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The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has called on US states update existing laws and regulations to offer greater protection to student-athletes from gambling harm and the integrity of its competitions. Some 38 states have passed different laws legalising sports betting since PASPA was repealed in 2018. The NCAA says while some contain protection and
Real Luck Group, the company behind the Luckbox brand, has revealed plans to restructure its operations after a proposed merger agreement was withdrawn. The operator last month signed a letter of intent (LOI) for a possible merger or acquisition. At the time, Real Luck said this had the potential to ensure its immediate prospects and to fund
Anti-gambling lobbying group No Casinos has requested a motion to file a late amicus curiae brief to the Florida Supreme Court, supporting West Flagler in its bid to overturn the Seminole Tribe’s gaming compact. In the brief, No Casinos argues that statewide online sports betting through the compact “cannot be squared” with Amendment 3 of
Czech lottery operator Sazka has expanded its partnership with content, platform and services provider OpenBet to strengthen its compliance efforts. Under the arrangement, OpenBet is providing Sazka with Neccton’s gambling compliance products. The AI-based solution is being integrated across Sazka’s lottery, sportsbook and casino offerings. Sazka, which operates as part of the Allwyn Group, has
The Australian state of Victoria has introduced its previously announced gambling harms bill which, among other measures, would establish an enforced curfew for most pokies in the state. Victoria’s minister for casino, gaming and liquor regulation, Melissa Horne, put forward the Gambling Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 to the state’s parliament. If the package of reforms
Gambling revenue in Nevada remained level year-on-year in August at $1.21bn, though the US state reported a month-on-month decline. Revenue was in line with the $1.21bn posted in August 2022. However, this was 14.3% lower than $1.40bn in July in Nevada this year. Slots drew $829.2m of all revenue in August, down 2.1% on last year. Multi-denomination
Playtech has confirmed it has opened talks over the potential acquisition of Italian-facing operator SKS365 Malta Holdings. News broke this morning that Playtech and Flutter have lodged bids for SKS365, the operator behind PlanetWin. The brand has a presence across both the online and land-based markets in Italy. According to Sky News, sources close to the
Consumers in Australia will now be required to verify their identity before being allowed to gamble online with licensed operators, after new regulations came into effect today (29 September). The new scheme means Australia players must have their age and identity verified by operators prior to them depositing funds. They will not be able to
B2B igaming technology provider EveryMatrix has entered into a new partnership with sports betting monitoring business US Integrity. Under the agreement, EveryMatrix will provide US Integrity with its OddsMatrix real-time data feeds and sports data API solutions. US Integrity will use this information, alongside other data sources, to help tackle betting-related fraud and corruption in
