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Bundesliga Betting is Back: German Soccer First to Kick Off Again as Lockdown Eases
Germany’s Bundesliga is the first major European soccer league to return to action, with games progressing behind closed doors from Saturday to Monday. While the matches were as physical as ever, with tackles flying and groups of players jostling together during set...
William Hill Reports 90 Percent US Downturn, Promises to ‘Power Up Quickly’ When Sports Resume
William Hill’s US operations have lately been hailed as the antidote to regulatory headwinds in its native UK, but apparently not during a global pandemic. The British bookmaker said in a Friday morning earnings call that the wholesale cancellation of sports across...
Hard Rock Int. Acquires Hard Rock Brand in Nevada, Hints at Future Seminole Las Vegas Expansion
The Seminole Tribe of Florida’s Hard Rock International (HRI) announced Wednesday it had acquired all rights to the Hard Rock brand and related trademarks in Las Vegas. That suggests the brand and its incumbent rock memorabilia may not be disappearing from the...
Michigan Tribal Casino Island Resort Ditched Reopening Plan After State Warnings
In north Michigan, the Island Resort and Casino did not come out of lockdown last week, as its owner, the Hannahville Indian Community, had anticipated. That’s because state officials said they would make life difficult for enrolled tribal members and customers living...
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan Says No Casinos Until Vaccine or Antiviral Breakthrough on Coronavirus
Detroit casinos will not fully reopen until a vaccine against COVID-19 surfaces, or at least until a breakthrough in antiviral medicine makes the virus less deadly to the population, the city’s Democratic mayor Mike Duggan said at a press conference Wednesday. Asked...
Oklahoma AG Says Gov. Stitt Had No Right to Promise Tribes Sports Betting, Asks DOI to Reject Compacts
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt lacks the authority to enter into tribal gaming compacts that include sports betting, his attorney general contends, because this type of wagering has not been approved by the legislature. That’s the opinion of the State Attorney General Mike...
British Horse Racing Chasing May 15 Restart as UK Plots Slow Lockdown Exit
UK horse racing could make its comeback on May 15 after the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) reported “positive” discussions with government officials last week. The news comes as the UK overtook Italy Tuesday as the European nation with the highest number of...
888 Founder Shay Ben-Yitzhak Killed in Plane Crash
Shay Ben-Yitzhak, the Israeli businessman who co-founded online gaming giant 888 Holdings, died in a plane crash on Saturday, Israeli media reported. His 11-year-old son, also a passenger, was initially believed to be gravely hurt, but was later said to have sustained...
$12.2 Billion Flutter-Stars Group Mega-Merger to Complete May 5, Creating World’s Biggest Online Gaming Group
Flutter Entertainment’s shares spiked Thursday as the company announced its $12.2 billion merger with The Stars Group (TSG) would complete May 5, creating the biggest online gaming company in the world. The enlarged group would have generated combined revenues of around $4...
Florida Greyhound Racing Ban Does Not Violate Fifth Amendment, Judge Rules
A federal judge in Florida has dismissed a lawsuit that challenged the state’s greyhound racing ban on constitutional grounds. Chief US District Judge Mark Walker said in a 55-page ruling this week that the prohibition was a “legitimate exercise in Florida’s police...
