Regulation
Tennessee releases sports betting regulations for public comment
Tennessee has released its draft sports wagering rules, including stringent advertising regulations, for public comment. The rules would only allow for wagers to be placed…
Virginia Representative files bill to enact 2019 casino legislation
Virginia Representative Barry Knight has pre-filed a bill ahead of the 2020 legislative session that would allow allow the state to enact the provisions of…
State of the Union: CA, FL, NJ, PA and more
This week’s State of the Union, in partnership with Segev LLP, covers new regulatory proposals put forward in California and Florida, as well as the…
Court rules against ‘Pennsylvania Skill’ machines
Campaigners are calling on Pennsylvania’s authorities to confiscate thousands of gambling machines at establishments across the state after a court ruled that they are defined…
Presidential candidate Yang pledges loot box and crypto regulation
Democratic Presidential hopeful Andrew Yang has pledged to introduce regulations to tackle fraud in the cryptocurrency market, as well as regulations governing loot boxes and…
Florida Senator submits sports betting legislation
Florida Senator Jeff Brandes submitted three bills in the state senate to regulate sports betting in Florida on Monday (18 November). The bills, SB 968,…
Californian tribes make sports betting regulatory pitch
A coalition of 18 California-based Native American tribes have put forward a proposal that could pave the way for the launch of legal wagering in…
State of the Union: NY, IN, IA, DE and more
This week’s State of the Union, in partnership with Segev LLP, covers the latest revenue figures from a range of sports betting markets across the…
Source of funds
As the state-by-state roll-out of legal wagering speeds up, iGB North America looks at investors’ appetite for a piece of the action. We’ve witnessed an…
AGA names Aristocrat Leisure’s Croker as new chair
The American Gaming Association (AGA) has appointed Trevor Croker, chief executive and managing director of Aristocrat Leisure, as its new chairman. Croker succeeds Tim Wilmott,…
Five NH cities back retail betting roll-out
New Hampshire’s municipal elections saw voters in five cities support the launch of retail wagering in their communities, with a view to launching the venues…
State of the Union: Colorado, Caesars, PokerStars and more
This week’s State of the Union, in partnership with Segev LLP, covers Colorado’s legalization of sports betting by referendum, PokerStars’ launch in Pennsylvania, Caesars Entertainment’s…
Colorado legalizes sports betting by referendum
Colorado has legalized sports betting statewide through referendum, with the proposition receiving 51.1% of the vote. The race was called after a total of 756,720…
Pennsylvania regulator releases new funding for illegal gambling probes
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is to offer $2m worth of grants to law enforcement agencies in the state to investigate violations of gambling laws. The…