Indiana legalized sports betting on May 8, 2019, allowing the practice to take place at any of the state’s 13 riverboat casino venues. Less than four months later, on September 1, the first wagers were accepted. Now, online sports betting is finally in play, too. On Thursday, right in time for the heart of the … Read more
In May 2018, New Jersey made history as the winning party in the Supreme Court case that led to the overturn of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA, 1992). Last week, some 15 months later, New Jersey is again making history. This time, the Garden State has set a new standard on transparency … Read more
Upon initially viewing the newest trailer for NBA 2K20, it’s easy to mistake one of the world’s most popular basketball video game franchises for a new online casino. The flashing neon lights, daily bonuses, slot machines, pachinkos, prize wheels, and unique theme—basketball in this case—are routinely part of the pomp and circumstance whenever a new … Read more
Controversy and combat remain apace in the Connecticut statehouse as the Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot tribes have rejected Gov. Ned Lamont’s bizarre gambling expansion proposal. Per the Hartford Courant, Lamont presented the tribes with a plan that would allow them to operate sportsbooks, open a casino in Bridgeport, and take over custodianship of Hartford’s XL … Read more
Provably fair gambling is using an open-source algorithm to analyze and verify the fairness of games and random number generators. It is considered a technical solution resulting from blockchain technology that ensures fair play of online casino games. For this to work properly, the service operator must publish their method for verifying each action in … Read more
Expanded forms of gambling are coming to Maryland via pending bills in the state legislature but is the state ready? New enterprises in Maryland often take a long time to come to fruition. A law permitting casinos in the state has been on the book for eleven years. However, success for land-based casinos in MD … Read more
The country is one signature away from seeing a fifth state legalize online gambling. Michigan is on track to do just that after the Michigan Legislature ended the 2018 legislative session with a last-minute vote to approve the Lawful Internet Gaming Act earlier this week. HB4926 was passed by the Senate with a vote tally … Read more
The UK Gaming Commission (UKGC) was set up under the Gambling Act of 2005 and has since regulated commercial gambling operations in Great Britain. They also partner with regional licensing companies to assure online regulation is up to code. Recently the UKGC hit three online gaming operators with hefty fines that totaled more than £14 … Read more
The United States has gone through quite a few changes concerning their gambling laws over the last 7 years. One change in the laws, in particular, has fueled the US based online gambling market. The 2011 DOJ Legal Opinion on the Federal Wire Act transformed online gambling in the United States in an unprecedented way. … Read more
Several of the most legitimate and trusted online casino brands are licensed and regulated out of Kahnawake, Canada, which was one of the very first jurisdictions to legitimize the online gambling industry and provide safeguards and regulations to make participation for players safe. This gaming commission has been involved in the industry for more than … Read more