138 stories by Cort Smith
Britain’s Labour Party Would Introduce Sweeping Changes to Online UK Gaming Regulations if Elected
Britain’s Labour Party is promising to upend the country’s online gaming industry by implementing strict new limits on speed and stakes of play -- if it can manage to win power. While declaring that the UK’s 2005 Gambling Act is “unfit for...
Former NFLer ‘Pacman’ Jones Arrested in Indiana Casino, Suspected of Cheating
Ex-NFL All Pro Adam 'Pacman' Jones is facing multiple charges stemming from his arrest at an Indiana casino early Wednesday morning. According to a report from the Eagle Country 99.3 radio station, agents from the Indiana Gaming Commission (IGC) were alerted to...
NFL Combine Odds Released, Top College Prospects Prepare for Their Biggest Test
NFL Scouting Combine 2019 is officially underway, as the best draft-eligible players in college football converge on Indianapolis this week to be poked, prodded, timed, interviewed, and measured for their pro potential. The first wave of players started arriving on Tuesday for...
Bail Out or Buy-In? Conflicting Reports in Wake of AAF’s $250M Sale
Just two weeks into its first season, the Alliance of American Football (AAF) has been sold for a sum of $250 million amid rumors that the league was on the verge of ruin and unable to cover payroll costs. Tom Dundon, the...
AAF Off to Fast Start as Bettors Triple up on Expected Action and TV Ratings Beat NBA
The American Alliance of Football (AAF) was supposed to be a league built on sports betting, and while that hasn’t exactly been the case through the first week, the early returns are encouraging nonetheless. Despite the fact that there is no history...
Developers are Abusing Apple’s Enterprise Certificate Program to Publish Porn and Gambling Apps
App developers are circumventing Apple’s stringent approval process by instead using the employee-focused Enterprise Certificate program to publicly publish their pornography and gambling apps. A report by TechCrunch shows that at least two dozen apps have been able to abuse the certificate...
Prime Minister Trudeau Seeks Answers in BC Casino Scandal, Stays Mum on Public Inquiry
Canadian Prime Minister (PM) Justin Trudeau wants to know how international criminal rings were able to use British Columbia (BC) casinos as their personal money laundering service, but he stopped short of declaring a full public inquiry into the scandal. The PM...
American Alliance of Football Set for Kickoff With Gambling Slant in Mind
The Super Bowl may be a wrap, but football die-hards won’t have to wait until September to get their pigskin fix, as the brand new American Alliance of Football (AAF) kicks off this weekend. The league is the brainchild of TV and...
Paragon Gaming Sells Stake in Vancouver’s Parq Casino in Wake of Controversy and Financial Loss
Las Vegas-based Paragon Gaming has sold its stake in the Parq Casino, a luxury gaming facility in downtown Vancouver which has been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons since its 2017 opening. Paragaon announced that it has unloaded its ownership...
Oregon Sports Betting in Play as Officials Hope to Launch Ahead of 2019 NFL Season
Oregon residents may not be able to legally place any bets on the Super Bowl this Sunday, but all that should change by next year. In fact, regulators there are hoping to have a new sports betting platform in place by the...
