Sports Betting
Sports & Esports Year in Review
USA (February 28, 2023) — When it comes to Sports and Esports, our dedicated team of litigators and dealmakers touches every corner of sports and gaming law, staying at the cutting edge of ne...
Finance Minister: Brazil Will Soon Tax Online Sports Betting
BRAZIL (March 2, 2023) — Online sports betting taxation in Brazil will be the alternative to offset the loss of revenue with the correction of the Income Tax (IR) table. This was announced o...
Major League Baseball Names FanDuel as New Official Sports Betting Partner in North America
New Partnership Gives FanDuel National Broadcast Integrations, Expanded Marketing Rights, and Provides Customers with the Ability to Watch and Wager on MLB Games Via Sportsbook App and OTT Platform...
Kambi Group Plc Signs Multi-Channel Sportsbook Partnership with Potawatomi Casinos & Hotels in Wisconsin
MALTA (March 3, 2023) — Leading global sportsbook supplier will offer on-property and mobile on-premises sports betting technology and services to leading tribal-owned casinos in Milwaukee an...
International Game Technology PLC Advances Sports Betting in Ohio via BetSkybox Agreement
LONDON, March 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — International Game Technology PLC (“IGT”) (NYSE: IGT) announced today that its proven IGT PlaySports™ technology is expanding its footprint...
Supreme Court Upholds Online Sports Betting Losses Not Recoverable
An article by attorney Arthur Stadler and attorney Reinhard Schweng VIENNA, Austria (February 28, 2023) — In the not yet published decision on 1 Ob 176/22x, the Supreme Court (“OGH̶...
Sports Bet Montana Rewards Players, Businesses: Week Ending February 25
HELENA, Montana (February 27, 2023) – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending February, 25: Handle: $920,261 Payout: $758,434 Gross Gaming Revenue: $161,827 Sa...
Romanian Sports Betting Company Hires Former Deezer CEO Ahead of Listing
Romanian sports betting group Superbet, founded in 2008 and still controlled by entrepreneur Sacha Dragic, with Blackstone investment fund as a strategic investor, announced the appointment of Hans...
PointsBet Withdraws Application to Offer Mobile Sports Betting in Massachusetts
PointsBet, a digital betting company first founded in Australia, is pulling out of the brand-new Massachusetts sports wagering market after working for months with regulators to launch a mobile spo...
The HKGC Will Pay a Total of HK$12 billion in “Additional Football Betting Tax” in the Next Five Years
HONG KONG, SAR (February 22, 2023) — The Hong Kong Jockey Club (“the Club”) is aware that the 2023-24 Budget announced today (22 February 2023) by the Government of the Hong Kong Special...
NC Lawmakers Roll Out New Bill to Legalize Sports Betting
RALEIGH, N.C. (February 21, 2023) – According to local media reports state lawmakers will file legislation this week to legalize mobile sports betting in North Carolina, furthermore, the media re...
Sports Bet Montana Rewards Players, Businesses Week Ending Feb. 18
HELENA, Montana (September 22, 2023) – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending February 18: Handle: $1,373,290 Payout: $1,591,093 Gross Gaming Revenue: -($217,...
Paraíba State Government Publishes the Decree That Regulates the Sports Lottery
Paraíba, Brazil (February 17, 2023) — The Government of the State of Paraíba published Decree No. 43376/2023, signed by Governor João Azevedo, which regulates the operation of lottery gam...
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Reports Over $84 Million in Wagers on Super Bowl Placed in Commonwealth
HARRISBURG, PA (February 15, 2023) — The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today reported that preliminary figures show $84,313,189 was wagered in the Commonwealth on this past weekend’s P...
The Risk of Stating “Risk-Free” in Sports Betting Ads
USA (February 10, 2023) — Sportsbook operators and their marketing agencies should be wary of marketing their promotions as “risk-free,” as regulators are cracking down on the use of such...
