Events & Reports

Slovakia Submits New Gambling Law for EC Review

Slovakia Submits New Gambling Law for EC Review

by July 27, 2018

Slovakia submitted earlier this week a draft legislation that proposes major reforms to the country’s gambling industry for a review by the European Commission. Among other things, the piece aims to liberalize the country’s online gambling market and allow for international compa ...

Thai Police Detain Six Chinese Nationals Involved in Illegal Gambling Operation

Thai Police Detain Six Chinese Nationals Involved in Illegal Gambling Operation

by July 26, 2018

Six Chinese nationals were detained in Thailand for the provision of illegal gambling services on the territory of the country in the latest wave of raids conducted by Thai police.The arrested individuals, two women and four men, were found to have operated an online gamblin ...

Landing Gets Green Light to Expand Casino Resort Business in the Philippines

Landing Gets Green Light to Expand Casino Resort Business in the Philippines

by July 26, 2018

Hong Kong-listed integrated resort developer Landing International Development said Wednesday that it has won a provisional permit from Philippine regulators to build a $1.5 billion hotel and casino resort in the Manila Bay area.Landing currently operates the Jeju Shinhwa Wo ...

Exclusive Interview with PlayOJO’s Ohad Narkis on UK Gambling Industry’s Challenges

Exclusive Interview with PlayOJO’s Ohad Narkis on UK Gambling Industry’s Challenges

by July 25, 2018

For its latest online gambling industry interview Casino News Daily has reached out to Ohad Narkis from PlayOJO, an innovative online casino that launched last year and is aiming to challenge the big industry names. Having previously worked for some of the global gambling industr ...

Genting Singapore Shows Sharpened Appetite for Japan Casino Expansion with New Local Subsidiaries

Genting Singapore Shows Sharpened Appetite for Japan Casino Expansion with New Local Subsidiaries

by July 25, 2018

Integrated resort developer and operator Genting Singapore announced Tuesday that it has established five new indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries in Japan just days after the country’s government passed a bill that authorizes the construction of up to three integrated resorts with ...

Thai Police Continue Clamping Down on Illegal Betting after World Cup

Thai Police Continue Clamping Down on Illegal Betting after World Cup

by July 23, 2018

Thai and Chinese police busted last week another illegal online gambling operation in Thailand, Thai police officers announced earlier today.In a joint operation, police from the two countries arrested 34 individuals, most of whom Chinese nationals, on illegal gambling charg ...

South Africa Plans to Implement Fresh Gambling Industry Restrictions

South Africa Plans to Implement Fresh Gambling Industry Restrictions

by July 23, 2018

The South African Minister of Trade and Industry introduced last Friday a bill aiming to implement significant restrictions to both the country’s regulated and unregulated gambling markets, local news outlets report.The bill has been in the making since 2016 and several vers ...

Australian Racing Rolls Out New Rules to Combat Illegal Online Gambling

Australian Racing Rolls Out New Rules to Combat Illegal Online Gambling

by July 22, 2018

Australian horse racing trainers and owners could have their computers and mobile devices seized if they are suspected of gambling with illegal betting websites, under a new set of rules by Racing Australia, local news outlet The Sydney Morning Herald reports.Racing Australi ...

Japan Passes IR/Casino Bill Despite Heavy Opposition Criticism

Japan Passes IR/Casino Bill Despite Heavy Opposition Criticism

by July 21, 2018

The Upper House of the Japanese Diet approved on Friday a bill that authorizes the construction of up to three integrated resorts with casino gaming floors. The move completes a two-phase process of legalization of casino gambling in the country and creation of a gaming hub that ...

Vietnamese Casino Fined for Faulty Tax Reports

Vietnamese Casino Fined for Faulty Tax Reports

by July 20, 2018

The owner of Royal International Gaming Club in Ha Long, Vietnam has received a $15,000 fine after being found to have provided faulty reports of value added tax and using illegal invoices, local news outlet VnExpress reports.Royal Casino is part of the larger Royal Halong H ...

Massachusetts Investigation into Casino Boss Steve Wynn on Track for Late August Completion

Massachusetts Investigation into Casino Boss Steve Wynn on Track for Late August Completion

by July 20, 2018

Massachusetts Gaming Commission investigators are on track to complete their probe into disgraced casino mogul Steve Wynn and Wynn Resorts by the end of August, Stephen Crosby, Chairman of the gambling regulator told Thursday local news outlet the Boston Herald.Mr. Crosby sa ...

Tabcorp Confirms Sun Bets Departure, Failed Gambling Business Ceases Trading in Coming Days

Tabcorp Confirms Sun Bets Departure, Failed Gambling Business Ceases Trading in Coming Days

by July 19, 2018

Australian gambling giant Tabcorp today confirmed its exit from the Sun Bets joint venture with News UK as the UK-facing betting business has underperformed since its inception in 2016.Tabcorp has agreed to pay £39.5 million to its partner in the joint operation in order to ...

Gambling Operators Currently Targeting Dutch Players Could Still Be Eligible for Licenses

Gambling Operators Currently Targeting Dutch Players Could Still Be Eligible for Licenses

by July 19, 2018

Dutch Minister for Legal Protection Sander Dekker has urged the country’s government to allow operators currently targeting Dutch customers to apply for a license from the local regulator upon the gambling market’s eventual re-regulation and re-organization.Under the Netherl ...

Melco’s Cyprus Casino Welcomes 34,000 Unique Visitors During First Three Weeks

Melco’s Cyprus Casino Welcomes 34,000 Unique Visitors During First Three Weeks

by July 18, 2018

Cyprus Casinos (C2), the first legal casino facility in the Republic of Cyprus, welcomed 34,000 individual guests during its first three weeks of operation, owner Melco International Development said in a statement from earlier today.The venue opened doors June 28 in the cit ...

Polish Finance Ministry to Access Internet Users Data to Crack Down on Illegal Gambling

Polish Finance Ministry to Access Internet Users Data to Crack Down on Illegal Gambling

by July 18, 2018

Poland might be gearing up to further tighten its grip on the provision of unlicensed gambling services by accessing and using personal data of local Internet users, according to a Tuesday publication by local NGO Panoptykon Foundation (Fundacja Panoptykon).Poland re-regulat ...