Signing Day Sports set for betting and casino expansion with Swifty acquisition
Under the deal, Signing Day Sports will acquire between 95% and 99% of the issued and outstanding shares of Dear Cashmere Group Holding Company. Dear Cashmere operates under the Swifty brand. The deal...
View ArticleANJ pens new agreement with family association to aid underage gambling fight
The new agreement was signed on Wednesday (18 September) by ANJ president Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin and UNAF president Marie-André Blanc. The partnership will particularly look to strengthen...
View ArticleSchleswig-Holstein first German state to license online casino games
Tipico, BluBet, Austrian operator Cashpoint and Skill on Net were all awarded a licence to operate online casino games in the state on 18 September. Licensees will be required to adopt various player...
View ArticleBAGO calls for Belgium lottery age to be increased despite drop in youths’...
The report looks at the behaviour of young people across gambling, as well as drug, alcohol and social media use during 2022-23. Young people are classed as those aged 21 or below in Belgium. While...
View ArticleMacau tourism chief visits Cyprus in bid for more global travellers
The director of the Macau Government Tourism Office made the trip as part of MGTO’s worldwide promotional crusade, ‘Experience Macao Limited Edition’. Its aim: to build a pipeline of new, high-value...
View ArticleState of the Union: Status of ESPN Bet in NY, North Carolina retail, OK bill...
ESPN Bet about to get closer to NY launch? On Monday (23 September) the New York State Gaming Commission will consider Penn Entertainment’s application to take over the WynnBet New York licence. The...
View ArticleAnti-smoking group refutes Nevada lawmaker on smoking in US casinos
On Thursday (19 September), Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights (ANR), a national anti-smoking advocacy group that has for years fought state exemptions for casinos included in indoor smoking bans,...
View ArticleNCPG says US states failing to meet online wagering safety standards
The National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) – a group that takes great pains to state its neutrality on the subject of gambling itself – issued a report on Thursday (19 September) on the state of...
View ArticleKalshi, CFTC get philosophical about gaming, elections and more in latest...
In the nearly three-hour hearing, the CFTC and Kalshi laid out their oral arguments. Judges grilled both sides in an attempt to better understand the nature of the contracts and whether the CFTC erred...
View ArticleSpain online gambling revenue up 11% in Q2
The Q2 total is 10.8% higher than €312.6m in Q2 of last year, according to Spain’s regulator Directorate General for Gambling Regulation (DGOJ). However, the figure – covering the April-June period,...
View ArticleGrupo Silvio Santos partners OpenBet for new betting brand in Brazil
The new long-term agreement will see Grupo Silvio Santos, a conglomerate that includes the Brazilian Television Network (SBT), offer OpenBet’s responsible gambling technology, its player account...
View ArticleDutch government “deaf to industry’s concerns” as PM says tax hike aims to...
The measure was announced on 18 September as part of the government’s autumn budget. During the budget speech, a damning report was presented, warning that the gambling tax hike would cause...
View ArticleSI Sportsbook’s Colorado exit another example of squeeze on the small guys
The last 12 to 18 months have seen more contraction than expansion in the wagering world. No US jurisdiction in 2024 has expanded gambling, whether that be sports betting or online casino. In...
View ArticleWeekend Report: Labour MP urges Channel 4 to stop gambling ads, Caesars...
Labour MP calls on Channel 4 to drop gambling adverts First, Labour MP Alex Sobel has written to UK broadcaster Channel 4 urging it to become the first channel to stop airing gambling adverts. Sobel...
View ArticleUS August round-up: Louisiana, New Hampshire and Wyoming
Handle and revenue growth in Louisiana Starting in Louisiana, spending on sports betting in August hit $234.5m (£176.3m/€211m). This is 52.3% higher than in August last year and also 27.1% ahead of...
View ArticleESPN Bet aiming to launch within days after getting NYSGC licence approval
Penn Entertainment and ESPN have been waiting for the vote and the go-ahead to launch. Executives from both companies had previously pointed to a launch by the end of August. But the NYSGC declined to...
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New York City casino bidders sweeten the pot
Hedge fund billionaire and New York Mets owner Steve Cohen is now pledging to transform the Willets Point area west of Citi Field into a major entertainment destination, amNY reported on Sunday (22...
View ArticlePhilippine government task force begins orderly POGO shutdown
The remaining POGO operators have pledged to disband and leave the country, the department of justice revealed on 19 September, according to PhilStarGlobal. The DOJ is facilitating the closure with a...
View ArticleAristocrat wins preliminary case against L&W over Dragon Train game similarities
Aristocrat Technologies is arguing Light & Wonder’s (L&W) game ‘Dragon Train’ has several similarities to its own ‘Dragon Link’ series. Filed in February, the case accuses L&W of...
View ArticleKSA issues penalty orders against illegal bingo provider Luxurybingods
Luxurybingods faces two separate penalties. For organising bingo games, it will have to pay €19,000 (£15,839/$21,158) per game up to a maximum of €190,000. As for advertising, the penalty is set at...
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