THE AMERICAS

Michigan got a new online gambling bill, California set a hearing for its online poker legislation while Congress set a date to consider the legality of online gambling, daily fantasy sports and sports betting; PokerStars launch gave New Jersey’s online poker market a double-digit bump; UK lottery operator Camelot Global shifted its North American HQ to Chicago; CG Technology sued DraftKings and FanDuel for patent infringement; British Columbia announced a war on money laundering at its casinos; visitors to Las Vegas gambled more in 2015 while a new study showed new casinos offer only short-term benefits for state governments; gaming attorney Santiago Asensi identified three key Latin American opportunities for online operators and Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul joined the Global Poker League’s LA Sunset team.

EUROPE & AFRICA

Ladbrokes and Coral could be forced to sell up to 1k betting shops before UK competition watchdogs approve their merger; a search engine study showed that UK gamblers can’t spell ‘roulette’; Bet-at-home’s tweets were deemed too sexy by UK ad watchdogs; Deutsche Telekom joined the race to acquire German betting operator Tipico; Bet365 continued its dominance of Italy’s online sports betting market; Gamesys’ Virgin Games launched its first real-money online poker offering; Denmark inched closer to privatizing Danske Spil; the Czech Republic advanced legislation to boost gambling taxes while 888 Poker struck a sponsorship deal with the country’s King’s Casino; Colossus Bets’ Bernard Marantelli explained why African sports bettors were key to his company’s future; Ladbrokes’ head of UK Sports Affiliates Gary Myers wondered where all the quality new affiliates were; Casino Cruise affiliate manager Lloyd Apter explained what goes into a launching a new online casino brand; Paddy Power’s Cianan Clancy discussed the potential of wagering on the Apple Watch and Living It Loving It’s Neil Barrett discussed the genesis of the Multi Venue Series poker tourney.