Events & Reports

eSports Betting Platform Unikrn Obtains Wagering License, Rolls Out to 20 Countries

eSports Betting Platform Unikrn Obtains Wagering License, Rolls Out to 20 Countries

by October 24, 2018

The live-betting eSports platform Unikrn has obtained a cryptocurrency and real-money online gambling license in the Isle of Man, allowing it to roll out various wagering products to twenty countries. Along with the standard “spectator betting” on major eSports tournaments, the c ...

Gambling Addict to Receive €2.5 Million Compensation from Novomatic

Gambling Addict to Receive €2.5 Million Compensation from Novomatic

by October 23, 2018

Following an unidentified slot player’s lawsuit against Novomatic, the Austrian gambling company was ordered to pay the plaintiff €2.5 million in compensation. As local media reported on Monday, the court ruled that the gambler’s addiction to slots rendered all his bets invalid, ...

Online Money Transfer Startup WorldRemit Appoints Former Gambling Boss as New CEO

Online Money Transfer Startup WorldRemit Appoints Former Gambling Boss as New CEO

by October 22, 2018

Ambitious online money transfer company hires Paddy Power Betfair’s Breon Corcoran as new bossUK fintech company WorldRemit today confirmed the appointment of former Paddy Power Betfair CEO Breon Corcoran as its new Chief Executive after weekend reports that he would become t ...

Indiana Could See $466 Million in Economic Impact from Sports Betting

Indiana Could See $466 Million in Economic Impact from Sports Betting

by October 21, 2018

Gambling research firm recommends that Indiana legislators act on sports betting during 2019 legislative sessionLegal sports betting in Indiana could annually generate $466 million in economic impact by the first five years, if the State General Assembly legalizes the activit ...

Georgia Landowners Woo Las Vegas Casino Giants as Lawmakers Gear Up for New Gambling Legalization Push

Georgia Landowners Woo Las Vegas Casino Giants as Lawmakers Gear Up for New Gambling Legalization Push

by October 20, 2018

Landowners move to lure Las Vegas developers ahead of expected revival of the casino legalization debate in Georgia’s LegislatureSeveral Georgia landowners have hired a veteran commercial real estate specialist to woo Las Vegas casino operators to potentially expand the ...

Albanian Parliament Considers State-Run Sports Betting Monopoly, Online Gambling Ban

Albanian Parliament Considers State-Run Sports Betting Monopoly, Online Gambling Ban

by October 19, 2018

State monopoly could assume control over sports betting operations and online gambling could be banned under new measures discussed by Albanian lawmakersThe government of Albania is considering the establishment of a state-run monopoly on the provision of sports betting servi ...

Virginia Lawmaker Plans to Introduce Sports Betting Bill

Virginia Lawmaker Plans to Introduce Sports Betting Bill

by October 19, 2018

Virginia may soon become the latest state to embrace sports bettingVirginia may soon find itself in the sports betting mix as a local legislator revealed on Thursday he was working on a bill that would look to legalize wagering on professional and college sports.Delegate ...

Sports Betting Takes Center Stage at Illinois House Committee Hearing

Sports Betting Takes Center Stage at Illinois House Committee Hearing

by October 18, 2018

Illinois legislators bullish on benefits from the legalization of sports bettingLegal sports betting is coming to Illinois and the question is not “if” anymore, but when and what the state’s wagering regulatory framework will look like, it has become clear from a four-hour he ...

Majority of New Gambling Accounts in Sweden Registered with International Operators, Report Finds

Majority of New Gambling Accounts in Sweden Registered with International Operators, Report Finds

by October 17, 2018

Off-shore gambling operators have proved particularly popular with Swedish gamblers over the past yearAccounts registered with international online gambling operators represent 60% of all online gambling registrations made over the past 12 months in Sweden, local consultancy ...

Israeli Court Blocks Naughty 1xBet, Two Other Gambling Websites

Israeli Court Blocks Naughty 1xBet, Two Other Gambling Websites

by October 17, 2018

Russian online gambling operator 1xBet among those to face block by Israeli authoritiesA Tel Aviv District Court judge ruled earlier this week that three gambling websites targeting Israeli customers should be blocked. The ruling arrived after the cybersecurity unit of Israel ...

Sports Betting Debate Gains Momentum in Illinois

Sports Betting Debate Gains Momentum in Illinois

by October 16, 2018

Adding sports betting to the mix of gambling expansion opportunities makes sense, says Illinois legislatorGambling expansion is once again on the discussion table in Illinois as the second of two hearings on the matter is set to take place later this week. This time, state la ...

Gambling Ad Spending in Australia Grows Nearly 26%

Gambling Ad Spending in Australia Grows Nearly 26%

by October 15, 2018

Television advertising spending records growth despite recently introduced restrictions; all advertising channels grow in the year to July, figures showGambling ad spending in Australia has jumped nearly 26% to A$140 million in the year to July, local news outlet AdNews repor ...

New Jersey’s Sportsbooks Handle $184 Million in Wagers in September

New Jersey’s Sportsbooks Handle $184 Million in Wagers in September

by October 13, 2018

“Explosive growth in sports wagering” helps New Jersey’s gambling market to “superb revenue increases” in SeptemberThe nascent New Jersey sports betting market indeed reported “stunning” September results, just as promised by the state gambling regulator’s Directo ...

New Jersey Gambling Regulator Teases “Stunning” September Betting Results

New Jersey Gambling Regulator Teases “Stunning” September Betting Results

by October 12, 2018

New Jersey to report stellar September sports betting results, local regulator’s Director revealsThe New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement is set to release “stunning” sports betting results later today, the regulator’s Director said earlier this week during the G2E Globa ...

Real Estate Market Surrounding Massachusetts’ First Casino Improves, Study Finds

Real Estate Market Surrounding Massachusetts’ First Casino Improves, Study Finds

by October 12, 2018

Specially assembled group releases report on the economic impact of Massachusetts’ first commercial gambling propertyThe real estate market surrounding Massachusetts’ first casino-style gaming venue has improved since its opening in the summer of 2015, a researcher said durin ...