Author: Thomas Nielsen
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On Tuesday 26th January, House Tourism and Economic Development Chairman Ron Stephens filed a bill (House Resolution 30) that would see an upcoming ballot include a question on the legalization of casinos in the state of Georgia. And just a day later, State Senator Brandon Beach filed Senate Bill 30 that could see as many […]
With 2.9m followers on Instagram, and with a bio that reads “OG Insta golf girl” – Paige Spiranac is perhaps golf’s most influential digital media personality. US Sportsbook PointsBet has announced that Spiranac will move into the sports betting world to work as the new, global lead on-air talent and brand ambassador for PointsBet while […]
The Swedish Gaming Authority (SGA) has issued an injunction to iGaming operator Videoslots after it was revealed that the company had violated Sweden’s deposit cap. In early 2020, the Swedish government revealed plans to put a SEK 5,000 cap on weekly deposits at all online casinos. The move was in direct response to the expected […]
The 1961 Wire Act was originally intended to prevent the use of wired telecoms systems to place bets across U.S state-borders and was part of a package of bills enacted to curb the activities of organized crime. when the Internet arrived, the same legal interpretation were deemed to apply to the virtual space too. This […]
Luxor Hotel and Casino has announced that HyperX will continue to be the naming rights partner the group's Esports Arena at the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas.
According to a statement from the Las vegas Sands (his casino & resort company), Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson’s Casino & resort company – Sheldon Adelson dies aged 87. Adelson was a multi-billionaire casino mogul and GOP supporter, and also a staunch opponent of online-gambling. The Republican Party mega-donor, died from complications related to cancer treatment. […]
While there's an $11.6B takeover battle happening with MGM and Entain, The CEO of Entain Shay Segev announced he was leaving for a higher paying job at sports media company DAZN