With brick-and-mortar casinos across the United States shut down to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, public health advocates are concerned that a shift to online wagering may lead to an increase in problematic behaviors.
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If necessity is the mother of invention, sports gambling options are needed now more than ever, and the ATP is responding. With the help of IGM Arena, it is introducing a new virtual tennis product that will give sports gambling fans something to look forward to, and it should be here within just a couple of weeks.
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SBTech is close to completing the process of bringing its clients’ websites back online after a cyberattack saw more than 50 sportsbooks powered by the technology provider go offline over the weekend.
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There had been speculation that the league might be able to resume sometime late in April or possibly in May. A May return might be possible if COVID-19 can be brought under control, but a June relaunch is more optimistic. However, even if games were to startup that month, they won’t be the same.
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Penn National Gaming and Gaming and Leisure Properties have reached a $337.5m non-cash rent payment agreement for the real estate assets of the Tropicana Las Vegas hotel and casino and the land for a planned property in Morgantown, Pennsylvania.
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GVC Holdings, the global sports betting and gaming group, has welcomed the BGC’S coordinated industry approach that aims to provide a safer betting and gaming environment amid the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond
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BetUS, an online gambling operator, recently became the target of a hacking group that held the company’s internal data for ransom. The company was amongst many that were targeted by the hackers.
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ZenSports is built on a blockchain and, based on preliminary activity, has been received well by the gambling community in the 90 countries where it currently provides services. Among these, absent is the U.S., but, now, it’s time for the company to hit the big leagues.
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While America snoozed during the early days of the novel coronavirus crisis in mid-March, NFL players approved the new collective bargaining agreement with league owners through 2030. And in that CBA, the NFL — that beacon of morality fighting against the point spread since the days before Pete Rozelle turned 21 — reached an accord with its players to share gambling revenue.
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With sports shutting down during the COVID-19 pandemic, bettors are turning to something that can never be canceled – the weather.
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Isai Scheinberg, the 73 year old founder of gaming giant PokerStars, has pleaded guilty in a New York court to running an unlawful online gambling business in the US.
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