This Week in Gambling

A FanDuel Super Bowl spot is making sports betting headlines. The company recently announced a the promotion at the big game in a few weeks, calling it their “Kick of Destiny.“ The campaign will feature fan favorite and Super Bowl Champ Rob Gronkowski attempting to kick a field goal. The pro-bowl tight end will make his attempt on live television during a commercial. And any customer who places a Super Bowl bet of five dollars or more with FanDuel will win a share of $10 million in free bets if Gronk can nail the kick. And that may be a…

This week’s gambling news is all about the growing threat of problem gambling. As sports betting and online betting spread across America, more and more states are becoming concerned with the possible rise in gambling addiction. Now, some media outlets have even begun to attack betting operators. Are their worries and criticisms founded? Or is the issue of problem gambling overstated? Welcome again to This Week in Gambling, where we have more record revenue to report, and more gambling expansion to discuss. But some dark clouds are on the horizon, and that is this week’s big story. Last week we…

As our industry grows, it becomes an easier target. Now, at least one member of the main-stream media has labeled the lottery as predatory gambling. And, in what could not be considered actual gambling news, another member was willing to go as far as to call sports betting operators “idiots”. But do these claims have any merit? Or is it just the usual industry opponents with their usual negative rhetoric? To be sure, some people simply don’t like gambling. And within that group of haters there are several types. There are the ones who don’t enjoy the activity themselves, but…

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The Ohio Casino Control Commission is making gambling headlines, as they have already fined Caesars Entertainment, and BetMGM and DraftKings fines are likely in the near future. All because the operators failed to comply with gaming regulations surrounding problem gambling, underage gambling, and responsible gambling. First, the Caesars Sportsbook received a $150,000 fine for violating state advertising standards when they failed to include a problem gambling hotline phone number in one of their promotions, and did not place a responsible gambling practices in a conspicuous place. Then, DraftKings fines totaling $350,000 could be on the way after the company made…

With the rapid spread of betting on sports across our nation, we’ve been worried about the potential for problem gambling. But it’s not just our legitimate concerns for players mental health that has us troubled. It’s also the advertising blitz, sponsorships, media partnerships, and bonus offers that we are seeing everywhere. Not only do they overwhelm, they give gambling opponents the bullets they need to shoot use with. We actually voiced our concerns over a possible gambling backlash in a video we made back in September, just as football season was kicking off. Our very real fears were based off…