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UK Government signs Macolin Convention to tackle match-fixing in sport
January 6 2019: In December 2018, the UK Government strengthened its commitment to tackling match-fixing in sport by signing the Macolin ...
Denmark 'Winning' Fight Against Illegal Gambling Operators
Denmark ‘Winning’ Fight Against Illegal Gambling Operators
number of illegal gambling operators in Denmark is continuing to shrink, acco...
Sports betting may seem easy. It’s not. Here’s why
Sports betting may seem easy. It’s not. Here’s why
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Wanna bet on sports?
First, make sure you know what you're doi...
The German state of Hesse has vowed to go it alone on gambling legislation if a new federal pact can’t be reached by the end of 2019
Shortly before Christmas, Hesse’s governing coalition of the Christian Democratic Union and Greens parties released their official coalit...
Mastercard Hires Its First Chief Experience Officer
Mastercard Hires Its First Chief Experience Officer
Donald Chesnut joins the company from SapientRazorfish Chesnut was SapientRazorfish...
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Alberta gambling revenues increase for first time since 2015
Growth in VLTs, in particular, drives $4M boost in income from provincial lotteries
Following two straight years of decline, Alberta's g...
Pennsylvania sports betting heads into its first NFL playoff action
Pennsylvania sports betting heads into its first NFL playoff action
It doesn’t take much time at SugarHouse Casino to discover the Phila...
Feds investigating whether former Interior Secretary Zinke lied about East Windsor casino
The Justice Department’s public integrity section is examining whether newly departed Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke lied to his agency’s ...
UK Prime minister Theresa May reveals plans to open gambling addiction clinics
Prime Minister Theresa May will target gambling addicts as part of her £20.5billion NHS shake-up.
They will be among the extra 380,000 a...
Bill Paves The Way For Sports Betting In Tennessee
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (localmemphis.com) - Memphians might soon be able to bet on their favorite sports teams if a new bill becomes law in 2019....
If Congress Must Regulate Sports Betting, It Should Focus On Enforcement
The American Gaming Association (AGA) is right to oppose the federal sports betting bill introduced by Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Chuck...
Romania's New 2% Turnover Tax on Online Gambling Takes Effect
Romania has moved ahead with a new 2% turnover tax on online gambling operators to fund social welfare program
Romania-licensed online g...
Tencent bans 270,000 cheaters from online game ‘League of Legends’
Tencent Games, the world’s largest gaming company, has banned nearly 270,000 “League of Legends” (LOL) players in the past two months, th...
Gregory Smith, president and CEO of the Connecticut Lottery Corporation, Now halfway through FY2018-19, the Lottery is well ahead of FY2018 and poised to set some new records
The Connecticut Lottery is already off to a great start as we begin 2019. We are in a solid financial position, and this will result ...
Danish regulator Spillemyndigheden has ordered local internet service providers (ISPs) to block 18 sites found to be in violation of the Danish Act on Gambling
Danish regulator Spillemyndigheden has ordered local internet service providers (ISPs) to block 18 sites found to be in violation of the ...
Virginia Lottery seeking young artist imaginations
Lottery seeking young artist imaginations
The Virginia Lottery is calling all young artists in K-12 public schools to put their imaginat...
New Mexico Lottery Introduces Three New Scratchers
ALBUQUERQUE – The New Mexico Lottery welcomes the new year by releasing three new Scratchers:
$5 “Gold Mine 9x” is a blue and gold ti...
Former NJ Gov. Chris Christie Calls Out Leagues, Federal Sports Betting Laws
Chastising the major American sports leagues for what he called their underlying duplicity, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie urged a...
Texas Lottery generates more than $100 million in one week from scratch-off ticket sales
AUSTIN —
The Texas Lottery has, for the first time in its history, sold more than $100 million in scratch ticket sales in just one ...
SBTech appoints Gavin Isaacs as Chairman
SBTech appoints Gavin Isaacs as Chairman
Former Scientific Games CEO brings extensive experience to innovative supplier and will help gr...
Industry Leader Larry Loss To Serve As Interim CEO Of Iowa Lottery
CLIVE, Iowa – Larry Loss, the Iowa Lottery’s executive vice president and an industry leader who has worked at the lottery since its star...
Germany’s Schleswig-Holstein online casino licenses expire
Germany’s Schleswig-Holstein online casino licenses expire Germany’s online gambling market is closing a chapter as the first online cas...
Almost half a billion euro paid out by Irish National Lottery in 2018
Almost half a billion euro paid out by National Lottery in 2018
Almost half a billion euro has been paid out to National Lottery winners...
Companies operating video slot machines in Wyoming bars are challenging the attorney general's opinion that the games constitute illegal gambling
Companies operating video slot machines in Wyoming bars are challenging the attorney general's opinion that the games constitute illegal ...
West Virginia launches Online sports betting
CHARLESTON — The app is live, but the scope of the expected revenue gains from online sports betting in West Virginia remains to be seen....
Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III has issued an opinion that could open the door to legalizing sports betting in Tennessee
“If chance is the dominant factor in determining the outcome of the contest, the contest constitutes a lottery, and absent an amendment t...
Michigan Governor Vetoes Package of iGaming Bills That Had Opened Door To Legal Sports Betting
With 48 hours remaining in his term, outgoing Republican Michigan Governor Rick Snyder on Friday vetoed the package of iGaming bills that...
35 years ago, Isaac Asimov was asked by the Star to predict the world of 2019. Here is what he wrote
By ISAAC ASIMOV Special to The Star
Originally published Dec. 31, 1983
lf we look into the world as it may be at the end of another gen...