Author: Daniel Williams

The State Senate of New York is to once again review the online poker bill which is aimed at making online poker legal across the state. The beginning of the week saw the online poker bill to be set on the agenda of the New York Senate, along with hopes of online gaming to be officially passed by the end of the week. If the State Senate does not give the green light to the proposed piece of legislation, online poker will remain dead until the new legislative session, considering…

The 2017 AffiliateCon Sofia conference, aimed at gathering online gaming industry’s already existing and potential affiliate at one place, is scheduled to take place on September 12th and 13th at the luxury Sofia Event Centre. Hosted at Sofia, Bulgaria the event is to offer the widest number of affiliates the opportunity to take part in some serious business at a relaxed networking environment offering private meeting areas. Sofia was the city chosen to host the convention thanks to its central location in Europe and its proximity to some of the…

The organisers of the 2017 Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE) have revealed that the third-largest gaming industry trade show is to be hosted at the new ICC Sydney in Darling Harbour. It is also one of the largest trade events on the territory of Australia and undoubtedly the most significant gaming event in the Southern Hemisphere, with floor space of 19,000 square metres. The Expo is to take place from August 15th to 17th 2017 at the International Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney. The Australasian Gaming Expo is owned and operated by…

Yesterday, the Massachusetts Special Commission on Online Gaming, Fantasy Sports Gaming and Daily Fantasy Sports held a meeting in order to discuss the future of online gambling in the state. So far, a number of bills have been introduced but unfortunately failed to find progress. The Commission, which was created last year, had the responsibility of reviewing and considering all online gambling aspects. Currently, online gambling is not legal in the state of Massachusetts, except for Daily Fantasy Sports, which have been made legal until July 31st 2018 with the…

Last night, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed a large gaming package including the long-desired online gambling and daily fantasy sports legislation. Only a couple of weeks after the Senate passed its gaming and online gaming bill, the state House has made a counter-proposal by making a number of changes in the H 271 bill. Only a few hours after the amended bill was given the green light by the House Rules Committee, it also received the approval of the House of Representatives with a vote ratio of 102 to…

Connecticut lawmakers have finally made some progress in terms of gambling expansion by approving most of a gambling legislative package. The approval would allow local Indian tribes to establish a new casino located in East Windsor. The House of Representatives voted in favour of the gaming expansion bill, with the decision coming only a few hours after a deal including more off-track betting parlours across the state of Connecticut was reached. Right before the ending of this year’s legislative session, local lawmakers managed to give the green light to the…

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) scolded Gibraltar-based Gala Bingo for misleading TV advert seen on February 18th 2017. The ad that has been described by misleading featured a voice-over that stated that players could win a total of £5,000 in the brand’s weekly final chase games. Also, they would be given the chance to play at a special quiz night. On-screen text was featured at the bottom of the screen, saying that the offer was available only for UK residents over 18 years old until February 25th 2017. Additional information…

Connecticut lawmakers have raised the “mini casinos” issue for Bridgeport, New Haven and Waterbury before the vote for the East Windsor casino facility. House leaders are still considering a number of literally last-minute options for further expansion of the Connecticut’s casino gambling industry. With only a couple of days left until the end of the current legislative session, the pressure over local lawmakers has been piling, as time is running out. In addition, Connecticut lawmakers have been put in the middle of the high-stakes battle between the Mohegan and Mashantucket…

eSports has become an exciting and rapidly growing sector in the gambling industry with no signs of slowing its growth down. The increased interest towards eSports betting has raised certain questions regarding the regulation of the sector, putting UK competent authorities under pressure to make sure that eSports betting do not allow unlicensed betting and malpractices. Almost a year ago, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has expressed its concerns related to eSports. The gambling watchdog released a report largely focused on eSports and further explained that game publishers need to…

The European Commission (EC) gave the green light to Denmark to open its online bingo and horse race betting market to private operators, putting an end to the monopoly that is currently held by Danske Spil. The decision of the European Commission comes after the three-month period to review the country’s draft law by the Commission and other European Union member states officially expired. As revealed by the European Commission, the draft act seeks to open the online bingo market to private operators that would like to offer their services…