Washington State card room operator Maverick Gaming’s appeal of its challenge to Washington’s sports betting tribal compact has been dismissed. Last week, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s dismissal of the case in February 2023, dealing a major blow to the operator’s efforts to overturn the state-sanctioned tribal monopoly on sports
Month: December 2024
New Jersey lawmakers are weighing to make underage gambling no longer a crime, making it subject to a fine instead. The move, which would change the law to make gambling by people under the age of 21 no longer punishable under criminal law, also seeks to impose fines on anyone helping an underage person gamble in
Global betting giant bet365 has released its 2025 Annual Sports Betting Report, highlighting significant growth in women’s sports, the rising popularity of player-focused prop betting, and expanding market activity across regulated regions. Betting on women’s sports saw remarkable growth, with WNBA wagers increasing 67% globally. The surge was attributed to emerging stars, expanded media coverage,
Gaming technology and services provider BetConstruct has announced its latest concept, “The Center of Gravity,” set to be unveiled in full at the ICE Barcelona 2025 show, taking place from January 20 to 22. Building on the success of its previous “It’s Your Dream” initiative, the new concept seeks to reinforce BetConstruct’s status as
Gaming clubs in Paris are on the brink of closure as their legal status hangs in limbo due to the dissolution of France’s National Assembly and stalled budget proceedings. If no solution is found, all seven gaming clubs in the capital will be forced to shut their doors on January 1, 2025, bringing an abrupt
Dec 17, 2024 4 min read Table Of Contents Montenegro’s “la.creme” is the latest 888poker player to emerge victoriously from the $100,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event. The latest champion outlasted 933 opponents and saw $8,993 land in his 888poker account, the perfect end to 2024. The 934 starters were reduced to only eight on Day
Dec 17, 2024 2 min read Table Of Contents On December 6, PokerStars US launched the 25 Days of Poker Madness promotion on its various North American platforms. The promotion offers players a chance to play in a series of daily tournaments with buy-ins of $25. As part of the promotion, these daily tournaments will
Dec 16, 2024 3 min read Table Of Contents As the clock struck 8 p.m. on Monday at Wynn Las Vegas, late registration for the $10,400 WPT World Championship officially closed, locking in the final numbers for the series showstopper of the World Poker Tour World Championships (WPTWC). Before the start of the third starting
Dec 16, 2024 4 min read Table Of Contents The World Poker Tour World Championship has swiftly cemented its place as one of the most prestigious events on the poker calendar in just three short years. Hosted at the Wynn Las Vegas, the atmosphere has nothing short of electric, with the likes of the WPT
Dec 16, 2024 2 min read Phil Hellmuth stone bubbled the largest guaranteed event in poker history this evening in the Bahamas, an exciting exclamation point on an action-packed Day 2 of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise Super Main Event. Hellmuth was short with four players remaining in the $25,000 buy-in event and
Dec 16, 2024 3 min read Table Of Contents Alongside the ClubWPT Gold $5M Freeroll Finale and the 2025 McLaren GTS Prize Draw, poker action at the World Poker Tour World Championships was in full swing with Day 1B of the WPT World Championship and the final day of the WPT Ladies Championship. The Ladies
Dec 16, 2024 2 min read Phil Hellmuth has a reputation for being on the tighter side of things, but that wasn’t the case in the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise $25,000 Super Main Event when he called off preflop with queen-deuce after starting the hand with 26 big blinds. The hand took
Dec 16, 2024 3 min read Table Of Contents The World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas is going strong. While the $10,400 WPT World Championship is happening now, several other tournaments on the schedule are in the books. That includes the $1,100 buy-in WPT Prime Championship attracted a massive field of
The CEO of Apuesta Total, Gonzalo Pérez, discussed the application of the Selective Consumption Tax (ISC) to online gambling in Peru as of January 1, 2025, and, in exclusive statements to Yogonet, he said that the new tax generates “a very complicated situation.” On December 14, the Peruvian Ministry of Economy and Finance published the supreme
The online gambling sector in Brazil continues to grow, with audience growth of 24.45% in Q3 2024 compared to the same period last year. According to Similarweb data published by BNLData, the sector’s platforms registered 3.983 billion visits between July and September, up from 3.201 billion in Q3 2023. In addition, gambling sites attracted 102.5
iGaming content provider Galaxsys announced its new branded game in partnership with football legend and Ballon d’Or winner Luís Figo, called FIGOAL. This is the first time Galaxsys has collaborated with the football icon to develop a branded game. Through this collaboration, Galaxsys has combined Figo’s legendary status and football legacy with its expertise in developing
German online lottery provider ZEAL Network SE is marking its 25th anniversary with a celebration of its evolution from a two-person start-up to a market leader. Founded in 1999 as Tipp24, the company has played a key role in digitizing Germany’s lottery industry and now serves over 1.3 million monthly customers. “We are very
Wire Industries Inc., the parent company of sports betting marketplace WagerWire, has closed a new funding round with investments from prominent figures in the sports betting and financial sectors. Among the high-profile backers are former Pinnacle CEO Paris Smith, investor Danny Moses, and GoodPaper Ventures. Paris Smith, who played a key role in shaping
Dec 16, 2024 4 min read Table Of Contents When it comes to hitting jump shots, getting to the rim and setting his teammates up to score, retired San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker is in a league of his own. This week in the Bahamas, the four-time NBA champion proved he also has
Daily fantasy sports company PrizePicks held a ceremonial ribbon-cutting Thursday for its expanded and relocated headquarters in Atlanta. The ceremony featured Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, who hailed the expansion as an economic development victory. The new HQ is located within the Star Metals high-rise in West Midtown, one of Atlanta’s most expensive office buildings. The