Florida Appeals Federal Judge Ruling on Seminole Blackjack Exclusivity

by January 21, 2017

The State of Florida appealed on Thursday a court ruling made by a US District Judge last November that allowed the Seminole Tribe to keep blackjack at its casinos until 2030. The appeal filing has come as the latest development in a prolonged legal battle between the Seminoles a ...

Czech Regulators Fail to Act against Unlicensed iGaming Operators

by January 20, 2017

The Czech Republic’s new online gambling regime has so far proved to be ineffective against unlicensed iGaming operators, according to the local branch of the Transparency International (TI) non-governmental organization.The Central European country has become the latest one ...

Las Vegas Casino Giant Pays $7-Million Fine to Close DoJ Bribery Investigation

by January 20, 2017

A more than a five-year US Department of Justice probe into Las Vegas Sands’ promotional activity in Macau and China has been concluded after the casino operator agreed to pay a $7-million penalty.The major casino company was investigated for allegedly breaching a federal an ...

Yggdrasil Gaming Marches Toward Another Regulated iGaming Jurisdiction

by January 19, 2017

Developer and supplier of online casino content Yggdrasil Gaming has directed its expansion efforts toward yet another regulated jurisdiction. The company today announced the beginning of a certification process that would ensure that its products are compliant with Italian iGami ...

Philippines Deports First Group of Chinese Illegal iGaming Workers

by January 19, 2017

Officials from the Philippines’ Bureau of Immigration have confirmed that the country has begun deporting the Chinese citizens who were detained late last year for working for an illegal online gambling business.More than 250 people were deported in the period between Decemb ...

888poker Exits Slovenian iGaming Market

by January 18, 2017

Shortly after it had become known that 888poker would no longer accept Australian players, word has leaked out that one of the world’s largest online poker rooms would also leave the Slovenian iGaming market.The move comes at a time when the Central European country is in pr ...

US Solicitor General to Brief Supreme Court on New Jersey Sports Betting Case

by January 18, 2017

Good news has come for New Jersey’s effort to legalize sports betting within its borders after the US Supreme Court said on Tuesday that it would ask the new Solicitor General for an opinion on the matter.New Jersey has appealed a lower court’s decision that its attempt to b ...

Pennsylvania Lawmakers Positive about iGaming Legalization Success

by January 17, 2017

Pennsylvania lawmakers have expressed confidence that online gambling will be legalized this spring as the state Legislature is gearing up for the 2017 legislative session. House and Senate legislators are set to reconvene on January 23 and it is believed that gambling expansion ...

Cherry Confirms CEO’s Departure

by January 17, 2017

Swedish gambling group Cherry AB announced the departure of its CEO, Fredrik Burvall. Mr. Burvall will stay with the company until mid-2017. He is to be replaced by Anders Holmgren who has been appointed as acting CEO until the search for a permanent Chief Executive is completed. ...

Macau Officials Welcome Opinions on Potential Casino Tax Reduction

by January 16, 2017

Macau officials will welcome discussions on the potential reduction of casino taxes, after a local scholar said last week that a change in the city’s existing taxation system will be good for the industry.Paulo Martins Chan, Director of the administrative region’ ...

First Licensed Online Poker Room Goes Live in Croatia

by January 16, 2017

Croatia’s first licensed online poker room – SuperSport – was launched last week and, according to initial information, has so far beaten traffic expectations.The website was expected to go live in mid-2016 but owners decided to delay launch for regulatory reasons. Und ...

Florida Senator Presents Omnibus Gambling Expansion Bill

by January 15, 2017

Florida may see a massive expansion of its gambling industry after a state Senator introduced on Thursday a 112-page bill that would allow for the process. If Senate Bill 8 gains the necessary support in the state Legislature, it would scrap the Seminole Tribe’s monopoly ov ...

UK Bookmakers Face New Horse Racing Bets Levy

by January 14, 2017

The UK gambling industry has received another heavy taxation blow after the Government confirmed on Friday that a new levy on horse betting will be imposed from April 2017. All bookmakers, including offshore ones, that provide betting services to UK customers will be required to ...

NYX Gaming Products to Go Live in Three Canadian Provinces

by January 13, 2017

Supplier of online casino and sports betting products and services NYX Gaming Group has announced that it has been given the nod by the gambling regulators of three Canadian provinces to provide its offering to local customers. NYX Gaming products will now be available in British ...

Olympic Entertainment Group Creates Maltese iGaming Subsidiary to Extend Footprint

by January 13, 2017

Estonia-headquartered land-based and online gambling operator Olympic Entertainment Group (OEG) announced that it has established the Olybet Malta Ltd. subsidiary in a bid to expand its online operations into new regulated jurisdictions.The company operates multiple brick-an ...