THE AMERICAS

Delaware told daily fantasy sports operators to halt real-money contests; A pair of eSports stars were exposed as owning the skin betting site they were publicly promoting prompting them to do some half-assed damage control; Vulcun shut down its fantasy eSports site; South Korea’s Netmarble Games announced its intention to bid for Caesars Entertainment’s Playtika social casino business; Sands Bethlehem launched the nation’s largest electronic table game setup; The Lotter pushed the Oregon Lottery to expand international online sales; porn baron Larry Flynt bought California’s Normandie Casino; Pennsylvania casinos’ slots revenue rose for the second straight year and Lee Davy recapped the week’s action at the World Series of Poker 2016.

EUROPE and AFRICA

The Netherlands’ lower house of parliament finally passed their Remote Gaming Bill; Betfred reported a £76m loss thanks to new taxes and lucky punters; Gibraltar’s gaming minister downplayed the impact of the Brexit vote on the Rock’s online industry; Portugal got its second licensed online sports betting site; PokerStars withdrew from Slovenia; a Cyprus resort staged a mock terror attack to promote its casino night; poker icon Tony G volunteered to replace Nigel Farage as UKIP leader; 1710 Gaming consultant Christina Thakor-Rankin explained why Africa is the next big iGaming market and Rebecca Liggero recapped the goings-on at Days One, Two and Three of the World Gaming Executive Summit in Barcelona.