Massachusetts House and Senate miles apart on sports betting
As was first reported by Colin A. Young of Statehouse News Service, the Massachusetts Senate Ways and Means Committee advanced a heavily amended version of the sports betting bill (H 3993) passed by the House in July 2021. That’s the good news. The bad news is the Senate version of the bill differs in several […]
Self-inflicted wounds continue to damage online poker efforts
When it rains, it pours, and for Poker Twitter, last week was monsoon season. First were allegations leveled by two-time Global Poker Index Player of the Year Alex Foxen against current GPI POY Ali Imsirovic. According to Foxen, Imsirovic is banned from GG Poker for multi-accounting and using real-time assistance. Poker black-list can't come soon […]
US online casinos set revenue record as MI closes in on NJ
In March, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Michigan set new online casino revenue records, propelling the legal US market to an all-time revenue high. The six legal online casino states pushed past the $400 million mark for the first time and did so with ease, with a final tally of more than $424 million. However, on […]
Ontario online sports betting: absentees are always wrong
DraftKings is the big absentee of Ontario’s online betting and gaming regulation, but the reason the group has given for not yet launching in the province are revealing of potentially broader and more basic issues such as content and product quality. As Ontario’s online sports betting and casino market gets underway and The Score takes […]
The Handle: The AGA Letter from a Gen-Z Perspective
The Handle is a regular newsletter dedicated to providing the best insights into gaming news. To get The Handle delivered to your inbox, subscribe here. For those who haven’t been following the industry too closely, the American Gaming Industry (AGA) recently sent a letter to Merrick Garland asking him to crack down on offshore betting. The […]