All Articles by David Cook

Texas has become the latest state to have its attorney general (AG) rule that daily fantasy sports (DFS) classes as prohibited gambling under state law. Ken Paxton, Texas AG, concluded…

David Cook delves into the planned mergers of Ladbrokes Coral and Paddy Power Betfair and how they are expected to play out Multi 21 was a phrase that made a…

An investigatory report published by BBC and BuzzFeed News on Sunday evening outlined allegations of suspicious betting activity on tennis matches. Here are the main findings from that article: The…

Wynn Las Vegas is reportedly planning to launch a mobile sports-betting app to Nevada players in February. John Avello, Wynn Las Vegas director of race and sports, told Legal Sports…

A record monthly total of $14.04m for December allowed the New Jersey i-gaming market to generate an annual sum of $148.9m for 2015, up 21%. Year-on-year increases were reported for…

Problems with an online project were a significant obstacle for William Hill in trading last year, according to two industry analysts. The operator reported a 4% upturn in online net…

The stay of injunction that has allowed FanDuel and DraftKings to continue operating in New York will continue pending the result of a legal battle against the state’s attorney general…

David Cook visited Sportradar Security Services in London to discover more about its Fraud Detection System that's being used to combat match fixing Over 2,000 sporting events to have taken…

The proposed merger between Ladbrokes and Gala Coral has been fast-tracked for an in-depth phase 2 investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), following a request to do so…

A bill that would regulate daily fantasy sports (DFS) in California has been passed by the state’s Governmental Organization (GO) Committee by an almost unanimous vote at a hearing. AB…