Katrina P.

This Spanish Lottery Ad Will Melt Your Heart

This Spanish Lottery Ad Will Melt Your Heart

Katrina P. November 20, 2015 12:05:58

Spain’s Loterias y Apuestas del Estado has released a Spanish lottery ad that’s so touching it’ll reduce you to tears. In Spain gambling news, the Loterias y Apuestas del Estado’s annual Christmas draw is right around the corner, and they’re advertising it with the most adorable Spanish lottery ad ever. Every year since 1812, the Spanish […]

Yahoo Fantasy Sports Betting Under Scrutiny by Schneiderman

Yahoo Fantasy Sports Betting Under Scrutiny by Schneiderman

Katrina P. November 19, 2015 17:45:06

Yahoo fantasy sports betting is the latest victim of New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s daily fantasy sports (DFS) witch hunt. Yahoo has joined DFS operators DraftKings and FanDuel in being under investigation by the state of New York. The tech company—which is best known for its media sites and email services—has been participating in […]

Pennsylvania Online Gambling Nearly Legal Thanks to Newly Passed Bill

Pennsylvania Online Gambling Nearly Legal Thanks to Newly Passed Bill

Katrina P. November 19, 2015 17:09:49

Pennsylvania is close to joining Nevada, New Jersey, and Delaware in being a US state where online gambling is legal, thanks to a newly passed Pennsylvania online gambling bill. In big US gambling news, Pennsylvania’s House Gaming Oversight Committee passed the House Bill 649 on Wednesday by an 18-8 vote. The object of the bill […]

eSports Betting is Going to be the Next Big Thing

eSports Betting is Going to be the Next Big Thing

Katrina P. November 19, 2015 14:39:00

• A short history of eSports • The crazy success of professional video gaming • Will eSports betting come to the US market? The eSports industry is rapidly growing in popularity in revenue—and as a result, so is eSports betting. In 2014, GamingZion published an article analyzing eSports and the subject of gambling on professional video […]

Shareholder Says Proposed Ladbrokes-Coral Merger a Bad Deal

Shareholder Says Proposed Ladbrokes-Coral Merger a Bad Deal

Katrina P. November 19, 2015 12:19:44

Irish billionaire and Ladbrokes shareholder Dermot Desmond is accusing the Ladbrokes-Coral merger of being a bad deal. In UK gambling news, Desmond is attacking the top management of Ladbrokes over the proposed Ladbrokes-Coral merger deal. Desmond—who sold his betting exchange Betdaq to Ladbrokes for £30 million in 2013 and who has been a company shareholder […]

New York Sues DFS Websites FanDuel and DraftKings for False Advertising

New York Sues DFS Websites FanDuel and DraftKings for False Advertising

Katrina P. November 19, 2015 11:37:16

It’s official: the state of New York sues DFS giants FanDuel and DraftKings on unlicensed gambling and false advertising charges. In US gambling news, New York has filed lawsuits against FanDuel and DraftKings one week after having concluded that daily fantasy sport (DFS) sites are unlicensed gambling operations. The state is trying to put an […]

The Aftermath of the Ronda Rousey Knockout

The Aftermath of the Ronda Rousey Knockout

Katrina P. November 18, 2015 14:12:19

• Ronda Rousey is the subject of mockery • Fellow fighters sympathize with the fallen star • Will she make a comeback? News of the Ronda Rousey knockout has spread like wildfire since the MMA champion lost her title to Holly Holm this weekend, and not all of the responses were positive. Ronda Rousey has […]

Team PokerStars Pro ElkY Becomes First Joint Sponsored Poker and Online Gaming Pro

Team PokerStars Pro ElkY Becomes First Joint Sponsored Poker and Online Gaming Pro

Katrina P. November 18, 2015 13:06:34

The first-ever joint sponsored poker and online gaming pro is Team PokerStars Pro and Team Liquid member Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier. In EU gambling news, PokerStars has reported that Team PokerStars Pro ElkY has become the latest member of Team Liquid, a Netherlands-based eSports organization that sponsors professional gamers. In doing so, he became the first […]