Published 20.09.2021 Author: Jake Category: News
It has been reported that the SB 688 bill will start in the House Commerce Committee, before being handed onto Judiciary 1, House Finance and then House Rules, which will decide when the bill goes to the floor for a full chamber vote. There is a limited time on this, as the legislative session is closing and if the House doesn’t make a move on this now, they
Destin Hall, the House Rules Chairman and one of the key leaders in the House Republican majority said: “I don’t know if it’ll pass or not, but we referred it out, and if those committee chairs want to hear it, they can. I expect they probably will, but, in terms of timeline, I don’t know.”
It is incredibly reassuring to see these new markets start to open up, as an affiliate, providing further opportunities to target and benefit from.
Published 17.09.2021 Author: Stephen Category: News
The state’s gaming tax revenue figures are still below the pre covid-19 pandemic $1.4bn that was generate in fiscal year 2019. However, the first year of sports betting and lottery really helped boost the numbers, which compensated for the
The report said that overall lottery sales for 2021 were up by 22%, equalling to more than $3.4bn, the highest total since the Illinois lottery began, back in 1975. Sales were up by $600m in comparison to the previous year.
Published 16.09.2021 Author: Jake Category: News
Following on from four months of lower handles, Iowa has recorded an increase in sports betting for the first time since March 2021. Although these figures make it seem that sports betting has flopped in the state, we must consider that when compared to August 2020 the sports handle is up over 115%.
A key takeaway from these figures is the volume of online sports betting in particular
Sports Betting in Iowa was only legalised in August of 2019 and the first year saw a total amount wagered of $400 million. When this is compared to their current monthly figures, we can really appreciate the amount this market has flourished.
Published 16.09.2021 Author: Stephen Category: News
Back in May this year, all betting and gaming operators were told by Northern Irelands minister for communities, Deirdre Hargey, to prepare for statutory changes to the gambling legislation.
Deirdre Hargey said: “Gambling legislation has remained largely unchanged since it was enacted thirty-five years ago. As a result, gambling regulation
Quite a few changes are planned to be made but allowing high-street betting shops and bingo clubs to open for business on Sundays and Bank Holiday, will be one of the biggest changes made to the gambling regulations.
The adjustments focused on land-based operation have successfully passed the first phase. However, the minister said that the second phase will require a much longer timescale in order to address a regulatory framework concerning online gambling.
Affiliates involved with the Northern Ireland gambling market should keep an eye on any changes being made to regulations, as it could affect the way they refer any players.
Published 15.09.2021 Author: Jake Category: News
A recent press conference saw the government announcing that they will be easing a number of restrictions that were imposed during the pandemic, including setting time limits for sessions and a deposit bonus cap of SEK100. These limitations were said to be removed on the 29th of September, however there was no mention of the deposit cap.
Currently licensed operators can only accept
The BOS secretary general, Gustaf Hoffstedt said in a letter sent to the government: “The fact that the government announced on 7 September that most of the general restrictions will be removed from 29 September this year is, of course, an even clearer signal of the government’s ambition to return Sweden to a normal situation.”
“This includes the Swedish Public Health Agency’s advice to withdraw the advice to work from home, which was the main argument for the temporary regulation on gambling liability measures, as it was claimed that increased stays at home would lead to increased gambling problems with online casino gambling.”
He also pointed out that, Casino Cosmopol, a state-owned and land-based casino re-opened on the 7th of July with none of the restrictions that apply to the online casinos in Sweden.
Published 15.09.2021 Author: Stephen Category: News
Around 44% of the UK population regularly take part in online gaming, taking a whopping £5.7 billion in gross gambling yield for 2020 from online games, and online casinos contributed £3.2 billion of that.
Casino games are considered some of the most investing games within the industry, consisting of games such as poker, bingo, blackjack, roulette, and slots. However,
Some of the reasons that UK residents love slots so much is because the games can be so diverse, with different styles, and bonus systems. Adding to this, slots are one of the easiest games for people to learn, due to there being many free-to-play slots games available. This allows players to learn how to play without the risk of losing any of their hard earned money in the process.
With slots being the most popular online casino game, game providers are always looking to find new ways to entice players to keep returning to slot games. VR or AR technologies are said to be the future of online slots, allowing players to virtually pull the slot machine lever from their homes, instead of just clicking a button. This would make players feel more like they are in a land-based casino environment, which would have been perfect during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown.
Published 14.09.2021 Author: Jake Category: News
The report conveyed that across 18 states as well as the District of Columbia, between the 9th and 12th of September, there were 58.2 million transactions were made. When compared to the same period last year, at only 25.8 million transactions, it is clear to see the over 125% growth.
The managing director of GeoComply, Lindsay Slader, said
New Jersey, Michigan, Arizona, Pennsylvania and Illinois were amongst the states with the highest volume of transactions, with New Jersey beating their prior personal best and reporting 12.5 million wagers. Arizona had only approved sports betting on the 9th of September and have already had more than 6.1 million transactions.
During August, the American Gaming Association (AGA) released the results of their research which found that a record 45.2 million Americans plan to wager during the National Football League (NFL) 2021. This volume is around 36% more than during 2020.
It seems that there is continuous growth in the American sports betting industry and there does not seem to be any signs of this slowing down. Players in the country seem desperate to place bets wherever and whenever they can.
Published 14.09.2021 Author: Stephen Category: News
However, the Netherlands Online Gambling Association (NOGA), the main online gaming trade association, are extremely unhappy due to being left out of the discussion regarding the new advertising guidelines within the country.
NOGA wants operators from both online and land-based sectors to cooperate with each other when agreeing on guidelines, to avoid saturation when the Dutch online gambling market launches.
The new code’s limit of three online gaming adverts per commercial break is the main reason
Peter-Paul de Goeij, director of NOGA said: "The limit of three gambling advertisements per block applies only to internet gambling advertisements. In addition to three advertisements for online gambling, Holland Casino, Gaston and Koning TOTO will be allowed to advertise their offline offerings without any restrictions."
"The viewer does not make the distinction between offline and online the consumer just sees an irritating gambling ad. In addition, advertisements from today’s gambling providers are already ubiquitous, on television, radio, internet, bus shelters and in our letterboxes. Let’s face it, consumers find too many gambling adverts just irritating."
"This irritation, and the flooding with gambling advertising, must be prevented. That’s why NOGA has been calling on all gambling providers, online, offline, the Postcode lottery but also media parties and broadcasters to sit down and make agreements on the total amount of gambling advertising in the Netherlands, since June 2019."
"We need to do this to temper the growth that is coming, with the legalisation of the online market, and to prevent a gambling advertising avalanche."
"If we do not prevent this from happening, there may be a ban on gambling advertising introduced soon and then we will not be able to persuade consumers to play at a legal gambling site. NOGA therefore advocates advertising volume control."
Published 13.09.2021 Author: Jake Category: News
If you are unfamiliar with the “Park the Bus” campaign, a number of organisations, such as “Gambling with Lives” and “Clean Up Gambling” joined forces with the Coalition Against Gambling Ads, took a double decker bus around the UK asking for a complete ban on gambling advertisements. The event took place over 5 days, beginning at the start of September.
Michael commented, stating that in the focus specialists had told him the public had not singled out gambling advertisements, when criticizing the advertising industry. The conversation was that the public find advertising “annoying” and when Michael said “Gambling advertising in particular?” they responded with
He also mentioned the remarks made by John Whittingdale, a secretary at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), who said that there were no “causal link between exposure to advertising and the development of problem gambling.”
In regards to the overall concerns that gambling advertisements leads to minors being exposed to problem gambling, he referred to the UK Gambling Commissions research that found the majority of under 16’s gambling involvement comes from fruit machines, private bets between friends, card games and scratch cards.
Michael went on to say “Whilst this is undoubtedly an issue, this is not children induced by advertising betting on football with regulated operators as some campaigners seem to suggest.”
This passage in the magazine finished with “Of course anti-gambling prohibitionists will keep doing what they do – calling for stuff, like all advertising, to be prohibited. And, yes, advertising may be occasionally annoying. But to say gambling advertising equals harm or is the cause behind problem gambling is just not true.”
Published 13.09.2021 Author: Stephen Category: News
ACGO’s CEO, Tom Mungham said: “The sport and event betting standards the AGCO has released are a critical piece of Ontario’s regulatory framework. They require gaming operators to maintain strong controls over the integrity of their offerings and give confidence to Ontarians when they place their bets.”
The new rules will take effect at the beginning of Ontario’s open igaming market and have been
On August 27, single-event sports betting was officially launched, but is only operated by provincial lotteries.
The CEO of the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA), Khalid Ali said: “The association welcomes the balanced and proportionate approach to betting integrity as set out by the AGCO in its Standards. In particular, the recognition of the benefits from operators being part of an integrity monitoring system. IBIA and its members look forward to working with the AGCO and wider Canadian stakeholders to protect sporting events and regulated betting markets from potential corruption.”
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