This week we have online gambling news from Massachusetts, where mobile sports betting violations abound! Plus, more online betting news from Ohio, where the fines are flying. And then sports betting news from New York, where the operators are starting to push back!   Hello my friends! And thank you for streaming another edition of This Week in Gambling, as online betting continues to sweep across the country. But with more money comes more problems… I think they even wrote a song about that! First up, we told you back in January about the new gambling records, and now the…

The popularity of online gambling has dramatically increased recently. It is currently outpacing conventional casinos in terms of popularity and earnings, expanding at an alarming rate. Online gambling isn’t just restricted to classic casino games. Online gambling comes in various forms, but you can wager on practically any game. Types of Online Gambling The three main types of online gambling are poker, casino games, and sports betting. To succeed, you’ll need luck, but all three games are enjoyable to play with the potential to win extra cash. 1. Online Poker The most widely used type of internet gambling is poker….

Info-Tech Research Group has published a new industry trends report about crypto, NFT’s, and online gambling, and how they effect the future of casinos and their need for digital transformation. The report is timely, as the effects of the pandemic are still apparent to casino operators, most notably with a shortage of labor and skilled labor, health and safety concerns, and the prominence of online gaming and its effects on brick-and-mortar casino floors. Info-Tech’s findings reveal that the casino industry is at the precipice of significant change. Operators need to consider what is happening in the external environment that directly…

If you were hoping for New York online gambling or poker this year, we have some bad news for you. State legislators could not get a deal done in regard to a measure being pushed by State Senator Joseph Addabbo, who also pushed sports betting reforms there. Since regulating mobile and online sports bets, the state has set revenue records in America. Despite this, the current legislative session will end on June 2nd with nothing accomplished for web based casino games. Addabbo’s bill didn’t see much support after clearing committee. Of course, those who remember the struggles of sports betting…

Online gambling wasn’t even a topic of discussion when Congress made sports gambling illegal.Back in 1992 they passed the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) and no one really blinked. If someone wanted to place a bet on the Super Bowl or a basketball game, their options were minimal at best: jump on a plane to Las Vegas or phone their local bookie. Fast forward 25 years and the internet is ubiquitous and laws such as PASPA arcane, making May 14, 2018, a day of gambling liberation, as the Supreme Court overturned the law on the grounds it was…

There is a new horizon in the United States for gambling, as new laws allow certain states to decide their own legislation for online gambling. Although in most states, legislation has only recently come to fruition, it comes as no surprise that online gambling would make its way back into US culture, simply because there is a deep history and gambling culture ingrained in the US. Below we will have a look into US gambling history and its culture leading up to today’s online gambling scene. If you like to skip straight to an online casino overview rather than read…