Events & Reports

Key Gambling Takeaways from the Midterms

Key Gambling Takeaways from the Midterms

by November 8, 2018

Everyone with a microphone or a laptop called them the most important midterm elections in modern US history; the political event that would shape the remaining two years of Donald Trump’s Presidency by either weakening his power or further expanding it. But even though the futur ...

Puerto Rico Could Move to Legalize Sports Betting

Puerto Rico Could Move to Legalize Sports Betting

by November 8, 2018

Puerto Rican lawmaker tables two sports betting bills aimed to boost the nation’s casino industryLegal sports betting could soon arrive to Puerto Rico if two bills on the matter gain the necessary approval by the island nation’s government, local news outlets reported earlier ...

Genting Malaysia to Review Marketing Expenditure as New Casino Tax Hits Stock

Genting Malaysia to Review Marketing Expenditure as New Casino Tax Hits Stock

by November 7, 2018

Genting Malaysia to review marketing expenditure ahead of the introduction of a higher casino taxGenting Malaysia Bhd is moving to assess the full implications of the recently introduced increase in annual casino license fees and gambling taxes, the gaming and hospitality com ...

“Conservative” Japan Might Prove a Challenge for Macau’s Casino Operators, Legal Expert Says

“Conservative” Japan Might Prove a Challenge for Macau’s Casino Operators, Legal Expert Says

by November 7, 2018

Macau’s casino operators will initially come across serious challenges in their bidding for a casino license in Japan, a legal experts believesChinese casino operators might initially face certain setbacks when the race for three gaming licenses in Japan officially begins, ac ...

Delayed Action in Queensland Sets Back Launch of Australia’s Nationwide Gambling Self-Exclusion Scheme

Delayed Action in Queensland Sets Back Launch of Australia’s Nationwide Gambling Self-Exclusion Scheme

by November 6, 2018

The National Consumer Protection Framework is not quite ready to be rolled out as Queensland is yet to vote on itThe rollout of a nationwide self-exclusion system for Australians trying to quit online gambling is set to be delayed because of Queensland, as the state has remai ...

CJEU Leaves It to Austrian Court to Determine Whether Gambling Monopoly System “Is Coherent”

CJEU Leaves It to Austrian Court to Determine Whether Gambling Monopoly System “Is Coherent”

by November 5, 2018

Europe’s top court issues one more ruling on Austria’s gambling monopoly systemThe European Court of Justice has ruled that it is up to an Austrian court to determine whether the country’s monopoly system in respect to the provision of gaming services is coherent. The CJEU ru ...

Poker Could Soon Become Legal in Israel under New Bill

Poker Could Soon Become Legal in Israel under New Bill

by November 5, 2018

Lawmaker tables bill calling for the legalization, regulation and taxation of poker in IsraelPoker could soon become legal in Israel, if a bill proposing the legalization of the game gains enough traction in the Knesset, the country’s legislature. The bill was introduced shor ...

Casino Tax Hike Included in Malaysia’s 2019 Budget Plan

Casino Tax Hike Included in Malaysia’s 2019 Budget Plan

by November 2, 2018

New government considers casino tax hike economy grapples with financial scandals and growing budget deficitMalaysia is aiming to mend its scandal-stricken economy and tackle a widening budget gap with higher license fees and tax rates for land-based casinos and slot machine ...

Dutch Regulator Fines Online Gambling Operator with Questionable Reputation

Dutch Regulator Fines Online Gambling Operator with Questionable Reputation

by November 2, 2018

Dutch Gambling Authority scolds another erring operator for targeting local playersAnother online gambling operator has incurred the wrath of Kansspelautoriteit, the regulatory body charged with monitoring the Netherlands’ gambling market. In a statement from earlier today, t ...

Key Cayman Islands Lawmaker Slams Tougher Illegal Gambling Penalties

Key Cayman Islands Lawmaker Slams Tougher Illegal Gambling Penalties

by November 1, 2018

Opposition leader proposes alternative approach toward addressing gambling-related issuesThe Cayman Islands government opposition leader has criticized the recently introduced Gambling (Amendment) Bill 2018 that calls for the implementation of higher fines and longer prison t ...

New York Jets Join Forces with Casino Giant MGM in “First-of-Its-Kind” Deal

New York Jets Join Forces with Casino Giant MGM in “First-of-Its-Kind” Deal

by October 31, 2018

The Jets pen landmark deal with casino operator MGM Resorts International shortly after 888 advertising tie-upThe New York Jets and MGM Resorts International today announced a “first-of-its-kind” integrated gaming partnership that makes the casino and hospitality operator the ...

Daphne Caruana Galizia Assassination Suspect Cleared of Casino Fraud Charges

Daphne Caruana Galizia Assassination Suspect Cleared of Casino Fraud Charges

by October 30, 2018

Muscat is a known criminal, one of three individuals charged with the murder of Daphne Caruana GaliziaVince Muscat, known as il-Koħħu, has been cleared of charges in a casino fraud case going back to 2007, local news outlet Malta Today reports. Muscat is one of the three men ...

Is Brazil’s New Far-Right President Threatening the Country’s Gambling Legalization Effort?

Is Brazil’s New Far-Right President Threatening the Country’s Gambling Legalization Effort?

by October 29, 2018

Brazil’s newly-elected President could leave it to individual states to determine whether they want to legalize gamblingFar-right congressman and former army captain Jair Bolsonaro has been declared the new President of Brazil after winning a sweeping victory over Workers’ Pa ...

Ukraine’s Illegal Gambling Market Thrives as Government Fails to Set Regulations

Ukraine’s Illegal Gambling Market Thrives as Government Fails to Set Regulations

by October 26, 2018

The lack of solid regulation in the Ukrainian gambling and betting industry has resulted in a booming underground gambling business while millions of dollars are going down the drain. According to local media reports, hundreds of gambling facilities disguised as lottery offices, ...

Sweden’s Gambling Monopoly Sees Drop in Profits as Market Liberalization Looms Ahead

Sweden’s Gambling Monopoly Sees Drop in Profits as Market Liberalization Looms Ahead

by October 25, 2018

Svenska Spel, Sweden’s state-owned gambling operator, has seen a drop in profits and gaming revenue in the third quarter of 2018, as the market liberalization looms ahead. Losing market share to offshore gambling companies, it is now signing agreements with private operators, mos ...