The New York mobile sports betting bill has been one of the longest-debating in New York state. But after a decisive vote in the Senate on June 17, the bill now heads to the state Assembly. This bill was introduced at the beginning of 2019, around the same time the latest DOJ Opinion on the Wire Act dropped. His latest push has been awarded with success, although the senator had to collaborate with Democratic senators to tweak the bill in a way that would make it acceptable. With this new progress emboldening proponents of spots betting in the Empire State,…

The long wait for Pennsylvania Internet Gambling is almost over. But could the industry be doomed before it ever launches? When Pennsylvania passed its gambling expansion bill in 2017, the sky was the limit to its potential. As one of the most populous states in America, Pennsylvania was suddenly the largest state with legalized sports betting as well as online casinos and poker. With such hype, however, comes ample responsibility. Responsibility not to embrace the industry, not to succeed, but simply to get it right. The state  has faced a steep hill to climb. Lawmakers instituted outrageous tax rates and…

With mobile gambling apps increasing in popularity, gamblers spend much more time playing online casino games on their devices. Now, there has been a call in the gaming community for software developers to offer ways for gamblers to interact socially while playing games. Several years ago players were given the opportunity to communicate with one another while sitting in bingo lounges. This kind of technology was not immediately made available for online casino games because no one had yet envisioned that players would want to interact among themselves. That changed several years back when software developers like Evolution Gaming began…

Speaking at the East Coast Gaming Congress in New Jersey, a panel of gambling and tech executives recently theorized that 90% of US sports betting will be done over mobile phones and the internet somewhere between the next five to 10 years. Since winning a U.S. Supreme Court case last year, New Jersey has taken in nearly $3 billion in sports bets with about 80% of those placed online. That is only expected to rise over the next decade. Moti Malul, CEO of NeoGames, a global provider of internet lottery and gambling technology, predicted “90-plus percent” of all U.S. sports…

The Department of Justice lost their case against New Hampshire. A case which centered around their misguided decision to enforce their “opinion” on the Federal Wire Act. An opinion which one judge has already said is not correct. But apparently, that doesn’t mean they don’t have plans for Wire Act enforcement. One would think that the highest law enforcement agency in the country would respect the decision of a federal judge, but that doesn’t seem to be the route the DoJ is taking. Instead, they have only delayed the enforcement of their opinion until January 1st, 2020. In a memo…

A year ago, the New Jersey sports betting fight was handed a victory by the Supreme Court, with the justices deeming the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) unconstitutional. Since then, New Jersey and six other states have provided citizens with what they said they wanted in 2011 when voters approved a sports betting referendum. In the first three months of 2019, more than $1 billion has been legally wagered across the state. In March alone, New Jersey’s sports betting handle made up a third of the total amount bet legally on sports across all states with legal markets….

The Oregon sports betting fight has begun in earnest, as the state lottery has contracted SBTech  to power mobile and retail sports betting. The state lottery wants to launch by September ahead of the NFL season. However, not everyone is pleased with the idea of mobile gambling. State Senator Mark Hass proposed an amendment to sports betting legislation late last week… an amendment to prohibit sports betting on mobile devices. The amendment reads, in part that ‘The Oregon State Lottery Commission may not offer a sports betting game unless tickets or shares for the game maybe purchased solely via equipment…

The latest update to the App Store guidelines to reflect the Apple gambling policy contains new rules which will certainly have a big impact on real-money gaming apps and, consequently, the entire industry. The June 3 update added that “…games distributed in apps may not provide access to real money gaming, lotteries…”, and that all existing apps must follow this guideline by September 3, 2019. Apple’s previous guidelines were already suspected in the delay of getting apps live for New Jersey and Pennsylvania online betting. Another new wrinkle this rule creates is that it will remove existing gambling apps from…