The President of Sri Lanka Proposes New Gambling Taxes

by October 28, 2014

Mahinda Rajapaksa, the President of Sri Lanka, has put forward the idea of making some changes in the current gambling rules and regulations of the country and in the Betting and Gaming Levy Act in particular.The President proposed an entrance fee of $100 to be implemented a ...

Mobile and Tablet Gambling Summit to Take Place in Atlantic City

by October 27, 2014

After all the unpleasant surprises that have befallen the gambling industry in New Jersey, now, it’s time for an exciting event to take place in Atlantic City. The annual Mobile and Tablet Gambling Summit is to be held today in Bally’s casino. It gives a chance to onl ...

Full Tilt Launches a New Advertising Strategy

by October 27, 2014

A few days ago, Full Tilt, the popular online gambling platform, parted ways with two prominent poker players – Gus Hansen and Victor Blom. They are no longer sponsored by the company but the authorities claim that this decision was taken after careful reconsidering of the advant ...

The Influence of the Social Casino Games on Players of All Ages

by October 24, 2014

The social casino games that are becoming more and more popular, are considered to be a source of huge revenues for the providers and lots of fun to the players. They are widespread, enjoyable and most of all – charge-free. However, several experts raised the question of the safe ...

Spain to Issue Licenses to Several Gambling Operators

by October 24, 2014

Along with the gambling legislation bills in Ireland and Norway, the issues the French gambling industry is experiencing and the problematic poker affairs in Italy, it seems like Spain is the next European country to make reforms and refine the current rules and regulations.T ...

Saipan Jinghua Considers Building Two Casinos on the Northern Mariana Islands

by October 23, 2014

Another corporation has recently announced its intentions to establish casino resorts, located in Tinian and Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands.Saipan Jinghua Investment Inc. investors expressed their hopes that their plan will come true and the Tinian project, that will cost t ...

Appropriation of the East Chicago Casino Funds has been Announced

by October 23, 2014

The outcome of the debates, concerning the reduction of the revenue of the casino in East Chicago, has been officially announced. The bone of contention were the funds that were generated from the cut of the revenue with the aim of being invested in boosting the local economy. ...

Sochi Plays Host to the Russian Gaming Week in November

by October 22, 2014

Russia is going to play host to the popular gambling exhibition summit at the beginning of the next month. During the event, called the Russian Gaming Week, a wide variety of topics, concerning the future development of the gambling industry will be discussed. The benefits the ga ...

Progress Towards Gambling Activities Legislation in Norway

by October 22, 2014

Almost a month ago, the Norwegian authorities have announced that they will refine the local gambling rules and regulations in order to make Norway a country whose residents are enabled to take part in legal gambling activities.Thorhild Widwey, the Norwegian Minister of Cultu ...

Darren Woods on Trial for Fraud and False Accounts Maintenance

by October 21, 2014

Last week was difficult for the British poker player Darren Woods whose case was discussed by the Crown Court. Three years ago Woods was accused of having committed a great number of frauds towards online poker platforms and manipulating various payment methods, cheating at the t ...

The Gaming Sector in China Remains Stable; Vietnam, Cambodia and Taiwan to Enter the Gambling Industry

by October 21, 2014

It is not surprising that the gambling activities in China play a key role in the culture of the country. Although they are illegal in the Mainland area, the betting activities inside the country bring huge revenues.The latest reports show that the lotteries, regulated by th ...

Amaya Gaming Delighted to Announce the Impressive Performance of Full Tilt and PokerStars

by October 20, 2014

Two months ago, the Canadian gaming giant Amaya Gaming finally acquired the shares of Oldford Group. The purchase itself was estimated to be almost $5 billion but luckily, the Amaya authorities can take pride in having made a great deal.According to the latest report, the pro ...

Japanese Gambling Legislation Procedure Postponed for 2015

by October 20, 2014

According to the proposal of the Japanese authorities, the gambling legalization in the country was supposed to take effect really soon. However, the latest information released, disapproves of that statement. The legalization process, will, by all means, we delayed again for an ...

Spin & Go to Substitute the Traditional Cash Games

by October 17, 2014

It seems like the latest ventures of PokerStars – the lottery games and the tournaments that became known as “Spin & Go” are getting more and more recognizable and popular among players of all ages. They bring the excitement that players are looking for in the saturated ...

Sports Betting to Become Legal in New Jersey after Christie’s Approval

by October 17, 2014

The approval of the proposal, aimed at making the sports betting activities in New Jersey legal, was not too surprising to those who keep a close eye on the turn of events.Yesterday, 73 members of the state authorities gave their positive vote to the legislation bill. There w ...