Events & Reports

This Week’s Major Poker Tournaments: December 10-16

This Week’s Major Poker Tournaments: December 10-16

by December 10, 2018

Another busy week for poker is just about to begin with major festivals taking place all over the globe. South Korea’s Paradise City will welcome the latest AJPC leg, while the Czech Republic will host not one but two major poker events – the EPT Prague and the partypoker G ...

D.C. Sports Betting One Step Closer to Becoming Reality

D.C. Sports Betting One Step Closer to Becoming Reality

by December 7, 2018

D.C. could become the next US jurisdiction with legal sports betting, if a bill on the activity’s legalization completes successfully all legislative stepsSports betting could soon arrive to the District of Columbia with overwhelming support from city councilors and a r ...

Gambling Giant GVC Slammed by Investors over CEO’s Fat-Cat Pay

Gambling Giant GVC Slammed by Investors over CEO’s Fat-Cat Pay

by December 5, 2018

The gambling powerhouse has suffered two shareholder revolts over “excessively disproportionate” pay awardGambling giant GVC Holdings has been among 15 companies to receive a scolding letter by the UK Investment Association for their failure to address shareholder concerns ov ...

Cayman Islands Gambling Law to Undergo Comprehensive Review

Cayman Islands Gambling Law to Undergo Comprehensive Review

by December 4, 2018

Cayman Islands lawmakers move to review the nation’s gambling law more than 50 years after it was last amendedThe proposed review of the Cayman Islands’ existing gambling law has been stalled as lawmakers are looking to inspect additional aspects of that law and p ...

Missouri Seeks Participation in US Sports Betting Frenzy

Missouri Seeks Participation in US Sports Betting Frenzy

by December 3, 2018

Missouri rekindles sports betting debate after previous unsuccessful attempts, Gov. Parson not opposed to wagering happening in the stateMissouri is making a play for legalizing sports betting on its territory a little over six months after the US Supreme Court struck down a ...

Michigan Online Gambling, DFS Bills Await Senate Vote

Michigan Online Gambling, DFS Bills Await Senate Vote

by December 1, 2018

Michigan could be weeks away from legalizing online gambling and daily fantasy sports if a set of bills gets Senate approvalMichigan might be close to the finish line on the legalization of online gambling and daily fantasy sports, according to the author of a set of bills ca ...

A Second Rhode Island Casino Joins the US Sports Betting Gold Rush on Dec. 3

A Second Rhode Island Casino Joins the US Sports Betting Gold Rush on Dec. 3

by November 30, 2018

Tiverton Casino Hotel to cut the ribbon on sportsbook on Monday, December 3, just a week after its sister venue in Lincoln went live with sports bettingTwin River’s Tiverton Casino Hotel is set to go live with sports betting next week, local news outlet Turn To 10 announced t ...

Bet365, GVC Holdings, LeoVegas among First Companies to Receive Swedish Gambling License

Bet365, GVC Holdings, LeoVegas among First Companies to Receive Swedish Gambling License

by November 30, 2018

Bet365, LeoVegas, and several GVC Holdings brands lead the way into Sweden’s newly regulated online gambling marketThe Swedish gambling authority, Lotteriinspektionen today announced the names of the first 16 approved candidates for a license for the operation of online gamin ...

Virginia Lawmakers to Talk Bristol Casino Bill at News Conference

Virginia Lawmakers to Talk Bristol Casino Bill at News Conference

by November 29, 2018

Virginia’s Del. Israel O’Quinn and Sen. Bill Carrico gear up preparations for casino legalization effortTwo Virginia lawmakers are set to discuss today the parameters of a bill that would allow the construction of a $150-million casino resort in the city of Bristol, news outl ...

Developer Likely to Commence Work on €8-Billion Resort Near Athens in Late 2019

Developer Likely to Commence Work on €8-Billion Resort Near Athens in Late 2019

by November 28, 2018

The casino portion of the €8-billion integrated resort reportedly among the main reasons for the latest delays in the start of the projectGroundbreaking of the €8-billion integrated resort at the former Ellinikon International Airport near Athens, Greece could be postponed to ...

Malta-Licensed Gambling Companies Probed for Italian Mafia Ties

Malta-Licensed Gambling Companies Probed for Italian Mafia Ties

by November 27, 2018

Italian police operation targets Malta-licensed gambling companies that were allegedly used by mafia for money laundering purposesMalta-licensed gambling companies have been suspected of serving as money laundering vehicles for various Italian mafia groups in Sicily, Reggio C ...

Massachusetts Treasurer Makes Fresh Push for Online Lottery

Massachusetts Treasurer Makes Fresh Push for Online Lottery

by November 26, 2018

Massachusetts Treasurer Deb Goldberg submits new bill calling for online expansion of lottery as sports betting gains momentum in the state LegislatureMassachusetts Treasurer Deb Goldberg has revealed plans to renew her efforts to expand the state’s lottery online as local la ...

Sports Betting Arrives in Rhode Island in Historic Year for US Gambling Industry

Sports Betting Arrives in Rhode Island in Historic Year for US Gambling Industry

by November 24, 2018

Rhode Island becomes eighth state to offer legal sports wagering in an eventful week for the US betting industrySports betting is coming to Rhode Island starting Monday, November 26, at Twin River Casino in Lincoln. The state will thus become the nation’s eighth one to ...

Next Week’s Best Poker Events (November 26-December 2)

Next Week’s Best Poker Events (November 26-December 2)

by November 24, 2018

A new week is almost upon us to bring tons of new opportunities for poker players to challenge their skill and luck at exciting poker destinations. Some of the best casinos in Sydney, Manila, and Las Vegas will play host to several major festivals over the week and those will fea ...

Italy and Belgium’s New Gambling Ad Restrictions – What Is Allowed and What Is Not?

Italy and Belgium’s New Gambling Ad Restrictions – What Is Allowed and What Is Not?

by November 23, 2018

Advertising is one of those tools that has the power to define the success or to cause the complete failure of a product or service. And gambling advertising is one of those categories that are prone to quickly attract a stream of negativity if their statements are too bold or if ...