Parx Casino in the state of Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Begins Taking Legal Sports Wagers

Gambling and betting regulations in the United States are easing up with the federal services pulling out of the business of each individual state. Instead, local gaming bodies are overseeing the segment, with Pennsylvania just placing its first legal bets this week. Pennsylvania Accepts First Legal Bets Pennsylvania has effectively become the 7th state in […]

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Alabama Elects GOP Government That Could Change Gambling

Following the Midterms, Alabama may now be faced with one of the most conservative governments the State has ever seen. As a result, the gambling industry in Alabama may have just found itself a fierce enemy. Following the Midterms, A Disaster for Gambling On Tuesday, the Mid-term elections for the House took place across the […]

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Tracey Crouch as Minister of Youth and Sports.

Tracey Crouch Steps Down from Post over FOBTs

British Sports Minister Tracey Crouch resigned over alleged delays in enforcing the fixed-odds betting terminals legislation that was voted earlier this year. Crouch suggested that the government was deliberately sabotaging the plan to favor bookmakers in the short term Tracey Crouch Steps Down as Sports Minister Sports Minister Tracey Crouch has handed in her resignation […]

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Albania Effectively Bans Gambling and Sports Betting

While the United Kingdom is on the brink of a gambling crisis precipitated by British Chancellor of the Exchequer Phillip Hammond, Albania has taken an even more hostile approach to its own gambling and sports betting industry. Albania Passes Anti-Gambling, Anti-Betting Law Earlier in the week, Albania passed a law in Parliament effectively banning all […]

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Italy’s New Gambling Laws May Fall Off the Mark

A new blanket ban is threatening all gambling operations in Italy. However, the efficiency of the ban has already been questioned by one of country’s top health agencies, to name the Istituto Superiore della Sanità (ISS). Problem Gambling in Italy – No Ban Will Help The Istituto Superiore della Sanità (ISS) has released a new […]

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West Virginia Gets Sports Betting

West Virginia is joining the fraternity of states that have decided to give a legal status of their betting & gaming opportunities. Naturally, there has been much opposition, but also a fair bit of endorsement, sufficient apparently, to finalize matters in a way that’s agreeable to everyone. West Virginia Goes Legal The legalized sports betting […]

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Parrikar Says No to Local Gambling, Brings Bill in Assembly

If you are a resident of the Indian State of Goa, things are about to get very difficult for you if you love gambling and frequenting casinos. According to Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, these goodies will no longer be accessible to the locals. The announcement came on Friday, much to the general surprise of the […]

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Don’t Replicate the UK Regulation Pattern in the US

For a long, while now the benefits of a regulated online gambling industry have been touted. Many observers in the United States have pointed to the United Kingdom, arguing that that the country may serve as an example of how things are done. However, Britain’s industry is harried by a problem that is not as […]

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