Events & Reports

US Player Associations Insist on Joining Sports Betting Legalization Discussions

US Player Associations Insist on Joining Sports Betting Legalization Discussions

by April 13, 2018

The major player associations in the US – the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA), National Football League Players Association (NFLPA), Major League of Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) and National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) – have broken their sil ...

National Congress of Brazil Puts Gambling Legalization Hopes to End

National Congress of Brazil Puts Gambling Legalization Hopes to End

by April 12, 2018

Plans for land-based casino gambling legalization have fallen apart in the Chamber of Deputies, and the Senate’s Committee on Consultation, Justice and Citizenship made an unexpected move on the gambling bill.The plans for the long-awaited gambling legalization seem to be sl ...

More Operators Face Allegations in Offering Illegal Online Gambling under Washington State Law

More Operators Face Allegations in Offering Illegal Online Gambling under Washington State Law

by April 11, 2018

A number of online gambling operators have been hit by a series of lawsuits over the last few days, with the companies facing allegations that their online casino offerings have violated Washington state law. Late last week and early this week, a total of four lawsuits were filed ...

More Individuals Face Prosecution for Vietnamese Online Gambling Case Involvement

More Individuals Face Prosecution for Vietnamese Online Gambling Case Involvement

by April 10, 2018

The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security (MoPS) revealed that the Police’s Investigation Security Agency in the Phú Tho province has ordered legal proceedings to be initiated against several individuals who were allegedly involved in an illegal online gambling case. The actions ...

Two Casinos Reach Out to Macau’s Health Bureau Applying for 12 Smoking Lounges

Two Casinos Reach Out to Macau’s Health Bureau Applying for 12 Smoking Lounges

by March 22, 2018

Today, the Health Bureau (SS) of Macau revealed that it has been reached out by two casinos applying to build a total of 12 smoking lounges in their properties as of March 21st. The casino operators that have filed applications seeking the local authorities’ approval, are the rec ...

Vietnamese MoPS Provides Details about Illegal Online Gambling and Money Laundering Case

Vietnamese MoPS Provides Details about Illegal Online Gambling and Money Laundering Case

by March 19, 2018

An official announcement regarding the biggest online gambling ring has been made by the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security (MoPS), with a crackdown on online gambling and illegal money laundering in a number of cities and provinces across the country. The statement was launc ...

Massachusetts Receives $5.5 Million in Tax Revenue from Slots

Massachusetts Receives $5.5 Million in Tax Revenue from Slots

by March 16, 2018

The State of Massachusetts has collected $5.5 million from slot taxes in February, 82 per cent of which is intended for the Local Aid fund. In its monthly revenue report for Plainridge Park Casino released Thursday, the state gambling regulator announced that since the opening of ...

Delaware Governor Agrees to Immediately Start Casino Tax Cut Talks

Delaware Governor Agrees to Immediately Start Casino Tax Cut Talks

by March 15, 2018

Delaware Governor John Carney has agreed that discussions about the proposed casino tax relief reform should not be delayed any longer. At a Wednesday meeting of the Senate Finance Committee, Secretary of Finance Richard Geisenberger said that negotiations should start immediatel ...

GVC Shareholders Approve Ladbrokes Coral Merger

GVC Shareholders Approve Ladbrokes Coral Merger

by March 8, 2018

Shareholders of Isle of Man based gambling giant GVC Holdings PLC have voted in favor of a merger with Ladbrokes Coral PLC, the company announced on Thursday. The massive takeover which was announced in December 2017 is expected to generate cost synergies of at least £100 million ...

Birmingham Players Spend £30 million on FOBTs Over a Year

Birmingham Players Spend £30 million on FOBTs Over a Year

by March 7, 2018

Fixed-odds betting terminals, or simply known as betting machines, are apparently extremely popular among gambling fans in Birmingham. Players in the city have spent more than £30 million on these electronic casino games over a period of just one year, making the city the third w ...

Boston Officials Opine on Wynn Boston Harbor Casino Resort Future

Boston Officials Opine on Wynn Boston Harbor Casino Resort Future

by February 20, 2018

The last days of January saw a rapid turn of events for one of the most renowned people in the international gambling industry and this was Steve Wynn, who is the former Chief Executive Officer of Wynn Resorts. This shook the industry and now it has the potential to affect the fu ...

Clark County Witnesses Travelers Profit Surge Prior to ilani Casino Resort Event Center Launch

Clark County Witnesses Travelers Profit Surge Prior to ilani Casino Resort Event Center Launch

by February 19, 2018

The region of Clark County in Washington state is experiencing quite the positive surge of profit in the last years and this is a positive tendency which promises strong profits for the year 2018 as well. The news comes only several weeks prior to the official opening of the new ...

DCMS Unveils Second Round of Horserace Betting Levy Reform’s Consultation

DCMS Unveils Second Round of Horserace Betting Levy Reform’s Consultation

by December 22, 2017

The Government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has unveiled a second round of proposals related to the Horserace Betting Levy reform. However, the measures proposed by the DCMS which also include the Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) closure, may face political ...

Colombian Gambling Regulator Coljuegos Issues Sixth Online Gambling Operating License

Colombian Gambling Regulator Coljuegos Issues Sixth Online Gambling Operating License

by December 22, 2017

The gambling regulatory body of Colombia, Coljuegos, has granted its sixth online sports betting license. The president of Coljuegos, Juan B. Pérez Hidalgo, revealed that the sixth iGaming operating license was awarded to Grupo Empresarial Geonline SAS, which operates the online ...

Victoria Racing Industry Officials Share Concerns of New Point-of-Consumption Tax

Victoria Racing Industry Officials Share Concerns of New Point-of-Consumption Tax

by December 21, 2017

Officials from the Victorian horse racing industry have raised a red flag that new online betting taxes could have negative influence on the operators’ performance in the market, which on the other hand could cost millions of dollars that the local racing industry was supposed to ...