Sports Betting

Single Event Sports Betting is Coming to Canada! Senate Passes C-218

The HALLO ECHO

  The Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) celebrates the arrival of single-event sports betting across Canada as the Senate successfully passed Bill C-218, without amendment, at Third Reading. Today’s successful vote will allow the Canadian gaming industry to begin working with provincial partners to offer single-event wagering to sports betting fans. “This is a major milestone…

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Louisiana Legislature Approves Legislation Establishing Framework for Retail and Online Sports Betting

The HALLO ECHO

  The Louisiana State Legislature has approved the legislation establishing a licensing framework for retail and online sports betting. The legislation is one of two bills passed to facilitate retail and online sports betting in Louisiana. The other bill, which imposes a 10% tax on proceeds from in-person sports betting and a 15% tax on…

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Washington Gambling Commission Approves Fifteen Tribal Sports Wagering Compacts

The HALLO ECHO

  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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Major new study reveals the optimum approach to betting regulation

The HALLO ECHO

  The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has published a first of its kind study assessing the regulation of betting in 20 jurisdictions across six continents and covering a range of licensing models. The study has been conducted by leading global gambling data and intelligence company H2 Gambling Capital, which was commissioned to evaluate the…

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CGA: Bill C-218 Wraps Committee Hearings

The HALLO ECHO

  Bill C-218, the Safe and Regulated Sports Betting Act, wrapped up two days of witness testimony with the Senate’s Banking, Trade and Commerce Committee. After the final witnesses appeared, the Committee proceeded to a clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill, which will be referred back to the Senate on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. Witnesses included:…

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PayNearMe Approved to Process Online Sports Betting and iGaming Payments in Michigan, Operators Now Accepting Deposits

The HALLO ECHO

  PayNearMe, the payments platform designed to manage the complexities of iGaming, announced the company has been granted approval by the Michigan Gaming Control Board to provide its award-winning iGaming solution, which simplifies the deposit and payout experience across a wide range of payment types, to licensed operators within the state. William Hill US, a…

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