Sports betting

6th June 2019

West Virginia Lottery delays launch of DraftKings sports betting app

Consumers in West Virginia are to remain without mobile sports betting services for the foreseeable further after the state’s Lottery announced that it is to…

6th June 2019

Louisiana sports betting hopes rest on conference committee

Louisiana’s prospects of passing a sports betting bill hinge on a conference committee, which will negotiate whether to include language to legalise sports betting in…

6th June 2019

State of the Union: Wire Act, Illinois, Pennsylvania and more

This week’s State of the Union, in partnership with Segev LLP, covers New Hampshire’s victory in its legal challenge to the Department of Justice’s revised…

6th June 2019

ICE North America Interview: Jim Ryan, CEO, Pala Interactive

Pala Interactive chief executive Jim Ryan shares his thoughts on the impact of the Department of Justice’s revised Wire Act opinion, explaining why he feels…

6th June 2019

Newgioco aims to leverage platform to establish US presence in 2019

Sportsbook supplier Newgioco Group is targeting growth in the US sports betting market, with chief executive Michele Ciavarella confident that its ELYS platform will prove…

5th June 2019

Apple will only allow native iOS gambling apps in App Store

Apple has announced that it will only allow gambling apps native to iOS to be hosted in its App Store, giving operators until September 3…

5th June 2019

Louisiana sports betting suffers new blow as House rejects amended bill

Louisiana looks set to miss out on sports betting this year after the state’s House of Representatives rejected amendments to a fantasy sports bill that…

4th June 2019

New Hampshire prevails in Wire Act challenge

A New Hampshire District Court Judge has ruled in favour of the state in its legal challenge against the US Department of Justice’s (DoJ) revised…

3rd June 2019

Pennsylvania’s SugarHouse completes online sportsbook launch

Rush Street’s SugarHouse Casino has officially launched its online sportsbook, the first to go live in the Pennsylvania market.  The desktop and mobile offering officially…

3rd June 2019

Illinois sports betting bill clears legislature after last minute push

The Illinois House and Senate have both voted through a wide-ranging gambling expansion bill, which includes measures to legalize sports betting in the US state.…

31st May 2019

Miomni secures injunction against software supplier Enterg

Sports betting software provider Miomni Gaming has secured an injunction against Enterg Software Solutions, trading as Entergaming, a Cyprus-based business that provided it with technology…

31st May 2019

Scientific Games and Oneida win approval for NY sports betting venture

Scientific Games and tribal operator Oneida Indian Nation have secured approval from the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) for the partners’ sports betting venture New…

31st May 2019

New Hampshire bill heads back to House with Senate amendments

The New Hampshire Senate has passed an amended version of a bill to legalize sports betting in the state, with the House of Representatives now…

30th May 2019

ICE North America Interview: Charles McIntyre, New Hampshire Lottery

Speaking at ICE North America, Charles McIntyre, executive director of the New Hampshire Lottery, discusses the Department of Justice’s revised opinion on the Wire Act,…