This Week in Gambling

A Cambodian online gambling ban is coming, which is expected to propel a new wave of Chinese investment in the nations casinos. The government said its gaming industry has been used by foreign criminals to extort money. The southern coastal city of Sihanoukville has emerged as a particular center for gambling and many of the dozens of Chinese-run casinos that have sprung up there have online gambling operations. China is Cambodia’s close ally, its biggest donor and investor . It has also been trying to crack down on cross-border gambling, criticizing operations in the Philippines that are similar to those…

Pennsylvania online casinos is barely a month old, and the first revenues figures from their three Internet betting sites have come in. All told, over $812,306 in revenue was collected in just the last two weeks of July. According to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, that profit was generated from nearly $50 million in wagers… mostly from online slots. The total gross revenue for all online slots was $517,712, while table games accounted for $294,594. Online poker is not yet live in the state. August will produce the first full month of revenue numbers. The more established New Jersey online gambling…

With the recent spread of regulated sports betting, many have begun to wonder about online gambling in America. Whereas Nevada is a national gambling symbol, some of the states impose strict restrictions even on the online casinos. At the same time, recent tendencies in the U.S. online gambling market look quite promising. So what’s awaiting us in the nearest future? It is obvious that the US cannot impose a strict federal ban on online gambling. The only obstacles may exist on the state level, where the situation is quite paradoxical. Depending on the state, the national operators have to satisfy…

The US Justice Department has filed a notice of appeal over the recent Wire Act decision in New Hampshire. That District Court ruling was in favor of the New Hampshire Lottery Commission that the Act only applied to sports betting. The notice of appeal reads: “Please take notice that all Defendants (the United States of America; the United States Department of Justice; and William Barr, in his official capacity as Attorney General) hereby appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit from the Court’s June 20, 2019 Judgment, as well as the Court’s June 3, 2019,…

The latest NFL deal with Sportradar expands the leagues existing partnership to include the distribution of live game data to sports betting operators. The multi-year agreement gives Sportradar exclusive rights to distribute real-time, play-by-play data and Next Gen Stats player tracking data to bookmakers in the US and internationally where placing wagers on live sports is legal and regulated. In addition, the agreement will see the NFL utilize Sportradar’s integrity services to monitor betting across its pre-season, regular season and post-season games. The league’s franchises will also gain access to the company’s integrity education workshops and products. Sportradar, which first…

The Gaming Control Board has announced that the Pennsylvania Self-Exclusion Program has launched in the state, allowing players to voluntarily exclude themselves from participating in gambling at Video Gaming Terminals. The program allows individuals to voluntarily choose 1-year, 5-year, or lifetime bans for this gambling activity. VGT establishments and operators must refuse wagers and deny gaming privileges, check cashing, player club membership, complimentary goods and services to any self-excluded person. They must also ensure that self-excluded persons do not receive targeted mailings, promotions, player club materials or other promotional materials relating to VGT activities. A self-excluded person who has gambled…