Events & Reports

Local Casinos Less Attractive to Singaporeans, Decrease in Entry Fee Collections Shows

Local Casinos Less Attractive to Singaporeans, Decrease in Entry Fee Collections Shows

by November 23, 2017

The initial interest in casino gambling seems to have worn off among Singaporeans and permanent residents, figures released by the Singapore Totalisator Board (Tote Board) showed. Citing data from the board’s financial report for the financial year ended March 31, 2017, local med ...

Victorian Gambling Regulator Joins Debate over Loot Boxes’ Gambling Nature

Victorian Gambling Regulator Joins Debate over Loot Boxes’ Gambling Nature

by November 23, 2017

An analyst at the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation’s Compliance Division has joined the rapidly enlarging debate over whether loot boxes featured in video games constitute gambling or not.Discussions on the matter emerged with the recent release of the ...

Brazil’s Online Gambling Market Could Be Worth over $2 Billion, RGA Report Finds

Brazil’s Online Gambling Market Could Be Worth over $2 Billion, RGA Report Finds

by November 22, 2017

A report compiled by consulting firm KPMG and commissioned by the Remote Gambling Association (RGA) estimates that Brazil’s online gambling market could be worth R$6.7 billion ($2.1 billion), if regulated properly.The report’s findings are being made public at a time when th ...

Kansspelautoriteit CEO Commits to Investigating Loot Box Economy’s Relation to Gambling

Kansspelautoriteit CEO Commits to Investigating Loot Box Economy’s Relation to Gambling

by November 21, 2017

The Netherlands Gaming Authority will probe into the so-called loot boxes in video games and their relation to gambling as part of its crackdown on illegal gambling and the potential participation of children in gambling activities.The recent release of the Star Wars Battlef ...

Pennsylvania Centre Region Municipalities Turn Their Back on Satellite Casinos

Pennsylvania Centre Region Municipalities Turn Their Back on Satellite Casinos

by November 20, 2017

Pennsylvania’s Centre Region towns are to decide whether they should pass certain measures to block satellite casino expansion in the region.It came to Casino News Daily’s knowledge that Harris Township is to use its meeting set for December 11th to consider a resolution on ...

William Hill Comes under Pressure to Reveal FOBTs Clampdown Financial Consequences

William Hill Comes under Pressure to Reveal FOBTs Clampdown Financial Consequences

by November 19, 2017

Bookmaker William Hill will be pressured to disclose this week how the pending clampdown on fixed-odds betting terminals will impact its profitability, The Times reported. The company is set to post its trading update for the third quarter of the year on Monday.Late last mon ...

Choctaw Tribe Members Reject Fourth Casino Proposal

Choctaw Tribe Members Reject Fourth Casino Proposal

by November 17, 2017

The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians rejected during a Thursday vote the proposal for the construction of the tribe’s fourth casino, local media reported. According to first numbers released by the Tribal Election Commission, there were 1,404 negative votes cast to 636 positiv ...

Caesars Reportedly Buys Two Racing and Casino Properties in Indiana

Caesars Reportedly Buys Two Racing and Casino Properties in Indiana

by November 16, 2017

Less than a month after its main operating unit exited bankruptcy protection, casino operator Caesars Entertainment Corp. is reportedly looking to expand its domestic operations. Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday that the company is entering the final stages of negotiations wi ...

Northern Marianas House Committee on Gaming Passes Two Casino Bills

Northern Marianas House Committee on Gaming Passes Two Casino Bills

by November 15, 2017

The House Committee on Gaming at the Northern Marianas Commonwealth Legislature approved on Tuesday two casino-related bills that are aimed at improving the regulated gambling environment in the Commonwealth, local news outlet Marianas Variety reported.House Bills 20-50 and ...

PokerStars Owner Optimistic about Raising $2.5 Billion to Fund Acquisition Deals

PokerStars Owner Optimistic about Raising $2.5 Billion to Fund Acquisition Deals

by November 14, 2017

The Stars Group, recently re-branded from Amaya Inc., could raise up to $2.5 billion for future acquisition deals, CEO Rafi Ashkenazi revealed in a Monday interview cited by Reuters. The Canadian gambling giant, which recently switched its Montreal-based corporate headquarters wi ...

Dutch Gambling Regulator Lacks Power to Combat Illegal Gambling

Dutch Gambling Regulator Lacks Power to Combat Illegal Gambling

by November 13, 2017

The Dutch Gaming Authority, Kansspelautoriteit, in a written statement in relation to recent comments from local media, said that it needs greater power in order to be able to combat illegal gambling more effectively. The regulator further explained that it will have the necessar ...

Federal Administrative Court Backs Online Casino and Poker Ban in Germany

Federal Administrative Court Backs Online Casino and Poker Ban in Germany

by November 13, 2017

The Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig, Germany ruled late last month that an existing ban on online casino, poker, and scratchcard games complied with German constitution and did not violate EU treaties for the free movement of services across the union.The court decis ...

More than Half of Georgia’s Residents Back Casino Gambling Expansion, Poll Says

More than Half of Georgia’s Residents Back Casino Gambling Expansion, Poll Says

by November 11, 2017

More than a half of Georgia’s voters support the legalization of casino gambling within the state’s borders, a recent poll by the Georgia College and State University showed. About 58% of all interviewed individuals spoke in favor of the potential casino expansion in ...

Gambling Operator Betway Comes Under Media Fire for Criminal Ties and Untraceable Ownership

Gambling Operator Betway Comes Under Media Fire for Criminal Ties and Untraceable Ownership

by November 10, 2017

Paradise Papers, the recently leaked trove of 13.4 million files from two offshore service providers, threw fresh light on how tax havens are used by powerful individuals and major corporations to avoid tax burden and thus profit at the expense of the rest.(Un)surprisingly th ...

Czech Republic Cracks Down on Illegal Gambling Machines

Czech Republic Cracks Down on Illegal Gambling Machines

by November 10, 2017

Czech Customers officers have seized more than 800 illegally operating gambling machines and over CZK2.5 million in proceeds from gaming facilities across the country, local news outlet the Prague Daily Monitor has reported.The Czech Customs Administration revealed that the ...