Argentina’s Lottery Association Responds to Reports about New Federal Online Gambling Body

Argentina’s Lottery Association Responds to Reports about New Federal Online Gambling Body

by July 26, 2017

Latin America has been among the regions considered to be holding huge potential in terms of online gambling, and multiple international gambling companies have spotted that potential and have directed their investment interest to that part of the world.This justifies the gr ...

Armenia Applies New Casino License Rules

Armenia Applies New Casino License Rules

by July 25, 2017

The Armenian government approved last week proposed changes to the country’s casino regulations and the way casino investors are licensed, Russian gambling news outlet News of Gambling has reported citing local media.Under the new rules an investor or a group of investors wil ...

UK to Tax Online Casino Freeplays from August 1

UK to Tax Online Casino Freeplays from August 1

by July 25, 2017

A broadly discussed tax on freeplays and related discounts used by UK-facing online gambling operators to acquire and retain customers will be imposed as from August 1, 2017, despite previously being removed from the Finance Bill 2017, according to media reports from last week. ...

SportPesa Contests Kenya’s New Gambling Tax in Court

SportPesa Contests Kenya’s New Gambling Tax in Court

by July 24, 2017

Online sportsbook operator SportPesa has reportedly filed a lawsuit, contesting the Kenyan government’s decision to raise annual gambling taxes to 35% on net revenue. Here it is important to note that gambling operator originates from the East African country.It can also be s ...

ARJEL Publishes First Shared Online Poker Liquidity Instructions for Interested Operators

ARJEL Publishes First Shared Online Poker Liquidity Instructions for Interested Operators

by July 24, 2017

The French online gambling regulator – ARJEL – has published initial instructions for France-facing online poker operators interested to participate in the shared liquidity project.The move comes two weeks after the responsible regulatory bodies of France, Italy, Spain, and P ...

Kazuo Okada’s Slot Machine Manufacturing Business Loses Appeal Case Against Reuters

Kazuo Okada’s Slot Machine Manufacturing Business Loses Appeal Case Against Reuters

by July 23, 2017

The Japanese Supreme Court denied an appeal filed by local pachinko and slot machine manufacturer Universal Entertainment Corp. in relation to its defamation case against news agency Reuters. Two lower courts had previously ruled that the case lacked merit.Japan’s high ...

New Jersey Governor Signs Pro-Online Gambling Bill

New Jersey Governor Signs Pro-Online Gambling Bill

by July 22, 2017

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has put his signature on a pro-online gambling bill that urges US President Donald Trump and the Congress not to implement a federal ban on this type of activity.Internet gambling is only legal in three states – New Jersey, Nevada, and Delaware ...

California Joins Pack of States Discussing Sports Betting Legalization

California Joins Pack of States Discussing Sports Betting Legalization

by July 21, 2017

Sports betting seems to be gaining momentum as an important legislative topic around the US, after the US Supreme Court decided to hear New Jersey’s call for the removal of a long-standing federal ban on this type of gambling activity.California may be the next state to cons ...

Hard Rock International Reportedly Eyes Participation in Vietnam Casino Resort Masterplan

Hard Rock International Reportedly Eyes Participation in Vietnam Casino Resort Masterplan

by July 20, 2017

Officials from the Thừa Thiên-Huế Province in North Central Vietnam have asked the country’s government to give the nod to the addition of a casino to the Banyan Tree Lang Cô integrated resort.Reportedly, Florida-headquartered casino and café chain operator Hard Rock Interna ...

Hague Court Affirms Dutch Gaming Authority’s Right to Fine iGaming Operators

Hague Court Affirms Dutch Gaming Authority’s Right to Fine iGaming Operators

by July 20, 2017

The Hague District Court ruled last week that the Dutch Gaming Authority, Kansspelautoriteit, had imposed rightfully six-figure fines on iGaming operators that had violated the Netherlands’ gambling laws.The ruling came in relation to hefty fines the gambling regulator had p ...

Russia’s Primorye Integrated Entertainment Zone Launches Call for Bids for Three Casino Sites

Russia’s Primorye Integrated Entertainment Zone Launches Call for Bids for Three Casino Sites

by July 19, 2017

Government-run Primorsky Krai Development Corp. launched last week a call for bids for three sites for the development of casino resorts in Russia’s Primorye Integrated Entertainment Zone.Interested developers will be able to submit their applications until August 28 and the ...

Cyprus’ First Integrated Resort to Feature VIP Casino Facility

Cyprus’ First Integrated Resort to Feature VIP Casino Facility

by July 18, 2017

More details about the Republic of Cyprus’ first casino resort emerged from Spectrum Gaming Capital (SGC), the financial advisory firm that advised the preferred developer throughout the bidding process and afterwards.The New York City-headquartered company has revealed in a ...

Overregulation Will Harm Japan’s Casino Industry, Analysts Warn

Overregulation Will Harm Japan’s Casino Industry, Analysts Warn

by July 18, 2017

Analysts warn that too strict regulations may produce the exact opposite of what the gambling industry expects from Japan’s recently legalized casino market.Japanese lawmakers are in the middle of a process of crafting a second casino bill that would regulate the country’s i ...

GIG Buys Scandinavia-Facing iGaming Affiliate Network for €26 Million

GIG Buys Scandinavia-Facing iGaming Affiliate Network for €26 Million

by July 17, 2017

Online gambling group Gaming Innovation Group (GIG) today announced the acquisition of Stk Marketing Ltd., an affiliate network targeting players from the Nordic Region, for the approximate amount of €26 million.This has been GIG’s fourth affiliate acquisition deal this year ...

Connecticut Passes Sports Betting Bill While Mississippi Backs Off from Previous Legalization Push

Connecticut Passes Sports Betting Bill While Mississippi Backs Off from Previous Legalization Push

by July 17, 2017

After the Supreme Court of the United States decided to hear New Jersey’s sports betting legalization case, the topic began making its way in the Legislatures of several other states.Generally speaking, New Jersey, a major casino hub with its Atlantic City-based venues, call ...