A Stars Group NBA partnership has become a reality, as the PokerStars operator become an authorized gaming partner of the National Basketball Association. As an official partner of the NBA, The Stars Group gains the right to use official league betting data and its trademarks on its BetStars-branded sports betting site. The operator’s brands will also be promoted across the NBA’s digital assets including its NBA TV channel, as well as via its official website, app and social media channels. In return, The Stars Group will promote the NBA across its various brands, including PokerStars. The new Stars Group NBA…

State sports betting regulation in America could be in jeopardy if plans for federal oversight are implemented from a Congressional draft bill. That leaked legislation would require states to have have their betting regulation approved by the US Attorney General and the purchase official major league data under The comprehensive legislation would force states to apply for approval from the Attorney General when implementing new sports betting laws and regulations. However it does not specify if this would be required retrospectively for those states where betting is already legal and regulated. In a nod to the sports leagues and those lobbying…

Gambling in Sweden is set for a major expansion, as the country has issued issued 16 new gaming licenses. The country’s local gaming regulator, Lotteriinspektionen, announced that it has granted licence applications for those gaming companies ahead of the reorganization of the local market due at the beginning of 2019. The regulator said that so far it has received 93 license applications, and more than 70 involve games in the online gaming market. The entity, which is set to change its name to Spelinspektionen at the end of the year, emphasizes that this is the first of many decisions to…

A collective of US sports betting operators have announced the formation of a new national non-profit organization to help monitor integrity and fight fraud in the wake of the strike down of PASPA in June and the subsequent growth in sports wagering. Under the working title of the Sports Wagering Integrity Monitoring Association (SWIMA), the group will collaborate with state and tribal gaming regulators, law enforcement and other stakeholders. The group, so far, comprises member operators, or companies with affiliated licensees, including MGM, Caesars, William Hill PLC, DraftKings and FanDuel, a subsidiary of Paddy Power Betfair PLC. Joining them are…

A new report has predicted a period of rapid growth of American sports betting – forecasting that it will grow to the second-largest market in the world – but also warned that it may reach just a third of its potential size by 2030. Produced in conjunction with iGaming Business and ICE Sports Betting USA, H2 Gambling Capital’s US Sports Betting: The Road to 2030, described the repeal of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) as the gambling industry’s biggest opportunity in a decade. It said that due to the rapid roll-out of regulations, the US sports betting market…

Firefighters called to reports of a fire at a Houston church uncovered more than 100 slots and casino machines, leading to several gambling arrests. Firefighters arrived to find no signs of fire. However, the person who reported the incident said he was locked in by an electronic door lock. Crews made their way into the church, where they revealed a large gaming room. Sheriff’s deputies were called to the scene, where they took several people out of the building in handcuffs. The sheriff’s office said it was interviewing people regarding the gaming room. One person was arrested on an outstanding…