Events & Reports

NETELLER and Skrill Block Gambling-Related Payments in Brazil

NETELLER and Skrill Block Gambling-Related Payments in Brazil

by January 12, 2018

Online gambling customers from Brazil were informed earlier this week that online payment service provider NETELLER would no longer process deposits to online gambling operators. Players will be able to withdraw their funds from these operators via NETELLER until February 28, 201 ...

Fewer Gambling Venues Operate in Bratislava Due to 2017 Ban

by January 12, 2018

The number of gambling venues has dropped in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, since the beginning of 2018, local news outlet The Slovak Spectator reported. The decrease was due to a gambling ban introduced by city councilors last spring.City officials approved a ban on t ...

Dutch and UK Gambling Officials Discuss State of Gambling in Their Countries

Dutch and UK Gambling Officials Discuss State of Gambling in Their Countries

by January 11, 2018

In a recent conversation between the outgoing CEO of the UK Gambling Commission, Sarah Harrison, and the Director of the Dutch Gaming Authority, Marja Appelman (pictured left), the two gambling officials exchanged important insights into the gambling industries of their countries ...

Exclusive Interview with Spain’s Gambling Regulator ahead of Shared Online Poker Liquidity Project’s Launch

Exclusive Interview with Spain’s Gambling Regulator ahead of Shared Online Poker Liquidity Project’s Launch

by January 11, 2018

The online poker sector in Europe’s segregated markets is on the threshold of a new era, as first shared online poker tables are slated to go live within the next few weeks. It was last July when the online gambling regulators of France, Spain, Italy, and Portugal signed the agre ...

Swiss Youth Parties Collect Signatures to Overturn New Internet Gambling Law

Swiss Youth Parties Collect Signatures to Overturn New Internet Gambling Law

by January 10, 2018

The youth organizations of four Swiss parties have a little over a week to collect over 50,000 valid signatures and thus initiate a referendum against several provisions of the country’s recently approved Money Gaming Act (Geldspielgesetz).The initiative is supported by the ...

Italy Could Launch Online Gambling Licensing Process This Week

Italy Could Launch Online Gambling Licensing Process This Week

by January 9, 2018

Italy is expected to launch the call for bids from online gambling operators by the end of this week, Italian gambling news outlet AgiproNews reported on Monday. The call will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. According to unnamed sources, this may happe ...

Poker Festivals Starting in the Week between January 8-14

Poker Festivals Starting in the Week between January 8-14

by January 8, 2018

With the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure currently taking place, poker eyes are mostly set to the Bahamas and the ongoing poker festivities there. However, the new week is set to bring a new batch of poker excitement as several major poker festivals are slated to kick off within t ...

ilani Casino Resort to Unveil Event Center in April

ilani Casino Resort to Unveil Event Center in April

by January 5, 2018

A convention and entertainment center will open doors at ilani Casino Resort in the heart of Southwest Washington in April, Kara Fox LaRose, President and General Manager of the resort, has told The Business Journals.The complex will have its ribbon cut precisely a year afte ...

Poland’s State-Run Online Casino to Go Live in Late 2018

Poland’s State-Run Online Casino to Go Live in Late 2018

by January 5, 2018

Poland’s state-run online casino will not be launched before the third or fourth quarter of the year, the country’s Deputy Finance Minister Piotr Walczak confirmed late last year. The politician also pointed out that Totalizator Sportowy, the national lottery operator tasked with ...

New Casino Expansion Push May Be in the Making in Georgia

New Casino Expansion Push May Be in the Making in Georgia

by January 4, 2018

Casino expansion proponents in Georgia may be gearing up for another push as the state’s 40-day legislative session is set to begin next week, local news outlet The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. There have been recurring efforts for the legalization of casino gambling in ...

Dutch Council of State Rules Gambling Regulator Cannot Scold Payment Service Providers

Dutch Council of State Rules Gambling Regulator Cannot Scold Payment Service Providers

by January 3, 2018

The Dutch Council of State ruled late last year that there is no legal merit to the local Gaming Authority’s argument that it should be allowed to punish online payment service providers for offering their services to unlicensed iGaming operators.The ruling concluded a two-y ...

Silver Heritage Launches Casino at Tiger Palace Resort

Silver Heritage Launches Casino at Tiger Palace Resort

by January 2, 2018

Hong Kong-headquartered integrated resort operator Silver Heritage Group opened last week a casino at its Nepal-based Tiger Palace Resort after receiving the necessary regulatory approval.In a filing to the Australian Stock Exchange, where it is listed, Silver Heritage revea ...

SportPesa to Appeal Latest Court Ruling on Kenya’s New Gambling Tax Regime

SportPesa to Appeal Latest Court Ruling on Kenya’s New Gambling Tax Regime

by January 2, 2018

Kenyan sport betting operator SportPesa will appeal a High Court ruling from last week, according to which the government of Kenya had not breached Constitution by introducing a 35% tax on gambling services provided in the country’s regulated market, local news outlet Daily Natio ...

Europe’s Online Gambling Landscape: Regulatory Highlights from 2017

Europe’s Online Gambling Landscape: Regulatory Highlights from 2017

by January 1, 2018

Europe’s online gambling scene saw a number of important changes last year. More EU countries officially regulated their iGaming markets (the Czech Republic, Poland), while other countries acknowledged the importance of the introduction of proper regulations (Sweden) in relation ...

Poker Tournaments Taking Place in the First Week of 2018

Poker Tournaments Taking Place in the First Week of 2018

by December 31, 2017

The first days of a new year mean different things to different people. Some are recovering from heavy partying and struggling with the aftermath of all the liquory nights they had spent over the holiday season, while others are shining with enthusiasm about what the next twelve ...