Global Gambling: Five Stories to Watch For in 2018
By 
Robert Johnson ·
In the very final days of 2017, many are probably asking themselves what the highlights of this past year were and what 2018 has in store. In the context of…
Category: Events & Reports
High Court Judge Supports Kenya’s New Gambling Tax
By Robert Johnson ·
Kenyan betting operator SportPesa began informing local sports clubs that it would withdraw its sponsorship following a High Court ruling issued yesterday that supported the upcoming implementation of a betting…
Ireland to Keep Betting Tax at Current Level in 2018
By Robert Johnson ·
Broadly debated betting tax hike was rejected by the Irish Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe, local media reported on Wednesday. Betting operators will still be taxed on 1% on their…
Wealthiest Gambling Bosses of 2017 – the Rags-to-Riches Stories of Five Remarkable Visionaries
By 
Terry Davis ·
Building wealth is hard. Keeping and increasing that wealth is even harder. It requires deployment of smart strategies and risk-taking. The five people below have apparently found the recipe for…
Upcoming Poker Tournaments – Holiday Edition
By Terry Davis ·
After unwrapping their Christmas presents and emptying their Christmas socks, many would likely feel tempted to head to a nearby or not so nearby casino for some holiday edition poker…
Shared Online Poker Liquidity Progress: Will the Project Go Live in 2018?
By Robert Johnson ·
With online cash game poker being in a state of decline for years, it was last summer when the regulators of four European segregated markets decided that something should be…
New Jersey’s Gambling Industry Enters Year of Big Changes
By Robert Johnson ·
A year of big changes may be coming for Atlantic City and New Jersey’s gambling industry. In the first place, Atlantic City, once the only casino gaming hub on the…
GVC Holdings to Acquire Ladbrokes Coral in a £4-Billion Deal
By 
Susan Sutton ·
Today, gambling operator GVC Holdings officially announced that it reached an agreement to buy the UK bookmaker Ladbrokes Coral Group for a prize amounting to up to £4 billion. The…
Tabcorp-Tatts Merger to Bring Aroud AU$130 Million to the New Entity
By Susan Sutton ·
The saga of the long-awaited merger between the Australian gambling operators Tabcorp Holdings and Tatts Group is coming to an end, and a new era is set to begin in…
William Hill Appoints New Chairman at Critical Times
By Susan Sutton ·
Today, the leading British gambling operator William Hill announced that it appointed Roger Devlin at the position of its chairman designate. Mr. Devlin, who is known as a veteran in…
Ukraine Needs to Regulate Gambling Industry under Social Responsibility Principles, Says UGIA
By Susan Sutton ·
The Ukrainian Association of the Gaming Industry (UGIA) which organized the first-ever global conference Ukrainian Gaming Summit 2017 posted an event press release today. The organization’s President Iryna Sergienko commented…
Gambling Ads Come Under Fire in Norway and Sweden
By Robert Johnson ·
A fresh wave of regulatory criticism towards gambling-related ads on Norwegian and Swedish media was unleashed earlier this week. State-run organizations are tasked with the provision of gambling services in…
Turkey’s Banking Regulator Restricts Mobile Transactions as Part of Gambling Crackdown
By Robert Johnson ·
Turkey’s Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency – Bankacılık Düzenleme ve Denetleme Kurumu (BDDK) – has taken additional measures against the illegal provision of gambling services in the country, local news…
Vote on Brazil’s Gambling Bill Delayed Again
By Robert Johnson ·
A long-delayed vote on the legalization of a number of gambling options was delayed once again by Brazilian lawmakers, local media reported. Members of the Brazilian Senate’s Constitution and Justice…
Brazil’s Constitution and Justice Commission to Vote on Gambling Legalization Bill
By Robert Johnson ·
Brazilian lawmakers are set to vote on a bill that calls for the legalization and regulation of a number of gambling services in the country. Members of the Senate’s Constitution…
David Baazov Insider Trading Trial Begins with Stay Request
By Robert Johnson ·
The insider trading trial involving former Amaya CEO David Baazov and two other individuals officially began on Monday. The businessman and his co-accused appeared in Québec court yesterday for the…
Antagonism towards Carl Icahn Threatens Atlantic City’s Future Investment Opportunities, Casino Industry Insiders Fear
By Terry Davis ·
Granting Carl Icahn $5.6 million from New Jersey’s alternative investment tax fund for the planned demolition of the shuttered Trump Plaza casino resort could be crucial for Atlantic City’s revitalization,…
European Commission Draws Criticism over Closure of Online Gambling Infringement Cases
By Robert Johnson ·
The European Commission announced on Thursday that it is dropping all infringement procedures against Member States in relation to online gambling. The institution explained that it has always tried to…
Playtech Founder Teddy Sagi Funds Smart Energy Start-Up
By Robert Johnson ·
Gambling boss Teddy Sagi is planning to invest $3 million into a smart energy start-up, it has emerged. Sagi, an Israeli-born businessman, is the founder of gambling software developer Playtech…
RGA Report Finds 68% of All Gambling Portuguese Gamble on Unregulated Websites
By Robert Johnson ·
A report commissioned by the Remote Gambling Association (RGA) and compiled by Portuguese consultancy firm Eurogroup Consulting found that 68% of all Portuguese who gamble online have been doing this…
Casino Expansion Bill Proposes Gambling Venues on Three Greek Islands
By Robert Johnson ·
The government of Greece is planning to vote on a bill that would, among other things, allow for the construction of new casinos in popular tourism hubs around the country…
Caravelle Hotel & Casino Buys Two Virgin Islands Hotels
By Robert Johnson ·
The owner of Virgin Islands’ Caravelle Hotel & Casino has recently confirmed the addition of two hotels to its operations. Both hotels – King Christian Hotel and Company House Hotel…
Tioga Downs Casino Unveils 161-Room Hotel
By Robert Johnson ·
Tioga Downs Casino was officially expanded into a full-scale resort on Friday when an adjacent 161-room hotel opened doors. The Nichols, New York-based property thus became the third commercial hotel…
Melco to Shift Headquarters to Japan if Granted with Casino Operating License
By Susan Sutton ·
After reiterating his company’s willingness to enter Japan at the beginning of October, now the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Melco Resorts & Entertainment, Lawrence Ho, now promised to…
Spectrum Gaming Predicts Two-Year Battle for Three Casino Licenses in Japan
By Robert Johnson ·
The licensing process for up to three integrated casino resorts in Japan could take up to two years, research firm Spectrum Gaming Group said in its recently published 2018 gaming…
Fourth New York Commercial Casino on Schedule to Open Doors in Q1 2018
By Robert Johnson ·
Resorts World Catskills is on track to open doors in the spring of 2018, Ron Ochrym, the Acting Executive Director of the New York State Gaming Commission, said on Monday.…
Portugal to Amend Online Gambling Law
By Robert Johnson ·
Portugal’s government will review the country’s gambling laws in 2018, local media reported on Friday. The Iberian country regulated its online gambling market in 2015 and officially opened it for…
French Online Gambling Regulator Urges Start of Shared Online Poker Liquidity Project
By Terry Davis ·
The French online gambling regulator, ARJEL, has reportedly contacted its Italian counterpart inquiring about the latter’s progress on the realization of the shared online poker liquidity project. It was in…
Bookmakers’ Hospitality to MPs Raises More Concerns in FOBTs Debate
By Robert Johnson ·
The most recent figures about hospitality British MPs have received from bookmakers have raised additional questions and doubts whether participants in the debate over the controversial fixed-odds betting terminals have…
Dutch Lower House Gives the Nod to Temporary Gambling Tax Increase
By Robert Johnson ·
The Dutch Lower House approved earlier this week the previously proposed temporary increase of the tax paid by regulated gambling operators servicing local customers, Dutch gambling news outlet GaminginHolland reported…