And Board chairman steps down NYX Gaming Group expects to close the OpenBet Acquisition by the end of this week having met all conditions outlined in the agreement. In related news, chairman and member of the NYX Board, James Lanthier, has resigned his position which will be filled in the interim by director of the company Craig Billings. Online Casino...
Summer launch in the US for new online service The major US land gambling group Treasure Island has announced that a new subscription-based online poker site is in its plans for the coming northern hemisphere summer, with tempting prizes and cash awards for winning players. The new platform will be provided by Strategic Entertainment, and the intention is to offer...
Possibilities discussed, and a further session on the vertical scheduled According to a report in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the Nevada government is becoming increasingly interested in the eSports vertical as an additional revenue source through betting and hosting eSports events. The potential was reportedly discussed during a recent Gaming Policy meeting, and a further and more in-depth exploration has...
Gov. Sandoval gets the message out that he is prepared to discuss possibilities with New Jersey governor Chris Christie It may be just coincidence, but only a day after New Jersey regulators reported another rising performance for the state's nascent online gambling sector (it included a more than 30 percent increase in rake from intrastate online poker), Nevada Governor Brian...
Assembly Appropriations Committee hearing scheduled for May 18 AB 2863, a California intrastate online poker legalisation bill that was recently approved by the Assembly Governmental Organization Committee on an 18 vs, 0 vote will again be the centre of attraction on May 18, when the Assembly Appropriations Committee will hear testimony and consider the measure for further progress. The issue...
Bill H 1941 on the way to the governor...and just prior to the deadline Missouri politicians beat a Friday deadline...just...late Thursday, when the House approved the content of the Senate version of H 1941, a measure seeking to legalise and regulate daily fantasy sports. The bill was sent back to the House by the Senate to reconcile differences in annual...
With a December legislative deadline there's still plenty of time for lawmakers to progress and pass Kowall bill Michigan Senator Mike Kowall remains optimistic that his proposal to legalise intrastate online poker will bear fruit this year following its first successful hearing in the state Senate Regulatory Reform Committee last week. Dave Biswas, an aide on the senator's staff revealed...
Bill S 2541 legalising daily fantasy sports passed last month on a large majority, but governor has taken his time to sign it into law Mississippi officially became the fourth US state to legalise daily fantasy sports Friday when - just before the deadline - Gov, Phil Bryant signed bill S 2541 into state law. The bill received overwhelming support...
Warning that ongoing regulatory problems in the United States is hampering development One of the market leaders among daily fantasy sports providers, FanDuel, could be endangered by negative developments in the regulatory environment in the United States, according to its annual report and the opinion of a respected independent auditor. Although valued at over GBP 1 billion, the privately-held company...
Real-money action set to follow later this year The Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma has wasted no time in exploiting a US District Court's green light for its online poker plans, launching the free-to-play Pokertribe.com site this week from servers on tribal land and powered by Universal Entertainment Group. The free-play site is just the first phase of a plan to...
