Andrew O’Malley

5 days ago | vegasslotsonline.com | Andrew O’Malley

PokerStars is in hot water in Sweden after it wasn’t quick enough in conducting source of funds checks on high rollers, which violated the country’s anti-money laundering (AML) laws. The Flutter Entertainment-owned brand will pay a SEK 7m ($728,199) fine and received an official warning from Sweden’s gambling regulator, Spelinspektionen, for its transgressions.

5 days ago | vegasslotsonline.com | Andrew O’Malley

While casinos and unions don’t always see eye to eye, they are uniting on an important issue in Las Vegas. The Culinary Workers Union Local 226 represents the interests of about 60,000 workers in the city and is working alongside the Nevada Resorts Association to re-establish a court process to ban unruly individuals from the Strip. The two parties sent a joint letter to try to amend Governor Joe Lombardo’s public safety bill.

5 days ago | vegasslotsonline.com | Andrew O’Malley

The prevalence of gambling-related advertising that people see while watching English Premier League (EPL) games is a hot topic in the UK. Fans are inundated with television commercials, pitchside hoardings, and logos on the jerseys of players for online casinos and sportsbooks. Clubs agreed in April 2023 to stop showing gambling brands on the front of their shirts from the start of the 2026/2027 season, despite these advertising positions proving very lucrative for them.

6 days ago | vegasslotsonline.com | Andrew O’Malley

The Indiana Pacers have taken the NBA by storm this year, overcoming hefty odds to make their way into the NBA Finals after beating the New York Knicks 4-2 to win the Eastern Conference. The Pacers were +6600 before the start of the regular season to make it to the Finals, the longest odds for any team for the past four decades. Even after getting into the playoffs, their chances of winning the Eastern Conference were still only +8000.

6 days ago | vegasslotsonline.com | Andrew O’Malley

With state governments across the US struggling to compensate for cuts in federal funding, they are looking at other ways to generate new revenue. Lawmakers in Illinois have decided to introduce a new levy on every sports bet in the state. This decision was only made on Saturday, the final day of the current legislative session, so operators were largely blindsided. Governor JB Pritzker is set to sign the $55.2bn budget into law in the coming days.