• daily_news
    25 October 2019

    DraftKings lands first daily fantasy sports licence in Iowa

    DraftKings has become the first operator to secure a daily fantasy sports (DFS) licence in Iowa and has revealed plans to launch in the state in the coming days.

  • daily_news
    28 August 2019

    SportsHub hit with penalty for unlawful NJ fantasy offering

    SportsHub Games Network has become the first online fantasy sports business to be hit with a civil penalty for operating in New Jersey without a licence.

  • daily_news
    8 August 2019

    Iowa set to launch sports betting on August 15

    Iowa will launch its regulated sports wagering and fantasy sports market next week after the Iowa Racing & Gaming Commission signed off on new rules for the US state. Regulated betting is due to begin at 12pm on August 15.

  • daily_news
    15 July 2019

    Indiana issues 12 temporary sports betting permits

    The Indiana Gaming Commission has issued 12 temporary sports betting permits to casinos and off-track betting facilities in the state, ahead of the anticipated launch of its legal sports wagering market later this year.

  • daily_news
    17 June 2019

    Scout Gaming lands Malta licence

    Fantasy sports and pool betting provider Scout Gaming Group has been awarded a licence by the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA). The permit will enable Scout to offer games to operators licensed under MGA.

  • daily_news
    13 June 2019

    DoJ to hold off on Wire Act enforcement until 2020

    A memo from the US Deputy Attorney General has informed law enforcement staff working under the Department of Justice (DoJ) that there will be no attempt to enforce the revised interpretation of the Wire Act until 2020.

  • news_analysis
    2 May 2019

    State of the Union: Tennessee, Indiana, Colorado and more

    This week’s State of the Union, in partnership with Segev LLP, sees a bill to legalise sports betting in Indiana head to Governor Eric Holcomb for ratification, while a Colorado bill is racing through the state legislature. Elsewhere, Nevada and Mississippi’s legal sports betting markets enjoyed strong months, driven by activity around basketball, and Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has suggested he will allow a bill to pass into law without his signature.

  • news_analysis
    25 April 2019

    State of the Union: Pennsylvania, Delaware North and more

    This week's State of the Union, in partnership with Segev LLP, sees Pennsylvania set a launch date for igaming, while Delaware North has taken legal action in the wake of its sports betting struggles in West Virginia. Elsewhere, Iowa is one step away from legal igaming and a bid to regulate sports betting is underway in Colorado.

  • news_analysis
    18 April 2019

    State of the Union: Pennsylvania, NJ, Indiana and more

    This week's State of the Union, in partnership with Segev LLP, looks at the performance of the regulated Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania markets, as well as the progress of bills in Indiana and North Carolina.

  • daily_news
    8 April 2019

    Digital Fuel targets US expansion with new NJ licence

    Digital Fuel is looking to expand into the US market, with the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement clearing the Australian online marketing specialist to apply for an Ancillary Casino Service Industry Enterprise Licence in the state.

  • news_analysis
    4 April 2019

    Consensus building in Illinois

    The Illinois legislature has a wide range of regulatory models to consider when it comes to sports betting. This is largely due to Representative Michael Zalewski putting forward an open-ended proposal with the ultimate goal of legalising the vertical, leaving the decision on the final model to his Assembly and Senate counterparts. He tells iGamingBusiness.com why he believes this build-as-you-go approach will help generate sufficient support to bring sports betting legislation into law

  • news_analysis
    20 March 2019

    Brandt Iden's fight for legal igaming in Michigan

    Representative Brandt Iden was just a signature away from legalising online gaming in Michigan last year. Having shrugged off his bills’ eventual veto by former Governor Rick Snyder, a new legislative effort is now underway. He tells iGamingBusiness.com why the climate is right for the new bills to pass into law - and why the DoJ’s new Wire Act interpretation does not worry him in the slightest.

  • news_analysis
    14 March 2019

    State of the union: RI and WV bills head to governor

    In this week's State of the Union, in partnership with Segev LLP, we find Rhode Island poised to legalise online wagering and West Virginia set to legalise online gaming, with bills in both states awaiting approval from their respective Governors. Elsewhere, Michigan Representative Brandt Iden has resumed efforts to legalise online betting and gaming in the state, new bills have been filed in Connecticut and Kansas, and the AGA is urging states to innovate when they regulate.

  • daily_news
    8 March 2019

    Michigan lawmakers resume igaming push

    Lawmakers in the Michigan Senate and House of Representatives have launched new bids to legalise online gaming in the state, following the eleventh-hour veto of legislation by former Governor Rick Snyder in late 2018.

  • daily_news
    4 March 2019

    DoJ set to extend Wire Act non-enforcement window

    The Department of Justice (DoJ) is set to extend the window in which it will not enforce its revised interpretation of the Wire Act, according to sources close to the matter.

  • news_analysis
    28 February 2019

    State of the Union: iDEA takes on Wire Act opinion and more

    This week's State of the Union, in partnership with Segev LLP, looks at the latest legal challenge launched against the DoJ's revised Wire Act opinion, plus developments in Virginia, Arkansas, Indiana and more.

  • news_analysis
    21 February 2019

    State of the Union: the latest developments in the US

    The State of the Union, in partnership with Segev LLP, covers the latest regulatory developments across the US. This week pressure has been ramped up on the Department of Justice in the wake of its revised Wire Act opinion, South Dakota and Minnesota are considering sports betting bills and Arkansas is thrashing out sports betting regulations, while Illinois' new Democrat Governor has factored sports betting into his 2020 budget.

  • daily_news
    20 February 2019

    New Iowa bill proposes online and mobile sports betting

    Iowa lawmakers are to consider a new bill that would legalise online and mobile sports betting, as well as fantasy sports contests, in the US state.

  • news_analysis
    14 February 2019

    State of the union

    This week's State of the Union covers developments across the US, with bills progressing in a number of states, the New Jersey and Pennsylvania Attorneys General taking on the Wire Act, and Rhode Island edging closer to approving mobile wagering.

  • daily_news
    12 February 2019

    Kentucky eyes legal sports betting, DFS and online poker

    Kentucky lawmakers are to run the rule over a new bill that would legalise sports betting, fantasy sports games and online poker in the US state.

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