Events & Reports

Sports Betting at Valley Forge Turf Club Gets PGCB Go-Ahead

Sports Betting at Valley Forge Turf Club Gets PGCB Go-Ahead

by March 7, 2019

Valley Forge Turf Club expected to debut a brick-and-mortar sportsbook in the coming weeks, becoming the fifth wagering location in the Philly areaSports betting is set to arrive to an eighth location in Pennsylvania after the state Gaming Control Board approved during its We ...

MGA and Spelinspektionen Ink Cooperation Agreement

MGA and Spelinspektionen Ink Cooperation Agreement

by March 6, 2019

The gambling regulators of Malta and Sweden initiate collaboration to further “public policy objectives and mutually common values”The Malta Gaming Authority and Spelinspektionen have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance their cooperation and further their “public ...

Sri Lanka Rolls Out Casino Entry Fee, Gaming Turnover Tax; Raises License Fees

Sri Lanka Rolls Out Casino Entry Fee, Gaming Turnover Tax; Raises License Fees

by March 5, 2019

The government of Sri Lanka raises casino license fees, introduces turnover tax and casino entry as part of new budgetSri Lanka’s operational casinos will have to pay higher annual license fee from this year, the nation’s Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera announced today. ...

Icahn-Named Directors Join Caesars’ Board; Is the Company Succumbing to Sale Pressure?

Icahn-Named Directors Join Caesars’ Board; Is the Company Succumbing to Sale Pressure?

by March 2, 2019

A sale of Las Vegas casino and hospitality giant Caesars Entertainment Corp. seems more and more likely by the day as an investor with a history of shareholder activism is pressing for the move as a plausible next stage in the company’s development.Caesars announced yesterda ...

Connecticut Committee Votes to Draft Conflicting Casino Bills

Connecticut Committee Votes to Draft Conflicting Casino Bills

by March 1, 2019

Connecticut’s Public Safety and Security Committee voted Thursday to draft four bills that are all concerned with expanding gambling in the stateTwo conflicting bills regarding the expansion of Connecticut’s casino industry were voted to be drafted on Thursday by members of t ...

Prague and Minsk to Host the iGaming Industry’s Newest Affiliate Conferences

Prague and Minsk to Host the iGaming Industry’s Newest Affiliate Conferences

by March 1, 2019

After multiple unsuccessful attempts, Belarus finally adopted last summer a new law aiming to re-organize its online gambling market. The Act On the improvement of the gambling business regulation was signed by President Alexander Lukashenko last August and is now exactly a month ...

Kansspelautoriteit to Scare Off Illegal Gambling Operators with “Terrifying” Fines

Kansspelautoriteit to Scare Off Illegal Gambling Operators with “Terrifying” Fines

by March 1, 2019

Kansspelautoriteit introduces more “terrifying” fines to scare away violators of its rules for the provision of online gambling servicesThe Netherlands Gaming Authority announced yesterday that the minimum fine for providing illegal online gambling services to Dutch customers ...

PGCB Hosts Hearing on Penn National Bid for Caernarvon Mini-Casino on March 4

PGCB Hosts Hearing on Penn National Bid for Caernarvon Mini-Casino on March 4

by February 28, 2019

Caernarvon Township residents sign petitions to voice their opinion on whether the area should host a mini-casino ahead of PGCB hearingThe debate over whether Caernarvon Township in Pennsylvania should host a mini-casino has heated up ahead of the upcoming public hearing on t ...

partypoker Partners King’s Casino for Czech Republic Comeback

partypoker Partners King’s Casino for Czech Republic Comeback

by February 28, 2019

partypoker goes live on desktop in the Czech Republic through a partnership with King’s Casino Rozvadov, mobile poker offering coming soonpartypoker has returned to the Czech gaming space two years after the reorganization of the local market and just as many years after the ...

Connecticut Weighs Up Solutions for Ongoing Limbo Hampering Tribal Casino

Connecticut Weighs Up Solutions for Ongoing Limbo Hampering Tribal Casino

by February 28, 2019

The Connecticut Legislature has begun debating a bill that aims to release the state’s two federally recognized tribes from the legislative limbo that has been preventing them from proceeding with the development of a planned satellite casino in East Windsor for quite some time n ...

Consolidation to Wash Over Sweden’s Gambling Market, Svenska Spel CEO Says

Consolidation to Wash Over Sweden’s Gambling Market, Svenska Spel CEO Says

by February 27, 2019

Svenska Spel’s CEO believes Sweden’s gambling market is not big enough for 70 licensed operators, expects wave of consolidationA wave of consolidation will wash over the Swedish online gambling sector as the local market is adjusting to the new regulatory environment, the CEO ...

Serial Troublemaker 1xBet Fined in the Netherlands

Serial Troublemaker 1xBet Fined in the Netherlands

by February 26, 2019

Kansspelautoriteit issued on Monday its first illegal gambling fine of the year, slapping €400,000 on 1xBet and xbet-1.comDays after the Dutch Senate passed the Remote Gaming Bill, paving the way for the re-organization of the local online gambling market, the Netherlands Gam ...

Connecticut Committee to Review Four Gambling Bills This Week

Connecticut Committee to Review Four Gambling Bills This Week

by February 25, 2019

Gambling expansion in Connecticut is set to receive a fair amount of attention this week as four bills on the matter are set to be discussed in the Legislature’s Public Safety and Security Committee, local newspaper The Day reportsIn his budget speech last week, Connecticut G ...

Indiana Gary, Terre Haute Casino Bill Heads to Senate

Indiana Gary, Terre Haute Casino Bill Heads to Senate

by February 22, 2019

Bill authorizing the relocation of two Majestic Star casinos and a new gaming facility in Terre Haute survives a second committee voteA bill that could change Indiana’s gambling landscape drastically has just received a major boost by legislators. The piece passed a second Se ...

Portugal’s Online Gambling Market Grows in 2018, Football and Slots Most Popular with Gamblers

Portugal’s Online Gambling Market Grows in 2018, Football and Slots Most Popular with Gamblers

by February 22, 2019

Portugal’s online gambling space records revenue and turnover increase in 2018, with football and slots proving main drivers of growthPortugal’s online gambling market grew nearly 24% last year, figures released earlier this week by the local regulator Serviço de Regulação In ...