US pro sports betting advocates heard the expected news that a federal appeals panel had upheld the ban of sports betting in New Jersey. The Third Court of Appeals in Philadelphia denied New Jersey’s appeal by a majority decision of 2-1, denying New Jersey the right to bypass the 1992 Professional & Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA). The New Jersey …
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Caesars Interactive selects Income Access as affiliate marketing partner
Caesars Interactive Entertainment (CIE) has announced an agreement with Income Access, to provider affiliate/partnership platform and player acquisition services . The new affiliate program for CIE’s Nevada and New Jersey-facing real-money online poker brand WSOP.com and online casino brands CaesarsCasino.com and HarrahsCasino.com will be powered by the Income Access platform and managed by the company’s affiliate managers. Following Nevada’s regulation …
Read More »ESPN – DOJ & NFL agreed sports betting to be a ‘game of skill’
US sports network ESPN has disclosed that the Department of Justice and the NFL in legal documents have considered, sports betting to be a ‘game of skill’. The definition used by both parties may become a vital distinction in the progress of legalised sports betting within the US. ESPN, North America’s biggest sports broadcaster, discovered the documents by searching public …
Read More »Betfair pays out largest New Jersey jackpot
Betfair”s New Jersey online casino operations-BetfairCasino.com, announced today that a player from Union County, New Jersey is the recipient of the largest single payout in New Jerseys regulated online gaming history. The undisclosed winner, hit the jackpot payout on Let It Ride – a popular variant of traditional poker with a top prize of 1,000-to-1 for a Royal Flush and also …
Read More »Monmouth Park announces fantasy partnership with FSN
New Jersey state race track Monmouth Park has announced a strategic marketing partnership with fantasy sport operator Fantasy Sports Network (FSN), which will cater for the white-label product Monmouth Park Daily Fantasy Sports. The Monmouth Park fantasy product has been plugged into the FSN network to allow customers to access thousands of fantasy sports leagues, attaining the race track operator …
Read More »Senator Lesniak to update iGaming North America Conference on US sports betting progress
New Jersey Senator Raymond Lesniak has been at the helm of efforts to legalize sports betting in the Garden State for years. He will be presenting the “Progress Report – The Legalization of Sports Betting” at the iGaming North America Conference on the 16th April at 3pm. Senator Raymond Lesniak will update attendees on where the effort stands, prospects for success and …
Read More »Politics holding up PokerStars in New Jersey
PokerStars’ attempts to get licensed in New Jersey have seemingly come a cropper because of the political ambitions of Governor Chris Christie and the might of anti-online gambling campaigner Sheldon Adelson. Christie has designs on the Republican nomination for the White House and the general consensus is that major donor and Las Vegas Sands owner Adelson will have a huge …
Read More »NBA chief trying to persuade other sports on betting legalisation
Outspoken NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has been trying to persuade other US sports to take a look at legalising sports betting in order to bring all the illegal betting that currently takes place in to a transparent and regulated environment. Speaking with ESPN, Silver suggested that the other sports were willing to at least take a look at his idea. …
Read More »Indiana Rep Alan Morrison wants to legalise state sports betting
Indiana State Representative Alan Morrison has asked Indiana courts to review a draft sports betting bill proposal which Morrison put forward to the courts on Friday 9 January. The bill follows the mechanisms put forward by New Jersey State in 2014, which would allow for sports betting services to be offered by licensed state casinos and race tracks. Speaking to …
Read More »London Baby Sponsor Profile: Vermantia
Vermantia’s Tony Plaskow explains what his firm has in store for ICE Totally Gaming and London Baby! What has your company and its services and operations learned from 2014? 2014 was a transformative year for Vermantia with significant corporate development, new content development and several new Tier 1 operators signed up to promote our content. Alongside the heavy investment into …
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