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Texas Lottery generates more than $100 million in one week from scratch-off ticket sales
AUSTIN —
The Texas Lottery has, for the first time in its history, sold more than $100 million in scratch ticket sales in just one ...
SBTech appoints Gavin Isaacs as Chairman
SBTech appoints Gavin Isaacs as Chairman
Former Scientific Games CEO brings extensive experience to innovative supplier and will help gr...
Industry Leader Larry Loss To Serve As Interim CEO Of Iowa Lottery
CLIVE, Iowa – Larry Loss, the Iowa Lottery’s executive vice president and an industry leader who has worked at the lottery since its star...
Germany’s Schleswig-Holstein online casino licenses expire
Germany’s Schleswig-Holstein online casino licenses expire Germany’s online gambling market is closing a chapter as the first online cas...
Almost half a billion euro paid out by Irish National Lottery in 2018
Almost half a billion euro paid out by National Lottery in 2018
Almost half a billion euro has been paid out to National Lottery winners...
Companies operating video slot machines in Wyoming bars are challenging the attorney general's opinion that the games constitute illegal gambling
Companies operating video slot machines in Wyoming bars are challenging the attorney general's opinion that the games constitute illegal ...
West Virginia launches Online sports betting
CHARLESTON — The app is live, but the scope of the expected revenue gains from online sports betting in West Virginia remains to be seen....
Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III has issued an opinion that could open the door to legalizing sports betting in Tennessee
“If chance is the dominant factor in determining the outcome of the contest, the contest constitutes a lottery, and absent an amendment t...
Michigan Governor Vetoes Package of iGaming Bills That Had Opened Door To Legal Sports Betting
With 48 hours remaining in his term, outgoing Republican Michigan Governor Rick Snyder on Friday vetoed the package of iGaming bills that...
35 years ago, Isaac Asimov was asked by the Star to predict the world of 2019. Here is what he wrote
By ISAAC ASIMOV Special to The Star
Originally published Dec. 31, 1983
lf we look into the world as it may be at the end of another gen...
Concerns Raised Over a Real-Money Gambling App on Steam
Video games are without a doubt one of the most popular forms of entertainment in the planet but it has been subject a to a fair share of...
Slovakia’s president has vetoed his country’s new gambling regime, which would have opened up the online market to international operators
Slovakia’s president has vetoed his country’s new gambling regime, which would have opened up the online market to international operator...
Aspire Zone to launch online gaming tournament with 2.3 billion players worldwide
QNA/Doha
Aspire Zone has announced the signing of a collaboration agreement with Wega, one of the world’s leading e-payment systems...
by Steve Carp States should tell Feds to back off on sports betting
Ray Lesniak is my hero.
If you’ve ever made a bet on a sporting event, he should be your hero too.
Who is Ray Lesniak?
He is the forme...
NBC registers domain names for sports betting
Do the registrations foreshadow a new sports betting platform or are they merely defensive registrations?
Is NBC going to offer sports b...
US government to meddle in sports betting---
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China Declares the Direction of Their Domestic Game Industry and Resumes Game Approvals
On December 21, Feng Shixin, Deputy Director of the Publications Bureau of the Central Propaganda Department, delivered a speech on the d...
Thomas Mitchell: Federal sports betting bill usurps state powers
Now, precisely where in the U.S. Constitution is Congress given the power to “maintain a distinct Federal interest in the integrity and c...
Federal sports betting law will impact NJ, other states
A recently introduced federal bill legislating sports betting nationwide would not immediately affect New Jersey's growing market but it ...
Arkansas commission gives preliminary OK to 2 casino rules
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Racing Commission has given tentative approval to two new regulations dealing with casino gambling ...
Bills soon to be on table for sports gambling in Virginia
FALLS CHURCH, VA.
If he were laying odds, state Sen. Chap Petersen would like the chances that Virginia's General Assembly will legaliz...
Michigan iGaming to Bring Jobs and More to the State
Summary: As online gambling becomes even closer to becoming a reality in Michigan, the state prepares to bring more jobs to the region al...
New York State Gaming Commission earns World Lottery Association Level 4 Certification for Responsible Gaming
NEW YORK STATE GAMING COMMISSION EARNS INDUSTRY’S HIGHEST RESPONSIBLE GAMING CERTIFICATION
World Lottery Association Level 4 Certificati...
A Happy New Year's Message: The Milestones of Human Progress we Reached in 2018
When you look back at 2018, do you see a good or a bad year? Chances are, your perception of the year involves fixating on all the global...
GLMS welcomes SAZKA within the GLMS family
GLMS welcomes SAZKA within the GLMS family
Lausanne, 27 December 2018, SAZKA has today joined the Global Lottery Monitoring System (GLMS...
Philippine's Pagcor’s annual revenue to top US$1.8bln
Pagcor’s annual revenue to top US$1.8bln:
Domingo The head of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (Pagcor), Andrea Domingo, says t...
China’s November lottery sales up 11 pct
Total November sales from China’s official lottery products sold on the mainland increased by 10.8 percent year-on-year to approximately ...
Missouri Lottery Receives Highest Industry Distinction for Responsibility
December 20, 2018
Missouri Lottery Receives Highest Industry Distinction for Responsibility
The Missouri Lottery’s dedication to integr...
Hoosier Lottery recognized for responsible gaming efforts by the World Lottery Association
INDIANAPOLIS (Dec. 21, 2018) —The World Lottery Association has recertified the Hoosier Lottery to the highest level of its Responsible G...