Andrew Boggs

Massachusetts lawmakers halt sports betting, Puerto Rico legalises sports and esports betting, Germany begins issuing sports betting licences, and more

This week in gambling news, after length debate, Massachusetts lawmakers decide to remove their sports betting plan from a new economic development bill. Stocks in major gaming companies rise after New York Gov. Cuomo seriously considers the legalisation of sports betting. iSoftBet has reached an agreement with start-up platform provider The Mill Adventure to integrate […]

Tennessee sportsbooks make $131.4m in November, William Hill makes Colombian acquisition and more

This week in gambling news, the debut sportsbook handle in Tennessee generated $131.4m in November according to a report from The Tennessee Education Lottery. GVC has launched their new exclusion and detection technology in North America, the first state will be Pennsylvania. William Hill have entered the Latin American market after their acquisition of Colombia […]

Gambling revenue to drop in Europe, Credit card gambling at risk in Australia, Verizon Media and Entain new partnership, and more

This week in gambling news, recent data published by the European Gaming and Betting Association suggest that in 2020 the total gambling revenue in Europe will drop 23%. A new report from the Australian Banking Association has advocated for the prohibition of the use of credit cards when gambling. Verizon Media and Entain have partnered […]

Esports-Only sportsbook in Colorado, Stricter rules for iGaming in Sweden, MP calls for the end of the UKGC, and more

This week in sports betting news a report from the Swedish Gambling Market Commission has called for stricter controls on iGaming. According to their CEO, DraftKings expects 40% growth in the new year despite not expanding to any new states. A senior UK MP has yet again called for the end of the UK Gambling […]

This week in the gambling industry: Review of the UK Gambling Act, Tipico in New Jersey and more

We here at VirtualSportsBetting have decided that we want to provide our readers with a useful recap of the weeks betting and gambling news. This week in the gambling industry we have seen a new review of the 2005 Gambling Act by the UK government that raised the minimum lottery age to 18. A German […]

Online Gambling News & Spotlight: Job losses at NetEnt, CS:GO corruption, More betting in NY, and Daily Fantasy for BetConstruct

This week in online gambling and betting news hundreds of jobs are being axed at Malta-based NetEnt after their acquisition by Evolution Gaming. The local esports scene in Australia is struggling to deal with the rapidly growing problems of match-fixing and corruption, especially in CS:GO. New York State has approved two new betting options, a […]

Colombian Gambling, Coljuegos new president and match-fixing prevention efforts

Two major pieces of gambling news have come out of Colombia this week. Coljuegos President Juan Pérez Hidalgo, the man responsible for the legalising and regulation of online gambling has resigned his post. In related news, The Colombian National Committee for the Prevention of Manipulation of Sports Competitions is planning actions to prevent the issue […]

Second virtual igaming expo from BetConstruct coming this December

BetConstruct has announced that the second volume of their East & West Expo will be held across the 8th and 9th of December. It will allow visitors to interact with different companies, form new partnerships, and broker deals. Meetings can be held in their virtual meeting rooms as well as hear from leaders of the […]

Should esports be considered a sport?

The Olympic Committee ruled in July 2018 that esports would not be a part of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. What does that mean for the future of esports? Will it ever be considered a “real” sport? What is the difference? From the outside looking in, there seems to be a world of difference between […]

Layoffs are coming as ESPN shuts down their esports division

ESPN will be shutting down their entire esports division. The division will no longer publish news and their social media will go dark in the next few days. Last Thursday, ESPN announced that they would be eliminating around 10% of their workforce. That equates to 300 layoffs and 200 positions remaining vacant. In a memo […]