Florida

US Department of the Interior Updates Regulations to Mirror Florida Indian Gaming Compacts

The US Department of the Interior (DOI) has announced an update of federal regulations to make Indian gaming compacts similar to those enforced in Florida. The Department reportedly intends to have the clarity ...

Daily Fantasy Sports Pick’em Operators to Leave Florida by March 1, 2024

Following the second round of cease and desist letters recently sent out by the Florida regulatory body to daily fantasy sports pick’em operators in the state, Betr, PrizePicks and Underdog Fantasy reportedly p...

Michael Hermalyn Strikes Back; Calls DraftKings’ Claims “False and Fabricated”

On February 5, DraftKings allegedly submitted a lawsuit against its previous executive, Michael Hermalyn, over his ’secret plan’ to aid Fanatics, which included purloining clients data prior to taking a job at ...

DraftKings Submits Lawsuit Against Michael Hermalyn Over His “Secret Plan” To Help Fanatics

DraftKings has reportedly officially accused the previous executive of creating "a secret plan" to purloin clients data prior to leaving for Fanatics, based on the federal lawsuit secured by Front Office Sports...

Millions of Visits to Illegal Sports Betting Sites Deprive US Regulated Markets of Significant Revenues

Although sports betting has been legalized in 37 US states, illegal gambling operations still proliferate in the states that do not allow this type of gambling. As reported by Covers, more than 201 million visi...

Legalized Sports Betting Hits Record Levels and Looks For Expansion in California and Texas

The U.S. sports betting industry continued its expansion in 2023 towards the all-time record levels. Some industry experts expect that the U.S. sports betting handle across the 37 states that allow sports betti...

Hard Rock Int. Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony for Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Athens

Following the clearing of obstacles in 2020 by previous developer Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment, it was recently reported that new developer Hard Rock International in cooperation with GEK TERNA Group held  ...

Florida Senator Proposes Bill to Allow Expansion of Parimutuel Facilities

Florida State Sen. Blaise Ingoglia has filed Senate Bill 1054 to support the expansion of parimutuel gambling in the Sunshine State. The bill proposing to delete “a requirement that certain permit holders show ...

Seminole Tribe Of Florida To Launch Sports Wagering, Roulette And Craps On December 7 In The Sunshine State

The Seminole Tribe of Florida has formally given the go-ahead to expand its casino gaming under the Gaming Compact, a monumental deal officially signed and supported by the State of Florida and the Tribe two ye...

Pick’Em Fantasy Games Banned in Michigan For Resembling Sports Betting Props

Having automatically cleared the legislative approval at the beginning of October, the proposal of the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) to ban the Pick'Em daily fantasy sports became effective in the state ...

US Supreme Court Keeps the Florida Sports Betting Relaunch On Hold

US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts issued an order for a temporary stay in a lawsuit against the Seminole Tribe to keep sports betting in Florida on hold until further notice. The order will trigger th...

New York And Michigan Ban Pick ‘Em Fantasy Games On Mirroring Sports Betting Claims

Despite the pleas from the The Coalition for Fantasy Sports, New York and Michigan sports betting regulators have reportedly agreed to ban the Pick 'Em fantasy sports games. The games based on predicting the pl...