While many states are attacking and raiding Internet cafes, the state of New Hampshire has decided to take the idea and make it work for them. Starting July 1st, online gambling will be offered in the state where lawmakers recently rejected casino gambling. PlayNowNH will offer customers the opportunity to buy $100 worth of credit at lottery retailers. The gamblers may then take that credit and go online to pick which of the games they would like to play. The games all play out similar to scratch off tickets. The determination of a win or a loss is made when [ Read More ]
Despite the ridicule generated by the ban on Tweets by the International Tennis Federation imposed recently the National Football League in America has followed the same course. The NFL has announced a ban for players, coaches and the media on the use of social networking services such as Twitter on game days over fears that they could pass on sensitive information to gamblers. The NFL season began this week and the new ban is in effect from 90 minutes before the start of a game until after the conclusion of post-game interviews. Guidelines on the media’s use of Twitter were [ Read More ]
Moving on from its clash in the courts with the national sports leagues the state of Delaware has released details of what sort of sportsbetting it will offer as it debuts the new sports lottery service this week. Minimum wagers in the new lottery will be $2, with maximum wagers capped at $3000, depending on the type of bet. For each wager, gamblers must pick the correct outcomes of at least three NFL games, called parlay bets, or as many as 12. This is in compliance with the recent court ruling, which restricts the state to parlay bets. Gamblers cannot [ Read More ]
