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California Online Poker in 2015: A Look at the Golden State’s Politics, Factions, and Marketing
The possibility for California online poker in 2015 began with a sense of optimism for regulation in the Golden State. Despite the numerous divisions of the state’s various gambling stakeholders, whose inability to see eye-to-eye had led to an impasse for the previous...
Gaming Scandals and Bankruptcies in 2015: Sports and Gambling’s Megastories of the Year
Ah yes, gaming scandals and bankruptcies. Why must this be a category in gambling news at the end of every year? Because, unfortunately, bankruptcies and scandals are seemingly inevitable in a high-stakes world where fortunes are won and lost in a matter...
Daily Fantasy Sports 2015: Hot, Hotter, and Feeling the Heat All At Once
For most of 2015, Daily fantasy sports (DFS) was on a heater. The DFS industry gained endless publicity for turning average Joes and Monday morning quarterbacks into millionaires, and it grew to become valued in the billions with no signs of slowing...
Gambling Business Winners and Losers in 2015: Who Banked and Who Tanked
Gambling business in 2015 seemed to be getting more complicated all the time. Every gaming operation, whether land-based or virtual, appeared to be bogged down in litigation of some kind this year. Whether it was New Jersey's push to open the sportsbooks,...
The Top Five Hottest Gambling Trends of 2015
Looking back at 2015's hottest gambling trends, we saw a gaming landscape in a state of flux, with new innovations driven largely by market challenges. Here are our top 5 gaming trends of the year. Bitcoin Gaming Gambling with Bitcoins came of age...
UK 2015: Politics and Taxes Hit Online Gambling Operators Hard
As the New Year broke in 2015, operators in the UK market were just beginning to feel the pinch of the country’s unpopular new point of consumption tax, which had come into effect on December 1 of the year just passed. Under...
Europe in 2015: A Fragmented Regulatory Landscape for Online Gaming
Europe faced a boatload of regulatory issues this year. No question, 2015 was a challenging year for online gaming operators in the EU, as tighter regulations from many countries created an ever more fragmented regulatory landscape. From taxation levels to player pools,...
New York State Expands Gambling by Issuing Three Commercial Casino Licenses
New York is joining its neighbors New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Massachusetts in getting into the commercial gambling business. On Monday, the New York State Gaming Commission unanimously approved three licenses to proposed upstate facilities in Sullivan, Schenectady, and Seneca Counties in...
Packer Resignation from Crown Board Invites Takeover Speculation
Australian billionaire James Packer has stepped down as director of Crown Resorts, fueling speculation that he’s about to take the company private. The news, which came just four months after he surprised many by resigning as company chairman in order to “spend...
Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini Banned From Soccer for Eight Years by FIFA
79-year-old Sepp Blatter has been the President of FIFA since 1998 and an official with soccer's governing body since 1981, but on Monday the outspoken and vigorous leader accused of facilitating bribes and money laundering was handed an eight-year ban from the...
