Esport betting platform gets license for video game gambling: " In America, skill-based betting will go live in 41 states as part of Unikrn's product rollout, although a date for the U.S. unveiling hasn't been made public. Odds betting will not yet be available in the U.S." https://www.denverpost.com/2018/10/28/unikrn-esports-video-game-gambling/

The New Mexico Lottery Authority is moving ahead with plans for a new game that will be tied to the outcome of sporting events. The lottery board voted unanimously Tuesday in favor of the new game, which could go on sale in four to six months. The Santa Fe New…

So why did prizes skyrocket? Progressive jackpot games and multi-state lotteries such as Mega Millions have their roots in the particular economic and cultural circumstances of the 1980s. As rising inequality fueled a spike in luxurious lifestyles amid an economic downturn, hopeful gamblers, eager to enter the exclusive world of…