Back on December 4th, last year, Councilman Jack Evans brought in the Sports Wagering Lottery Amendment Act, and this has recently been approved buy the Mayor of Washington DC. Under the bill (which allows sports betting in Washington DC), there will be a 10% tax on gross sports betting revenues. The City Council were quick to approve the bill, voting...
For failings in age verification The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (NJDGE) has sanctioned Rush Street Interactive for age verification failings between November 2016 and January 2018. The failings, discovered in January 2018, and self-reported by Rush Street Interactive, were as a result of a software fault in which registrant’s birthdays were not accurately recorded. Accounts were created and...
Sports Betting And The Wire Act In Pennsylvania (Update) First month’s sports betting report and Board issues licensee requirements supporting the new DOJ Wire Act Opinion The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) published its first monthly report for Sports Wagering (December 2018) this week detailing the full month returns from Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course and partial month...
Fantasy sports operator moves into live casino vertical Live Casino solutions provider Evolution Gaming has agreed a supply deal with DraftKings for Live Casino services streamed from its new live studio in Atlantic City to complement the fantasy sports and betting operator’s New Jersey sportsbook. James Stern, Chief Business Officer – America & Land-based at Evolution: “DraftKings is a young...
New Hampshire looks set to allow the openings of dedicated sports betting shops - something that’s been commonplace on high streets in the UK and other countries. The New Hampshire House of Representatives was recently introduced to Bill HB 480-FN, and it looks set to allow gambling operators to open up premises solely for the purpose of taking sports bets...
US DOJ Back Peddles On Wire Act Opinion Opines 1961 Wire Act is not limited to Sports Betting The US Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) published an opinion Monday headed “Reconsidering Whether the Wire Act Applies to Non-Sports Gambling.” The opinion puts into question the legality of any form of gambling based on a grammatical interpretation in...
Poker bot expands to military strategy Dubbed ‘Strategy Robot’, poker bot ‘Libratus’ that defeated top poker pros at no-limt Texas Hold’em in 2017 has been enlisted by the US Military on a two year contract worth $10 million, an article written by American, emerging technologies-focused publication, WIRED, reports. Created by Noam Brown - a PhD student, and Tuomas Sandholm -...
Will use part of settlement to fund problem gambling initiatives and creative writing classes William Hill US has settled its copyright infringement suit against FanDuel in which the bookmaker alleged the fantasy sports provider had copied its “how to bet” guide practically word for word. The settlement, made public Monday, will use part of the undisclosed compensation to fund creative...
Draftkings In The Hot Seat Following Inaugural NJ Sports Betting National Championship “Ugly controversy” local media cry DraftKings’ inaugural Sports Betting National Championship in New Jersey this past weekend has drawn widespread criticism following a computer lag that prevented the grading of several customers’ bets in time to allow wagering on the final Saints Eagles game which closely followed the...
Good 2018 For Atlantic City Third consecutive year of revenue growth Atlantic City’s total gaming revenue increased almost 9.2 percent in 2018 compared to 2017 the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (NJDGE) reported Monday, marking the third consecutive year of revenue growth. The Industry’s Total Gaming Revenue was $2.903 billion for 2018 (2017: $2.659 billion). Casino Win was $2.511...
