Not a day goes by without gambling being in the headlines. There will be stories aplenty today and lots more on their way tomorrow. Moves are being made to help UK gambling addicts but is it not a situation the government helped create in the first place? The Conservative Government may have Brexit continually on its mind (and there’s lots…
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There are many important figures in the golf community, but few compare to Jay Monahan, the fourth and current commissioner of the PGA Tour, which organizes the main North American golf tours. He’s been involved in golf for almost two decades now, and plans on ramping up everything in the new year. For those who are unaware, the PGA Tour…
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There are many cities in the United States that love sports, and Philadelphia is up there with the keenest of them. In fact, an end-of-the-year list a couple of years ago placed Philadelphia at #6 in terms of “top sports cities” in America, behind much larger cities such as New York and Los Angeles. Sports fans in Philadelphia now have…
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The British overseas territory of Gibraltar remains a contentious subject between the UK and Spanish governments. Located at the entrance to the Meditaranean Sea, between the Spanish and Morrocan coasts, Gibraltar fell under British control in 1713 as a result of negotiations that led to the Treaty of Utrecht. However, Spain has always maintained a claim to the territory despite…
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With a no-deal ‘hard’ Brexit becoming more and more likely, Irish retailers in the online gambling industry are wondering how this will affect their business. Ireland is expected to be one of the economies worst affected by a hard Brexit, with some saying even the United Kingdom itself may not suffer as badly. Businesses across the continent are questioning what…
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It appears as though legalized sports betting could be legalized in Tennessee, as the first steps have been taken yesterday, on January 2, 2019. Rick Staples, a Democrat from Knoxville, Tennessee, filed the Tennessee Sports Gaming Act. The bill would not legalize betting statewide, but instead would allow cities and counties to locally decide whether they authorize sportsbetting or not.…
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Whilst any US State that is happy to allow sports betting in their locally licensed land based casinos are permitted to grant permission for those venues to do so, as far as mobile betting apps go, there had been, up until very recently a monopoly on them being available. It was only licensed sportsbooks based in New Jersey and Nevada…
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Statistics show that bingo is rising in popularity, with as many as 1.35 million people playing the game online or in person over the past month. As a result, the Gambling Commission has released guidelines for the running of Bingo events at common locations such as nightclubs and student union bars. The guidelines are offered by the Commission’s Senior Manager…
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Betting shops across the UK are making plans for the reduction in the stake levels of fixed odds betting terminals in April of next year, which is going to sadly see many betting shops closing and possibly thousands of betting shop employees made redundant. Cost cutting exercises are also being planned not only by betting companies but also by racecourses…
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The Republic-controlled U.S. state of Michigan has become the nation’s 5th state to allow intrastate online gambling and sports betting. After a day that involved 22 hours of voting, the state passed a $1.3 billion supplemental budget bill that includes a provision for online gambling and will help fund the cleaning of contaminated sides and aid the building of new…
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