Legal

28th June 2019

AGA reshuffles management team with trio of promotions

The American Gaming Association (AGA) reshuffled its management team to reflect the industry body’s focus on market modernization and advocacy, while high-profile executives Sarah Slane…

28th June 2019

Budget legislation strengthens Sportech position in CT

Legislation passed as part of the Connecticut State Budget has strengthened Sportech’s exclusive license to conduct pari-mutuel betting in the state.  Sportech, via its Ventures…

28th June 2019

California Assemblymember files sports betting proposal

California Assemblymember Adam Gray has filed a constitutional amendment to clear the way for the state to regulate sports betting, provided it is ratified by citizens…

27th June 2019

State of the Union: Maine, Oregon, NJ, PA and more

This week’s State of the Union, in partnership with Segev LLP, covers positive developments in Maine, less happy news in New York, and provides more…

25th June 2019

Rush Street launches second PA sportsbook app

Rush Street Interactive begun the final launch process for its second online and mobile sportsbook in the Pennsylvania market. The BetRivers.com app has been launched…

25th June 2019

NJ Senate weighs bill to allow Golden Nugget to take NBA bets

A bill that would lift the prohibition on casinos that share an owner with a professional sports franchise from taking bets on leagues involving the…

25th June 2019

Parx begins PA live test of online sportsbook

Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment’s Parx Casino has become the second Pennsylvania licensee to begin a live test of its online sportsbook, ahead of a full…

21st June 2019

California Court dismisses tribal card games lawsuit

A California court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by three Indian tribes that claimed the state government had violated their gaming compacts.  The Yocha Dehe…

21st June 2019

New York mobile betting bill dies in Assembly

New York bettors will have to travel to upstate casinos to bet on sports after Senator Joseph Addabbo’s mobile wagering bill failed to progress through…

20th June 2019

State of the Union: New York, New Hampshire and more

This week’s State of the Union, in partnership with Segev LLP, covers developments in New York, New Hampshire, plus the performance of Pennsylvania, Delaware and…

20th June 2019

DraftKings to pay over $10,000 for NJ over self-exclusion failures

DraftKings will pay out civil penalties totalling $7,000 to New Jersey’s gaming regulator and return $3,277 to customers after failing to adhere to self-exclusion rules.…

20th June 2019

Maine passes sports betting bill on final day of legislative session

Maine has become the third state in New England to regulate sports betting after its legislature pushed a bill through the House and Senate in…

19th June 2019

Maine close to legal sports betting after bill races through legislature 

A bill to regulate land-based and mobile wagering in Maine is just two steps away from passing into law after racing through the legislature on…

19th June 2019

Golden Nugget could take NBA bets under new NJ bill

A new bill filed by New Jersey Assemblymembers Raj Mukherij and John Burzichelli could lift a prohibition on casinos that share owners with sports teams…