According to a report by CBS Sports, industry analysts believe that Texas could legalize sports betting by 2023. If this happens, Texas will become the largest state with legal sports betting. Lawmakers missed the deadline to bring legal and regulated sports betting to the Lone Star State last year, but that doesn’t mean that it […]
Sports Betting Options Come to More Cruise Ships
Carnival Corporation and BetMGM announced last week that sports betting options will be offered to passengers on over 50 US-based cruise ships. Passengers will be able to bet on their favorite sports while out to sea, unless they are docked in states which allow legal sports betting. Betting can be done at physical kiosks which […]
Microgaming to Launch Fifth Slot in Amazing Link Series
Microgaming and its partner, SpinPlay Games will be releasing the fifth slot machine in its hugely popular Amazing Link series. Amazing Link: Bounty will go live at Microgaming casinos in July and will carry a Wild West theme. The Amazing Link Respins feature is the mechanism linking this game with the four others in the […]
Japan Mulls Ease of Restrictions on Sports Betting
There is much speculation that the Japanese government wants to ease restrictions that it has in place on sports betting. According to AsiaNews.Network, the Economy, Trade and Industry Minister, Koichi Hagiuda has drafted a proposal to lift restrictions, although he has publicly stated that there are no moves in place to realize the proposal immediately. […]
iSoftBet Goes Live with New Merlin’s Revenge Megaways Slot
The medieval folklore theme is always a favorite for a slot theme in the world of online gambling, and thankfully players never tire of this genre. iSoftBet, the leading online games supplier, has added a new title to its portfolio, in which the legendary magician, Merlin is the main protagonist. Merlin’s Revenge Megaways is an […]
Indian Government Eyes iGaming Ads
The Indian government is seeking to discourage online gambling ads. The country’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting recently published a statement that was released to the media, whereby it demanded that all print and electronic media “refrain” from publishing ads for online gambling operators and their platforms. The assistant director of the Ministry, Kshitij Aggarwal […]
US Commercial Gambling Revenue Makes Record $5bn in April 2022
The past month of April was the second highest-grossing month of all time for the US commercial gaming market, according to the American Gaming Association. The group said that the first four months of 2022 performed much better than the same period a year ago, and April 2022 was the best April of all times. […]
Paddy Power Ad Rapped by UK Authority
Three Paddy Power ads which appeared on UK TV and radio, received complaints by the public. The Advertising Standards Agency addressed these complaints and ruled that one of them should be removed. The other two were found to be up to standard and are allowed to be broadcast. The problematic ad showed a man playing […]
New Sportsbook Offering Comes to West Virginia
The online casino and sports betting group, Rush Street Interactive, has become the latest company to enter the West Virginian sports betting market. Rush Street’s online sportsbook will now be added to the group’s online casino that has been in operation with BetRivers since April last year. Rush Street maintains a good share of the […]
Mobile Sports Betting Pushes Growth in Illinois
April 2022 was the second month that Illinoisans were allowed to register their accounts at sportsbooks using remote means. This had an incredible effect on the local sports betting industry, with the Illinois Gaming Board reporting that sportsbooks took in $839.4 million in April – a 56% jump in comparison to the same total year […]
