Events & Reports

Italian Gambling Regulatory Body Rolls Out New Nationwide Self-Exclusion Programme

Italian Gambling Regulatory Body Rolls Out New Nationwide Self-Exclusion Programme

by April 17, 2018

The major gambling regulatory body in Italy – the Agenzia delle dogane e dei Monopoli – has rolled out a special nationwide self-exclusion programme aimed at helping problem gamblers. The launch of the self-exclusion programme came after industry stakeholders called for the Gover ...

Tabcorp Suffers UKGC Backlash for Self-Exclusion Management Failures

Tabcorp Suffers UKGC Backlash for Self-Exclusion Management Failures

by April 13, 2018

Today, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) revealed that it is to review the UK operating license of the Australian gaming, wagering and Keno operator Tabcorp Holdings.As revealed by the major gambling watchdog of the UK, the betting operator, which got involved in the so-call ...

Harrah’s Cherokee to Welcome WSOP Circuit Festival on April 12

Harrah’s Cherokee to Welcome WSOP Circuit Festival on April 12

by April 12, 2018

The 2017/2018 season of the popular World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit continues with a stop at Harrah’s Cherokee Hotel and Casino in Cherokee, North Carolina. Ring-event action kicks off Thursday, April 12, and runs for twelve days, with the $1,675 Buy-In Main Event offering $ ...

Spanish National Police Initiates Casino Raids under Suspicions for Underaged Gambling

Spanish National Police Initiates Casino Raids under Suspicions for Underaged Gambling

by April 12, 2018

Recently, some of the gaming facilities located in Spain have come under increased criticism due to the fact that underaged individuals have been able to illegally access the activities offered in these venues.The National Police is trying to stop the practice by rising the ...

Japan’s Yuki Ko Wins 2018 APPT Korea National Championship for $31,800

Japan’s Yuki Ko Wins 2018 APPT Korea National Championship for $31,800

by April 11, 2018

Japanese poker pro Yuki Ko won the championship title in one of the major events of this year’s Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) series, which after a successful run in Macau continued with a stop in South Korea. Along with the first place trophy for APPT Korea National Championshi ...

Federal High Court in Lagos Prevents Authorities from Disrupting Local Lottery Operators’ Businesses

Federal High Court in Lagos Prevents Authorities from Disrupting Local Lottery Operators’ Businesses

by April 11, 2018

Yesterday, the Federal High Court in Lagos prevented the local Police, as well as the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from taking lottery operators into custody for allegations in offering their services without operating ...

Could Hainan Open the Door to Gambling Legalization in China?

by April 10, 2018

Hainan, often called China’s Hawaii, has been an attractive location for investments in recent years. But beyond the popular beach resort destination, the southern island is also seen as the most suitable place for the long-anticipated economic liberalization to soon take place. ...

Philippine President Duterte Opposes Boracay Casino Construction

Philippine President Duterte Opposes Boracay Casino Construction

by April 10, 2018

The President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte has revealed that he had been against building of a Boracay casino. During a press conference which took place in Davao City, President Duterte said that he was unaware of any plans for casino construction in the island.Earlie ...

James Packer Steps Down as Director of Crown Resorts

James Packer Steps Down as Director of Crown Resorts

by March 21, 2018

The Australian billionaire media and casino mogul James Packer has stepped down from the board of Crown Resorts. The company revealed the move in a brief statement posted today on its website, saying that Packer is leaving his role of director “for personal reasons”.The Exec ...

Nevada Lawsuit Claims Drug Triggers Pathological Gambling

Nevada Lawsuit Claims Drug Triggers Pathological Gambling

by March 14, 2018

An antipsychotic drug sold in the United States triggers compulsive behavior, including gambling, a lawsuit filed last week in Nevada claims. According to the plaintiffs, the maker and the distributors of the prescription drug Abilify knew about the dangerous side effects but did ...

Attorney General Rejects Arkansas Casino Expansion Proposal for the Second Time

Attorney General Rejects Arkansas Casino Expansion Proposal for the Second Time

by March 13, 2018

Arkansas state attorney general Leslie Rutledge has once again rejected the casino expansion proposal by pro-casino group Driving Arkansas Forward. The proposed change is planned for the November ballot and if approved, it would allow new casinos to be opened in Jefferson and Pop ...

Casino Exec Recommends More Gaming Concessions in Macau

Casino Exec Recommends More Gaming Concessions in Macau

by March 12, 2018

Macau-based CEO and Co-Chairman of Macau Legend Development Limited, David Kam Fai Chow thinks the local gambling market could take two or three more gaming concessionaires. With the current licenses expiring in 2020 and 2022, the government should consider exploring new opportun ...

Doubts Arise about Nevada’s Proposed Tougher Sexual Harassment Policies

Doubts Arise about Nevada’s Proposed Tougher Sexual Harassment Policies

by March 9, 2018

Nevada gambling regulators are now planning to enact tougher sexual harassment policies after Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn was implicated in sexual harassment and assault that have spanned over three decades. Experts, however, expressed doubts about the effectiveness of the ...

GVC Holdings to Acquire Ladbrokes Coral in a £4-Billion Deal

GVC Holdings to Acquire Ladbrokes Coral in a £4-Billion Deal

by December 22, 2017

Today, gambling operator GVC Holdings officially announced that it reached an agreement to buy the UK bookmaker Ladbrokes Coral Group for a prize amounting to up to £4 billion. The two companies are to join forces at a time when both of them have been looking for consolidation in ...

Tabcorp-Tatts Merger to Bring Aroud AU$130 Million to the New Entity

Tabcorp-Tatts Merger to Bring Aroud AU$130 Million to the New Entity

by December 21, 2017

The saga of the long-awaited merger between the Australian gambling operators Tabcorp Holdings and Tatts Group is coming to an end, and a new era is set to begin in the local gambling industry.At the time when Tabcorp published a media release, revealing that the Australian ...