Search engine giant Google is allowing YouTube users in the United States to opt-out of ads for gambling and alcohol. Google Ads and non-US YouTube users will gain this option in early 2021. YouTube users can still expect to run into contextual ads related to alcohol and gambling, based on the sites they visit.
In September 2020, we reported the non-profit group Conscious Gaming was launching a new responsible gaming tool, PlayPause. The technology, powered by GeoComply, operates across state lines and allows gamblers to self-exclude in multiple jurisdictions in one fell swoop.
It’s been over two years since the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling paved the way for states to determine their sports betting destiny. Despite more than half of US states legalizing sports betting, some US banks and credit card issuers are still not on board. Many banks continue to block online gambling transactions out of fear…
The NFL has named sports data firm Sportradar its official distributor of league data. Sportradar now has exclusive rights to distribute NFL data involving real-time scores, player stats and more to media organizations and sports betting operators moving forward.
States that have legalized sports betting to date have taken one of two general approaches in addressing college sport wagering. In some states, the law treats college betting nearly the same as wagers on pro sports. As long as wagers are placed with licensed sportsbooks, regulators have no issue with college betting.
Update from the editors: LineLibrary was changed to Vigtory, then sold to FuboTV, and is now closed. This post will remain live for a historical archive. LineLibrary was a Chicago-based startup that had its sights set on completely changing the way sportsbooks do business. With a vision of “creating the NASDAQ of sports betting markets,”…
As legalized online gambling continues to gain momentum in states around the country, opposition of this national trend have begun to gain footing. When it comes to the opposition of online gambling, there is no singular voice as determined and well-funded than that of Sheldon Adelson.
When the Sports Wagering Market Integrity Act (SWMIA) was introduced, it sparked a theoretical debate about which government or governments were best suited to regulate the newly-forming gambling markets.
Sports betting integrity fees became a hot-button issue during the run-up to the Supreme Court’s PASPA decision and immediately after. Yet, of the many states that have legalized sports betting since the PASPA decision, not one adopted integrity fees. Even the federal bill that sought to regulate sports betting in 2018 included zero integrity fee…
The US Department of Justice has reversed its stance on whether or not the Wire Act applies to forms of gambling other than sports betting. In an opinion issued this afternoon, the DOJ stated it now believes the Wire Act does apply to other forms of gambling beyond sports betting.
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