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Esports as Big as Basketball, Says New Report
Esports is as popular among American male millennials as basketball or ice hockey. That’s the conclusion of a new report from games, esports and marketing intelligence firm Newzoo, entitled Sports, Brands and Esports. The study researched consumer attitudes to esports in 27...
Apple Pulls Gambling Apps for Dutch Users
Apple Inc has purged 55 gambling apps from the App Store at the request of Dutch authorities. The Dutch gambling regulator, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), petitioned Apple in May, asking it to deny its citizens access to the apps of a number of companies...
William Hill’s Biggest Shareholder Blasts “Waste of Time” Amaya Merger
William Hill’s biggest shareholder, Parvus Asset Management, has made it clear that it will not stomach a proposed merger with Canada’s Amaya Inc, the parent company of PokerStars. The hedge fund, which owns a 14.3 per cent stake in the UK bookmaking giant...
MLB League Championship Odds Favor Chicago Cubs and Toronto Blue Jays
The MLB league championships begin tonight when the Cleveland Indians welcome the Toronto Blue Jays in a best-of-seven series. The American League Championship Series (ALCS) is expected to be more competitive than the National League Championship Series (NLCS) pitting the Los Angeles...
Manchester United Becomes First Soccer Club to Launch Branded Online Casino
Manchester United has launched its own branded online casino, a move the club is hailing as a “world-first for both United and football.” The casino, operated by the team’s official betting partner, Marathonbet, will offer classic live-dealer casino games like roulette and...
Atlantic City Casino Revenue Busts in September, Internet Gaming Jumps
Atlantic City casino revenue was down 3.5 percent at the eight remaining land-based gambling venues during September, but anther strong performance online lessened the overall blow. Gaming at brick-and-mortar casinos totaled $210.4 million during the month, some $7.7 million less than the...
Taunton Casino Appeal Denial Considered a Win by Mashpee Wampanoag
The Taunton casino being pushed by the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe in Massachusetts was denied a rehearing this week by the same district judge who previously ruled against the project. In July, Massachusetts District Judge William Young said the Mashpee Wampanoag people could...
Skill-Gaming Ready to Roll in Atlantic City
The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has rubber-stamped skill-based slot machines for deployment on the casino floors of Atlantic City. The machines, known as VGMs and made by New York-based GameCo, have ticked all the regulatory boxes and could be introduced...
Casino Ad Spending on New Jersey Referendum Tops $20 Million, Arkansas Ballot Rejected
Casino ad spending surrounding gambling expansion in New Jersey has now topped $20 million. In financial records obtained by the Associated Press, groups supporting and opposing the state constitutional referendum facing Garden State voters next month are spending heavily on their respective...
MGM National Harbor Grand Opening Excitement Slows on Traffic Concerns
MGM National Harbor won't open its $1.4 billion doors until December 8, but locals in the area are already voicing their frustrations over increased traffic expected to be generated by the casino resort. This week, residents in the National Harbor and Oxon...
