Events & Reports

More Individuals Face Prosecution for Vietnamese Online Gambling Case Involvement

More Individuals Face Prosecution for Vietnamese Online Gambling Case Involvement

by April 10, 2018

The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security (MoPS) revealed that the Police’s Investigation Security Agency in the Phú Tho province has ordered legal proceedings to be initiated against several individuals who were allegedly involved in an illegal online gambling case. The actions ...

Major Poker Tournaments Starting April 9-15

Major Poker Tournaments Starting April 9-15

by April 9, 2018

Spring is in full bloom in the Northern Hemisphere and live tournament poker is in full bloom everywhere in the world. This week’s review of live events includes poker festivals in some of the world’s brightest spots. Amsterdam and Atlantic City are just two of the destinations w ...

Development of Poland’s Gambling Market a Year after Its Regulation

Development of Poland’s Gambling Market a Year after Its Regulation

by April 8, 2018

Poland’s new gambling law took effect almost precisely a year ago. And while the legislative framework was touted as one that would liberalize the market and provide international operators with attractive opportunities to operate in a regulated environment, the country’s newly f ...

Dutch Lawmakers Make Little Progress Toward iGaming Regulation as Pressure for Change Grows

Dutch Lawmakers Make Little Progress Toward iGaming Regulation as Pressure for Change Grows

by April 6, 2018

It has been 12 years since the European Commission first urged the Netherlands to remodel its gambling regulatory framework in a manner that would allow foreign gambling companies to provide online gambling services in the country. And it has been more than three years since Dutc ...

UK National Lottery Profits Rise as Funds Handed to Good Causes Drop

UK National Lottery Profits Rise as Funds Handed to Good Causes Drop

by April 5, 2018

A parliamentary committee has slammed UK’s National Lottery for failing to contribute more money to good causes, while recording a continued growth in profits.The Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) recently presented a report on the general financial performance of Nati ...

Bulgaria’s Gambling Market Worth Nearly $2 Billion in 2017

Bulgaria’s Gambling Market Worth Nearly $2 Billion in 2017

by April 4, 2018

Bulgaria-facing gambling operators generated the total amount of BGN3 billion (approximately $1.9 billion) in revenue in 2017, local media reports. The local gambling market more than doubled from a decade ago, following the introduction of revised gambling regulations in 2013. ...

Exclusive Interview with Hard Rock Japan CEO Ed Tracy on Japan IR/Casino Bid

Exclusive Interview with Hard Rock Japan CEO Ed Tracy on Japan IR/Casino Bid

by April 4, 2018

Ed Tracy is the CEO of Hard Rock Japan, a subsidiary of hotel, casino, and café chain giant Hard Rock International created to support the company’s bid to operate an Integrated Resort in Japan.Mr. Tracy has years of experience in the gaming and hospitality industries in the ...

Borgata Casino and Gemaco Move to Settle High-Profile Dispute Off Court

Borgata Casino and Gemaco Move to Settle High-Profile Dispute Off Court

by April 3, 2018

Atlantic City’s Borgata Casino has moved to settle the remaining portion of its claim against card manufacturer Gemaco in a high-profile case involving the gambling venue and popular poker pro Phil Ivey.Legal news outlet Law360 reported that according to a Friday letter file ...

Korean Regulator Slaps Record Fine on Major Game Developers over Gambling-Like Loot Boxes

Korean Regulator Slaps Record Fine on Major Game Developers over Gambling-Like Loot Boxes

by April 2, 2018

Top South Korean game developers could challenge the recent decision of the country’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) to fine them for misleading customers while promoting purchasable in-game items.News about South Korea penalizing some of its biggest gaming companies come ...

Gov. Cuomo Refuses Bailout to Cash-Strapped del Lago Resort & Casino

Gov. Cuomo Refuses Bailout to Cash-Strapped del Lago Resort & Casino

by March 30, 2018

New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that he is not supportive of a state commercial casino’s bid for a bailout. The top lawmaker was among the proponents of the legalization of commercial casino gambling in the state a few years ago.Gov. Cuomo’s comments from earlier this ...

Popular Social Casino Constitutes Illegal Online Gambling in Washington

Popular Social Casino Constitutes Illegal Online Gambling in Washington

by March 29, 2018

A US Court of Appeals judge ruled on Wednesday that Big Fish Casino constituted illegal online gambling under the Washington state gambling law. The recent court ruling could open Pandora’s box for the growing social casino sector, particularly in the US where online gambling is ...

Is £1 Million Enough Punishment for SkyBet for Failing Self-Excluded Gamblers?

Is £1 Million Enough Punishment for SkyBet for Failing Self-Excluded Gamblers?

by March 28, 2018

News exploded earlier today that Sky Betting and Gaming (SkyBet) has become the latest UK-facing operator to have been reprimanded by the Gambling Commission for social responsibility failures. One of UK’s largest gambling companies, formerly owned by broadcasting giant Sky, SkyB ...

Cash-Strapped del Lago Casino Seeks Financial Help from Capitol

Cash-Strapped del Lago Casino Seeks Financial Help from Capitol

by March 28, 2018

Cash-strapped del Lago Resort & Casino in Finger Lakes, New York is seeking a tax cut from state lawmakers after missing its first-year gaming revenue goal by $100 million. Casino owners confirmed Tuesday that they have reached out to the Capitol to ask for assistance, but th ...

Borgata Motion for Summary Judgment Denied in Latest Installment of Phil Ivey Edge-Sorting Saga

Borgata Motion for Summary Judgment Denied in Latest Installment of Phil Ivey Edge-Sorting Saga

by March 27, 2018

A US district judge denied Monday a request for summary judgment filed by Atlantic City’s Borgata Casino as the gambling venue seeks to sue card manufacturer Gemaco for knowingly supplying it with defective cards, Law360 reports.The playing cards were used by famed poker pro ...

New Allegations Suggest Crown Fabricated Slot Machine Trial Story to Avoid Penalties

New Allegations Suggest Crown Fabricated Slot Machine Trial Story to Avoid Penalties

by March 26, 2018

Pressure on Crown Resorts has grown as a new wave of evidence shows that the casino operator might have only stopped what it previously described as a “trial” of removing betting options on slot machines after complaints from patrons.A whistle-blower has told local news outl ...