A.G. Burnett is leaving his post as chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board (GCB) effective Dec. 22, 2018, to take a job with law firm McDonald Carano. In an interview with the Nevada Independent, Burnett said he plans to focus on gaming law once his mandatory one-year ‘cooling off’ period is up.

Burnett assumed the GCB chairman’s seat five years ago in November from then-outgoing chair Mark Lipparelli. Burnett said that he was proud of all the work he and his team had accomplished, but believes nearly two decades of regulating gaming is enough for anyone.

The JCM Global executive explains to CalvinAyre.com’s Becky Liggero how the gambling industry copes with the changing times.

In response to the launch of BTC futures markets, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission has warned investors to deal only with Hong Kong regulated operators who hold the appropriate licenses and are members of the relevant U.S. exchanges.

The search is on for news writers, columnists and social media mavens who can share their knowledge and technical analysis of the crypto industry.

The gaming sector remains to be the leading source of suspicious transaction reports, accounting for 70.3 percent of the statistics in the city state, followed by the financial institutions and insurance companies sector with 27.1 percent.

The Norwegian Gaming Authority found that two firms, Magyar s.r.o. (Trustly AB) and Entercash Ltd, had changed their registration information and continued to process online gambling payments in defiance of the regulator’s orders.

The former Amaya Gaming CEO and his two co-accused—Benjamin Ahdoot and Yoel Altman—appeared  in a Quebec court for the start of their criminal trial for insider trading, much of which stems from Amaya’s 2014 acquisition of the parent company of online poker giant PokerStars.

Affiliates should tap Instagram to pull more user engagement. In using Instagram, brands should come up with creative yet brand-specific hashtags and post their campaign strategically and consistently.

The all-new Sportsbet.io will be the only BTC-led sportsbook to offer its customers a live streaming provision, a prerequisite for any tier one operator. It also hosts more than 1,400 games from suppliers such as NetEnt, Quickfire, OneTouch and Thunderkick in its premium casino.

Congratulations are in order for Ryan Tosoc, who has taken down the most successful World Poker Tour (WPT) Five Diamond World Poker Classic, a year after finishing second! The net effect of Tosoc’s unbelievable accomplishment is over $3m in prize money secured through the two events.