Author: Boet Metselaar

Pennsylvania wants to accept online-only casino licenses

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) will begin accepting operators in the Keystone state who wish to apply for an igaming certificate without being tied to a land-based operator. The businesses that are operating in jurisdictions outside of Pennsylvania can now apply for becoming a qualified gaming entity. Thanks to this designation, the operator can ..

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Encore Boston Harbor receives first sports betting License in Massachusetts

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) awards first sports betting license to Wynn Resorts’ Encore Boston Harbor. They became the first operator to secure a sports betting license from the MGC. With a Category 1 Sports Wagering Operator License, Encore can now operate sports betting at their casino property and their two online platforms. But they ..

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More than $511bn per year is gambled illegaly by US players

The innovation Group published a survey and examined three sectors of illegal, also known as the grey market, gambling: sports betting, online casino and “skill gaming” machines. The innovation group conducted a survey with over 5,200 US adults participating. They were asked questions as “how their overall gambling habits for both land-based and interactive and ..

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A new horseracing deal came about when Draftkings and Churchill Downs sat around the table

Draftkings and Churchill downs agreed on a multi-year partnership with each other. They revealed the details between their deal and this makes pari-mutuel wagering on horseracing available for Draftking its customers. The new agreement between the two made the base for Draftking’s new DK Horse Product. Because of this horserace fanatics can now bet on ..

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Americans will wager around 1.8 Billion Dollars on this World Cup

The Fifa World Cup is held in Qatar this year. It will start on November 20. According to a survey from the American Gaming Association 20.5 million American adults will bet on this year’s Fifa World Cup. That is almost 8 percent of the American adults. Estimated these adults will gamble, combined, a total of ..

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