With some of the most draconian laws against online gambling in the US, Washington State is set to reconsider its approach to gambling The Washington State Gambling Commission has announced that it has hired the professional services of New Jersey gambling consultants Spectrum Gaming to prepare an economic market study on gambling in the state. A press statement from the...
American Gaming Association in campaign to give federal lawmakers a more positive perspective There is some irony in the fact that after the state of New Jersey has battled unsuccessfully for the last three years to secure intrastate legalised sports betting, the American Gaming Association is now pushing hard for changes to federal law. In terms of the federal Professional...
Collaboration with Monmouth Park set to begin next month The US branch of UK online gambling group Betfair (now part of the Betfair-Paddy Power UK gaming leviathan) has disclosed that starting May 10 it will operate a real-money betting exchange - the first in the United States - with New Jersey horseracing group Monmouth Park in the Darby Development group....
Gov. Haslam makes Tennessee the third US state to legalise daily fantasy sports Tennessee joined Virginia and Indiana in legalising daily fantasy sports when Gov. Bill Haslam signed a bill approved by the state legislature into law this week. The measure enjoyed a rapid passage through both House and Senate, passing on votes of 67-17 and 27-2 respectively before going...
Casinos will offer different variations on gambling US casinos of the future will probably offer a wide range of gambling variants that include skill-based slot machines, online gambling, sports betting, fantasy sports and eSports arenas and wagering facilities, the research company Rubin Brown predicts in its new report "Gaming Statistics", based on statistical data from the industry. Gaming practice leader...
Richest online series ever in the region PokerStars has announced its inaugural New Jersey Spring Championship of Online Poker (NJSCOOP). The championship, which will be the richest online series ever held in the region, will take place from May 15 - 29, featuring 27 events across two stakes and guaranteed prize money of $1.1 million. In addition, players will have...
But results impacted by Ongame losses NYX Gaming Group Limited (NGG) almost doubled revenues in its latest fourth quarter and full year 2015 report hailing growing demand for its Open Gaming System (OGS) platform along with an increase in license and royalty revenues as its main growth drivers. Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2015 performance indicators for the three months...
Maurice Hawkins wins two main events running to claim his seventh WSOP Circuit ring Congratulations to Florida-based poker pro Maurice Hawkins, who this week became the first player in the 10-year history of the World Series of Poker Circuit series to claim two consecutive main event victories and his seventh winner's ring. Just a few weeks ago Hawkins started his...
Agreement last November with Gamesys US comes to fruition A NetEnt games content agreement signed with Gamesys US last November came to fruition Tuesday when the Swedish developer's online casino games went live on the Tropicana Atlantic City Online website in New Jersey following a successful integration process. Gamesys US operates one of New Jersey's online gaming platforms, which supports...
Casino resort operators are increasingly eyeing the potential of a rising activity with a young demographic Among the many informative articles on eSports which surfaced over the weekend was one from ESPN examining the response of the traditional gambling industry to the fast rising vertical and its market-coveted young 18 to 34 years age demographic. The piece quotes a typical...
