Experts spell out the need for regulation Colorado legislators heard testimony on daily fantasy sports regulation at an informative hearing Tuesday before a House Committee. House Democratic leader Crisanta Duran said the goal of HB1404 - a proposal to regulate daily fantasy sports leagues - is to ensure the games stay legal, fair and protect consumers. "This is an effort...
After part-hiatus from the poker tourney scene New Yorker Joseph Cappello bested a field of 894 in the $1.5 million guaranteed WSOP Circuit Main Event at Horseshoe Baltimore this week. After nine-hours of play Cappello emerged victorious coming out of heads play against Matt Bond with a $292,500 pay check and his first WSOP Circuit Ring. "This [circuit ring] means...
Full Tilt and Pokerstars can continue to operate in the regulated online gambling market for another six months Amaya management must be breathing a sigh of relief following the news today (Friday) that the New Jersey Division for Gaming Enforcement has renewed the transactional waiver that enables it to operate for a further six months whilst its full licence remains...
"Retail bidding" rationale not accepted by law enforcement 567 computers, along with other evidence, was seized by police in Virginia late last month following investigations into so-called "retail bidding" companies, the latest ruse used by former internet cafe gambling providers to find workarounds in state anti-online gambling laws. The most recent raid was carried out on a recently opened 10,000...
But PayPal is still available Daily fantasy sports punters at the Yahoo operation were told this week that with immediate effect credit card deposits would not be accepted, although in the same communication the company advised that PayPal was still acceptable. The motivation for the withdrawal of the credit card facility is not clear, although earlier this year a similar...
Gold winner's ring... and $226,785 for Antonio Esfandiari Top international poker pro Antonio "The Magician" Esfandiari has added a World Series of Poker Circuit gold winner's ring to his bulging tournament trophy cabinet, along with $226,785 in prize money after besting a field of 756 entrants to win the $1,675 buy-in 2016 WSOP Circuit Bicycle Casino main event in Los...
Now the bill goes to the state House for consideration State senators in Tennessee have approved the intrastate legalisation of daily fantasy sports by a convincing 29 to 1 vote, progressing the proposed legislation to the state House for consideration, according to local media reports. State Sen. Jack Johnson, chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, told reporters that he and...
Proposed legislation would push small operators out of business, says SBFSTA A newly formed coalition of the smaller fantasy sports business and vendor sector says it will fight the duopoly comprising FanDuel and DraftKings who support proposed New York State legislation that would see prohibitive licensing fees of $500,000 and a tax regime of 15 percent of gross gaming revenues...
World Poker Fund Holdings and 1-800-PublicRelations, Inc. sign partnership agreement In the United States, PR and content marketing firm, 1-800-PublicRelations, has signed a partnership agreement with World Poker Fund Holdings, Inc. in which media relations, financial communications expertise and marketing will be enhanced. New York-based World Poker Fund Holdings, Inc. claims that 1-800-PublicRelations, Inc. ("1800pr") is the third most influential...
Exclusively offers Konami content Free-to-play social casino developer PlayStudios has developed and operates myKONAMI Slots, a new mobile app exclusively featuring Konami Gaming Inc. content. The development, borne from an earlier content supply partnership, launched with Konami's Lotus Land™, Spellbound Princess™, Lion Festival™, China Mystery™, and Masked Ball Nights™ titles. Further updates will integrate other Konami titles on a monthly...
