iGaming Business North America

iGaming Business North America started in May 2012, focusing on the developments in regulations across the United States. It has included discussions with leaders and lawmakers from states like Nevada, Delaware, and New Jersey, which were the first to establish rules for online gambling within their borders.

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Episode 8: iGB L!VE, ad bans and football sponsorship

3 days ago | igamingbusiness.com | Robin Harrison

iGB L!VE is almost upon us and Right to the Source is gearing up for the show, with Robin Harrison roaming the venue and Ed Birkin taking to the stage for a session on Brazil. True to form, the conversation quickly diverges, to take in the current state of the Spanish market where GGR continues to go up in spite of advertising spend declining.
State of the Union: Penn elects two directors; dozens of AGs file amicus brief vs. Kalshi; more

1 week ago | igamingbusiness.com | Matt Rybaltowski

A large swath of state attorneys general have joined Ohio AG Dave Yost in pushing an appellate court to overturn a ruling on the legality of prediction markets in New Jersey. Yost and nearly three dozen state attorneys filed an amicus brief on Tuesday urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to side with New Jersey in a legal battle with Kalshi.
Episode 49: Wes Himes talks UK Gambling Act white paper progress

1 week ago | igamingbusiness.com | Robin Harrison

Welcome back to the World Series of Politics as Brandt Iden and Brendan Bussmann take a trip across the point to have Wes Himes discuss the UK Gambling Act white paper. The Gambling Act white paper finally saw the light of day in April 2023 after a four year process that took in three Prime Ministers, five culture secretaries and six gambling ministers.
Episode 7: Talking AI in gaming with Xgenia’s Mark Flores Martin

1 week ago | igamingbusiness.com | Robin Harrison

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Can Canada’s other provinces replicate Ontario's iGaming success?

1 week ago | igamingbusiness.com | Nicole Macedo

As Alberta approves competitive remote gambling, trade body boss Paul Burns considers Canada's iGaming history and what it will take for other provinces to take the plunge. In April 2022, Canada’s province of Ontario launched the country’s first competitive online gaming market. Three years later, Alberta’s legislature approved the iGaming Alberta Act on 7 May, creating a framework for a similarly regulated market in that western province.
Penn Entertainment elects two board members as battle lines are drawn in contentious proxy fight

1 week ago | igamingbusiness.com | Matt Rybaltowski

Penn shareholder meeting highlights dispute over board members that is also the focus of a federal lawsuit by HG Vora. For a gambling-industry event as hyped as any shareholders gathering since the historic PASPA decision, Penn Entertainment’s annual shareholder meeting Tuesday largely failed to bring the sizzle.
Can Canada’s other provinces replicate Ontario's iGaming success?

1 week ago | igamingbusiness.com | Nicole Macedo

As Alberta approves competitive remote gambling, trade body boss Paul Burns considers Canada's iGaming history and what it will take for other provinces to take the plunge. In April 2022, Canada’s province of Ontario launched the country’s first competitive online gaming market. Three years later, Alberta’s legislature approved the iGaming Alberta Act on 7 May, creating a framework for a similarly regulated market in that western province.
As Thailand-Cambodia border conflict heats up, Thai casino workers told to stay home

1 week ago | igamingbusiness.com | Marjorie Preston

The Thailand-Cambodia conflict is deepening following a 28 May border skirmish that killed a Cambodian soldier. At the centre of the conflict is an 820-kilometre land border, including some stretches that are claimed by both sides. Since the incident last month, both Cambodia and Thailand have engaged in tit-for-tat measures. Thailand threatened to cut power and internet access to Cambodia, especially to scam centres and illegal casinos.
ATG files formal complaint against Veikkaus after winding down Sweden racing agreement

1 week ago | igamingbusiness.com | Nicole Macedo

An ATG complaint filed against Veikkaus has made some damning claims the monopoly operator will have an unfair competitive advantage in the open Finnish market. Veikkaus has been reported to Finland’s Competition and Consumer Authority (Kilpailu- ja kuluttajavirasto) by Swedish trotting monopoly ATG for “abusing its dominant market position”. The claim suggests Veikkaus is trying to maintain a competitive advantage in the soon to be liberalised Finnish remote gambling market.
Ohtani’s ex-interpreter reports to federal prison for gambling-related crimes

1 week ago | igamingbusiness.com | Matt Rybaltowski

Ippei Mizuhara reported to federal prison on Monday, closing one of the final chapters in the criminal gambling case of the disgraced former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani. Mizuhara began serving a 57-month sentence on Monday in the Allenwood federal prison in Pennsylvania. Mizuhara received the lengthy sentence for embezzling some $17 million from the reigning National League MVP.