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Belgian Sportsbook Legality Under Fire as Gambling Commission Seeks Royal Change
Certain sportsbooks in Belgium might either be forced out of business or be forced to pay big money to continue operating. The Belgian Gambling Commission (BGC) wants a clearer definition of what...
UK Legislators Seek Online Limits Despite Threat of Black Market Growth
A group of prominent officials in the UK is calling for strict limits on online gaming in the UK. The group is calling for capping online bets at ￡2 ($2.67). The proposal...
Paddy Power Ends Relationship with Ireland’s RTE
Paddy Power has ended its partnership with RTE, Ireland's national television and radio broadcaster. Its sponsorship of the live broadcasts on RTE will end in 2022. The announcement comes just before the...
Prison for News Agency Employee Who Fiddled Racing Results to Win Bets
A former horse racing analyst at the UK’s national news agency was sentenced to ten months in prison Friday for tweaking results to better reflect his betting picks. Hull Crown Court heard...
Denmark Sports Bettors To Be Carded Starting Next Year
Denmark's gaming regulator, Spillemyndigheden, has been busy lately. Beginning next summer, a law will require all sports bettors to be carded every time they place a wager at a retail establishment. A...
Apollo, Brookfield Mulling Bids for Scientific Games Lottery Arm
Apollo Global Management (NYSE:APO) and Brookfield Asset Management's private equity division are reportedly considering making offers for Scientific Games' (NASDAQ:SGMS) SG Lottery unit. That news emerges soon after the Las Vegas-based slot...
San Manuel Tribal Gaming Resort Rebrands to Yaamava’ Resort & Casino
The San Manuel Casino in Highland, Calif., is no more. Effective immediately, the tribal casino is known as the Yaamava' Resort & Casino at San Manuel. The casino resort owned and operated...
Maryland Casinos Cool Off in August, Gaming Revenue Down Six Percent From July
Maryland casinos continue to fare well, but their August performance slowed compared with the state gaming industry's recent record-setting run. The state's six commercial land-based casinos reported gross gaming revenue (GGR) of...
DraftKings CEO Robins Wants Company to Accept Crypto, But States Balk at Idea
DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG) CEO Jason Robins would like his company to accept cryptocurrency as a form of payment. But state regulators aren't allowing it. Robins made the comments at an event sponsored by...
Bally’s Closes on Tropicana Evansville Purchase, Establishes Presence in Indiana
Tropicana Evansville officially has a new owner. On Friday, both Caesars Entertainment and Bally’s Corp. announced the closing of a deal first announced in October. That deal allows Bally’s to take over...