Judge dismisses $5 million class action by three former college football players Daily fantasy sports market leaders DraftKings and FanDuel have reason to celebrate this weekend after securing the dismissal of a $5 million class action in an Indiana federal court Friday. The litigation was filed by three former Northern Illinois University football players who claimed that their names and...
Discloses that accumulated annual penalties due to the islanders now stand at $270 million...and the US has offered to settle at $2 million! The government of Antigua and Barbuda, still reeling from the destruction wrought by Hurricane Irma, took another run Friday at achieving compensation from the United States regarding its dispute over online gambling. Ambassador Sir Ronald Sanders addressed...
Sports betting soars thanks to the Merryweather vs. McGregor fight Gambling results for August released Friday by the Nevada Gaming Control Board show that casino revenues rose almost 15 percent year-on-year to $989.5 million, with sports betting revenue up a phenomenal 1,600 percent due mainly to betting on the McGregor vs. Merryweather fight, which delivered stakes of over $60 million....
Senate president recalls lawmakers for a vote next week on funding the budget Developments late Thursday have created optimism that Pennsylvania may become the fourth US state to legalise online gambling within its borders. InfoPowa readers will recall that there have been major differences between the House and the Senate on how to fund the state budget, with the introduction...
New Washington Post-University of Massachusetts Lowell poll results released The Washington Post reports that it has collaborated with the University of Massachusetts Lowell on a poll to assess public opinion on the wider legalisation of US sports betting. The poll was conducted across all demographics in a 1,000 person sample, and concluded that for the first time most Americans support...
Chen the Champion bests a field of 1,132 to claim main prize of $789,058 The World Poker Tour Borgata Open has concluded with a $789,058 triumph for pro player Guo Liang Chen - by far the biggest cash of his entire career. The $3,500 buy-in NLHE event attracted a field of 1,132, including respected players like Cliff Josephy and Matthew...
Preet Bharara, once the scourge of US online poker, is now a legal analyst with CNN The name Preet Bharara usually evokes memories of the online poker indictments and Department of Justice enforcement actions on Black Friday back in 2011, when the former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York led prosecutors in a drive that resulted in...
Legislative season ends with little interest or progress for Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer's AB1677 For the tenth year running it appears that the legalisation of online poker in California remains a dream unlikely to be realised. The state Legislature ended its 2017 season on September 15 with no progress or apparent interest on Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer's bill AB 1677, introduced in...
Camelot wins $2.2 billion US contract to replace Northstar UK National Lottery operator Camelot has scored a major US coup with its appointment as the new operator for the ailing Illinois State Lottery - a $2.2 billion deal. On Friday, Illinois state lottery officials announced that Camelot is to be given responsibility for managing state lottery affairs over the next...
Back to the drawing board in 2018? The Hawaii State legislative session has closed with no further progress for online gambling legalisation bill SB 677, which stalled at committee stage after being introduced by State Sen. Will Espero earlier this year. SB 677 proposed some liberalisation in Hawaii's ultra-restrictive gambling laws, recommending the formation of a state internet lottery corporation...
