WPT500 Los Angeles to Kick Off May 21 at Gardens Casino
By 
Susan Sutton ·
World Poker Tour released an announcement revealing the first ever WPT500 tournament on the territory of California is to be held in Los Angeles between May 21 and May 31,…
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GVC Holdings Attributes 2016 Financial Growth to bwin.party Acquisition
By Susan Sutton ·
The international sports betting and gaming group GVC Holdings today released its financial results for the period ended 31 December, 2016. The report published by the company indicated a dramatic…
Taxation Turns Into Biggest Obstacle to Pennsylvania’s Online Gambling Legalization Effort
By 
Robert Johnson ·
To many Pennsylvania has never been closer to legalizing online gambling. In fact, the state has been working on opening its market for Internet gaming options for some time now.…
Australia’s Anti-Online Gambling Lobbyism Culminates in Offshore Operators Ban
By 
Terry Davis ·
The Australian government approved the proposed amendments to the country’s Interactive Gambling Act 2001 that prohibit the unlicensed provision of online gaming options, poker included. In other words, offshore gaming…
eSports Betting Poised to Become Billion-Dollar Industry by 2020
By Robert Johnson ·
The global gambling industry has come to a point of its development when it needs to make itself appealing to a new type of customers – a more demanding, inquisitive,…
Germany’s Not-So-New Gambling Treaty Could Delay Market Regulation
By Terry Davis ·
The German online gambling market has the potential of turning into a highly lucrative one, if regulated properly. However, the country has been in a legislative limbo in regard to…
Online Gambling Legalization Progress in the US
By Robert Johnson ·
The legalization of online gambling at a federal level in the US is close to impossible at this point. However, a number of states have been pushing for changes in…
Why UK TV Gambling Ad Ban May Not Hit Operators That Severely
By Robert Johnson ·
Data by the UK Gambling Commission shows that the country’s gambling industry has increased more than 61.7% from 2009 when a total of £8.4 billion was generated in gross gambling…
Bookmakers Unleash Wave of Trump Impeachment Odds
By Robert Johnson ·
The 45th US President Donald Trump has proved to be a man of rare talent and admirable consistency. Indeed, the fact that somehow all (or almost all) of his decisions…
Who Will Lose the Most from New TV Gambling Advertising Measures in Australia?
By Terry Davis ·
Australian TV channels may see a significant reduction in the number of gambling ads broadcast during sports events, after local gambling operators have agreed to narrow their TV advertising efforts,…
Portugal Shows Demand for Online Poker Despite Lower PokerStars Traffic Stats
By Terry Davis ·
It was less than a year ago when first regulated online gambling operations commenced in Portugal. And it was not before late November that the country’s first online poker license…
Americans to Place $10.1 Billion in Illegal March Madness Bets
By Robert Johnson ·
Americans will place around $10.4 billion in bets on this year’s March Madness, an infographic presented by the American Gaming Association shows. The figure represents a 13% rise from last…
Why Australia Should Follow UK’s Example in Legalizing Online Gambling
By Terry Davis ·
Australia has started a process of re-regulating its online gambling industry in a manner that will presumably provide more clarity over what is legal and what is illegal in the…
Seven Gambling Customers Lose £10,000 in a Day on FOBTs, GambleAware Says
By Terry Davis ·
Seven UK gambling customers lost over £10,000 in a single day on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) over a researched 10-month period, problem gambling support charity GambleAware said in a recent…
New York Commercial Casinos Generate $40 Million in First Weeks of Operation
By Robert Johnson ·
Generally speaking, New York State lawmakers tend to adopt a rather conservative stance when it comes to gambling expansion. It was in 2013 when the state approved the last expansion…
Michael Fassbender and Tom Hardy among Bookmakers’ Favorites for the Next James Bond
By Robert Johnson ·
The protagonist of series of novels and films, James Bond has turned into a major part of the British and global pop culture. This is why the choice of an…
Australia’s Pending Online Gambling Restrictions to Benefit Murky Offshore Businesses
By Robert Johnson ·
Back in the late 1990s, Internet gambling was still a new concept and was yet to be explored. And it can be said that Australia was among the first countries…
South Korea Gambling Revenue Approaches $18 Billion in 2016
By Robert Johnson ·
South Korea seems to be well on the road of establishing itself as a major Asian gambling jurisdiction after it saw gaming and lottery sales increase 7.7% year-on-year in 2016.…
Illinois Land-Based Gambling Expansion Bill Provides for Six New Casinos
By Terry Davis ·
Up to six land-based casinos, including one in Chicago, could be built in Illinois, if a proposed bill survives through all legislative hurdles. The proposal – SB 7 – cleared…
Fitch Ratings Analyst Lowers Japan Casino Revenue Forecast
By Terry Davis ·
‘Japan’s casino market could be worth at least $20 billion‘ is a line that has been broadly repeated in media since Japanese lawmakers legalized the construction of up to two…
Upcoming Casino Openings in the Asia-Pacific Region
By Robert Johnson ·
To a very large extent, the evolution of every industry is dependent upon consumers’ demand. And it can be said that the land-based casino industry has reached a point in…
Michigan Renews Online Poker Push
By Robert Johnson ·
Michigan will once again be considering the legalization of online poker and casino games after a State Senator introduced a bill on the matter earlier this week. Sponsored by Sen.…
US Commercial Casino Industry Rakes In $40 Billion in 2016
By Terry Davis ·
The US commercial casino industry collected more than $40 billion in gaming revenue in 2016, a report by the Center for Gaming Research at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas…
Online Gambling Companies Set Eyes on Mexico amid Market Regulation Delays
By Robert Johnson ·
Europe has definitely made the greatest progress in terms of iGaming regulation and legalization. More and more EU member states have been adopting regulatory frameworks that have allowed them to…
Nearly Half of Britons Gamble, UK Gambling Commission Report Shows
By Robert Johnson ·
The UK Gambling Commission posted on Tuesday a new data report on gambling participation as well as on the most prominent patterns and attitudes among UK gambling customers in 2016.…
Statement from GVC Holdings Following Cashcade Affiliate Program Closure
By Terry Davis ·
Following a recent publication in relation to the closure of the Cashcade affiliate program, GVC Holdings has contacted Casino News Daily with a statement on the matter. Here is the…
Assemblyman Pretlow Sheds Positive Light on New York Online Poker Legalization Effort
By Robert Johnson ·
Over the past two months, more and more indications have been surfacing that, among many other things, we may remember 2017 as the year when a fourth US state legalized…
GVC Holdings Reputation Harmed after Cashcade Affiliate Program Closure
By Terry Davis ·
Founded more than a decade ago, GVC Holdings has become one of the big players in the online gambling space. The group manages a number of iGaming brands in a…
Absolute Poker Founder Pleads Not Guilty to US Online Poker Scandal Charges
By Terry Davis ·
Absolute Poker co-founder Scott Tom pleaded not guilty to charges related to the illegal provision of online poker services to US players after the implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling…
Foreign Operators Grab Bigger Swedish Online Gambling Market Share in 2016
By Robert Johnson ·
International online gambling operators increased their market share in Sweden in 2016, according to local consultancy firm Mediavision AB. Major gambling groups such as bet365, Betsson, and Kindred Group, which…