Nexgen Rebrands To Bingo Nation

Tribal gaming targeted enterprise Las Vegas-based tribal gaming, freemium marketing, lottery and interactive technology provider Nexgen Applied Solutions will rebrand to Bingo Nation. The rebrand signals a new operational phase, company director Robert Coleridge said Wednesday, as its proprietary rights to license "unique" certified software and advanced kiosk and smart phone technology to tribal gaming operators creates a significant new...

New Jersey's Supreme Court Sports Betting Appeal Heating Up (update)

Five other states and three action groups sign up in support in amicus submissions New Jersey's probably final throw of the sports betting legalisation dice - its appeal to the US Supreme Court - has seen a surge of support this week from three civil liberties groups and five other states in amicus briefs seeking involvement against the national sports...

New Jersey Online Gambling Revenues Still Rising

October results show 30 percent year-on-year gain to $16.7 million New Jersey's legalised online gambling sector continued to deliver good results in October, according to figures released by the New Jersey Division for Gaming Enforcement, which showed that the sector's performance improved almost 30 percent y-o-y at $16.7 million, maintaining the upwards monthly momentum. Even the slowing online poker vertical...

Nevada Policy Committee Reaffirms That D.f.s. Is To Be Treated As Gambling (update)

If DraftKings and FanDuel want to re-enter the Nevada market, they will have to achieve the same licensing as other gambling operators Any hopes that a special 'skill game' dispensation for daily fantasy sports might emerge in Nevada were dashed this week when the Nevada Gaming Policy Committee reaffirmed that daily fantasy sports is regarded as gaming in the state....

Industry On The Alert For Rawa-style Ban Attempt In Congress Lame Duck Session (update)

Observers monitoring movement on bill S.3376 With the 114th US Congress now entering its final weeks of activity, online gambling industry monitors are on the alert for any sly attempt to pass an online gambling banning bill amid reports that Senator Tom Cotton will try to attach his S.3376 proposal to a must-pass year-end spending bill. S,3376 was introduced earlier...

Gameaccount Network Launches Latest Simulated Gaming Casino

Eighth US launch client is JACK Entertainment in Ohio B2B Internet gaming software firm GAN plc has announced the launch of an online Simulated Gaming facility for JACK Entertainment in Ohio - a partnership originally announced back in February this year. JACK and its affiliates' portfolio of properties include over 13,000 gaming positions, more than 400,000 square feet of gaming...

Gambling On The Increase In Washington State

The US state with the most draconian online gambling penalties reviews the local industry The state of Washington, notorious for having widespread land gambling but some of the most draconian penalties against online gambling in the USA, is currently studying the results of a survey it commissioned on the industry. Conducted by the Spectrum Gaming Group, the survey showed that...

Fantasy Football Wagering Now Live In Colorado

Colorado becomes first state outside of Nevada to allow fantasy football-style pari-mutuel wagering Fantasy football wagering arrived in Colorado this week at off-track betting sites. Whilst betting on professional sports in the state remains illegal, wagering at off-track betting entities on professional sports in a format that blends horse racing-style betting and odds with National Football League DFS started. Off-track...

C.e.o. At Openbet Stands Down

Thompson-Hill will remain a "close adviser" to the business for two years NYX Gaming group has announced that the CEO of its Openbet subsidiary, Jeremy Thompson-Hill, is to leave the company after 16 years' service in various capacities, but will remain a "close adviser" for the next two years. NYX is in the midst of a major overhaul as it...

Tennessee Bank Manager Gambled Stolen Million Away On Daily Fantasy Sports Sites

Guilty plea to be heard later this month A now former bank manager in Greenville, Tennessee is to plead guilty on November 28 to embezzlement and tax evasion charges involving over a million dollars, which he allegedly spent gambling online at daily fantasy sports sites DraftKings and FanDuel. Kenneth Miller stands charged with theft by a bank official and tax...