Events & Reports

Dutch Gambling Authority Turns to Fellow Regulators for Regulatory Assistance

Dutch Gambling Authority Turns to Fellow Regulators for Regulatory Assistance

by February 5, 2018

The Netherlands Gaming Authority, Kansspelautoriteit, sent a letter to fellow gambling regulators, providing explanation of how its current regulatory system functions and warning that some of their licensees could face fines and other enforcement actions against the provision of ...

Poker Tournaments Starting February 5-11

Poker Tournaments Starting February 5-11

by February 5, 2018

This week’s most important live poker dates include hot poker tournaments in Canada, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, and England. These will feature prize pools worth fighting fiercely for and tons of poker excitement for every self-respecting poker adrenaline junkie. Here is a qui ...

Sweden’s Regulated Gambling Market Generates SEK6.4 Billion in Tax Revenue in 2017

Sweden’s Regulated Gambling Market Generates SEK6.4 Billion in Tax Revenue in 2017

by February 4, 2018

The government of Sweden collected the total amount of SEK6.4 billion in tax revenue from regulated gambling services in 2017, Lotteriinspektionen, the nation’s gambling regulator, announced earlier this week.Svenska Spel, the state-owned gambling operator providing bo ...

William Hill Repays Stolen Money Gambled on Its Website

William Hill Repays Stolen Money Gambled on Its Website

by February 3, 2018

Gambling operator William Hill made a £500,000 payment to the Dundee City Council, after a former council staff member was sentenced to jail time for stealing over £1 million from the local authority and gambling a portion of the money on the bookmaker’s website.Mark C ...

Caesars Casino Owner VICI Raises $1.2 Billion in IPO

Caesars Casino Owner VICI Raises $1.2 Billion in IPO

by February 2, 2018

Real estate investment trust (REIT) company VICI Properties raised $1.21 billion in its IPO, which was completed on January 31. VICI, which yesterday began trading on OTC Markets under the VICI ticker, currently owns more 36 million square feet of Caesars Entertainment Corp. prop ...

Italy May Begin Sharing Poker Liquidity in May

Italy May Begin Sharing Poker Liquidity in May

by February 1, 2018

Italy may enter the newly launched shared online poker network in May, according to reports from local poker news outlets. It is believed that at first Italian players will be able to play against peers from other countries in tournaments and sit’n’gos, while shared cash game tab ...

Actor, Musician, and Entrepreneur Jared Leto Warns Against Gambling-Like Bitcoin Investing

Actor, Musician, and Entrepreneur Jared Leto Warns Against Gambling-Like Bitcoin Investing

by January 31, 2018

An on-and-off Academy Award winning actor, frontman of 30 Seconds to Mars, the band holding the Guinness record for the longest concert tour with 309 concerts, and a tech investor, Jared Leto also seems to have familiarized himself with the bitcoin craze as he has recently joined ...

Gambling Operators Invited to Voice Opinion in Ongoing Evaluation of Portugal’s Market

Gambling Operators Invited to Voice Opinion in Ongoing Evaluation of Portugal’s Market

by January 31, 2018

The Portuguese gambling regulator, Serviços de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos (SRIJ), has initiated a review of the nation’s gambling industry almost two years after it issued the first online sports betting license under the country’s new gambling laws. The regulatory body also s ...

Macau Casino Regulator “Concerned” over Sexual Misconduct Allegations against Steve Wynn

Macau Casino Regulator “Concerned” over Sexual Misconduct Allegations against Steve Wynn

by January 30, 2018

Macau’s gambling regulator met with representatives of Wynn Macau Ltd. to discuss the recently emerged allegations of sexual misconduct against Las Vegas casino boss Steve Wynn. Mr. Wynn is founder, CEO, and Chairman of Wynn Macau’s parent company Wynn Resorts.The Gaming Ins ...

Poker Tournaments Starting January 29-February 4

Poker Tournaments Starting January 29-February 4

by January 29, 2018

This week in poker promises thrill for the bravest high rollers as well as for fans of different poker formats. Aria Casino in Las Vegas will kick off the inaugural US Poker Open, while not far away, The Venetian will celebrate the start of the DeepStack Extravaganza I. Two more ...

Portugal to Join Shared Online Poker Liquidity Project Soon, French Gambling Regulator Says

Portugal to Join Shared Online Poker Liquidity Project Soon, French Gambling Regulator Says

by January 26, 2018

The President of the French online gambling regulator, ARJEL, told local media that Portugal is very close to joining the shared online poker liquidity project, which had its official start last week when PokerStars went live with Franco-Spanish shared poker tables.In an int ...

Brazil Needs Casino Resorts to Boost International Tourism, Lawmaker Says

Brazil Needs Casino Resorts to Boost International Tourism, Lawmaker Says

by January 25, 2018

The government of Brazil needs to authorize the construction of a certain number of casino resorts across the country in order to boost its tourism, Federal Deputy Paulo Azi said on Wednesday. Mr. Azi presides the Tourism Committee at Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies.The lawmake ...

New York Online Poker Bill Springs to Life, Passes First Committee Vote

New York Online Poker Bill Springs to Life, Passes First Committee Vote

by January 25, 2018

The legalization of online poker in the state of New York seems to be back on the agenda, as members of the Senate Racing, Gaming, and Wagering Committee passed overwhelmingly a bill on the matter earlier this week.The piece of legislation was the now well-known S3898, which ...

Dutch Financial Markets Authority Warns of Cryptocurrency Investment Risks, Bans Gambling-Like Binary Options

Dutch Financial Markets Authority Warns of Cryptocurrency Investment Risks, Bans Gambling-Like Binary Options

by January 24, 2018

The Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) is calling for restrictive measures on bitcoin and altcoins investment and betting on the price of bitcoin at a time when banking firms warn that a bitcoin bubble could dwarf the 1600s Dutch tulip mania.In an intervie ...

Italy Conducts Technical Verification to Join Shared Online Poker Liquidity Scheme

Italy Conducts Technical Verification to Join Shared Online Poker Liquidity Scheme

by January 24, 2018

The Italian government is currently conducting a verification process in relation to the country’s participation in the shared online poker liquidity project, Pier Paolo Baretta, Undersecretary of State at the Finance Ministry, told local gambling news outlet GiocoNews earlier th ...