By 
Robert Johnson ·
Although there has been apparent significant support for the legalization of online gambling in several US states over the past several years, no proposed bill in any of those states…
By 
Terry Davis ·
The UK is a nation with rich betting traditions and this is why the rapid and constant growth of its gambling industry has barely surprised anyone. The expanding industry necessitated…
By Terry Davis ·
Over the past several years, Cypriot lawmakers, have among other things, busied themselves with crafting new gambling regulations for the sun-kissed Mediterranean island nation. As a result, expansion of both…
By Terry Davis ·
Roskomnadzor, Russia’s media and telecommunications regulator, received more than 38,700 complaints related to the illegal distribution of online gaming content during the first half of the year, local media has…
By Robert Johnson ·
The Australian Senate approved earlier today the Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016, which would generally place a nationwide ban on the provision of online casino and poker services. The bill’s…
By Robert Johnson ·
ISP blocking has been a tool commonly deployed as part of the regulation process of one European iGaming market or another. Generally speaking, governments have been opting for that approach…
By Robert Johnson ·
If there is one particular thing we have learned about Australia over the past several months, this would be that it has one of the tightest online poker communities in…
By Robert Johnson ·
The online gambling regulator of Portugal – Serviço de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos (SRIJ) – issued late last week the eighth license for the provision of iGaming services in…
By Terry Davis ·
The proposed prohibition of the provision of binary options services from within Israel has come a step closer to realization, financial and business news outlet Finance Magnates reported on Monday.…
By Terry Davis ·
A company, tasked with handling various trademarks on behalf of US President Donald Trump, has received approvals for the development of the Trump brand on the territory of Macau, the…
By Robert Johnson ·
A Hong Kong billionaire investor is reportedly considering the possibility to build an integrated resort in Australia’s Gold Coast region, The Gold Coast Bulletin reported earlier today citing an unnamed…
By Terry Davis ·
A pro-gambling legislator from New Jersey is planning to introduce a bill that would allow the state to share player pools with Nevada and Delaware as well as with regulated…
By Robert Johnson ·
Public hearings in relation to the recently released recommendations for the regulation of Japan’s young casino industry will take place in nine Japanese cities, The Japan Times reported earlier today.…
By Robert Johnson ·
Shortly after Indian news outlets reported that the country’s Sports Ministry has initiated talks over the potential legalization of sports betting activities beyond horse racing, it has become known that…
By Robert Johnson ·
Canadian online gambling giant Amaya announced earlier today that it has completed its planned rebranding as The Stars Group and the relocation of its headquarters from Montreal to Toronto. It…
By Robert Johnson ·
Analysts believe that major casino operators could reduce or even back off from investment plans for the construction of integrated resorts in Japan, after an advisory panel recommended on Monday…
By Robert Johnson ·
Spain’s gambling regulator – Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) – published on Friday information about the draft resolution that will allow the country to participate in the shared…
By Robert Johnson ·
Spain’s online gambling market has continued its year-over-year growth, according to figures posted by its gambling regulator Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ). Spain-facing operators generated a total of…
By Terry Davis ·
Industry analysts believed that a triennial review of UK’s gambling industry, due for March 2017 release, and a December 2016 decision of the country’s government to treat freeplays used by…
By Terry Davis ·
The government of Uruguay is pondering the possibility of introducing a new legal framework that would prevent internationally licensed iGaming operators from targeting local players, local news outlet El Observador…
By Robert Johnson ·
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…
By Terry Davis ·
A first casino license may be issued by the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission (BCGC), as the regulatory body has received a “substantially completed” application for licensure. Hamilton Princess & Beach…
By Robert Johnson ·
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…
By Robert Johnson ·
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…
By Robert Johnson ·
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…
By Robert Johnson ·
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.…
By Robert Johnson ·
The legalization and regulation of online sports betting has been brought up for discussion by India’s Sports Ministry, The India Express reported citing a ministry official. According to the unnamed…
By Terry Davis ·
A month after it became known that Belgian politicians were planning to introduce a bill that would aim to curb gambling advertising on local television, news about a separate legislative…
By Terry Davis ·
Online gambling legalization talks once again reached a stalemate in the Pennsylvania Legislature after lawmakers adjourned before coming to an agreement on an omnibus gambling bill. Legislators approved late last…
By Terry Davis ·
The New Jersey Casino Control Commission approved on Tuesday the proposed plan for the reorganization of major casino operator Caesars Entertainment Operating Co (CEOC), The Press of Atlantic City reported.…