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Brazil Fantasy Sports, Esports Legislation Takes a Step Forward
The eSports industry is one of the fastest-growing, particularly as an added component in the sports betting ecosystem. There's a substantially high interest in the activity in Brazil, and new legislation hopes to clarify the role it and fantasy sports will play...
Gambling Streamers Happily Find Way to Get Around Twitch Ban
Twitch announced in September that it would crack down on gambling on the streaming platform. The new, stricter rules have been live since October 18, and a week in, don’t seem to be totally effective. In Germany, Twitch giants like MontanaBlack88 have...
Chicago Bears Look for Break vs. New England Patriots on ‘Monday Night Football’
Week 7 of the NFL comes to a close with a duel between two teams without great success so far. The New England Patriots (3-3) host the Chicago Bears (2-4), as both are struggling to figure out who they are this year....
San Francisco 49ers Can’t Hold On Against the Kansas City Chiefs
The San Francisco 49ers were dominant in their first two series against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. That gave them an early advantage and visions of redemption. But the Chiefs were just getting warmed up in this NFL Week 7 battle....
Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers Meet in 2020 Super Bowl Rematch
The Kansas City Chiefs are headed west to face the San Francisco 49ers today for NFL Sunday, ready to add another notch to the win column. It's going to be a tough battle for sports bettors as well. The 49ers (3-3) return...
Winning Lottery Tickets Lost, Spanish Couple Scrambles to Recover
A Spanish couple is now on a desperate mission to find out if they are going to have a huge Christmas bonus. They're caught in a legal debate over the status of €100,000 (US$97,990) in lottery tickets that they lost, and which...
Chilean Gambling Hall Robbed, Gang Tosses Money on Highway
A group of delinquents figured they would have an easy mark when they targeted a gambling hall in Chile for robbery. They quickly learned that the perfect casino heists only happen in the movies, as they were forced to unload their bounty...
Casino Regulator Demands Payment from IPI as Asset Auctions Continue
The Commonwealth Casino Commission (CCC) of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) is once again trying to assert its authority. It's asking a court to end its long-running battle with International Pacific International (IPI) and force the Imperial Palace casino operator to give...
Gibraltar-Based Gaming Operators Could Face License Fee Increases
Gibraltar has been working on updates to its almost 20-year-old gambling laws, and has some changes in the works. One of these could impact how much online gaming operators pay for their licenses, with larger companies possibly receiving bigger bills. On the...
‘Thursday Night Football’: Andy Dalton Doesn’t Do the Saints Any Favors
Spoiler alert: Andy Dalton made history for the New Orleans Saints on "Thursday Night Football," and not in a good way. He'll forever be remembered as the NFL quarterback who threw back-to-back pick-6s that may have cost his team a win. The...