Hawaii Representative Chris Lee concerned about possible impact on minors EA's Star Wars Battlefront II game and it's now suspended loot box offer have attracted more flak, this time from a Hawaiian lawmaker Representative Chris Lee held a press conference this week, adding his concerns that loot boxes are a form of gambling to those already expressed by European regulators...
New H2 figures are higher than American Gaming Association estimates on the extent of illegal activity With industry interest centred on the New Jersey appeal on sports betting currently before the US Supreme Court (see previous InfoPowa reports), new numbers from the respected gambling consultants H2Capital have attracted attention this week. The figures exceed the American Gaming Association's assertion that...
Matt King named CEO Co-founder and chief executive officer of daily fantasy sports provider FanDuel, Nigel Eccles, is leaving the firm to focus on a new eSports venture. Eccles confirmed the development via a tweet on Twitter, saying: "Excited but a little bit sad to be leaving @fanduel today." Eccles, who has spent eight years building FanDuel, will be succeeded...
Fights attempt by Brit bookie to oppose its acquisition of NYX Gaming US-based online and land gambling supplier Scientific Games has joined the legal war being waged by NYX Gaming against Brit bookmaking group William Hill plc over the proposed acquisition of NYX by Scientific Games. William Hill has indicated that it intends to use its shareholding in NYX to...
Online gambling in Atlantic City has turned out to be a winner Four years ago, when Atlantic City launched its online gambling market, there were many naysayers on the commercial viability of the sector, its alleged propensity to create problem gamblers, and its gloomily predicted negative impact on land casino revenues. All have been proved wrong. Despite the downward trending...
Penn National Gaming CEO Tim Wilmott will chair the trade association for the next two years The American Gaming Association (AGA) has announced the election of Tim Wilmott to the post of chairman for a period of two years, replacing Jim Murren of MGM Resorts in the role. Currently the chief executive of Penn National Gaming Inc., Wilmott has been...
Overall revenue would have been down without online gambling's contribution Atlantic City gambling numbers for October released late Wednesday show that overall revenue (land and internet combined) rose 1.7 percent...but analysts have pointed out that without online gambling's $20.6 million contribution the industry would have suffered a decline of 0.3 percent. Overall revenues reached $206.3 million, bringing revenues this year...
Files Anti-Trust Lawsuit in New Jersey NYX Gaming Group has filed an anti-trust law suit against William Hill Steeplechase Limited and William Hill Plc (together William Hill) and "certain" William Hill employees in the Chancery Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Atlantic County as a preemptive strike against William Hill's advisory that it seeks to convert its shares...
State legislature adjourns for the year without progressing bills beyond the committee stage The Illinois state legislature adjourned for the year this week, ending any hope that online gambling legalisation bills currently in committee would see a floor vote in this session. Three proposals have been languishing in committees since early this year, and last month there was activity in...
H562 voted down The optimism earlier this year that New Hampshire may become the next US state to legalise online gambling (see previous InfoPowa reports) sputtered out this week when bill H562 failed to pass as "inexpedient to legislate" on a vote of 23 vs. 0 during a House Executive session. H562 was a largely empty proposal in content terms,...
