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Two face insider trading charges over Penn’s theScore acquisition
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged two people with insider trading related to Penn National Gaming’s acquisition of theScore. The charges were handed…
Pennsylvania casino $35k fined for underage gambling
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) issued a $35,000 fine to Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack for allowing underage gambling. According to the PGCB, Individuals…
AGCO penalizes BetVictor and Fitzdares over sports betting breaches
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has issued penalties to BetVictor operator BV Gaming and Fitzdares Canada for offering prohibited bets on major…
Vermont Governor signs sports betting bill into law
Vermont has become the latest US state to legalize sports betting after Governor Phil Scott signed a bill into law. House Bill 127 was introduced…
North Carolina edges closer to legalizing sports betting
North Carolina has moved closer to legalizing sports betting, after a bill that would do so was voted through by its state Senate. House Bill…
Pennsylvania regulator issues $100,350 in fines
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has issued $100,350 in fines following a series of regulatory breaches. Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association, operator of Hollywood Casino,…
Man charged with hacking 60,000 DraftKings accounts
The Southern District of New York has charged a man with six counts related to an alleged hacking of DraftKings player accounts, in which 60,000…
Texas House clears online sports betting amendment bill
The Texas House of Representatives has voted through a constitutional amendment bill that would allow voters in the US state to legalize online sports betting.…
Mindway AI and Doura-Schawohl Consulting enter safer gambling partnership
Mindway AI has entered into a collaboration with government relations firm Doura-Schawohl Consulting, in an effort to improve player protection measures in the US. The…
AGCO fines operators over uncertified slot games
The Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has issued a total of CA$70,000 (£41,709/€47,286/US$51,815) in fines to three operators for offering…
Kindred approved to launch proprietary platform in New Jersey
Kindred Group has secured final approval from the New Jersey the Division of Gaming Enforcement to launch its proprietary gaming platform in the US state.…
DC criticized after problem gambling funding stripped from 2024 budget
Washington DC authorities have stripped problem gambling services funding from the proposed budget for 2024 despite an obligation to dedicate betting industry revenue towards addiction…
Kentucky Governor signs sports betting bill into law
Kentucky’s Democrat Governor Andy Beshear has signed into law a bill that will legalize sports betting in the Bluegrass state. House Bill 551 will make…
Pennsylvania regulator issues fines over igaming failures
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has issued fines to three online gambling licensees after ruling they violated conditions related to self-exclusion and staffing requirements.…