Specialty Betting Archive

CA Sports Betting Coming ‘Soon‘, Legal Online Casino Games Here ‘Now‘ It seems like the biggest gaming story of the year is the so-called imminent regulation of single-event sports betting. While everyone anxiously awaits the day old-fashioned, parlay-style sports lotteries expand into single-game betting opportunities – both in the retail space and online –...

ALC’s Online Lottery Ticket Sales Booming – Atlantic Lottery online ticket sales have experienced a 500% boost since April 2020....

Keeping Up with the Joneses: Will Canada’s federal government finally pass a single sports bet law to compete with the legalized betting options spreading throughout the U.S. since 2018? How many years has it been now since Canadian politicians first contemplated passage of a single-event sports betting law? Too many – that’s the typical...

MGM & AGA team up for Responsible Gambling Education Week. If there’s one thing the global betting community needs to improve as a whole, it’s the rate of responsible gambling behavior; not just by bettors, but by the operators who proffer wagering opportunities to them. Gambling harm prevention is a primary goal of gaming...

New season of English football betting incites Bet Regret ads in UK. The English Premier League is back! I know, I know – it was hardly even gone. Following an unavoidable delay in the 2019/20 schedule, the previous season just wrapped up seven weeks ago. Congratulations go to Liverpool for taking home their first...

CGA Confident Single-Event Sports Law will Pass – CGA President Paul Burns says Canada single bet sports Law is a matter of “when, not if”....

Shocker! Paddy Power apologizes for inappropriate sports gambling ad. If you’ve followed the sports betting community, or the online gambling industry as a whole, for any notable length of time, you’ve surely come across at least one instance where Irish bookmaker Paddy Power shocked society. It’s a regular occurrence from their marketing team, who’s...

Industry First: A virtual conference will be held to discuss the future of gambling post-coronavirus outbreak. Every year, a number of conventions and conferences are held in various part of the world to discuss the present and future state of the gambling industry. They talk about all forms of land-based gambling, online gambling, AR...

Will snide remarks against regulators ensure Stakers Sportsbook never returns to the UK market? When a subjacent is chastised by its superior, the typical response is one of capitulation and acquiescence. An admonished child hangs its head apologetically. An employee ensures the boss that their work will improve. But sometimes – on rare head-turning,...

Nova Scotia proposes legislation to avoid the possibility of a future VLT class action law suit in the province. When a pattern of negative situations presents itself, you take steps to avoid similar repercussions. If people keep getting sick at the same restaurant, you avoid that restaurant. If the weather always turns rotten on...