PointsBet USA Staffer Caroline Weeks Faced Harassment, Groping By Clients, Supervisor, Says Lawsuit
Former PointsBet USA employee Caroline Weeks has filed a lawsuit accusing PointsBet of creating a hostile work environment and compensation discrimination based on sex. Weeks accepted her role with PointsBet USA in January 2022 as senior player development manager. According to the filing, she endured sexual harassment and groping by PointsBet clients and a company […]
Aura, Humanoid Robot, Lands Permanent ‘Spokesbot’ Residency at Sphere Las Vegas
Aura, the “world’s most advanced humanoid robot,” announced a permanent Las Vegas residency at Sphere just ahead of the massive dome’s U2: UV Achtung Baby Live grand opening concert on Sept. 29. As the venue’s spokesbot, five Aura robots will interact with visitors to the next-generation destination in the building’s grand atrium. Aura will also […]
MGM & Caesars Hackers Are Targeting More Companies, Responsible For Hundreds of Attacks
Identity management company Okta says the cybercriminal groups that attacked Caesars and MGM Resorts are also behind three other attacks in the past two months, outside the gambling sector. Without naming specific companies, David Bradbury, Okta’s Chief Security Officer (CSO), told Reuters that the victims were in manufacturing, retail, and technology. On Sep. 11, MGM […]
Phil Mickelson Social Post Highlights Importance of Support in Problem Gambling Success
By now, many have seen Phil Mickelson’s lengthy post on Twitter.com (now known as X), speaking about his experience with gambling addiction. In the post, and against the backdrop of a new NFL season, Mickelson acknowledged that for most people, a few bets will only add enjoyment to their fandom. For Mickelson, however, that wasn’t […]
Bonus Q&A: Talking FanDuel Faceoff’s First Year With Aaron Champagne
Earlier this month, FanDuel marked the first anniversary of the debut of Pat McAfee Field Goal Faceoff, the first bespoke sports-themed title for its FanDuel Faceoff skill games platform. The platform itself had launched in March 2022, featuring an array of off-the-shelf titles from FanDuel’s partner, GameTaco. Since then, FanDuel has expanded the Faceoff catalog to a dozen games, including several new […]
60K Kentucky Online Sports Bettors Ready for Sept. 28 Mobile Sportsbook Launch
More than 60,000 online sportsbook accounts have already been created by Kentucky sports bettors in preparation for the Sept. 28 launch of online esports and sports betting, the governor said on Sept. 21. Pre-registration on the apps began on Aug. 28. The statement today by Gov. Andy Beshear said Kentucky online sports bettors pre-registered with the […]
Poker Player Rob Mercer’s Cancer-Faking Scam Makes Mainstream News
CBS News, the Daily Mail, and other mainstream outlets have picked up a story broken by the Las Vegas Review-Journal (LVRJ) in which amateur poker player Rob Mercer confessed what many have long believed: That his claims of having terminal Stage 4 colon cancer were faked to solicit donations from well-meaning peers in the poker community. Mercer ran a […]
Kentucky Sports Bettors Gain 5 Events on the List of Available Wagers, But Still No Pickleball
Kentucky sports bettors can now count Australian rugby, Formula 1 racing, tennis, and two more mixed martial arts (MMA) events among their sports betting options. Those five events will be added to the sports wagering catalog if the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) agrees in October with the Sept. 21 recommendations from the Sports Wagering […]
West Flagler Stay Could Delay Florida Online Sports Betting Indefinitely
The “motion to stay mandate” filed in West Flagler’s Florida sports betting case means that a legal launch of Hard Rock Bet is, at best, three weeks out. In reality, the Seminole Tribe of Florida may need to wait much longer to launch sports betting in the state. According to procedures, West Flagler’s filing started […]
Committee Head Who Helped Kill New Hampshire Online Casino Bill May Be Asked to Temporarily Step Aside
New Hampshire Rep. Laurie Sanborn, the chairwoman of the House committee that killed this year’s online casino bill, was absent on Sept. 19 from the House Ways and Means Committee meeting. Meanwhile, Democrats are asking her to step down from that role and her speaker pro-tem leadership positions while state and federal officials investigate her […]
