Online Casino and Gambling News: November 2016

Online betting affiliate group Matching Visions is being widely criticized this week after it was revealed that they hired a brand ambassador with a history of problem gambling behaviors.

Gambling data and information group Betradar has announced that it has jumped onto the eSports bandwagon and will begin supplying live odds for various eSports events thanks to a partnership with Dojo Madness.

This week casino gambling lobbying group the American Gaming Association announced that it will be backing the state of New Jersey in its appeal to the US Supreme Court to legalize sportsbetting within its boundaries.

This week it was revealed that Coral, Ladbrokes, and BetFred have all teamed up to begin offering UK punters the chance to bet on pari-mutuel pooled events based out of Hong Kong in regard to horse races.

This week a study by the Spectrum Gaming Group revealed that gambling is on the rise in Washington State, and that there is the potential for a strong online betting market, even though the state has some of the toughest online betting laws in the country.

US friendly betting site Club World Casino announced the launch this week of its revamped website, which brings the page up to date and is more attractive to players.

US betting group NYX Gaming Group has released their third quarter 2016 financial results, noting revenue increases of 308.9% when compared to the same period last year.

Even though the US Congress is in a lame duck session until next year, some are speculating that Senator Tom Cotton will attempt to pass an online gambling ban in a spending bill.

This week Amaya released their third quarter financial results, and noted that the group is considering leaving the Australian betting market after legislators proposed tightening the regulations on the industry.

The New jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has released the state's gaming numbers for October, revealing that online betting revenues were up 30.4% for the month.