADA, October 28 - Released on October 27, 2022
The Government of Saskatchewan will soon be establishing a new commercial crown corporat…
CFTC Poised to Deny US Political Gambling Before November Polls
Kalshi wants to offer event contracts on congressional control US has long refused to greenlight derivatives on elections
The top US deriv…
New guidelines on the promotion of gambling offers in France have been issued by the regulator, L’Autorite Nationale des Jeux (ANJ).
Advertising standards are currently under review in France and ANJ has taken the opportunity to review "commercial offers" such as bonuses…
Political betting: Is it a 'gambling den' or 'better than polls'?
A band of Washington insiders, business titans and top economists is urging regulators to let Americans wager on elections, despite warning…
Massachusetts Gaming regulators lay aside DraftKings’ request to revisit sports betting timeline
Gaming Commission Asked to Reconsider Staggered Launch of Sports Betting
Gaming regulators lay aside DraftKings’ request to revisit sports…
Germany: Federal Fiscal Court rules sales from slot machines are still subject to VAT
Munich’s Federal Fiscal Court (BFH) ruled on September 26 that sales from the operation of slot machines are still subject to value-added t…
Australia: NSW Labor refusing to commit to a cashless gambling card despite Crime Commission's proposal
After the NSW Crime Commission released a report this week calling for the introduction of a cashless gaming card in the Australian state, …
Gov. Abbott open to expanding gambling options in Texas, spokesperson says
Casino operators have donated nearly $2.5 million to Abbott's re-election campaign since 2021.
SAN ANTONIO — Gov. Greg Abbott would consid…
Maryland Online Sports Betting Launch Expected in December
The Maryland Sports Wagering Application Review Commission (SWARC) is ready for the reveal. The commission is expected to formally issue on…
Statement regarding discussions between Allwyn and the Ontario Teachers‘ Pension Plan
In response to speculation, we can confirm that Allwyn is engaged in advanced discussions with Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) which…
Lester Elder appointed to be Director of the Missouri Lottery
JEFFERSON CITY — A former captain of the Missouri State Highway Patrol will take over as the new director of the Missouri Lottery on Nov. 7…
Las Vegas Sands Quietly Departs Online Gaming Space
Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) waded into the online gaming arena, and now it appears the Asia-Pacific casino behemoth has quietly departed th…
These Are The Billionaires And Developers Vying For A Casino In New York City
New York City has begun the formal process to license up to three casinos in and around the city’s five boroughs. And the billionaire-backe…
INSPIRED LAUNCHES BIG SCARY FORTUNE, A SPOOKY HALLOWEEN-THEMED ONLINE & MOBILE SLOT GAME
INSPIRED LAUNCHES BIG SCARY FORTUNE, A SPOOKY HALLOWEEN-THEMED ONLINE & MOBILE SLOT GAME
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Maryland Lottery and Gaming Commission Finds 11 Entities Qualified for Sports Wagering
For immediate release October 27, 2022 Contact: Carole Bober Gentry 410-230-8725 (office) 410-365-6384 (cell) This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. …
ASA Ruling on EU Lotto Ltd t/a Lottoland
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Patrik Hofbauer, president and CEO of Svenska Spel: Interim report January – September 2022: Strong operating margin despite challenging times
October 26, 2022
Svenska Spel has a third quarter with a strong operating margin on par with the previous year. The group continues to i…
Puerto Rico Gambling Legislation Advances, Seeks Revenue to Fill Fiscal Hole
Puerto Rico has faced a number of financial difficulties in recent years. Now, as it struggles to find economic stability, a new era of gam…
Lawmakers Approve Draft Legislation To Tighten Regs On Wyoming Gaming Industry
Lawmakers Approve Draft Legislation To Tighten Regs On Wyoming Gaming Industry
Wyoming lawmakers passed four pieces of draft legislation W…
Apple developers are frustrated with gambling ads appearing across the App Store
Gambling app ads have even started showing up beneath apps meant to help users recover from a gambling addiction
Apple just launched new a…
Genting Malaysia Bhd (GenM) issued a warning regarding fake news on unauthorised social media and web links related to online gaming, according to its website. GenM issued the warning following online gaming fake news purportedly linked to The Star Media
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 26): Genting Malaysia Bhd (GenM) issued a warning regarding fake news on unauthorised social media and web links related…
Gaming regulation must be voted on in Senate after election period in Brazil
Approved in the Chamber of Deputies since February, the bill that regulates the gaming sector in Brazil is still pending in the Senate. The…
Gaming regulators set stage to expand esports betting to Nevada casinos
LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Nevada's gaming regulators have set the stage to expand and regulate esports betting at casinos around the state.
New r…
Argentina’s Gambling Industry Continues to Grow as Mendoza Seeks Operators
It’s taken a couple of years to make progress, but the Argentinian province of Mendoza is ready to move forward with online gambling and be…
North Carolina's Governor’s Award for Excellence goes to state lottery employee
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Governor’s Award for Excellence goes to state…
Momentum grows for Vietnam’s pilot casino program for locals to be extended
Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of Finance says a pilot program allowing locals to gamble at Corona Resort & Casino on Phu Quoc island must b…
Texas Lottery was awarded the the Best of the Batch Award, during the 2022 World Lottery Summit (WLS) for its work on its 30th Anniversary documentary, “30 Years of Winning"
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Tribal Gaming Regulator Thorsten Toms Joins Gaming Laboratories International (GLI®) as Client Solutions Executive
LAS VEGAS (October 24, 2022) – Gaming Laboratories International (GLI®) continues to add highly specialized expertise to its Client Solutio…
Trinidad & Tobago: Online Gaming Agents Association of T&T calling for a forensic audit into the operations at National Lotteries Control Board (NLCB)
Online Gaming Association calls for forensic audit into NLCB
The Online Gaming Agents Association of T&T (OGAATT) has written an open…
CAESARS SPORTSBOOK & CASINO ADDS VINCE VAUGHN TO THE EMPIRE
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Caesars Sportsbook & Casino, a division of Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: CZR) ("Caesars…
Propositions 26 and 27: Legalizing sports betting in person versus online in California
SHINGLE SPRINGS, Calif. —
It's one of the busiest times of the year for sports fans across the country. Major League Baseball's World Seri…
Nebraska Gaming Commission Approves Sports Betting Regulations Sans Mobile
Last Week, the NE Gaming Commission Approved Retail Sports Betting Regulations
Nebraska Makes the Tenth U.S. State to Legalize Retail Sp…
New Jersey Set to Extend Online Gaming License by Another Ten Years
For a long time now, New Jersey has been the online gaming leader in the USA. That looks set to continue, as the New Jersey Division of Gam…
A €200 per week loss limit per player on gambling has been introduced by the Belgian Gaming Commission
The plan was originally tabled in July of this year, but has now been introduced. It will apply to all player losses, including only bettin…
Saskatchewan to launch online gaming and sports betting in November
Saskatchewan is to launch its “first and only” legal online gaming and sports betting site, with PlayNow set to become available to residen…
Congratulations to Rebecca Paul for your re-election to President of the World Lottery Association
Congratulations to Rebecca Paul for your re-election to President of the World Lottery Association. Please click here to read about her 3…
Report: Virginia Lottery should be state’s primary gambling regulator
Virginia should give a single state agency the power to regulate most gambling. According to a new report, splitting those duties among mul…
$1.8 trillion lost to illegal lottery in 2022 – World Lottery Association reveals
Illegal lottery activities caused loss of revenue of a total of 1.8 trillion dollars globally in 2022 alone, the World Lottery Association…
Powerball jackpot grows to $610M after no winner claimed Saturday
Feeling lucky? The Powerball jackpot prize grew on Saturday after no ticket matched all the numbers.
The estimated jackpot grew to $610 mi…
Oregon Lottery returns nearly $909M directly to the state
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The state of Oregon is nearly $909 million richer thanks to the return from the Oregon Lottery’s 2022 fiscal year…
The Role of AI in iGaming
Artificial Intelligence has become an integral part of people’s day-to-day life. From activities like making internet searches more relevan…
Lynne Roiter is honored with the 2022 Guy Simonis Lifetime Achievement Award at the World Lottery Summit 2022
Lynne was honored on Wednesday, October 19, 2022 during the final banquet of the World Lottery Summit 2022 for her 37-year dedication to th…
You Won’t Believe How Many All-Female CEO-CFO Duos Run The 500 Largest Public U.S. Companies
A new Forbes analysis of data from Equilar shows that just about whatever number you come up with, it’s probably too high.
When U.K.-based…
Congratulations to the Class of 2022 PGRI Lottery Industry Hall of Fame Ceremony
Congratulations to the four newest members of the Lottery Industry Hall of Fame. The PGRI Lottery Industry Hall of Fame Ceremony was…
America should consider Europe’s experience with sports gambling before going all in
Though some form of sports betting is now legal in nearly three dozen states, the biggest prize of all — California — has eluded the indust…
Opinion: Twitch’s gambling ban does not protect viewers
American streaming company Twitch recently made history by banning gambling streams for offshore companies such as Stake and Roobet. While…
Nova Scotia Gaming Corporation -Gaming, Municipal Finance Corporations Integrated With Government
The Province will improve efficiency and accountability and reduce duplication through legislation introduced today, October 20, to complet…
Legal Online Gaming, Sports Betting To Launch In Saskatchewan On Nov. 3
Province selected the British Columbia Lottery Corporation as its online gaming vendor in June
Residents of Canada‘s province of Saskatche…
NEW YORK Caesars bid for a Times Square casino rattles Broadway
Gambling giant Caesars bid for a casino in Times Square is sparking strong opposition from Broadway.
As news of the idea for a Caesars Pal…
Ireland's National Lottery regulator released its annual report for 2021
Ireland's National Lottery regulator released its annual report for 2021 on Wednesday. According to the document, Lottery operator Premier…
West Virginia Lottery Wins Batchy Award for 2021 Holiday Commercial
WEST VIRGINIA LOTTERY OCTOBER 21, 2022 WEST VIRGINIA LOTTERY WINS BATCHY AWARD FOR 2021 HOLIDAY COMMERCIAL
VANCOUVER, CANADA- The West Vi…
New York Lottery Starts Training Retailers to Prevent Underage Players
The New York Lottery earlier this month rolled out a new training initiative designed to help its retailers understand the need to prevent…
Flutter announces group CFO transition
Jonathan Hill to establish new Group COO function to support global growth strategy
Paul Edgecliffe-Johnson to join as Group CFO from IH…
Cambodia issues new guidelines for licensed casino operations
The General Secretariat of the Commercial Gambling Management Commission of Cambodia (CGMC) has issued new guidelines for the operation of…
NFT metaverse casino Slotie hit by emergency cease-and-desist in four states
Regulators in Texas, Kentucky, New Jersey and Alabama accused Slotie of defrauding investors and ordered a halt to its business and sales…
AGCO wins International Association of Gaming Regulators’ (IAGR) Regulatory Excellence Award
TORONTO, Oct. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has been awarded the International Associati…
Six states experience igaming upsurge as AGA reveals $401m yearly revenue
The American igaming scene has witnessed a spike in its yearly revenue as commercial gaming revenue across the board experienced increments…
Zimbabwe: Government losing revenue through online gaming – Cabinet Minister
Government losing revenue through online gaming – Cabinet Minister
HARARE: Government has approved the amendment of the Lotteries and Gami…
Inspired extends virtual sports deal with Sports Information Services brand 49's
Gaming content and technology provider Inspired Entertainment has announced a long-term contract extension with partner 49's, owned by Spor…
Australia: NSW -Facial Recognition Technology: Coming to gambling areas of all pubs and clubs across the state
The Australian Hotels Association NSW and ClubsNSW have announced the development of ‘state of the art’ facial recognition technology which…
Microsoft looks to build an Xbox mobile gaming store with Activision and King content
As the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigates Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Microsoft…
WILL Reception and Regional Update held at WLS in Vancouver
Women's Initiative in Lottery Leadership Reception was held on October 18, 2022 during the World Lottery Summit in Vancouver, BC, Canada. …