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Online Sports Betting Developments Come to Colorado and Illinois

Online Sports Betting Developments Come to Colorado and Illinois

The United States’ gambling industry has been struggling to get things off the ground ever since the coronavirus pandemic rolled out. Sports betting has been a slowdown but thankfully, there are now some improvements that are being recorded across in the country. In Pennsylvania, for instance, May saw the return of betting on the UFC […]
Apple Sued for Featuring Games with Loot Boxes in the App Store

Apple Sued for Featuring Games with Loot Boxes in the App Store

Usually, the war against the controversial loot boxes that are featured in a number of video and mobile games are waged against the developers of the games. In several places across the world including the United Kingdom, the debate on whether loot boxes are a form of gambling or not seem to be leaning towards […]
Hearing for 2018 Wire Act Opinion Scheduled for June 18

Hearing for 2018 Wire Act Opinion Scheduled for June 18

Sports betting in the United States was on a roll, that is until the coronavirus pandemic happened and everything turned into chaos as sporting activities across the globe were either postponed or canceled altogether. Despite the setback, there are still very high hopes for sports betting in the country with several states still pursuing legislation […]
The UKGC’s Biannual Industry Statistics Affirm Hopes for Online Gambling

The UKGC’s Biannual Industry Statistics Affirm Hopes for Online Gambling

Like clockwork, the United Kingdom Gambling Commission’s gaming industry statistics arrived in May thus giving a deeper insight into the country’s regulated gambling industry. As expected, the report explicitly detailed various sectors of the territory’s very lucrative gambling industry. The Gambling Commission’s gambling industry statistics are published twice a year in May and November with […]
German Government Bans Use of Visa and MasterCard for Online Gambling

German Government Bans Use of Visa and MasterCard for Online Gambling

Germany is a very lucrative gambling destination, something that makes it truly desirable for many gaming operators. This interest has led to encroachment by unlicensed gambling operators. The country’s government and gaming authorities have been trying their level best to weed out all these unlicensed operators with several measures that have had varying degrees of […]
PokerStars Postpones PSPC and EPT Barcelona to 2021

PokerStars Postpones PSPC and EPT Barcelona to 2021

Despite a few successes here and there, PokerStars has also been dealing with a number of issues relating to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.  The company has not been as badly hit as many other gaming organizations but it is certainly feeling the pinch as proven by some of its latest decisions. The renowned poker operator […]
NetEnt Revamps Lobby to Boost Player Engagement

NetEnt Revamps Lobby to Boost Player Engagement

Renowned Sweden-based online casino solutions developer and supplier NetEnt is doubling down on its efforts to expand and upgrade its portfolio. The company’s latest efforts have been focused on extending the reach and capabilities of its Live Casino offering. This has seen it launch some very impressive additions to its game portfolio and most-recently, a […]
West Virginia Lottery Commission Approves Emergency iGaming Rules

West Virginia Lottery Commission Approves Emergency iGaming Rules

The proposed introduction of online casino gaming in West Virginia smoothly made its way through the state’s legislature in 2019 giving the state’s residents hopes of having a fully operational iGaming industry in either late 2020 or early 2021. This rather long wait was primarily due to the laxity that the West Virginia Lottery Commission […]
DraftKings Goes Live With Offerings in More States

DraftKings Goes Live With Offerings in More States

DraftKings has kicked off the month of May with the much-anticipated launch of its online casino offering in the Keystone State. The online gambling platform started off with a soft-launch after receiving approval from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) which was also responsible for overseeing the test-launch. Thankfully, the DraftKings passed the test and […]
Caesars Online Casino Goes Live in Pennsylvania

Caesars Online Casino Goes Live in Pennsylvania

Last Thursday, renowned gaming and hospitality operator Caesars Entertainment Corporation launched an online gambling site in the Keystone State. Known as Caesars Online Casino, the new iGaming platform launched in collaboration with Harrah’s Philadelphia and becomes the ninth online gaming site to go live in the state. The launch of the new online gambling site […]