Events & Reports

Gambling Operator Betway Comes Under Media Fire for Criminal Ties and Untraceable Ownership

Gambling Operator Betway Comes Under Media Fire for Criminal Ties and Untraceable Ownership

by November 10, 2017

Paradise Papers, the recently leaked trove of 13.4 million files from two offshore service providers, threw fresh light on how tax havens are used by powerful individuals and major corporations to avoid tax burden and thus profit at the expense of the rest.(Un)surprisingly th ...

Czech Republic Cracks Down on Illegal Gambling Machines

Czech Republic Cracks Down on Illegal Gambling Machines

by November 10, 2017

Czech Customers officers have seized more than 800 illegally operating gambling machines and over CZK2.5 million in proceeds from gaming facilities across the country, local news outlet the Prague Daily Monitor has reported.The Czech Customs Administration revealed that the ...

Major Philippine Conglomerate Proposes PHP18-Billion Casino Resort in Cebu City

Major Philippine Conglomerate Proposes PHP18-Billion Casino Resort in Cebu City

by November 9, 2017

The Cebu City Mayor confirmed that a major Philippine company has expressed interest in developing an PHP18-billion hotel and casino resort on the Kawit Island, part of the Cebu province. JG Summit Holdings Inc., known to be one of the largest Philippine conglomerates, is plannin ...

Finland’s National Health Institute Calls for Gambling Machines Crackdown

Finland’s National Health Institute Calls for Gambling Machines Crackdown

by November 9, 2017

The Finnish National Institute for Health and Welfare (Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos – THL) recommended that gambling machines at supermarkets across the country be removed in a bid for the country to reduce gambling addiction rates, local news outlet Yle has reported.The ...

Colorado-Based Firm Buys Former Revel Casino, Owner Glenn Straub Denies Reports

Colorado-Based Firm Buys Former Revel Casino, Owner Glenn Straub Denies Reports

by November 8, 2017

The owner of the former Revel Casino in Atlantic City has reportedly entered an agreement for the sale of the property to a Colorado-based businessman. And although there is usually no smoke without fire, Florida real estate developer Glenn Straub, who currently owns the shuttere ...

How Will the New Regulatory Approach to Gambling Affect UK’s iGaming Industry?

How Will the New Regulatory Approach to Gambling Affect UK’s iGaming Industry?

by November 8, 2017

The UK online gambling industry has been expanding quickly over the past decade in a bid to accommodate the explosion in demand. Figures from the UK Gambling Commission showed that online gaming and betting services generated the amount of £4.5 billion in the period between Octob ...

Analysts Bullish on Success of Naga 2 Casino Resort Project

Analysts Bullish on Success of Naga 2 Casino Resort Project

by November 7, 2017

Analysts believe that Naga 2, the recently opened extension of the NagaWorld casino complex in the Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh, has bright future if it succeeds to attract VIP casino players from Mainland China and other countries around the Asia-Pacific region.Naga 2 cele ...

Dutch Gambling Regulator Scolds Holland Casino for Advertising on Children-Oriented Websites

Dutch Gambling Regulator Scolds Holland Casino for Advertising on Children-Oriented Websites

by November 6, 2017

A group of licensed Dutch gambling operators has been scolded by the Netherlands Gaming Authority, Kansspelautoriteit, for advertising their services on websites with children-oriented content. Holland Casino (the Netherlands’ exclusive casino operator), Bankgiroloterij, National ...

UK Gambling Machines Debate Clouded by Conflict of Interest Concerns

by November 5, 2017

Debates over the future of the controversial fixed-odds betting terminals may be marred by conflicts of interest on the part of UK MPs who have been provided with different hospitality benefits from some of the nation’s largest bookmakers, the Guardian reported earlier toda ...

Hard Rock International Brings Down Iconic Trump Taj Mahal Casino Minarets

Hard Rock International Brings Down Iconic Trump Taj Mahal Casino Minarets

by November 4, 2017

The shuttered Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City is further distancing itself from its past as workers were seen to be dismantling the property’s iconic minarets and other outside decorations that had adorned the Indian-themed hotel and casino complex for over two decades. ...

Pennsylvania Cities Begin Satellite Casino Discussions after Gov. Tom Wolf’s Gambling Expansion Green Light

Pennsylvania Cities Begin Satellite Casino Discussions after Gov. Tom Wolf’s Gambling Expansion Green Light

by November 3, 2017

Pennsylvania’s sweeping gambling reform has already begun changing the state’s gambling landscape and debates over further alterations have been taking place in different parts of the Keystone State. As reported by local media, multiple Pennsylvania cities have commenced talks on ...

Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Fires at Secret Meeting between Casino Boss and Massachusetts Governor

Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Fires at Secret Meeting between Casino Boss and Massachusetts Governor

by November 3, 2017

A Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate blasted what turned out to have been a clandestine meeting between casino boss Steve Wynn and the state’s current Governor Charlie Baker during the latter’s recent visit to Nevada, local news outlet MassLive reported.Gov. Baker, who man ...

PhilWeb Cannot Commence Operations as Online Gambling Provider Despite Recent Accreditation

PhilWeb Cannot Commence Operations as Online Gambling Provider Despite Recent Accreditation

by November 2, 2017

Philippine gaming company PhilWeb will not be able to resume operations as provider of electronic gaming systems yet, although it obtained accreditation from the local gambling regulator PAGCOR earlier this week.Citing comments from PAGCOR, local media reported earlier today ...

Casino Boss’ Son Develops Multi-Purpose Complex in Thriving Chicago District to Lure Amazon

Casino Boss’ Son Develops Multi-Purpose Complex in Thriving Chicago District to Lure Amazon

by November 2, 2017

The son of US casino mogul Neil Bluhm has announced plans for the development of a multi-purpose complex in a flourishing Chicago district as the city is attempting to catch the attention of online retailer Amazon, which is looking for home of its second headquarters.Andrew ...

Bookmaker Paddy Power Betfair Incoming CEO Takes Over from Breon Corcoran in January 2018

Bookmaker Paddy Power Betfair Incoming CEO Takes Over from Breon Corcoran in January 2018

by November 1, 2017

Peter Jackson will assume the role of a CEO of Irish bookmaker Paddy Power Betfair on January 8, the company confirmed today. Mr. Jackson is taking over from Breon Corcoran, who has been part of Paddy Power for the past sixteen years.Mr. Corcoran announced his intentions to ...