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Stake.com-Backed Kick to Spend at Least $200M Attracting New Creators
The streaming platform wars may be heating up in a big way. A recent tweet by Kick cofounder Ed Craven suggests the Twitch rival will spend hundreds of millions of dollars to dethrone its rival. The ties Kick and Craven share with...
France’s Lottery Operator FDJ Wins Rights to Irish Lottery
The Irish Lottery is getting a new operator, and it won't be Allwyn. Beating out the global lottery operator that recently took over the UK's National Lottery is Française des Jeux (FDJ). During the presentation of its financial health report for the...
More Brazilian Soccer Players, Business Owners Fall In Betting Scandal
In what seems to be a never-ending saga of sports manipulation in Brazil, more soccer players face accusations of match-fixing. The latest list, the result of three ongoing investigations, includes seven more players, as well as some of the people who ran...
Pennsylvania Bans Gamblers Who Left Children Unattended at Casinos
Pennsylvania regulators this week banned seven individuals from casinos in the commonwealth because they had previously left children unattended while they were inside gambling. The latest exclusions handed down by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board add to a lengthy list of adults...
Illinois Moves Betway Toward Online Sportsbook License
Betway is the only sportsbook in the running for one of three available online-only operating licenses in Illinois, regulators announced Thursday. There are already seven online sportsbooks in Illinois, including market leaders DraftKings and FanDuel. The online-only license would allow Betway to...
Los Angeles Angels Take Shohei Ohtani Off the Trade Market
Two-way star Shohei Ohtani from the Los Angeles Angels has been the subject of trade rumors all season. But the Angels will keep the home run leader and starting pitcher. Ohtani leads the majors with 36 home runs and he's tied for...
PH Resorts on Track to Receive Funding for Philippine Casino in Cebu
As the gaming market across the Asian region continues to shift, analysts believe that the Philippines will become a major player. It’s partly because of this that gaming investor PH Resorts Group is desperate to find new backing for its Emerald Bay...
Argentine Lottery Player Wins US$1M, Car, and House with $2 Bet
Telekino is a popular form of lottery in Argentina, and for good reason. A player won almost US$2 million, a house, a car, and other prizes, although he or she almost missed out on claiming the winnings. Lottery officials with the Provincial...
Brexit Strangled the UK Gaming Employment Sector: Bacta CEO John White
Brexit has served as a catalyst for limited growth in the UK gambling sector. This is the assertion of John White, the CEO of the gaming machine industry trade association Bacta, as he tries to get the UK government to lend the...
Raiders RB Josh Jacobs to Hold Out in Contract Dispute
Josh Jacobs, the All-Pro running back from the Las Vegas Raiders, will hold out of training camp due to a contract dispute. He was spotted leaving Las Vegas and he’s expected to sit out of the entire preseason or, possibly, longer. Jacobs...
