With Pennsylvania casinos ordered to close mid-month, state sets online casino revenue and sports betting handle records in December 2020.
Betsson acquires Betsafe; Russian prosecutors arrested for gambling
Betsson acquires Malta-based, Nordic-facing Betsafe; Moscow prosecutors under arrest in connection with illegal gambling ring protected by government officials
Freakonomics author declares poker a game of skill… So what?
A research paper by Thomas Miles and Freakonomics author Steven Levitt tracks 32,000 WSOP players and declares that poker is indeed a game of skill.
Manny Pacquiao punches back at anonymous steroid allegations
After anonymous allegations of steroid use hit the net, Manny Pacquiao releases a statement calling it complete and utter bullshit (or words to that effect)
US internet censorship act would require search engines to block seized domains
US proposes the PROTECT IP Act, which would require internet search engines to stop returning results for domains that had been seized by the DoJ.
DoJ confirms Absolute Poker agreement; Madeira Fjord’s incurious lawyers
US Dept. of Justice confirms it has reached agreement with Absolute Poker to facilitate payouts of US player funds; WSOP unsure of Black Friday effect
European Commission okay Schleswig-Holstein draft gambling law; Pwin party on
Schleswig-Holstein's draft gambling law has been ruled in compliance with European law by the European commission; bwin.party CEOs talk Black Friday
AP/UB claim DoJ payout deal; Olman Rimola surrenders to Costa Rica cops
Absolute Poker/Ultimate Bet issue press release claiming deal with Dept. of Justice to facilitate refunding US players balances; DoJ yet to confirm.
Rank rejects Guoco takeover bid; Macau raises age limit; Chinese love their cards
Rank Group's board rejects £586m takeover bid by Guoco Group; Macau to raise casino age limit from 18 to 21; Chinese cardmaker Yaoji gets IPO approval