VIP Player Volumes Improve at Australian Casinos

VIP Player Volumes Improve at Australian Casinos

by October 12, 2017

Australian casinos saw improvement in VIP volumes during the first quarter of the 2017-2018 financial year, Monique Rooney, analyst at financial services firm Morgan Stanley, has pointed out following discussions with local casino operators Crown Resorts and The Star Entertainmen ...

FOBTs Review May Rekindle William Hill/The Stars Group Merger Courtship

FOBTs Review May Rekindle William Hill/The Stars Group Merger Courtship

by October 11, 2017

A recent article by the Financial Times suggested that a flurry of mergers and acquisitions could be expected within the global gambling space and that major British bookmakers will play a central role in the consolidation deal-making. The reasons are more than clear – regulatory ...

Antwerp Police Officers Probed for Allegedly Stealing Identities to Gamble

Antwerp Police Officers Probed for Allegedly Stealing Identities to Gamble

by October 10, 2017

The Belgian Gaming Commission is investigating Antwerp police officers for having allegedly stolen identities to gamble in brick-and-mortar facilities and online. Members of Belgium’s law enforcement system are prohibited from any form of gambling. Their national registration num ...

Georgia GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Vow to Oppose Casino Gambling Legalization Efforts

Georgia GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Vow to Oppose Casino Gambling Legalization Efforts

by October 9, 2017

Georgia’s leading GOP gubernatorial candidates confirmed that they will all oppose any attempts for the legalization of casino gambling in the state. The state’s next gubernatorial election will take place in November 2018 and it is believed that Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, former Sen. ...

Gambling CEO Breon Corcoran Reportedly Considered for Uber Head of Northern Europe Position

Gambling CEO Breon Corcoran Reportedly Considered for Uber Head of Northern Europe Position

by October 8, 2017

Breon Corcoran, the outgoing CEO of retail and online gambling behemoth Paddy Power Betfair, is reportedly been considered as a top candidate for the recently vacated Head of Northern Europe position at private hire transport company Uber.Jo Bertram, who assumed the General ...

Independent Bookmaker JenningsBet Joins Criticism over Paddy Power Betfair CEO’s Support for FOBTs Crackdown

Independent Bookmaker JenningsBet Joins Criticism over Paddy Power Betfair CEO’s Support for FOBTs Crackdown

by October 7, 2017

While UK bookmakers and anti-FOBTs campaigners have been the ultimate rivals in the ongoing highly publicized war surrounding the gaming machines, these have also managed to stir controversy within the sector.In a recent letter by Paddy Power Betfair CEO Breon Corcoran addre ...

Two Separate Studies Back Revenue Cannibalization Fears Surrounding Cedar Rapids Casino Proposals

Two Separate Studies Back Revenue Cannibalization Fears Surrounding Cedar Rapids Casino Proposals

by October 6, 2017

The potential opening of a casino in the city of Cedar Rapids, Iowa could impact the state’s casino market quite negatively as the new venue would cannibalize revenue from existing gaming properties, according to two recently published reports.The Iowa Racing and Gaming Comm ...

bet365’s Urge for Regulatory Compliance Wreaks Havoc and Multiple Gambling Affiliate Account Suspensions

bet365’s Urge for Regulatory Compliance Wreaks Havoc and Multiple Gambling Affiliate Account Suspensions

by October 6, 2017

After multiple instances of online gambling operators and their affiliates failing to promote iGaming services to players in a manner compliant with the rules set out by the UK Gambling Commission, the regulatory body has warned all its licensees that heavy sanctions await all th ...

Alabama Renews Electronic Bingo Machines War with Local Casinos

Alabama Renews Electronic Bingo Machines War with Local Casinos

by October 5, 2017

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is suing five commercial casinos located in five different counties over their operation of electronic bingo machines. AG Marshall, who assumed office in February, said in a Wednesday statement that electronic bingo machines were illegal i ...

DDoS Attack Disturbs Lottery Sales on UK National Lottery’s Website

DDoS Attack Disturbs Lottery Sales on UK National Lottery’s Website

by October 2, 2017

The UK National Lottery has confirmed that a DDoS attack knocked out its official website on Saturday evening. There are Lotto draws on Saturday and the activity on the lottery operator’s website is usually higher that day.Lottery tickets can be purchased from authorized ret ...

Shared Online Poker Liquidity Project Faces Opposition from Italian Politicians

Shared Online Poker Liquidity Project Faces Opposition from Italian Politicians

by October 2, 2017

Powerful political opposition in Italy could upset the applecart for the shared online poker liquidity project the country’s gambling regulators have been working on with their counterparts from France, Spain, and Portugal for over a year now.The scheme would allow online pok ...

Irish Publicans Found to Be Offering Illegal Gambling Services to Pub-Goers

Irish Publicans Found to Be Offering Illegal Gambling Services to Pub-Goers

by October 1, 2017

Multiple complaints have emerged about Irish pub holders taking illegal bets at their venues, The Sunday Times reports. In addition, it seems that some of the publicans have been taking advantage of promotional screens installed by bookmakers at their facilities.Said screens ...

Around 3.2 Million Japanese Have Suffered from Gambling Addiction, Report Finds

Around 3.2 Million Japanese Have Suffered from Gambling Addiction, Report Finds

by September 30, 2017

A government-commissioned report has found that about 3.2 million Japanese have suffered from some form of gambling addiction. The report’s findings are published at a time when the country is developing a regulatory framework for the operation of its first casino resorts. ...

MGM Cotai Casino Resort Opening Set Back to Late January 2018

MGM Cotai Casino Resort Opening Set Back to Late January 2018

by September 29, 2017

Casino operator MGM Resorts International today announced that the opening of MGM Cotai, its second integrated resort in Macau, will be delayed to January 29, 2018. The property was previously scheduled to finally open doors in the fourth quarter of the year.MGM Cotai’s openi ...

Online Gambling Again Discussed as Potential Cure for Pennsylvania’s Budget Ailment

Online Gambling Again Discussed as Potential Cure for Pennsylvania’s Budget Ailment

by September 29, 2017

Hopes are being pinned on a new House budget deficit plan that will try to end Pennsylvania’s prolonged budget impasse, local media reported on Thursday. The state government approved in July a $32-billion budget plan but has failed since then to close a $2.2-billion gap that has ...