Ahead of the launch of Internet casino and poker betting July 15, the Pennsylvania Online-Gambling Self-Exclusion program has been announced. This comes as the very first of these online-gambling services, online sports betting as offered by Philadelphia’s SugarHouse Casino, has come online in a soft launch after receiving the go-ahead from PGCB regulators. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board debuted its “self-help tool” which will allow potential online gamblers to voluntarily exclude themselves from the state’s new online gaming activities, including sports wagering, casino games, and poker. Those interested in excluding themselves can do so either online or in person at…

On May 31, 2019 Twitch streamer and content creator Jaime Staples broke the news that several of his gambling content YouTube videos were removed from his channels overnight. At first, two videos were missing related to his My Ultimate Sweat Challenge where he was giving away a seat into the PokerStars Players’ Championship in the Bahamas in January of 2019. This number ballooned to a staggering 150 videos out of around 1,000 total in just a couple of days. Staples currently has one ‘strike’ from YouTube against his channel. “The strike means you can’t upload (videos) for a week, and…

Illinois sports betting legislation was passed over the weekend and will most likely bring legal sports betting to the state. The bill will allow sports betting online and at the state’s casinos, racetracks and at larger sports facility. According to ESPN, sports betting licenses will cost the operators $10 million and are valid for four years. Operators will be taxed at 15 percent of their total revenue. The bill now heads to the desk of Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who is likely to sign the bill later this month. “Today is the culmination of a tremendous amount of hard work, determination…

The federal judge in the New Hampshire case against the Department of Justice has ruled that the Wire Act only applies to sports betting. In doing so, he set aside the Justice Department opinion that the act applies to online gambling and poker, which some feared could put states in danger of losing their online lotteries and regulated Internet betting. In 2011 the DOJ concluded that online gambling within states that was not sports betting  did not break the law. However, last November they changed their opinion on the matter and chose to interpret the act as applying to any…

Cypriot media has come bearing bad news for all Melco casino fans in the Republic of Cyprus. The company had announced that it would open a property bearing the name ‘City of Dreams Mediterranean’ during the 2021 summer. The resort would have been the first of its type in the region but the owners think it is wiser to postpone to the last months of 2021 according to In-Cyprus, a local news outlet. The government of Cyprus recently legalized gambling in casinos as one of the market renovations the republic is aiming. Companies were subjected to a vigorous bidding process…

After months of waiting, Pennsylvania online sports betting is finally available! SugarHouse Casino began live testing of its mobile sports betting app product after receiving approval from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board The advent of Internet sports wagering in the state has been months in the making. SugarHouse becomes just the first of many coming dominoes to fall in the state. All eight of the current sportsbooks in the state are expected to offer Pennsylvania online sports betting by this summer. A ninth, Presque Isle Downs in Erie, is targeting June 1 as the kickoff date of its retail sportsbook….