Martin Ryan Scores Sixth WSOP Circuit Ring at Coconut Creek

Martin Ryan Scores Sixth WSOP Circuit Ring at Coconut Creek

by September 18, 2018

The fifteenth season of the World Series of Poker Circuit is well underway at the Seminole Casino in Coconut Creek, Florida. Returning to the felt after months of absence, Martin Ryan, a Trinidad and Tobago native, scored the sixth gold ring in his career after defeating 56 playe ...

MGM Springfield Poses Little Threat to Connecticut Casinos

MGM Springfield Poses Little Threat to Connecticut Casinos

by September 18, 2018

During its first week of operation, MGM Springfield saw huge attendance in August and generated $9.5 million in gambling revenue, according to the state regulator’s latest report. Despite being seen as the main competition of Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods, Massachusetts’ new gaming fa ...

Greece’s €8 Billion Casino Sees Huge Investor Interest Despite New Taxes for Online Operators

Greece’s €8 Billion Casino Sees Huge Investor Interest Despite New Taxes for Online Operators

by September 17, 2018

Several international gaming giants are apparently eying the ambitious €8 billion Hellinikon casino project, intended to become the first integrated casino resort in Europe. The gambling sector is expected to grow as online operators will be required to pay €5 million to receive ...

Macau Casinos Open Monday after Devastating Typhoon Mangkhut Floods the City

Macau Casinos Open Monday after Devastating Typhoon Mangkhut Floods the City

by September 17, 2018

After being forced to shut down for the first time on Saturday night, Macau casinos opened Monday morning as typhoon Mangkhut caused huge devastation in Hong Kong and killed at least 59 people in the Philippines. The 33-hour shutdown during the weekend is estimated to result in a ...

Greece Launches International Tender for €8 Billion Casino Project after Sept. 10

Greece Launches International Tender for €8 Billion Casino Project after Sept. 10

by August 10, 2018

After a huge delay on the ambitious €8 billion Hellinikon casino project, Greece will finally launch the international tender for a license this fall. The Hellenic Gaming Commission has now invited all interested parties to submit proposals regarding the plans for Europe’s first ...

Warren Sheaves Takes Down 2018 WSOP Global Casino Championship Title

Warren Sheaves Takes Down 2018 WSOP Global Casino Championship Title

by August 10, 2018

After defeating Day 2 chip leader Jeremy Meacham in the final heads-up, Warren Sheaves took down the 2018 WSOP Global Casino Championship title on Thursday. With this win, the player from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, won a cash prize of $282,113 and the first WSOP Gold bracelet i ...

Belarus Legalizes Online Casinos with Presidential Decree

Belarus Legalizes Online Casinos with Presidential Decree

by August 9, 2018

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko signed a decree under which online gambling is now legal in the country, Belarusian state-run media outlet BelTA reported on Wednesday. Citing Lukashenko’s press service, the website says that the document is part of a new legislation aiming ...

University Approves Plans to Purchase Former Atlantic Club Casino

University Approves Plans to Purchase Former Atlantic Club Casino

by August 9, 2018

Four years after New Jersey’s Atlantic Club Casino Hotel shut down, Stockton University has decided to acquire the now abandoned property. On Wednesday, the university’s board of trustees approved plans to purchase the closed casino resort, which is located near a new residential ...

More Australian Teenagers Get Involved in Gambling without Parents’ Knowledge

More Australian Teenagers Get Involved in Gambling without Parents’ Knowledge

by June 14, 2018

Australian organizations reported some surprising new figures revealing that up to 80% of children aged from 13 to 17 are involved in gambling activities, often without their parents knowing of the problem.Local welfare agencies have reported a worrying trend of increased le ...

Hong Kong Police Pledges to Investigate Digital Illegal Betting during World Cup 2018

Hong Kong Police Pledges to Investigate Digital Illegal Betting during World Cup 2018

by June 12, 2018

Hong Kong authorities have revealed that local police would remain focused on carrying out operations against digital illegal betting at the time of the World Cup 2018, as the number of bookmakers which choose to go online to avoid being affected by certain regulatory requirement ...

Regional Court of Bratislava Lifts 2017 Gambling Ban

Regional Court of Bratislava Lifts 2017 Gambling Ban

by June 8, 2018

Yesterday, the Regional Court in Bratislava reversed the ban imposed on gambling in the city. Under the Court’s ruling which said that the ban was not in line with the law, gambling will once again be legal in the capital of Slovakia.As a result, gambling venues in Bratislav ...

Swedish Parliamentary Committee Approves Proposed Gambling Bill

Swedish Parliamentary Committee Approves Proposed Gambling Bill

by June 5, 2018

Sweden’s Committee on Cultural Affairs has backed the proposed gambling bill. The approval of the Swedish parliamentary committee was the latest hurdle to be overcome by the draft gambling legislation before the bill becomes a law.The final vote on the Swedish gambling bill ...

UK Gambling Industry GGY Increases According to UKGC Report

UK Gambling Industry GGY Increases According to UKGC Report

by May 31, 2018

Today, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) published its latest six-month update to the local gambling industry statistics. The main regulatory body in the UK revealed some details about the market changes and latest trends in the sector, as well as about players’ activity in the p ...

Japan Could Extend Current Diet Session to Vote on Integrated Casino Resorts Bill

Japan Could Extend Current Diet Session to Vote on Integrated Casino Resorts Bill

by May 29, 2018

The Japanese Government and ruling coalition are considering the possible extension of the ongoing Diet session to the end of June or the beginning of July in order to make sure the casino gaming expansion bill is to be passed, along with the piece of legislation focused on labor ...

Nigerian Lawmakers Scold Local Lottery Commission for Regulatory Failures

Nigerian Lawmakers Scold Local Lottery Commission for Regulatory Failures

by May 22, 2018

The Nigerian Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) has faced the criticism of the local House of Representatives, with the latter blaming it for its failure to impose effective regulation of the sector.According to local lawmakers, it was the Commission that was responsible f ...