Posts From: May 2018

MGA to launch unified self-exclusion system

Following the recent upgrade of the unified self-exclusion system for land-based operators, the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) said today it is set to embark on another ambitious project which will...

Malta
New York moves forward with Sports Betting

Last Monday’s Supreme Court decision lifting the 1992 federal ban on sport betting outside Nevada has sent more than two dozen states into a race to decide how or if to introduce...

Sports Betting
IGT is sole bidder to run sports betting for Rhode Island

The Rhode Island Lottery says only one company submitted a bid to run the state’s sports betting business. Lottery spokesman Paul Grimaldi told The Providence Journal that IGT was the...

Sports Betting
OLG Extends instant games contract with Scientific Games

Scientific Games has announced that Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, the Ontario, Canada-based government agency that manages gaming, lottery, and internet gaming, as well as bingo and other electronic gaming in...

Business News
Racehorse owners unite to secure the future of the Tote

A deal worth up to £150m to secure the future of the Tote and its pivotal role in British horseracing has received widespread industry backing today. The Alizeti consortium of...

Business News
FanDuel acquired by Paddy Power Betfair

Paddy Power Betfair said today it reached a definitive agreement to combine its US business, Betfair US, with US fantasy sports operator FanDuel. Under the terms of the deal, the...

Business News
39 Media outlets warned against advertising unregulated gambling operations

Lotteriinspektionen, has warned 39 online media outlets to stop promoting unlicensed gambling company as the activity is illegal under Sweden’s Lottery Act. The move comes as the Scandinavian country is entering the...

Business News
Stride Gaming swing to profit

Gambling technology group Stride Gaming swung to a first half profit after it boosted revenue. Pre-tax profit amounted to £1.5m, compared to a loss of £10.2m in the previous corresponding...

Business News
NJ governor estimates $15M in sports betting revenue

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration says it’s penciling in $15 million in expected revenues from sports betting. Treasurer Elizabeth Muoio told the Democrat-led Assembly budget committee Monday that the estimate is based...

Business News
NFL ask Congress for ‘uniform standards’ on sports betting

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says Congress should enact uniform standards for any states that plan to legislate sports betting. Goodell detailed the league’s position in a statement Monday that reiterated the NFL’s...

Sports Betting