Premature end to partnership surprises and puzzles many The Philadelphia 76ers US basketball franchise has prematurely ended its partnership with Bwin's PartyPoker in a move that has left industry observers surprised and puzzled. PartyPoker is not involved in the daily fantasy sports sector which has been under siege for the past three weeks, although US sports teams have been criticised...
More games diversity for New Jersey operator Swedish online gambling software and games provider NetEnt has announced that it has signed a license agreement with Resorts Casino, a land and online casino operator in the regulated New Jersey online gambling market. NetEnt will deliver casino games for desktop and mobile to Resorts Casino and Mohegan Sun online casino brands under...
Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz joins calls for a Congressional hearing on daily fantasy sports Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz, perhaps better known in the online gambling industry for his sponsorship in the US Congress of Sheldon Adelson's Restoration of America's Wire Act, has joined the growing list of politicians calling for a Congressional hearing on daily fantasy sports. As a candidate...
To later stage in overall budget negotiations The Pennsylvania State House of Representatives Gaming Oversight Committee postponed a much anticipated vote scheduled today (Wednesday) which may lead to State casinos expanding into internet gaming (see previous InfoPowa reports). The meeting was rescheduled for Tuesday, October 27 2015. The committee was also expected to continue discussions on limiting daily fantasy sports...
Expand multi-platform interactive capability Florida-headquartered gaming firm Ortiz Gaming launched a range of new products under its Ortiz Interactive arm at the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas. The company debuted a range of interactive bingo products bringing its entire content portfolio online across multiple platforms. Ortiz' iContent product can be integrated across social, mobile and online platforms and is...
House Gaming Oversight Committee's examination of DFS will also consider online gambling legalisation The old adage that it is an ill wind that blows nobody any good appears to hold true in Pennsylvania, where a House Gaming Oversight Committee is set to look into the furore around daily fantasy sports next Wednesday, but will now also include a committee vote...
"This is gambling," says Nevada Gaming Control Board In the latest blow to the beleaguered daily fantasy sports vertical, the Nevada Gaming Control Board has ruled after an analysis of the genre that its activities constitute gambling, and that operations in the state by companies without licensing like DraftKings and FanDuel must halt immediately. The ruling caps a fortnight that...
Past social media comments used in argument against DFS The mainstream media in the United States continued to have a field day with new developments in the ongoing daily fantasy sports saga (see previous InfoPowa reports) late Friday, reporting: * The Nevada Attorney General quoted comments from DraftKings' founders in a Redditt interview three years ago in which they compared...
Governor and state legislative leaders discuss the way forward Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey's recent finding that daily fantasy sports is on the face of it not illegal in terms of the UIGEA (see previous InfoPowa reports) notwithstanding, political leaders in the state are currently weighing whether to regulate it or not. The Associated Press news agency reports that Governor...
The AGA isn't supporting us, so perhaps we should do our own thing In an article over the weekend respected online gambling journalist Steve Ruddock follows up on a suggestion by Bill Pascrell at this year's Global Gaming Expo that it's time for an online gambling trade association, and that one may be in the wings. Ruddock notes that the...
