888 Poker on pace to refund $300k to players affected by bots
Summary: 888 is using AI to detect the usage of bots, refunding $80,858 to 1,390 players thus far in 2022 and nearly $300,000 since implementing the program last year. Why it matters: As AI improves, bots are becoming an increasingly thorny issue for online poker, with better, cheaper, and harder to detect bots constantly appearing.888’s […]
Shut out of sports betting, Maine OTB announces closure
Summary: After 72 years as a racetrack and OTB site, Scarborough Downs closed its doors on Monday. The Maine OTB parlor supported legislation that would have allowed sports betting at OTB sites, but that proposal was bypassed in favor of a more limited sports betting bill. Why it matters: The venue, located in Scarborough, Maine, […]
Massachusetts House Speaker draws sports betting lines in the sand
Summary: Massachusetts House Speaker Ron Mariano’s recent criticisms of the Senate’s sports betting bill were full of sound and fury, and like the end of the Macbeth quote, signifying nothing. Why it matters: According to Mariano, the Senate’s unwillingness to include college sports betting makes “no sense,” and “hard to figure out the purpose.” He […]
Brandt Iden on US sports betting
Brandt Iden on the policies that allow sports betting to flourish”In order for this industry to continue to flourish, we need competitive tax rates, a lot of competition, the right consumer protections – that’s what’s going to make this industry continue in the upward trend that it’s been on.” – Brandt Iden, Head of Government […]
ESPN’s The Fan on North Carolina sports betting prospects
Will sports betting become legal in North Carolina this fall?7:39Will sports betting become legal in North Carolina this fall? WRAL Sports Investigative Reporter Brian Murphy joined Adam to talk about the what the North Carolina State Legislators need to do to fully pass the bill that has already gone through the State Senate.May. 26, 2022Uploaded […]