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Washington Gambling Commission Approves Fifteen Tribal Sports Wagering Compacts

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  The Washington State Gambling Commission has unanimously approved sports wagering compact amendments for fifteen federally recognized Tribes at its public meeting held on June 10. The Colville, Cowlitz, Jamestown S’Klallum, Kalispel, Lummi, Muckleshoot, Puyallup, Shoalwater Bay, Snoqualmie, Spokane, Squaxin Island, Stillaguamish, Suquamish, Swinomish, and Tulalip are those 15 Tribes. These compacts will go onto…

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Esports Entertainment’s CFO and VP Testify Before Ohio State Senate Select Committee on Gaming Advocating Adding eSports to a Bill Legalizing Sports Gambling

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  Esports Entertainment Group has told its investors that over the past week, CFO Dan Marks and VP of Strategy Jeff Cohen had testified in front of the Ohio State Senate Select Committee on Gaming as the body considered a bill that would legalize sports gambling in the state. Marks and Cohen advocated for esports’…

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UKGC Appoints Andrew Rhodes as Interim CEO

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  The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has appointed Andrew Rhodes as its new interim CEO. With over 20 years of private and public sector experience, Andrew will join the Gambling Commission later this month to take up the post for an 18-month period. The Commission’s previous chief executive, Neil McArthur, left his role in March.…

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A Q&A session with Endorphina’s Head of Legal!

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  Recently,  Jakub (Head of Legal at Endorphina) had an interview and dropped some professional insights and thoughts about Germany, their new regulations, the treaty, and more.   So, big things are happening in Germany, right? Yes, Germany was always a rather complicated market. The need for new gambling legislation to fully legalize online gambling…

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Germany: First esports tournaments and leagues qualify for simplified visa application process

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  The German Esports Federation (eSport-Bund Deutschland, ESBD) and game – the German Games Industry Association have jointly announced the first esports tournaments and leagues for which professional esports players from third countries will be able to take advantage of a new, simplified visa application process. Competitions that have qualified under the German Ordinance on…

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Las Vegas Sands Faces $12B Lawsuit in Macau Court

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  Las Vegas Sands is facing a $12 billion lawsuit in a Macau court. Sand’s former partner Asian American Entertainment Corporation, which is controlled by Taiwanese businessman Marshall Hao, alleges that Sands breached their contract in order to obtain a casino license in Macau. Hao is seeking damages of around 70% of Sands’ Macau profits…

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