Cardplayer.com has been speaking to Michigan State Senator Mike Kowall and the online gambling bill creator is confident that the bill will pass by the end of the year. With the focus squarely on proceedings on the online gambling space in Pennsylvania, the state of Michigan has thrown their hat in the ring to be the first state to legalise online gambling since New Jersey way back in 2013. The bill’s creator, Senator Mike Kowall, told Cardplayer.com that there was still ‘plenty of time’ to get the bill underneath the noses of the right people, and firmly believes Michigan residents…

Next week, Pennsylvania lawmakers in the House Gaming Oversight Committee will take another look at regulated online gaming for the Keystone State. The hearing would add to the growing list of meetings on the proposal. The bill has been discussed more than 50 separate times since the start of 2015, according to Pennsylvania Rep. John Payne, sponsor of the legislation. Pennsylvania’s House approved internet betting by a 114-85 vote in late June. The measure has sat in the Senate since then with no action. Governor Tom Wolf would have the measure on his desk if Senate lawmakers sign off on…

Sky Betting & Gaming has appointed Jochen Weiner as managing director of its Sky Bet Deutschland business in Germany. In his new role, he will lead Sky Bet’s strategy to expand its presence in Germany, reporting directly to chief executive Richard Flint. Weiner served as managing director of Tipp3.de, the now-defunct online betting operator of German telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom, from 2015 until earlier this year. More at iGaming Business

The UK’s William Hill and Canada’s Amaya are in discussions that could lead to a £4.6bn all share merger to create one of the world’s largest gambling companies, as the groups become swept up in the wave of consolidation hitting the betting industry. On Saturday, the boards of the two companies confirmed they were in talks in response to press speculation, saying that a merger would create a clear international leader across online sports betting, poker and casino games. The merger would be classified as a reverse takeover, with the smaller group William Hill taking over the larger company, Amaya….

Sheldon Adelson is a Republican “mega donor” and hates online gambling. On the surface, there’s nothing necessarily unusual about his donation, made public this month, of $20 million to a GOP super PAC called the Senate Leadership Fund. His recent donation of $25 million to the Trump campaign makes him the biggest donor of either party of the 2016 election cycle, even if it was short of the $100 million he initially pledged. Over the years he has contributed well over nine figures to Republican causes. But eyebrows were raised at the Washington Post this week by the timing of…

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