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DraftKings to pay over $10,000 for NJ over self-exclusion failures
DraftKings will pay out civil penalties totalling $7,000 to New Jersey’s gaming regulator and return $3,277 to customers after failing to adhere to self-exclusion rules.…
PA fantasy sports market grows 35.4% in May
Pennsylvania’s regulated fantasy sports market performed strongly in May, with revenue up 35.4% year-on-year to $1.8m. However, this total represented a marginal month-on-month decline. Seven…
Maine passes sports betting bill on final day of legislative session
Maine has become the third state in New England to regulate sports betting after its legislature pushed a bill through the House and Senate in…
NBA partners Highlight Games for new virtual sports title
North America’s National Basketball Association (NBA) and National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) have joined forces with Highlight Games to develop the first virtual sports betting…
Maine close to legal sports betting after bill races through legislature
A bill to regulate land-based and mobile wagering in Maine is just two steps away from passing into law after racing through the legislature on…
Golden Nugget could take NBA bets under new NJ bill
A new bill filed by New Jersey Assemblymembers Raj Mukherij and John Burzichelli could lift a prohibition on casinos that share owners with sports teams…
US Representatives move to defund Wire Act enforcement
An amendment to a federal bill that determines funding granted to the Department of Justice seeks to block the money from being used to enforce…
Mississippi betting revenue down 42.1% in May
Mississippi’s regulated sports betting market has posted another month-on-month decline, with total revenue down 42.1% to $1.2m in May. Total handle across the state’s northern,…
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The Pennsylvania sports betting market has reported a second consecutive month of decline, with revenue falling to 32.2% to $2.9m in May. Total handle also…
Bet.Works hires Jay Rood as chief risk officer
US sports betting start-up Bet.Works has appointed veteran gambling executive Jay Rood as the company’s chief risk officer. Rood joins from MGM Resorts, where he…
Century Casinos acquires trio of Eldorado Resorts casinos
International casino operator Century Casinos has strengthened its US presence with a deal to acquire the operations of three venues from Eldorado Resorts. The acquisition…
New York mobile betting bill passes Senate
Senator Joseph Addabbo’s bill to legalise mobile wagering in New York has taken a major step forward after it was passed by the state Senate.…
Delaware sports betting revenue drops again in May
The Delaware Lottery has reported a second consecutive month-on-month decline in sports betting revenue in May, with consumers spending less on wagering. May revenue amounted…
Australia’s PointsBet targets US expansion following ASX listing
Australian online sports betting operator PointsBet has raised AUS$75m (US$51.6m) after listing its shares on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). PointsBet began trading this week…
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