Regulation
GVC’s Lycka takes on new Americas-focused role
GVC’s Martin Lycka will shift from his current role as director of regulatory affairs, to take on a new position focused on the Americas. As senior…
SBUSA Digital: Day 2 round-up
The second and final day of Sports Betting USA Digital began with Monumental Sports & Entertainment founder and chief executive Ted Leonsis, and also featured…
SBUSA Digital: Day 1 round-up
The importance of esports for the future of sports betting, and the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA)’s explanation of how its approach to legal betting…
State of the Union: Caesars, Ontario, Indiana and more
This week’s State of the Union, in partnership with Segev LLP, includes results from a variety of land-based operators including Caesars, Full House and Wynn,…
GVC to fund gaming and regulatory online courses through UNLV
GVC Holdings’ non-profit arm, GVC Foundation US, has announced a gift of $256,000 to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), to help develop online…
State of the Union: Elections, Scientific Games, Tennessee and more
This week’s State of the Union, in partnership with Segev LLP, covers ballot results in Maryland, Louisiana and South Dakota, the launch of legal sports…
Voters in Maryland, Louisiana and South Dakota back sports betting
Sports betting is coming to Louisiana, Maryland and South Dakota, after voters backed measures on yesterday’s (November 3) election ballot to regulate the vertical. In…
What to expect when you’re electing
As the US goes to the polls, iGB North America looks further down the ballot at the key gambling developments being put to state populations…
Sports betting launches in Tennessee
Sports betting in Tennessee launched yesterday (1 November), with major operators such as DraftKings, FanDuel and BetMGM as well as the local Action247 launching their…
Tennessee Lottery approves events for sports betting
The Tennessee Education Lottery (TEL)’s board of directors has approved an initial list of sporting events for online wagering in the state, to be published…
IGT provides $4.84bn in economic value in 2019
Gaming solutions giant International Game Technology’s (IGT) latest sustainability report claims the business generated $4.84bn in ‘economic value’ through its products and services last year. This metric…
State of the Union: DraftKings, IL, Boyd and more
This week’s State of the Union, in partnership with Segev LLP, covers DraftKings’ efforts to raise $1.66bn, record sports betting figures for the US in…
Local operator Action247 receives Tennessee betting license
Tennessee-based Action247 has received a conditional license to operate sports betting in its home state from the Sports Wagering Committee of the Tennessee Education Lottery…
Michigan interstate online poker bill clears Senate
A bill that would allow interstate online poker in Michigan has cleared the state’s Senate and will now move forward to the House of Representatives.…