Paddy Spanked by UKGC Over Consumer-Protection Failures Go back to Blog Paddy Power Betfair is the latest prominent book to run afoul of the United Kingdom Gambling Commission’s get-tougher policies regarding keeping a lookout for problem-gambling behaviour and doing “Know…
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US Sports Leagues and Anti-Gambling Activists Push for Federal Sports-Betting Intervention Go back to Blog This spring’s abolishment by the US Supreme Court of the quarter-century-old “PASPA” law that barred single-event sports betting across virtually the entire United States promised…
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FanDuel’s Unusual $82K Goodwill Payout Unlikely in UK or Euro Market Go back to Blog An unusual sports-betting tale emanating from the US in recent days shows the difference between a newly emerging market and one that’s been around for…
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Football Clubs Should Shoulder Blame in Junior Gambling-Links Fiasco Go back to Blog Friday’s revelations that 15 United Kingdom football clubs carried gambling links on their junior club pages has drawn plenty of public heat and immediate demands from UK…
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US Senator Chuck Schumer Proposes Federal Sports Betting Legislation Go back to Blog US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has joined in the call for federal-level regulation of sports betting in the wake of this spring’s US Supreme Court ruling…
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Interpol Announces Scope of Asian Illegal-Gambling Efforts Related to FIFA World Cup Go back to Blog If you’ve been watching legal-news reports connected to this summer’s FIFA World Cup and to sports betting in general, you might have notices quite…
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MGM Resorts International, GVC Holdings PLC Announce Major US Sports Betting Joint Venture Go back to Blog Things are happening fast in the United States these days, with respect to deals happening and new sports-betting markets opening on a state-by-state…
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FIFA Bans Saudi Arabian Ref for Match-Fixing Attempt Go back to Blog FIFA has giving the official thumbs-down to Saudi Arabian referee Fahad Al Mirdasi, who was among the officials originally selected to work the upcoming World Cup in Russia,…
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UK Gambling Commission Announces 2018-19 Business Plan Go back to Blog Punters keeping an eye on the high-profile and often fractious relationship between the United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC) and the gambling operators the agency licenses and oversees have some…
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William Hill US Blunders on NFL Prop Bet Payouts in Nevada Go back to Blog William Hill US’s marketing ploy to capture some off-season National Football League betting action turned out to bring more negative attention than positive, thanks to…
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