Events & Reports

Tilman Fertitta Believes Atlantic City’s Casino Market Is Oversaturated

Tilman Fertitta Believes Atlantic City’s Casino Market Is Oversaturated

by September 18, 2019

Texas billionaire and casino owner Tilman Fetitta does not think Atlantic City is a nine-casino market. The businessman shared his view on this matter earlier this week in an interview ahead of his scheduled Saturday appearance at Golden Nugget Atlantic City for a signing event f ...

Sports Betting in Iowa Off to a Nice Start

Sports Betting in Iowa Off to a Nice Start

by September 15, 2019

Iowans wagered $8.6 million on sporting events during the first 17 days of legal sports betting in the state, according to figures released by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission this past Friday.The state legalized sports betting earlier this year and its new law on athle ...

Spain Has the Highest Rate of Gambling Teens in Europe, Study Says

Spain Has the Highest Rate of Gambling Teens in Europe, Study Says

by September 14, 2019

One in five Spanish teens are addicted to gambling, the highest rate in Europe, according to a recent study by the country’s Federation of Rehabilitated Gamblers and Madrid’s Association of Psychologists.Both organizations are calling on the Spanish government to tighten its ...

Customer Interaction Concerns Prompt EveryMatrix’s License Suspension

Customer Interaction Concerns Prompt EveryMatrix’s License Suspension

by September 8, 2019

Concerns over the management of customer interactions have prompted the recent suspension of EveryMatrix’s B2C license in the United Kingdom, the company said in a statement issued on Friday.It emerged on Thursday that the UK Gambling Commission has decided to suspend the wh ...

FSB Faces UKGC Review after Second White-Label Casino Closure

FSB Faces UKGC Review after Second White-Label Casino Closure

by August 24, 2019

UK’s gambling watchdog has instigated a review into gambling technology and white label service provider FSB Technology (UK) Limited after the company “voluntarily suspended” activities on its Blackbet website.Blackbet’s recent closure was the second white label issue that F ...

Spelinspektionen Fines Four More Gambling Operators

Spelinspektionen Fines Four More Gambling Operators

by August 22, 2019

The Swedish Gambling Authority today announced that it has slapped hefty fines to four locally licensed operators for taking bets on sporting events that involved a majority of underage athletes.The latest operators to be punished by the Swedish gambling watchdog were ComeOn ...

Finnish Parties Would Support Slot Machine Restrictions

Finnish Parties Would Support Slot Machine Restrictions

by August 21, 2019

Most of Finland’s political parties believe that tighter regulations on slot machines need to be introduced, according to a survey conducted by local news outlet Yle.Certain restrictions on the machines are already on their way, but a citizens’ initiative that has already gar ...

Unibet Hit with Six-Figure Fine by Dutch Gambling Regulator

Unibet Hit with Six-Figure Fine by Dutch Gambling Regulator

by August 19, 2019

Kindred Group has become the latest major online gambling operator to face regulatory action by Kansspelautoriteit for targeting Dutch customers.The gambling regulator announced today that it has fined €470,000 a subsidiary of the company for servicing local customers for a ...

Pennsylvania Sees Modest Start of Online Casino Gambling in July

Pennsylvania Sees Modest Start of Online Casino Gambling in July

by August 17, 2019

Online gaming was off to a modest start in Pennsylvania, according to figures released Friday by the state Gaming Control Board.The state’s three online gaming operations took in $812,306 between July 15, when the first two of them launched, and July 31.Hollywood Casino ...

Encore Boston Harbor Rakes in Nearly $50 Million in First Month

Encore Boston Harbor Rakes in Nearly $50 Million in First Month

by August 16, 2019

Massachusetts’ Boston-area casino took in nearly $50 million in gaming revenue during its first full month of operation, according to figures released by the state Gaming Commission.Encore Boston Harbor opened doors on June 23 in the City of Everett near Boston. The $2.6 bil ...

Finland’s Gambling Monopoly to Reduce Number of Slot Machines

Finland’s Gambling Monopoly to Reduce Number of Slot Machines

by August 14, 2019

Finland’s gambling monopoly, Veikkaus, is set to limit the number of slot machines it operates around the country, the state-run operator’s Chief Executive said in a recent interview with local media outlet Kauppalehti.The reduction was prompted by a recently introduced requ ...

NGOs Urge Finnish Gambling Monopoly to Appoint Health Experts to Board

NGOs Urge Finnish Gambling Monopoly to Appoint Health Experts to Board

by August 11, 2019

Finnish non-profit organizations working to prevent and combat gambling addiction have urged the government to appointed public health experts to the board of Finland’s state-run gambling monopoly, Veikkaus, local news outlet Yle reported over the weekend.The NGOs havе also ...

Dutch Gambling Regulator Hits Bwin With €350,000 Fine

Dutch Gambling Regulator Hits Bwin With €350,000 Fine

by August 7, 2019

Kansspelautoriteit has fined another erring gambling operator for targeting Dutch customers without being authorized to provide its services on the territory of the Netherlands.In a statement issued earlier today, the Netherlands Gambling Authority said that it has slapped a ...

Finnish Gambling Monopoly Suspends Controversial Ads after Massive Outcry

Finnish Gambling Monopoly Suspends Controversial Ads after Massive Outcry

by August 7, 2019

Veikkaus, Finland’s gambling monopoly, has landed in hot water over controversial ads that feature therapists urging gamblers to indulge their habit, local news outlet Yle reports.The company said Tuesday that it has decided to suspend temporarily the ads that were aired on c ...

Macau Warns Casino Operators Against Using AI to Boost Revenue

Macau Warns Casino Operators Against Using AI to Boost Revenue

by August 5, 2019

Macau’s casino regulator has warned the city’s six gaming operators to refrain from using artificial intelligence tools that help them track the biggest spenders among their gamblers, Bloomberg reports citing people familiar with the matter.According to a directive signed on ...