Day: ខែ​មីនា 31, 2026

(AsiaGameHub) –   Virginia legislators have transmitted SB661 to Gov. Abigail Spanberger, returning skill game machines to the forefront of the state’s gambling discussion. The bill would legalize and oversee the machines following the Virginia Supreme Court’s role in shutting them down in 2023, yet the political dynamics surrounding it are equally as unignorable as the policy itself.

Good to Know

SB661 would place a limit of 25,000 on legal skill games and impose a 25% tax on gross profits.
Backers estimate around 90,000 unauthorized machines are already in use throughout Virginia.
Pace O Matic and associated individuals have donated over $1.7 million to Virginia Democrats since 2023, per recent reports.

Virginia Attempts to Trade a Gray Market for a Regulated One
Advocates for SB661 make a straightforward case: Virginia already has tens of thousands of skill game machines in convenience stores, truck stops, and restaurants, and banning them hasn’t eliminated them. The bill would r…

(AsiaGameHub) –   Virgin Bet has launched in South Africa, marking LiveScore Group’s first Virgin Bet expansion beyond the UK. The new platform, Virginbet.co.za, forms part of a broader African strategy and will operate from the group’s existing betting infrastructure in Nigeria, in conjunction with LiveScore Bet.

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Virgin Bet has launched in South Africa via Virginbet.co.za.
LiveScore Group stated the launch is part of a broader African expansion plan.
South Africa continues to be Africa’s largest regulated gambling market by betting volume.

Virgin Bet Selects South Africa for Initial International Expansion
Instead of prioritizing another European market, LiveScore Group has introduced Virgin Bet to South Africa. This move opens a new opportunity in a nation where betting already dominates gambling activity. According to National Gambling Board data, total wagering for the 2024-2025 financial year hit ZAR1.5 trillion, a 31.3% increase from the previous year, with betting representing 75%…

(AsiaGameHub) –   Tilman Fertitta has reached an agreement to acquire the Connecticut Sun from the Mohegan Tribe for a record-breaking $300 million. Following one final season in Connecticut, the franchise is set to move to Houston in 2027 and revive the Houston Comets name, subject to league authorization.

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The $300 million purchase price sets a new high for a WNBA team.
The franchise will remain in Connecticut for the upcoming season prior to its relocation.
The original Comets secured the first four WNBA championships between 1997 and 2000.

Historic Transaction Concludes Mohegan Ownership
Having purchased the team in 2003, the Mohegan Tribe made history as the first Native American tribe to own a professional U.S. sports franchise and the WNBA’s inaugural independent owner. Although the Sun made four appearances in the WNBA Finals, they did not secure a championship.
Joe Soper remarked: “Mohegan is deeply thankful to our devoted fans who have supported the team throughout 23 fant…

(AsiaGameHub) –   Kentucky is evaluating one of the most comprehensive gambling reform bills observed in any state thus far this year. A House-supported measure would alter sports betting regulations, subject DFS products to more transparent oversight, and seek to incorporate prediction markets into the tax and enforcement framework.

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The legislation would increase Kentucky’s sports betting age from 18 to 21.
Sportsbooks would be prohibited from providing individual college player props linked to in-state schools.
Under the proposal, prediction markets would be subject to a 14.25% tax, aligning with the rate applied to online sportsbooks.

Kentucky Puts Several Gambling Issues Into One Bill
Instead of concentrating solely on sportsbooks, the Kentucky bill aims to address multiple rapidly evolving segments of the market simultaneously. It would increase the minimum betting age to 21, regulate newer DFS and similar products from firms like Underdog and PrizePicks, permit fixed-odds hor…