New Jersey is set to begin the next phase of their long legal case aimed at bringing sports betting to the boardwalk of Atlantic City. The judicial panel which will hear oral arguments on June 26 has been announced. SBR expands on the legal hurdles NJ must overcome in today’s iGaming News video show. Judges Julio Fuentes of New Jersey and D. Michael Fisher and Thomas Vanaskie of Pennsylvania comprise the judicial panel. Circuit Judges listed for the week are Fuentes, Fisher, and Michael Chagares of New Jersey per John Brennan of NorthJersey.com, who SBR interviewed in October of last…

From Vegas Inc Wagering on sports has come a long way since the days of the cigar-chomping, mob-backed neighborhood bookie who would take bets on games. Today, the bettors are far more sophisticated, armed with computer-driven statistics and analytics used to beat the bookmakers in Nevada’s legal sports books as well as the offshore books that the Internet-savvy can find — betting markets that have an estimated $500 billion handle per year. Several presentations at this week’s International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking offered research on trends gamblers are using to become more sophisticated in their betting. Kevin Krieger…

Tottenham winger Andros Townsend has received a four-month ban by the Football Association (FA) for match betting on football games. Townsend is not accused of wagering on matches he was a part of, but nevertheless found himself in hot water and fined £18K for breaching the FA’s player betting regulations. Three months of the ban have been suspended until July 1st, 2016 and will be enforced if the footballer gets into any more trouble during that time-frame. An independent regulatory commission imposed the sanctions. The promising 21 year old talent is expected to be available again for the start of…

From SBR Forum A Bulldog777 (unrated) player has filed a sportsbook complaint. The user joined Bulldog777 in early May and deposited £200. He received a 50% bonus and began wagering, eventually increasing his balance to £817. Bulldog777 allegedly confiscated his balance without word more than two weeks ago. Bulldog777 has since closed their sportsbook while keeping the casino open. Bulldog777 website notice to players: “Technical issues with the sportsbook software provider have forced us to temporarily block player access. All casino games are still available.” SBR is following up with Bulldog777 for comment. Bulldog777 players with feedback are encouraged to…

From Las Vegas Sun A bill stopping small casinos and slot bars from running sports and race books has been signed into law by Gov. Brian Sandoval. The bill, Senate Bill 416, was sought by the Nevada Resort Association, which represents many of the major casinos in Las Vegas. Bars and small casinos with restricted slot licenses for 15 or less machines will be prohibited from having kiosks in their business where a customer can place a wager on a sporting event or horse race. During testimony at the Legislature, representatives of the small casinos said this would mean the…

Opponents of a bill to ban sports betting kiosks at bars and taverns hope to make a defensive stand in the Nevada Assembly after the measure cleared the state Senate. If approved, Senate Bill 416 would prohibit the free-standing sports-betting machines in small establishments with restricted gambling licenses as of July 1. “We’re still alive on the other side,” said Keith Lee, a Reno lawyer and lobbyist for William Hill, said Wednesday. William Hill is an operator of sportsbooks and has about 80 kiosks. The bill pushed by the Nevada Resort Association was approved Tuesday by the Senate on an…