Las Vegas Review-Journal – When a federal appeals court this month rejected New Jersey’s challenge of the federal ban on sports betting, bookmakers and casino operators were left wondering what’s next. The arguments made by the state were that the Professional Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 that restricts sports gambling violates the state’s sovereign rights and is unconstitutional. “We had a mission to pass Internet gaming, exchange wagering and sports betting,” Bill Pascrell, a partner with Princeton Public Affairs Group Inc. in Trenton, N.J., said during a panel discussion Tuesday on sports betting and fantasy sports at the Global…

iGaming Business – Irish bookmaker Paddy Power has confirmed it is to become the first gambling firm in the US to offer the Parx live horseracing stream service from news and sport coverage provider Satellite Information Services (SIS) Betting. Parx was introduced by SIS earlier this year as part of an upgrade of its SIS+ channel. The service covers racing from Philadelphia Park. Paddy Power will now offer Parx coverage via its website, mobile and tablet services. “Paddy Power racing customers have high expectations and the combination of live streaming and fixed pricing means we can continue to deliver the…

ABC.net.au – In 2009, Bjarte Baasland filed a claim for damages against Centrebet, after he lost more than $15 million betting on internet gambling sites, including the Centrebet site. Centrebet is a gaming company registered in the Northern Territory that was acquired by Sportingbet Australia in 2011. Mr Baasland said Centrebet was negligent in allowing him to gamble the money. In 2010, the Supreme Court of Norway ruled it had jurisdiction to hear the matter because gambling on Centrebet was available in Norwegian currency. But Justice Graham Hiley has ruled Centrebet did not owe Mr Baasland any money and that…

Click here to see our interview with the Director of the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement – CBS Local – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie appears undaunted by this past week’s split decision from a three judge federal appeals panel in Philadelphia that continues a prohibition on sports gambling in the Garden State. In fact, Christie is optimistic the US Supreme Court will take up the matter. The Third Circuit panel voted 2-1 to continue a lower court order that stops a plan to allow sports betting within the state, Sports better is now  allowed under federal law in…

BBC – Players in Scotland are prohibited from betting on any football match. But there were calls for that to change after Rangers midfielder Ian Black was suspended and fined £7,500. “At the moment, there are no plans to change our processes and, indeed, we are sharing our definitions with other associations,” said Regan. “In many ways, a number of associations are looking at what the Scottish FA have in place right now. “Recently, we held a conference at St Andrews and one of the guest speakers there was Ian Smith from the Professional Cricketers’ Association, who said that the…

The Telegraph – Fifa’s former head of security has accused politicians of “shamefully” ignoring the true cause of match-fixing after police claimed to have captured the mastermind behind football’s biggest scourge. Tan Seet Eng, known as Dan Tan, was among 14 people arrested in Singapore on Wednesday night after years on the run from authorities in Europe. However, Chris Eaton, who was Fifa head of security for two years and is now Director of Sport Integrity at the International Centre for Sport Security, warned bringing Dan Tan to justice would not solve the true cause of match-fixing. “If we don’t…