Sports Betting in the News — Weekly Round-up for June 08, 2018

New Jersey Lawmakers Move On Sports Betting (Update) Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee hearing scheduled for next Monday A growing sense of urgency appears to be driving New Jersey lawmakers regarding intrastate sports betting legalisation following the recent overturning of PASPA by the US Supreme Court. On Monday the state Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee has...

World Series of Poker (WSOP) in the News — Weekly Round-up for June 08, 2018

Aria Poker Dealer Wins The First World Series Of Poker 2018 Bracelet Jordan Hufty wins $61,909 main prize in Event 1 - the Casino Employees competition Aria poker dealer and floorman Jordan Hufty is $61,909 and a WSOP winner's bracelet wealthier this week after winning the first event in this year's World Series of Poker in Las Vegas - the...

New Poll Shows That 69 Percent Of Americans Now Find Gambling Morally Acceptable

Latest Gallup poll shows level of acceptability is rising Sixty-nine percent of Americans say gambling is morally acceptable, a four-percentage-point increase from last year and the highest level of acceptance in the last 16 years, according to the latest Gallup poll, conducted between May 1-10, 2018, with a random sample of 1,024 adults, aged 18 and older, living across the...

Kentucky iLottery Raises Eyebrows With “No Withdrawal Of Player Deposit” Policy

iLottery website T&Cs confirm that only wins over and above the deposit can be withdrawn Online gambling industry observers have reacted critically to the tweets by online gambling security information specialist Gus Fritschie this week drawing attention to Kentucky iLottery terms and conditions which prohibit the withdrawal of player deposits once made. Fritschie warned that any “deposited” player funds will...

GVC Landmark Deal With Ainsworth

Differentiation in the New Jersey market GVC Holdings has described its latest multi-year deal with Ainsworth Game Technology (AGT) as a landmark agreement which will see the exclusive launch of AGT’s proprietary slot games in New Jersey’s online casino market. GVC’s New Jersey platform, which powers both the MGM and Borgata gaming brands, will initially launch around twenty of AGT’s...

Poker Central Publishes Schedule For Second Edition Of Poker Masters

More events and lower buy-ins this year Poker Central has released the schedule for the second edition of its Poker Masters annual series, a week-long, seven event tournament held at the PokerGO studio in the ARIA Resorts and Casino and culminating in the award of a purple Masters jacket to the man or woman with the most money earned throughout....

Nevada Revenue Growth Slower In April

Three-month billion dollar revenue surges ease but still up 7.6 percent year-on-year Nevada's gambling revenue surges over three months running eased during April, but the US gambling hub continued to improve with overall revenues up 7.6 percent year-on-year. Win from gamblers totalled $954 million in April, dropping below a billion dollars for the first time since January. However, analysts pointed...

American Gaming Association Chief To Exit

Geoff Freeman is headed for the CEO post at the Grocery Manufacturers Association In what appears to be a surprise move that has left the American Gaming Association without a successor, incumbent CEO Geoff Freeman (43) will reportedly depart for pastures new on August 1. CDC Gaming Reports claims that the Association will announce Freeman's departure today (Tuesday) to take...

Sports Betting in the News — Weekly Round-up for June 1, 2018

Massachusetts To Hold Back In Race To Offer Sports Betting House Speaker says state lawmakers should take a more cautious approach to legalised sports betting following Supreme Court decision It appears that Massachusetts will not be among the front-running states offering sports betting following the recent Supreme Court decision overturning the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act. On Thursday...

Poker in the News — Weekly Round-up for June 1, 2018

Twitch Coverage On World Series Of Poker Events Confirmed (Update) Next month's poker spectacular in Las Vegas will get wider coverage Earlier this week, Poker Central announced the PokerGO streaming schedule for the 2018 World Series of Poker, through which 16 final table broadcasts and wall-to-wall coverage of the Main Event will be broadcast, but the world’s most prestigious poker...