Will The Next US President Legalize Sports Betting?
The majority of states in the U.S. are home to at least one casino whether it’s privately operated, or on tribal lands. Furthermore, three U.S. states have already legalized and regulated online gambling, and still more are considering following suit by introducing legal iGaming in the near future. Daily fantasy sports betting is also becoming […]
First Portuguese iGaming Licenses To Be Issued in June
A couple of years back, Portugal decided to break the lottery and iGaming monopoly enjoyed by Santa Casa da Misericordia (SCdM), and instead follow European Union guidelines and open its market to other international operators located on the continent. Despite this, online gambling is struggling to take off in the country of roughly 10 million […]
French Senate Votes in Favor of Shared iPoker Liquidity
France has moved a step closer to improving the competitiveness of its online poker industry after the country’s Senate passed three amendments to its online gambling laws, one of which will allow gambling companies to share their poker players with those of other European countries. Ring-fenced Market Unviable France’s segregated player pool has resulted in […]
How Wounded is the Poker Industry?
Is poker gravely wounded and getting ready to draw its final breath? Some analysts and media outlets who follow the gambling industry say so, and continue to perpetuate the idea that poker is declining and on its way out. While it’s true that there has been a drop in poker’s popularity since the poker boom […]
Gambling Just a Short-term Solution to Financial Problems
There was once a time when the only real casinos to be found in the United States were either located in Las Vegas or Atlantic City. After the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act was passed in 1988, however, tribal casinos began to pop up on the landscape, offering people places to play closer to home. Over […]
Important Congressional Hearing on Gambling Scheduled for May 11th
May 11 could prove to be an important day for the gambling industry, as on that date the ‘Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade’ of the U.S. House of Representatives will hold a public hearing to gather opinions and information about the potential legalization and regulation of three forms of gambling, namely daily fantasy sports, […]
Michigan Introduces Online Casino Bill SB 889
Pennsylvania, California and New York are all seriously considering legalizing online gambling as a way of increasing revenues for state budgets. Now, you can add another state to the growing list of places where online gambling could potentially become regulated in the future–Michigan. On April 15, 2016, a bill called The Lawful Internet Gaming Act […]
