Industry Updates

New Jersey has earned its reputation as a trailblazer for legal online gambling, and it is certainly reaping the benefits of its far-sightedness in challenging PASPA. Now the state is once again setting the pace with another form of betting. This time it is fixed-odds horse wagering, but this new adventure doesn’t come without its…

Cardplayer Lifestyle will be running its first-ever branded live event festival October 4-7 at the Westgate Las Vegas Hotel and Casino. PokerStars is sponsoring the event, which features three days’ worth of low-stakes Dealer’s Choice cash games, culminating in a $200 HORSE Main Event, which will also award a Platinum Pass to the PokerStars Players…

Now that the NFL has fully embraced US sports betting, players see ad after ad online or while watching games. Major operators like DraftKings and BetMGM have spent millions to push their products in the hopes that players choose their services over competitors. Just this past weekend, operators spent over $21 million on 90 advertising…

The US online gambling is an increasingly crowded space, and standing out isn’t easy. One company that is hoping to make a splash is Fifth Street Gaming, which recently announced the launch of its digital division and the appointment of Seth Young as Chief Strategy Officer.

The news that Sportradar has listed in New York on Nasdaq means that we now have three sports betting data providers on the public markets, with Genius Sports and IMG Arena, as part of Endeavor being the others. The exposure from listed status means we now have greater insight into one of the most critical…

Data supplied by GeoComply Solutions Inc. shows that in just one year, the legalized online sports betting market has more than doubled. As the NFL season just kicked off on September 9, GeoComply has reported that the past weekend was a massive success with a high player volume recorded.

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Flutter Entertainment recently announced a new spending limit for players 25 years of age or younger in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The betting and gaming operator has instituted this limit within its brands located in the two countries. With the policy, enhanced protections encourage younger players to create sensible budgets for gambling.

Facebook has once again expanded its social gaming options. On Wednesday, Facebook Fantasy Games went live in the United States and Canada, offering fun and social format for users to make predictions on upcoming sports events, television shows, and pop culture. Prediction games are popular among fantasy sports fans, but their introduction on Facebook introduces…

The COVID-19 pandemic derailed the 2020 gaming conference schedule, sending numerous events online. After having to cancel the 2020 G2E in person show, G2E announced its return in April. G2E 2021 is scheduled for October 4-7 at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. But with the Delta variant raging, the show is becoming…