Recovery continues in US gambling mecca The Nevada Gaming Control Board has released figures for March gambling revenues, showcasing a 7.45 percent year-on-year rise at $991 million. The report represents a significant more than $45 million increase compared to February 2017, with table games delivering revenues up 9.8 percent y-o-y to $335.6 million despite an 11 percent drop in usually...
Test agency is now a designated gambling test laboratory for US state Gaming Laboratories International has announced its authorisation by the Michigan Gaming Control Board as a designated test laboratory for the State of Michigan, effective July 1, 2017. The MGCB is prepared to receive the test results on electronic gaming devices or associated equipment that GLI submits on behalf...
Few signs of activity, and relevant lawmakers appear to have little appetite for another push Several US industry observers have commented on the apparent lack of activity so far this year regarding online poker legalisation initiatives, and Online Poker Report offered a possible reason following an interview with Rep. Reggie Jones-Sawyer, a long-time driver of legalisation proposals in the state...
Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati appears to think that oversight by the State Lottery might be a good idea It may be a political move to pre-empt opposition from the state lottery, but Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati has just added another layer of complexity to the increasingly confusing Pennsylvanian online gambling legalisation debate by suggesting that the...
Popularity of wider legalised sports wagering in the USA is gaining traction, says independent survey firm The American Gaming Association has published the results of an independent study on public attitudes to more widely legal sports betting in the United States. The Association commissioned Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research to do the study, and the firm concluded that support for expanded...
Nine month old allegations that Karlson helped provide financing to illegal US bookmaker, along with access to offshore internet betting sites The Swedish entrepreneur and operator of the Lucky Lady online casino, Petter Magnus Karlson has reportedly travelled from his base in Asia to the United States to face organised crime charges on which he is negotiating a plea agreement....
Shell bill HB271 passes Senate committee stage vote but is then referred back for further work HB271, a Pennsylvanian House bill proposing the introduction of tablet gambling at state airports, but with plenty of room for other gambling additions, including online (see previous InfoPowa report) has been approved by the state Senate's Community Economic & Recreational Development Committee and referred...
Huffington Post piece says a ban on internet kills jobs, wastes everyone's time and is an example of tax-raising cronyism Respected online gambling writer and analyst Chris Grove lashed out at attempts to resurrect the archaic federal Wire Act over the weekend, writing a scathing op-ed piece in the Huffington Post. The article could be perceived as a preemptive attack...
Multi-year deal in a number of significant markets The National Basketball Association (NBA) has embarked on a multi-year partnership with Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) provider PlayON who has been awarded the coveted Official Daily Fantasy Sports Partner of the NBA in multiple markets throughout Europe, Latin America and Asia. PlayON will offer Official Daily Fantasy NBA Games in the UK,...
Two-hour weekly show planned by Checkpoint Radio US eSports activity is to receive more publicity in the United States following an announcement by Checkpoint Radio that it is to run nationally syndicated coverage of the activity during a two hour weekly show. Westwood One, a major US sports audio program with over 62 million weekly listeners, has partnered with Checkpoint...
