Sportech Wins Ellis Park Pari Mutuel Contract

Another significant deal in State of Kentucky Sportech's Racing and Digital division has become Kentucky racecourse Ellis Park's new pari mutuel betting provider, another significant deal on the back of similar with Kentucky Downs. In addition, patrons of Ellis Park will enjoy betting technology upgrades to self service terminals and wireless account betting. "We evaluated our options and were impressed...

Some Interesting Stats In Latest Massachusetts Gambling Commision Report

Only 2 percent of respondents to a study said they had gambled online Industry journalist Steve Ruddock picked up on some interesting statistics from the latest annual report of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission released this week, flagging the current results from its on-going monitoring research of the state gambling market. The research throws some light on the participation rates and...

Poker Players Alliance Musters The Troops Again

Action group encourages a pre-emptive strike against the possibility of a RAWA push in the dying days of the 114th US Congress It's not just US civic associations that are warning against the introduction of a federal ban on online gambling in a denial of states' rights. The Poker Players Alliance action group has begun mustering its over a million...

Opposition Mounts To Inclusion Of Anti-online Gambling Bill In Lame Duck Session Of Congress (update)

Action groups appeal to House Appropriations Subcommittee to ensure that RAWA style language is not attached to unrelated spending bill The political tactic of attaching unrelated bills to end-of-the-year, must-pass important legislation in the lame duck session of Congress has again come under the microscope this week following an appeal by several US action groups to Rep. John Culberson, chairman...

Nevada A.g. At Odds With Governor And Regulator Over Online Gambling (update)

Laxalt learns that for every action there's a reaction Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt's active support for a petition signed by 10 state AGs asking the incoming Trump administration for a Wire Act resurrection and a federal ban on internet gambling has clearly irritated his state's governor and chief regulator, judging by a report in a Ralston Report article Monday....

Mile High Fantasy Sports Gets The Nod In Colorado

Colorado Racing Commission has approved the activity Mile High Racing and Entertainment (MHRE) announced Tuesday that the Colorado Racing Commission has approved its daily fantasy sports activity allowing MHRE to offer fantasy sports contests in nine Colorado locations. Operating as Mile High Fantasy Sports, the contests will include professional football, basketball, hockey, baseball and other daily fantasy sports (DFS) contests....

Mgm Widens The Availability Of Its On-premises Mobile Casino Service

Land casino's online casino tournaments now available throughout Nevada Las Vegas land casino giant MGM Resorts is more effectively leveraging its on-premises mobile gaming services by expanding the availability of its easyPLAY online casino tournaments throughout the state of Nevada. Launched in the middle of this year, easyPLAY mobile gambling in collaboration with oneLIVE made casino game tournament action available...

Massachusetts Gaming Commission Task Force Meets

Commissioners closely monitoring online gambling developments and discuss priorities Thursday's inaugural meeting of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission committee tasked with reviewing online gambling developments and possibilities met Thursday and briefed local media on their mandate. The Massachusetts Lottery Commission has already lobbied for permission to offer more online options in order to attract the younger millennial demographic so important to...

Illinois Move Against Daily Fantasy Sports Could Run Out Of Time

With the current legislative season drawing to a close, a banning bill has been introduced in the state House The legislative season in Illinois may be drawing to a close, but that hasn't stopped a new bid to ban daily fantasy sports from being assigned to the House Executive Committee; whether there is sufficient time to pass the bill is...

Gan Reveals Ninth Simulated Gaming Client

Online gambling provider launches Simulated Gaming for Twin River Management Group Inc. GAN has launched its Simulated Gaming product at the Twin River Management Group's land casino in Rhode Island, USA, revealing the identity of its ninth US customer. The software monetises internet traffic to existing websites operated by US casinos, and in 2015 helped clients to generate an average...