Sports Betting Research: US Bettors Similarities And Differences
A comprehensive report published by Eilers & Krejcik Gaming shines some much-needed light on the habits of US sports bettors.
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Exclusive Interview: Smarkets CEO Jason Trost Talks US Sports Betting
The US sports betting industry is a little more crowded following the news of a partnership between sports betting operator Smarkets and casino developer Full House Resorts. The multi-year deal gives Smarkets access to the Indiana and Colorado online sports betting markets (note: legal online sports betting in Colorado is contingent on a 2020 referendum.
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Exclusive: 888’s Yaniv Sherman Discusses US Online Gambling Strategy
Since the fall of PASPA, the number of opportunities for legal US online gambling operators has increased, and so has the level of competition. The new post-PASPA reality isn’t phasing 888 Holdings.
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DFS Players Should Just Say No to Self-Regulation
In the very same week that iovation, a company with strong ties to the now-defunct and utterly reviled Ultimate Bet online poker site, was approved by Nevada regulators, a daily fantasy sports website, FantasyHub, appears to be unable to meet its obligations to its customers. And if that wasn’t bad enough, there is this part…
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Frontline DFS Episode: 3 Key Takeaways
On Tuesday evening, while many were glued to their television watching the results pour in from the New Hampshire primary, PBS’s FRONTLINE, with the help of the New York Times, aired an hour-long episode delving into the world of online sports betting and daily fantasy sports.
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Three DFS Industry Regulation Models States Are Considering
The daily fantasy sports industry is currently facing a myriad of legislative battles in statehouses across the country. There are the handful of frontline states where along with legislative efforts the states’ Attorneys General have weighed in on the subject: New York, Massachusetts, Illinois, Florida, and most recently Texas, and while these states get the…
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Opinion: DFS Industry Should Stop Treating All Criticism the Same
If you’re following the current situation unfolding in the world of daily fantasy sports you’re probably astutely aware of the battle lines being drawn. On one side are the DFS operators and industry and their ardent supporters. These people are decidedly pro-DFS and given their druthers wouldn’t change a thing. On the other side… well,…
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Inside the New Jersey DGE’s Investigation of PokerStars
On September 30, PokerStars announced they had been approved for a transactional waiver by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement. The approval was some two years in the making and allows PokerStars to launch a licensed online poker site in the state of New Jersey in conjunction with their partner Resorts Casino.
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Amaya Gaming Calls for DFS Industry Regulation
Following the #DKLeaks kerfuffle that has blown up over the past week, the DFS industry will be hard-pressed to avoid regulation, which has long been a touchy subject in the DFS industry for several reasons.
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Bill Burr gives DFS Advocates a Wake Up Call
As I stated previously: “DFS is a game of skill and uses a sweepstakes format, so it’s not gambling. Daily Fantasy Sports is a game of skill and is therefore not gambling.” These are the arguments DFS advocates continually cite as they try to stay within the bounds of the Fantasy Sports exemption in UIGEA,…
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