One step closer to Governor’s desk West Virginia’s SB415 sports betting bill was passed by the House Finance Committee, just a week after it passed through the State Senate, and now advances to the full House of Delegates for consideration. The bill allows sports betting, including mobile and online, at five state casinos under the regulatory control of the West...
Daily fantasy sports provider starts building its sports betting vertical Daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings showed its determined move into the sports betting vertical this week with the appointment of Sean Hurley as head of sportsbook, based in New Jersey and reporting directly to co-founder and chief revenue officer Matt Kalish. In a statement Monday DraftKings outlined Hurley's responsibilities as...
10-year contract to replace and operate lottery system and provision of additional services International Game Technology PLC (IGT), through its subsidiary, IGT Global Solutions Corporation, has been awarded the lottery system and other services contract with the South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL). Under the terms of the agreement, IGT will provide a new draw-based central system, new lottery terminals, a...
State Senate and House bills introduced this week Media reports from Missouri this week indicate that companion sports betting bills have been introduced to the state legislature to prepare for the possible widening of the sports betting market in Missouri should the US Supreme Court rule against the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act in the New Jersey case (see...
Is there any hope for players? Probably not. Poker players burned by the recently reported closure of Jao Poker, an early stage, US-facing start-up online poker operator fronted by an energetic promoter and poker player named Tam Nguyen, can hardly say they were not warned. Forums and online poker media publications have been flagging the potential dangers of using the...
SB415 moves to House of Delegates The West Virginia State Senate has advanced sports betting bill SB415 by a vote of 25-9 to the House of Delegates. InfoPowa readers will recall the bill was passed through the West Virginia Senate Finance Committee just last week (see previous InfoPowa report). The Senate Finance committee said at the time, under the bill,...
For supply of management systems and devices for three casinos and several convenience stores in Upstate New York Scientific Games Corporation (SGC) has clinched a deal with the Oneida Indian Nation for the replacement of competitor systems and devices at Turning Stone Resort Casino, Yellow Brick Road Casino, Point Place Casino, and several SavOn convenience stores located in upstate New...
US-based poker action group reports fall in industry contributions One of the first problems faced by the Poker Players Alliance action group's new president, Rich Muny, is a pressing need for more financial donations to keep this lobbying and poker legalisation advocate operating. Muny has wasted no time in putting out a plea for donations this week, attributing the financial...
With the US Supreme Court decision on PASPA still pending, New Jersey begins to move on licensing process New Jersey clearly intends to lead the charge into legalised sports betting in the United States should the US Supreme Court rule in its favour and overturn the provisions of the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act later this year. Whilst...
With two bills already live in the state legislature, the MLB is reportedly pushing its own proposal The Missouri legislature, which is already considering two bills proposing legalised intrastate sports betting contingent on a favourable US Supreme Court ruling in the New Jersey litigation against the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (see previous InfoPowa reports) will soon have a...
