The Michigan House of Representatives has passed the legislation filed by Representative Brandt Iden to legalize online gaming and sports betting in the state.

The sports betting bill filed by Representative Brandt Iden has moved closer to passing the Michigan House, after it was passed by the chamber’s Ways and Means Committee by a vote of 10-1. 

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) encouraged countries to ratify the Council of Europe Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions, also known as the Macolin Convention, at the third International Forum for Sports Integrity (IFSI) yesterday (28 October).

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has issued a two-year ban to Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan after he accepted three charges of breaching its Anti-Corruption Code.

Scientific Games has signed a five-year extension to its digital sports betting and online gaming agreement with Canadian provincial lottery operator  British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC).

Sports betting solutions provider Kambi Group has reported a year-on-year rise in revenue for the third quarter, but saw its operating profit decline as a result of higher spending related to its US expansion efforts.

With other operators struggling in Sweden, former horse racing monopoly Aktiebolaget Trav och Galopp (ATG) bucked the trend to report a 12.6% increase in net gaming revenue for the third quarter of 2019 to SEK1.17bn, setting a new company record.

Canadian media business theScore saw its net loss increase 59.3% year-on-year in the 12 months to August 31, 2019, after the launch of its new sportsbook product in New Jersey led to higher spending.