Author: IGP Staff

SWIMA: On the Lookout for Suspicious Bets

Six months ago, sportsbook operators across the U.S. launched the Sports Wagering Integrity Monitoring Association (SWIMA) as a way for the industry to raise red flags over any potentially suspicious betting activity. Such concerns about unusual wagering have come up and been shared among sportsbooks multiple times just since April, the association’s top executive said […]

NCAA to Let Athletes Profit from Names, Images

Like all players on the team, Penn State star wide receiver and kick returner KJ Hamler does not have his name on the back of the uniform. But thanks to a new rule approved October 29 by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), as early as January 2021, Hamler and other college athletes can profit […]

Live! Philadelphia: Built to Last

The location is sweet. Stand at the epicenter of the site that next year will be Cordish Companies’ $700 million Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia, and you’re directly in front of Citizens Bank Park, home of Major League Baseball’s Philadelphia Phillies. Look in another direction, and there’s Lincoln Financial Field, the stadium of the NFL’s […]

California’s Hard Rock Opens with a Smash

The $450 million Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sacramento at Fire Mountain lived up to its name last week, opening October 30 with a guitar smash (the Hard Rock version of a ribbon-cutting) and kicking off a celebration that was planned to last through the weekend with a concert by Def Leppard at Toyota Amphitheater, […]

Want to Bet Like Bond? Baccarat’s Your Game

Of all the table games on the casino floor, baccarat may carry the most mystique. For one thing, it’s been immortalized in numerous James Bond movies (picture a tuxedo-clad 007 at the tables in Monte Carlo, usually accompanied by a gorgeous woman, who may or may not be an enemy agent). Baccarat is also the […]

Yahoo, MGM Bring Online Betting to Fantasy App

Yahoo Sports and MGM Resorts have struck a multi-year deal to bring online betting to Yahoo’s fantasy sports app. Starting this month, fans in New Jersey will be able to wager on Yahoo’s fantasy app through BetMGM.com. The platform expects to spread to more states that adopt rules similar to New Jersey. Fans can bet […]

WSOP Bounty Tournaments: $100K in Guaranteed Wins!

WSOP.com’s special “Bounty” series of tournaments live up to their name, running November 10 – 17 with a combined $100,000 in guaranteed prize money. Bounty games offer a great twist on tournament play, giving you a chance to win cash, regardless of how high you finish overall. Here’s how: You pay an extra buy-in, which […]

Facebook Considers Lawsuit in Gambler Case

Social media mammoth Facebook may file a lawsuit against The Spinner, a secretive UK-based startup that provides social media ad-targeting of individual users. The Spinner claimed that it has used Facebook to help gambling companies manipulate people into spending more money at online casinos, according to an article in Forbes this week. The irony is […]

Gamblers Await Online Poker in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania introduced online gambling almost three months ago, but online poker has yet to launch. The only information available is a series of leaked screenshots of a PokerStars PA test client. Judging from these, it’s safe to surmise that the product in Pennsylvania will be similar to New Jersey, and may feature lower buy-ins and […]

Nevada Regulators Want to Ban Wynn

The Nevada Gaming Control Board is asking the state’s Gaming Commission to declare Steve Wynn “unsuitable” to hold a gaming license in the state. The request is contained in a five-count complaint that amplifies numerous accusations that the disgraced former casino tycoon preyed on female employees for sexual favors at the Las Vegas casino hotels […]

MLB Lobbies for ‘Integrity Fee’ in Washington State

If a Washington State sports betting bill is ever passed, Major League Baseball (MLB) has demanded a 0.25 percent royalty (aka “integrity fee”) to “protect the integrity of the game.” That fee, to be collected from sportsbook operators, not from bettors or the state, would be used to hire more employees and build monitoring systems, […]