Court Sides with Dutch Gambling Regulator in Betsson Case

Court Sides with Dutch Gambling Regulator in Betsson Case

by September 15, 2017

A Hague court ruled that Swedish iGaming operator Betsson’s claim against the Dutch gambling authority, Kansspelautoriteit, was inadmissible. The gambling group sought a court’s decision earlier this year, arguing that the regulatory body’s tightened iGaming rules violated EU reg ...

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Passes Budget Deficit Remedy Plan with Casino Expansion Provisions

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Passes Budget Deficit Remedy Plan with Casino Expansion Provisions

by September 14, 2017

Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives passed late last night a financial plan that aims at closing a $2.2-billion gap in the state’s budget for the current financial year. As expected, the plan was only supported by House Republicans, but given the fact the caucus holds the maj ...

Italy to Launch Call for Online Gambling License Applications Next Week

Italy to Launch Call for Online Gambling License Applications Next Week

by September 14, 2017

It was two years ago when it first became known that the Italian online gambling market would be expanded significantly. Back in 2015, the Southern European country’s government agreed to award 120 online gaming licenses to interested operators, but a tender for those same licens ...

FOBTs Crackdown Could Cost British Bookmakers over £150 Million in Revenue

FOBTs Crackdown Could Cost British Bookmakers over £150 Million in Revenue

by September 13, 2017

UK gambling operators could annually lose more than £150 million in revenue as a result from the pending crackdown on fixed-odds betting terminals, The Financial Times reported citing gambling analysts.A review into the controversial gaming machines is expected to be complet ...

French Online Gambling Regulator Sprinkles Optimism on Shared Online Poker Liquidity Project’s 2017 Realization

French Online Gambling Regulator Sprinkles Optimism on Shared Online Poker Liquidity Project’s 2017 Realization

by September 13, 2017

France has made significant progress in preparing the necessary documentation for the completion of the shared online poker liquidity project, Clément Martin Saint Léon, Head of Consumer Protection at ARJEL, revealed on Tuesday during the 2017 World Regulatory Briefing: Responsib ...

Crackdown on FOBTs Looms as UK Chancellor Philip Hammond Drops Opposition

Crackdown on FOBTs Looms as UK Chancellor Philip Hammond Drops Opposition

by September 12, 2017

Fixed-odds betting terminals will certainly be subjected to a crackdown by the UK Government, after Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond withdrew his opposition to the proposed limitations on the maximum stake accepted by the machines, The Times reported.A triennial re ...

Gambling-Unfriendly Pennsylvania House Budget Deficit Plan May Get First Vote on September 12

Gambling-Unfriendly Pennsylvania House Budget Deficit Plan May Get First Vote on September 12

by September 12, 2017

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives returned from its summer recess on Monday. House lawmakers as well as their counterparts from the Senate are faced with the task of putting an end to a prolonged budget stalemate.During the Monday session, Republican Representatives h ...

Jeju Shinhwa World Casino Resort to Open More Entertainment Facilities

Jeju Shinhwa World Casino Resort to Open More Entertainment Facilities

by September 11, 2017

Casino resort developer Landing Jeju Development is set to launch another set of facilities as part of the KRW2-trillion Jeju Shinhwa World complex, currently being under development on South Korea’s Jeju Island.The roll-out will include the opening of a theme park and a K-p ...

New Gold Coast Casino Plan Faces Heating Opposition

New Gold Coast Casino Plan Faces Heating Opposition

by September 10, 2017

A controversial new plan for the construction of an integrated resort in Gold Coast has been facing stronger and growing opposition, as city residents staged a rally in the Australian city’s Southport suburb earlier today.Protesters called for the plan, recently propos ...

More Casino Operators Fleeing and New Betting Taxes Mark Latest Changes in Australia’s Online Gambling Landscape

More Casino Operators Fleeing and New Betting Taxes Mark Latest Changes in Australia’s Online Gambling Landscape

by September 9, 2017

Codeta has become yet another online gambling brand to join the mass departure of international iGaming operators from the Australian market. Online gambling affiliates promoting the casino have been informed that Codeta will shut its doors for Australian players from September 1 ...

Should Gambling Operators Repeatedly Violating Rules and Principles Be Allowed the Privilege of Holding UKGC Licenses?

Should Gambling Operators Repeatedly Violating Rules and Principles Be Allowed the Privilege of Holding UKGC Licenses?

by September 3, 2017

Last year was a pivotal one for the UK gambling market for a myriad of reasons, with one of those reasons being the fact that online gambling became the largest sector of the local betting and gaming industry. Licensed UK-facing operators generated gross gambling yield of £4.461 ...

Ladbrokes Coral Revealed as Major UK MPs Donor ahead of Parliament’s Gambling Industry Review

Ladbrokes Coral Revealed as Major UK MPs Donor ahead of Parliament’s Gambling Industry Review

by September 2, 2017

UK gambling operator Ladbrokes Coral has made 15 donations to British MPs, the BBC reported citing information from the UK Parliament’s official website. The major company has thus been placed as the most frequent donor, although it has not been the one to made the largest ...

Gauselmann Group’s Cashpoint Expands Further Into Denmark’s Gambling Market

Gauselmann Group’s Cashpoint Expands Further Into Denmark’s Gambling Market

by August 31, 2017

Gauselmann Group’s Cashpoint sports betting brand has acquired Tipico’s brick-and-mortar betting operations in Denmark. Under the recently sealed deal, Cashpoint has assumed ownership over three betting outlets in the country’s capital city, Copenhagen, and one betting shop in Od ...

Twin River Tiverton Casino Project Receives Key Approval

Twin River Tiverton Casino Project Receives Key Approval

by August 31, 2017

The proposed construction of the Twin River Tiverton casino complex received a final important approval on Wednesday, when members of the Tiverton Planning Board gave the nod to the project by a 6-1 vote, local news outlet Providence Journal reported.The new casino was appro ...

PokerStars Rolls Out Winning Moments Feature to Help Players Celebrate Their Achievements

PokerStars Rolls Out Winning Moments Feature to Help Players Celebrate Their Achievements

by August 30, 2017

Online poker room PokerStars announced on Tuesday that it will introduce the PokerStars Winning Moments video feature that will help online players celebrate, remember, and share their moments of triumph with family and friends.The announcement comes ahead of the upcoming Wo ...