Events & Reports

Slovak Lawmakers Vote to Move On with Online Gambling Market Re-Organization

Slovak Lawmakers Vote to Move On with Online Gambling Market Re-Organization

by January 30, 2019

Slovakia’s National Council voted on Tuesday to override a presidential veto on the re-regulation of the local gambling marketSlovakia is on track to adopt changes to its gambling law that will re-organize its market and will allow online gaming and betting companies to opera ...

888 Ventures Into Portugal with Casino, Poker License

888 Ventures Into Portugal with Casino, Poker License

by January 30, 2019

888 becomes only the second operator to be given the green light to operate online poker in PortugalPortugal’s gambling regulator Serviço Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos do Turismo de Portugal (SRIJ) has finally issued a second license authorizing the provision of online poker ...

More and More Dutch People Gamble on Unregulated Websites, Survey Shows

More and More Dutch People Gamble on Unregulated Websites, Survey Shows

by January 29, 2019

New report shows more Dutch gamblers have opted for unregulated online gambling in the past few yearsThe number of Dutch gamblers opting for unregulated online gambling services has increased 20% over the past two years, according to a survey conducted by market research agen ...

Croatian Lawmakers Consider Online Betting Market Re-Organization

Croatian Lawmakers Consider Online Betting Market Re-Organization

by January 28, 2019

Lawmakers in Croatia are believed to be working on the introduction of a new online betting regime as unregulated market exceeds HRK2 billionThe Croatian Ministry of Finance has been crafting a legal framework that would re-organize the local gambling field in a manner that w ...

Osaka Keen to Host Casino, Other Japanese Prefectures Still Reluctant

Osaka Keen to Host Casino, Other Japanese Prefectures Still Reluctant

by January 28, 2019

Japanese cities and prefectures consider their participation in the upcoming bidding process to host the nation’s first casinosJapan’s Osaka, Wakayama, and Nagasaki Prefectures are all planning to apply to host the country’s first casinos, while dozens more areas are still re ...

Hard Rock’s Atlantic City Casino Launches Sports Betting ahead of Super Bowl

Hard Rock’s Atlantic City Casino Launches Sports Betting ahead of Super Bowl

by January 27, 2019

New Jersey’s sports betting market grows as Hard Rock launches wagering ahead of next week’s Super Bowl gameBetter late than never, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City has joined the New Jersey sports betting party. Property officials confirmed Saturday the start of a ...

Sports Betting Finally Appears on NYS Gaming Commission’s Agenda

Sports Betting Finally Appears on NYS Gaming Commission’s Agenda

by January 25, 2019

Legal sports betting could be on its way to the Empire State as the New York State Gaming Commission finally included the regulation of the activity in its agendaFollowing pressure from Governor Andrew Cuomo, commissioners have decided to act on sports betting or at least ope ...

Okurr! Cardi B Lands Vegas Residency at Palms Casino

Okurr! Cardi B Lands Vegas Residency at Palms Casino

by January 24, 2019

The fiery rapper has landed her first Las Vegas residency at Palms Casino Resort to join Sin City’s booming entertainment sceneThe 2019 Las Vegas entertainment schedule is jam-packed with shows by some of the most talented performers in the industry. A number of celebrities h ...

Australia’s Illegal Betting Market to Top A$2 Billion by 2020

Australia’s Illegal Betting Market to Top A$2 Billion by 2020

by January 23, 2019

Australia looks for ways to tackle illegal gambling as black market is poised to top A$2 billion by next yearAustralia’s illegal betting market will top A$2 billion by 2020, a Hong Kong anti-illegal betting unit, part of the Asian Racing Federation, wrote in a report on ...

France, Spain, Portugal “Generally Satisfied” with Poker Liquidity

France, Spain, Portugal “Generally Satisfied” with Poker Liquidity

by January 22, 2019

French, Spanish, Portuguese gambling regulators laud shared online poker liquidity evolution, invite other European jurisdictions to joinA year after the official start of the shared online poker liquidity project, the gambling regulators of France, Spain, and Portugal say th ...

Finnish Gambling Monopoly Could Cease Table Game Operations

Finnish Gambling Monopoly Could Cease Table Game Operations

by January 22, 2019

Veikkaus plans to cease table game operations due to heavy competition from the online gambling sectorFinland’s state-owned gambling monopoly Veikkaus is considering the possibility to abandon its table game operations at restaurants around the country, local news outle ...

New Owner of Ocean Resort Casino Still Shrouded in Mystery

New Owner of Ocean Resort Casino Still Shrouded in Mystery

by January 21, 2019

It has been a little over a week since Colorado businessman Bruce Deifik announced that he was selling Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City just six months after the property opened doors to the public, but the identity of its owner is still shrouded in mysteryOcean Resort Ca ...

Portugal’s Casino Market Grows in 2018, Despite Digital Competition

Portugal’s Casino Market Grows in 2018, Despite Digital Competition

by January 21, 2019

Portugal’s land-based casino sector recorded a growth in 2018, despite intensifying competition from online gambling and lottery products, recently released revenue stats showThe country’s land-based casinos generated overall revenue of €318 million last year, a f ...

Maryland Explores Loopholes to Legalize Sports Betting Without Referendum

Maryland Explores Loopholes to Legalize Sports Betting Without Referendum

by January 18, 2019

Maryland is exploring ways to fast-track sports betting without a statewide referendum as more states are expected to jump on the wagering bandwagon this yearMaryland lawmakers have rekindled the sports betting legalization debate just days after the beginning of the 2019 leg ...

Massachusetts Governor Moves to Legalize Sports Betting

Massachusetts Governor Moves to Legalize Sports Betting

by January 18, 2019

Massachusetts sports betting debate gains momentum as Gov. Baker tables bill to legalize wagering on professional sportsMassachusetts Governor Charlie Baker launched Thursday his own push to bring legal sports betting to the state with a bill calling for the authorization of ...