THE AMERICAS

Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives approved online gambling and daily fantasy sports legislation; California’s anti-PokerStars tribes said a 10-year ban and a $60m fine was the mandatory price of admission to the state’s regulated market; Intertain Group named ex-Sportingbet boss Andrew McIver as its new CEO; Brooklyn’s DA busted a “billion dollar” online betting ring; a Connecticut eSports player sued Valve Corp for allowing skin betting on CS:GO matches; Baha Mar’s receivers have reportedly shortlisted two bidders for the stalled $3.5b resort; Nevada casino sportsbooks really, really missed Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Lee Davy recapped all the goings-on at the World Series of Poker 2016.

EUROPE and MIDDLE EAST

Win Cash Live entered administration after failing to secure new investors; the UK Brexit vote set a betting record while the UK Gambling Commission warned licensees about novelty betting integrity; Deutsche Telekom shut its German-facing Tipp3.de site after just one year; Betsson shares lost one-third of their value following a Q2 profit warning; Russia got its third licensed online sports betting site while Russian legislators proposed banning betting on non-sporting events and the average Russian’s wager size fell 25% in Q1; Spain revived its BCN World gaming zone plans in Catalonia; PokerStars halted real-money online poker in Israel; myBet shut its underperforming online poker site; Bet365 was publicly shamed for delaying a punter’s £54k withdrawal request; LeoVegas’ Karolina Pelc talked up the relationship of gambling and gossip; Webe Gaming’s John English discussed having a life outside gambling; Martin van Geest said slots developers needed to be more socially aware and Mondogoal’s Shergul Arshad talked up the massive potential of daily fantasy football (soccer).