THE AMERICAS

Quebec’s securities regulator may have botched its insider trading probe of Amaya Gaming’s former CEO; DraftKings suffered a major overlay in its Week 1 NFL action as both it and rival FanDuel drastically curtailed their TV advertising; New Jersey’s online poker market celebrated a rare revenue increase while Pennsylvania’s SugarHouse Casino launched a New Jersey site; the Georgia Lottery launched America’s first hybrid mobile game/digital scratcher; Ontario Lottery & Gaming welcomed the return of NBA betting after a 21-year absence; GAN offered more clues on its Europe-facing online gambling deal with a US casino operator; the American Gaming Association claimed legal sports bets would boost NFL TV ratings; a bankruptcy judge said Caesars Entertainment creditors could have a gander at casino execs’ personal finances; a new study showed millennials spend two-thirds less on gambling than over-35s and Rebecca Liggero offered Las Vegas casino operators tips on how to update their offering to appeal to a new generation of customers.

EUROPE

The UK Gambling Commission filed its first illegal gambling charges against eSports betting promoters; Greece said it would open its online gambling license tender in October; Sportech found a buyer for its Football Pools business; Bet365’s Spanish site was hit by a player class action suit; PokerStars announced controversial changes to its 2017 VIP Club rewards program; Turkish authorities busted a major online sports betting ring and complained about casinos across the border in Georgia; gambling operators accounted for 10% of all Swedish TV advertising; FlowPlay announced a DFS-style in-game sports betting product; the Cyprus casino derby may have come down to a single qualified bidder; Codeta’s Edward Ihre explained why affiliates are embracing online casino ownership; Ed Pownall rolled his acid tongue over the debut episode of his Industry Eye video series and Becky Liggero brought her video cameras to the Betting On Sports 2016 conference.