DraftKings Casino is launching Electric Poker in Michigan for its online poker players. In Electric Poker, players do not compete against the operator, unlike conventional casino games. Instead, the game enables registered members to play with other members in a No-Limit Hold ’em tournament. DraftKings Casino has added Electric Poker to the DraftKings Michigan online …
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The American Gaming Association (AGA), the national trade group for the U.S. casino industry, has raised concerns that sweepstakes casinos are not complying with U.S. gambling laws and evading states taxes on revenues generated via online casino-style games. American Gaming Association published a memo via Vixio Regulatory Intelligence to address sweepstakes casinos In a memo …
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Greg Nolt, director of the Delaware Division of Gaming Enforcement, confirmed to Legal Sports Report recently that the Delaware sports betting regulator sent a cease-and-desist order to sweepstake operator Virtual Gaming Worlds (VGW) in February 2023. Delaware Division of Gaming Enforcement said Virtual Gaming Worlds is in violation of state law VGW, an Australian company, …
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Bovada, an offshore gambling operator owned by Harp Media B.V., is leaving the Buckeye State after the Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC) sent a cease-and-desist letter to the operator earlier this month. Ohio is the 11th U.S. territory to ban Bovada Ohio joins a growing list of U.S. jurisdictions that no longer service Bovada. Other …
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Nebraska will not be introducing online sports betting anytime soon, as a special legislative session ended on Tuesday without formal discussion of legalizing the activity. Nebraska online sports betting must wait until at least January 2025 Sen. Eliot Bostar introduced LR3CA and LB13 at the start of the special session that began July 25. The …
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Former Iowa State tight end DeShawn Hanika wants college athletes to learn from his sports betting downfall after he was one of more than a dozen athletes from Iowa State and Iowa charged last year for tampering with records to place sports bets, according to the state’s investigation into sports wagering at the collegiate level. …
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DraftKings’ parent company, DK Crown Holdings, has contributed $3.5 million to the political action committee (PAC) advocating for the Missouri sports betting ballot initiative, according to recent filings with the Missouri Ethics Commission. DraftKings’ donation comes after a constitutional amendment for legalized sports betting was certified for the Nov. 5 ballot Last Tuesday, Secretary of …
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The North Coast Casino is officially open and hosting poker tournaments in Eureka, California, the Chamber of Commerce announced Monday. The Greater Eureka Chamber and Mayor Kim Bergel marked North Coast Casino’s grand opening with a ribbon cutting on Friday, Aug. 16. Poker tournaments at North Coast Casino are catered to seasoned players and newcomers …
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The Quapaw Nation, the owners and operators of the Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, announced Monday that their $250 million hotel and event center is expected to open in the Fall of 2025. Saracen Casino Resort will propel the Quapaw Nation’s investment in Arkansas to over $500 million The 400,000-square-foot, 320-room hotel and …
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