International
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WSOP Announces Hybrid 2020 Main Event With Two Online Brackets And Televised Live Final Tables
A televised WSOP Main Event will happen this year after all, with online brackets for WSOP and GGPoker players and live final tables.
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BetMGM Part Owner GVC To Attempt Corporate Metamorphosis
GVC will rebrand as Entain, as the company looks to establish a new identity and strategic direction, as well as a squeaky-clean compliance record.
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Ontario’s Ford Government Promises Online Gambling Legislation In 2020 Budget
In its 2020 budget, the Ontario government under Doug Ford has promised to introduce legislation to break the government monopoly on legal online gambling.
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WSOP, GGPoker Receive Guinness World Record For Largest Online Poker Tournament Prize Pool
WSOP and GGPoker set a world record for the largest online poker tournament prize pool in history in August, now confirmed by Guinness World Records.
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FanDuel Parent Company Flutter Enlists Gambling Reformer Tom Watson In Advisory Capacity
Flutter has raised some eyebrows by enlisting former British MP and vocal gambling critic Tom Watson as an advisor, but who could fill that role...
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PokerStars Pulls Out Of China, Taiwan And Macau
PokerStars has increase the pace with which it is leaving gray markets since its merger with Flutter. China is the latest and most significant of...
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The Wait Continues For Single-Game Sports Betting In Canada
Canada may have sports betting someday, but it's looking like 2020 is less likely.
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Evolution Gaming To Acquire NetEnt For $2.3 Billion, Form ‘World Leader In Online Casino’
Evolution says the all-stock deal will give the two companies a strategic edge in conquering the US online casino market
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UK Gambling Firms Could Face All-Out Advertising Ban, £2 Stake Limit
A group of 50 MPs has published the results of its year-long report into online gambling, calling for widespread changed to the current system.
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UK’s Largest Gambling Firms To Halt Television and Radio Advertising During Lockdown
The group of UK operators will pause their media campaigns to help protect housebound players who may be more vulnerable to problem gambling.
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GGPoker Adds ElkY, International Partnership With WSOP
The new partnership will spawn another WSOP Online Super Circuit, but it likely won't play a role in plans for the 2020 World Series of...
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UK Gambling Regulator Slaps Caesars With Record £13 Million Fine For ‘Systemic Failures’
The UKGC has issued yet another record-breaking fine, this one to Caesars Entertainment for failures in responsible-gaming and AML practices.
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Will It Be Third Time Lucky For Single-Game Sports Betting In Canada?
Legalized sports betting in US states along the northern border has the Parliament of Canada once again considering expanded legislation of its own.
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Coronavirus Cancellations Highlight Need For Off-Season Sports Betting Options
The shutdown of nearly all international sports has amplified the conversation around betting on things like esports, chess, and other novelty markets.
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Online Gambling Sites Open For Business As Coronavirus Panic Shutters Land-Based Casinos
The outbreak of novel coronavirus COVID-19 is taking its toll on casino revenues worldwide, driving people to both legal and illegal online gambling sites.
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Gambling Black Market Isn’t Going Away — Not In Europe, And Not In The US
High-stakes gamblers in regulated markets are increasingly turning to the black market to get their wagers down in online casino and sports betting.
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UK Gaming Operators Could Face A £2 Stake Limit On Online Slots
UK Gambling Commission CEO Neil McArthur says a £2 cap on online slot stakes will be considered, with a decision made in six months.
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Why The UK Banned Gambling On Credit Cards — And What It Could Mean For The US
Will the UK's ban on credit card gambling have the effect regulators are hoping for? And will a similar ban ever be considered in the...
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Google Draws Flak As Responsible Gambling Searches Yield Results For Offshore Sites
A problem gambling consumer advocate found that a search for the GamStop self-exclusion registry turned up paid results for offshore sites circumventing it.
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Australia Moves To Address Problem Gambling With National Self-Exclusion List
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is pushing for a centralized database of excluded gamblers to help combat addiction in Australia, but is it enough?
