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It appears a resolution is on the horizon for the ongoing legal fight between the Major League Baseball union groups and DraftKings. The issue stems from DraftKings using the likenesses and images of MLB players without permission in its app.
Originally in the hands of the MLB Players Association (MLBPA), the matter appears to now be handled by MLB Players Inc.. This is the for-profit arm of the...
Betr Entertainment has upped its all-scrip bid to take over PointsBet after its latest proposal was rejected last week.
Betr announced on July 30 that it would increase its off-market, all-scrip takeover bid for PointsBet to $1.35 in value per share. The offer would aim to buy out all of the bookmaker’s shares, giving Betr the majority holding. That means that every PonitsBet shareholder who...
The National Lottery in the UK will shut down this weekend to put through its biggest tech update in decades.
National Lottery draw game sales and all prize claims will be temporarily paused in shops, on the website, and in the app between 11pm on Saturday, August 2 and late in the morning on Monday, August 4, as operator Allwyn puts through a behind-the-scenes tech update.
The update will move...
MGM Resorts has shared its financial results for the second quarter of 2025, reporting a record-breaking high for revenue.
The global entertainment and resorts brand has reported net revenues of $4.4 billion, an increase of 2% when compared to the same period a year before. That increase is largely attributed to success at MGM China, with the region achieving an all-time record in earnings before...
Google and Meta might not be automatically protected from liability anymore just because they host third-party content in India, according to legal experts. The shift comes as country’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) looks into money laundering allegations tied to online betting apps.
Both tech giants were called into the ED’s headquarters on July 21, but they didn’t show up. They were then issued...
Six unlicensed online casinos have been issued cease-and-desist orders from the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB). The sites in question were found to be in violation of the Lawful Internet Gaming Act, Lawful Sports Betting Act, and “provisions of the Michigan Penal Code.”
There’s now a 14-day time limit from the letter’s issuance to get out of Michigan, or the state will press forward with “...
Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas has been arrested alongside five others on a federal indictment alleging that they were operating an illegal gambling business.
According to the US District Attorney’s office for the Central District of California, the six defendants were arrested on July 30, with allegations that they operated an illegal gambling business hosting high-stakes poker games at an...
Technological advancements in artificial intelligence have changed how people interact with machines. The advances from scripted bots to conversational systems (to fully autonomous digital agents) occur in tandem with the inventions of large language models, retrieval-augmented generation, and reinforcement learning. Today, conversational systems utilize these same types of technologies to...
The California governor, Gavin Newsom, is back in the news as it’s being claimed that he netted over $2 million from the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria (FIGR). According to two reports out of the Daily Mail and Washington Free Beacon, both conservative outlets, they are alleging that this donation was paramount to Newsom’s decisions around a rival casino.
It’s reported that the FIGR has...
The Las Vegas Strip is seemingly set for a slower third quarter, according to the CEO of one of the Strip’s biggest operators.
During a recent earnings call for Caesars Entertainment, CEO Tom Reeg said that, despite a strong start to the second quarter, income started to slow down and is expected to remain that way into the third quarter.
This comes after the gaming and hospitality company...