Reporter Matt Friedman of the publication Newark Star-Ledger has been doing some arithmetic on the cost of New Jersey’s attempt to legalise sports betting in defiance of the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) . Friedman claims that legal fees to law firms “that employ some of the biggest names in the legal …
Governor Tom Corbett’s plan to privatise the management of the Pennsylvania state lottery through a deal with British lottery company Camelot has been abandoned following fierce political, lottery employee and state official opposition, the Reuters news agency reported Monday. Over a year ago the state agreed a deal with Camelot Global Services LLC, a subsidiary …
The Nevada land gambling industry looks set to end 2013 on a high note following the publication of positive figures for the month of November. The Nevada Gaming Control Board reported Monday that revenues soared nearly 12 percent in November over the same month last year, with results buoyed by strong baccarat play and record …
According to a recent interview with the Irish Times, Boyle Sports owner John Boyle is eyeing the British retail betting market after acquiring Tom Flood Bookmakers late in 2013. Boyle appears to have set his company a five-year timeframe, within which he intends to penetrate the already competitive UK betting shop market. Boyle Sports now …
Despite the expected disruption and hiatus of the festive season, the number of New Jersey online gambling accounts continued to grow this week, albeit at a slightly slower pace. According to statistics provided by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, 16,285 accounts were opened this week at online gambling venues operated by the state’s …
Punters who enjoy movies about their passion have treats in store following the announcement that two new films with a gambling theme will soon be in preparation. Producers at Borsalino Films are lining up a star-studded cast that could include legendary actor Robert De Niro after acquiring the rights to Gary Green’s gambling memoir, which …
Among the latest batch of New York million dollar lottery winners, one story stands out as an example of extreme and unlikely good fortune….that of Long Island landscaper Marvin Rosales-Martinez (27) as told to the New York Daily News this week. Whilst raking leaves on a property over a year ago, he noticed a slip …
The British Labour Party leader Ed Miliband has been attacked by the Daily Mail newspaper – known for its anti-gambling views – for alleged hypocrisy in accepting substantial political donations from the successful online gambling group bet365 founder, Peter Coates. Miliband has recently been active in developing political capital from his vociferous opposition to Fixed …
The trial of three South Korean entertainment industry celebrities charged with illegal betting on sports events came to a conclusion Friday with Seoul Central District Court Judge Shin Myung-hee handing down suspended sentences to the trio. Comedian Lee Soo-geun, singer Tak Jae-hoon and Tony An, a former member of the popular 1990s boy band HOT, …
State lottery officials in Delaware say they’re making progress on expanding internet gaming options launched in October this year, the local radio station WDDE FM reports after interviewing lottery chief Vernon Kirk. Kirk revealed that in the first three months of legalisation 3,800 people registered accounts for the service, which can be accessed through the …
In-play betting has come in for a lot of stick lately from political pundits, anti-gambling bodies and others who believe that it presents an increased danger of corruption in sports, but the pastime has become too lucrative and too popular with punters to be banned, an expert said this week. Jack Anderson, a law professor …
Christmas Day motorists pulled over for speeding in the central Florida city of Melbourne were surprised when police officials let them off with a warning….and a lottery scratch-off card Wednesday! By early Wednesday afternoon, Melbourne police officers had handed out 30 lottery tickets along with warnings to drivers caught speeding or violating other traffic laws, …
Once again, an online gambling company has made a speculation-triggering announcement on an important change in its operating policies without taking the trouble to explain why. This time around it is Nordicbet, which has been sending out emails advising its players that as from January 2 2014 it will no longer be providing sport and …
US-based fantasy sports startup DraftKings has awarded Los Angeles resident James Tran the $1 Million grand prize in its Fantasy Football Millionaire final, the top prize in a $3.1M prize pool available to daily fantasy football contestants. Alan Zeidenfeld, also from Los Angeles, was the runner-up, winning $350,000. The win was determined by the NFL …
The Bulgarian State Commission on Gambling reported Monday that it has filed blocking and blacklisting orders on a total of 172 online gambling websites over the past six months. However, blacklisting may become unnecessary now that the government has made amendments to its rather severe taxation regime on internet gambling in an attempt to use …
Media on the island of Taiwan report that Taiwanese and Chinese enforcement officials working together in a rare collaborative effort busted a Taiwan-based online gambling ring Tuesday, breaking up an illegal enterprise that generated revenues as high as NT$100 million (US$3.334 million). A spokesman for Taiwan’s Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) told reporters that the illegal …
NBC10 Philadelphia reports that a federal bankruptcy judge has approved the sale and shutdown of Atlantic City’s Atlantic Club Casino Hotel following an auction of the bankrupt company’s assets earlier this week . The casino, which opened 33 years ago as the Golden Nugget, will shut its doors January 13. Judge Gloria Burns approved a …
A Staten Island woman, outraged at her husband’s neglect in heeding her advice on his gambling, has illustrated once again that hell indeed hath no fury like a woman scorned! The man was part of a social but seriously real money pool betting ring operated from a Staten Island bar, and when his wife blew …
The publicity generated earlier this year by the reported friendship between the high-profile former US basketball star Dennis Rodman and North Korea’s dangerously unpredictable dictator Kim Jong-un worked well for the online and land gambling group Paddy Power when Rodman last visited the so-called Hermit Kingdom , but apparently not this time around. And it …
Online gambling software provider BetonSoft’s December 2013 new game releases include a slot dubbed Dollars Down Under which, as the branding suggests, is set in the Australian Outback and features a slew of exotic fauna that includes dingoes, koalas and kangaroos. BetonSoft spokesmen claim that the Pick on Reels feature in the new slot gives …
It’s more a useful guide over time to market growth and player interest than an indication of how many players are actually active in the recently opened New Jersey online gambling market, but the number of new accounts opened over the last four weeks has continued to grow steadily and is now approaching 110,000, according …
A 26-year-old Swedish man has won SEK 37.3 million (approx. Euro 4.1 million) on the lowest possible stake while playing Arabian Nights at Unibet’s online casino. The hit is Unibet Sweden’s second biggest prize and the third-largest in the history of Unibet worldwide. “I was so surprised, it’s hard to understand. You hear and read …
Former SBTech sports product manager Roee Weinberg has been appointed by EveryMatrix in the role of OddsMatrix Product Manager. Weinberg will oversee and support the entire OddsMatrix sportsbook by providing input on the creative direction, new features, enhancements and overall design of the product. He is further tasked in developing the sports book to deliver …
A host of new games have been launched this month with some of the more recent including “White Knight” from Inspired Gaming Group which although developed for the terrestrial sector, will be launched online and for mobile in the near future. The game is IGG’s latest freespins+ slot game centered around a sword-wielding heroic knight. …