Events & Reports

Casino License Bidding Process for $8-Billion Elliniko Resort May Begin in May; Caesars among Interested Operators

Casino License Bidding Process for $8-Billion Elliniko Resort May Begin in May; Caesars among Interested Operators

by January 23, 2018

The Greek Finance Ministry is reportedly preparing a tender for a consultant that will in turn help in drafting the tender for casino bids for the $8-billion development project at the site of the former Ellinikon International Airport near Athens, local news outlet Kathimerini r ...

France Dropping from 2025 World Expo’s Host Race Could Be Good News for Osaka’s Casino Ambitions

France Dropping from 2025 World Expo’s Host Race Could Be Good News for Osaka’s Casino Ambitions

by January 22, 2018

France has withdrawn its bid to host the 2025 World Expo, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire confirmed on Sunday in an interview with local news television channel BFM TV. With the country dropping its bid, there are now three candidates for a host of the 2025 edition of the large i ...

Poker Tournaments Starting January 22-28

Poker Tournaments Starting January 22-28

by January 22, 2018

London, Las Vegas, and Macau will be the most exciting destinations where poker festivals are set to kick off in over the course of the next few days. Emblematic casinos will offer fans of the game the chance to take part in tournaments of different kind and to win a portion of m ...

UK’s New Culture Secretary Backs Massive Crackdown on FOBTs

UK’s New Culture Secretary Backs Massive Crackdown on FOBTs

by January 21, 2018

Fixed-odds betting terminals will ultimately have their maximum stake cut to £2, The Sunday Times reported citing unnamed sources close to UK’s new Culture Secretary Matt Hancock.Earlier this month, Mr. Hancock was promoted from his previous role of Minister of State f ...

UK MPs Blasted for Using Biased Research in Gambling Machines Review

UK MPs Blasted for Using Biased Research in Gambling Machines Review

by January 20, 2018

British ministers have faced heavy criticism for supposedly using a biased report on the impact of a massive crackdown on the highly controversial fixed-odds betting terminals located in betting shops across the UK, The Times reported earlier today.The Fixed Odds Betting Ter ...

Report Predicts Upstate New York Casino Revenue Struggles

Report Predicts Upstate New York Casino Revenue Struggles

by January 19, 2018

A gambling expert predicted back in 2014 that New York’s first commercial Las Vegas-style casinos would miss the ambitious gross gaming revenue projections they had put forward in a bid to convince state lawmakers and gambling regulators to award them the necessary gaming license ...

European Online Gambling Operators Demand Investigation of Norway’s Payment Blocking System

European Online Gambling Operators Demand Investigation of Norway’s Payment Blocking System

by January 18, 2018

The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) today announced that it has urged the Norwegian Data Protection Authority to investigate a long-standing online payment blocking scheme that, according to the gambling association, has been breaching the privacy of Norwegian citi ...

The Palazzo Celebrates Tenth Anniversary amid Casino Floor Renovation

The Palazzo Celebrates Tenth Anniversary amid Casino Floor Renovation

by January 18, 2018

The Palazzo, one of the brightest stars in the constellation of Las Vegas Strip casinos, celebrated its tenth anniversary this past Wednesday. It was on January 17, 2008 when the hotel and casino resort held its grand opening.The Palazzo is part of a larger hotel, casino, an ...

Swiss Youth Parties Gather Enough Valid Signatures to Contest New Money Gaming Act

Swiss Youth Parties Gather Enough Valid Signatures to Contest New Money Gaming Act

by January 17, 2018

Opponents of Switzerland’s recently approved new gambling law have gathered enough valid signatures to initiate a referendum against the legislative piece, the Swiss Digital Society confirmed on Twitter earlier this week.Under the country’s laws, residents can contest any bi ...

PokerStars Launches First Shared Franco-Spanish Poker Tables

PokerStars Launches First Shared Franco-Spanish Poker Tables

by January 17, 2018

In a somewhat surprising move, PokerStars launched on Tuesday the first shared online poker tables as part of the shared liquidity project four Southwestern European countries initiated several years ago and sealed with an agreement in July 2017.PokerStars players from Franc ...

Spain’s Official State Gazette Publishes Shared Online Poker Liquidity Resolution

Spain’s Official State Gazette Publishes Shared Online Poker Liquidity Resolution

by January 16, 2018

A resolution regarding the shared online poker liquidity project was published in Spain’s Official State Gazette, Boletín Oficial del Estado, on Monday, thus officially giving the scheme the go-ahead.The Monday publication of the resolution occurred after it was signed by Sp ...

Dutch Gambling Regulator Clarifies Role in Cryptocurrency Regulation

Dutch Gambling Regulator Clarifies Role in Cryptocurrency Regulation

by January 15, 2018

The Dutch Gaming Authority, Kansspelautoriteit, said in a Friday statement that cryptocurrency investment regulation does not fall under its purview. The gambling regulator also revealed that it had conducted extensive research to determine the essence of investing in cryptocurre ...

Poker Tournaments Starting January 15-21

Poker Tournaments Starting January 15-21

by January 15, 2018

It is that time of the year when Atlantic City’s Borgata Casino gears up for the traditional WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open, a festival that has always attracted great attention. It is also that time of the year when Australia is the arena for quality tennis and quality poker acti ...

Children’s Commissioner Demands Crackdown on Free-to-Play Online Casino Games

Children’s Commissioner Demands Crackdown on Free-to-Play Online Casino Games

by January 14, 2018

The Children’s Commissioner for England, Anne Longfield, has demanded the introduction of regulations that would make it harder for children to access free-to-play online casino games, the Sunday Times reports.During a recent meeting with UK Gambling Commission’s ...

Lawmakers Plead With Department of Justice to Keep Online Gambling Legal

Lawmakers Plead With Department of Justice to Keep Online Gambling Legal

by January 13, 2018

Congressmen from the state of New Jersey have sent a letter to the US Department of Justice, asking that the current legal status of online gambling in the nation is kept. Under a 2011 memo issued by the Justice Department, Internet gaming is not prohibited at a federal level and ...