licensing

1st October 2020

5Dimes agrees $46.8m DoJ settlement, targets US licenses

Costa Rica-based betting operator 5Dimes has agreed to pay a $46.8m settlement to the Department of Justice following an investigation into the operator illegally targeting…

8th September 2020

5Dimes to block US customers, hints at regulated pivot

Costa Rica-based sportsbook 5Dimes will block access for US customers, hinting that it may look to secure licenses to move into the US regulated betting…

2nd September 2020

Former Valley Forge owner Lubert wins PA license auction

Ira Lubert, who formerly owned the Valley Forge Casino Resort, has won an auction for a Category 4 slots license in Pennsylvania with a bid…

5th August 2020

theScore given green light for Colorado launch

Score Media and Gaming, owner of online operator theScore Bet, has received authorization from the Colorado Division of Gaming to offer its online sports betting…

15th July 2020

DraftKings launches standalone casino app in Pennsylvania

DraftKings has announced that Pennsylvania will be the second state to gain access to its new standalone online casino app, after launching last month for…

2nd July 2020

State of the Union: Michigan, Nevada, Golden Nugget and more

This week’s State of the Union, in partnership with Segev LLP, covers the opening of Michigan’s application process for online sports betting and igaming licences,…

22nd June 2020

Georgia Senate Committee revives sports betting proposal

Georgia’s Senate Judiciary Committee has resurrected the prospect of legal sports betting in the state by amending a bill to include a framework for legal wagering.…

9th January 2020

Addabbo renews fight for NY mobile betting in 2020

New York state senator Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr., the chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wagering, continued his push for legal…

19th November 2019

Florida Senator submits sports betting legislation

Florida Senator Jeff Brandes submitted three bills in the state senate to regulate sports betting in Florida on Monday (18 November). The bills, SB 968,…