The National Basketball Association has joined our friends at the American Gaming Association and their Have A Game Plan: Bet Responsibly public service campaign. Through the partnership, the NBA and AGA will educate basketball fans on the fundamentals of responsible sports wagering by providing turnkey resources for use by the league’s 30 teams.  Campaign content will include in-venue, broadcast, digital and social media promotion. Launched in 2019, AGA’s Bet Responsibly campaign unites the sports betting ecosystem around a common consumer education platform, focusing on the four principles of responsible wagering for those who choose to bet: Set a budget and…

As sports betting operators gear up for the fiercest marketing battle during this year’s Super Bowl, going as far to sell out FOX’s ad capacity well in advance of the event, Charles R. Taylor, professor of marketing at the Villanova University School of Business, is available to discuss breaking news about advertisers ahead of game day. He has some predictions about what we may see on Super Sunday. First, while a few advertisers may attempt to stand out with brand activism messages, we will see less emphasis on controversial social messages than in other recent Super Bowls. With a 30…

The sports betting site Betr recently became the first American operator to ban credit cards for making gambling deposits. The use of credit cards for any form of gambling has been a point of contention between gamblers and industry opponents for years in the United Kingdom, and now Betr looks to be getting ahead of the curve here in the United States. For the past several months, This Week in Gambling has been generating sports betting headlines that warn of a potential backlash against the betting industry in this country. As gambling on sporting events continues to spread, and operators…

Well, that didn’t take long. New York sports betting is already facing some new restrictions barely a year into regulation. And those new restrictions have a lot to do with what This Week in Gambling has been warning folks about for the past several months… but we’re not gonna say “we told you so.” First up, one lawmaker in the state is calling on gambling regulators to put an end to what they call predatory sportsbook bonuses. The terminology of their proposed legislation sounds like a page from the United Kingdom, where other politicians have expressed similar concerns over the…

A FanDuel Super Bowl spot is making sports betting headlines. The company recently announced a the promotion at the big game in a few weeks, calling it their “Kick of Destiny.“ The campaign will feature fan favorite and Super Bowl Champ Rob Gronkowski attempting to kick a field goal. The pro-bowl tight end will make his attempt on live television during a commercial. And any customer who places a Super Bowl bet of five dollars or more with FanDuel will win a share of $10 million in free bets if Gronk can nail the kick. And that may be a…

The Ohio Casino Control Commission is making gambling headlines, as they have already fined Caesars Entertainment, and BetMGM and DraftKings fines are likely in the near future. All because the operators failed to comply with gaming regulations surrounding problem gambling, underage gambling, and responsible gambling. First, the Caesars Sportsbook received a $150,000 fine for violating state advertising standards when they failed to include a problem gambling hotline phone number in one of their promotions, and did not place a responsible gambling practices in a conspicuous place. Then, DraftKings fines totaling $350,000 could be on the way after the company made…