Events & Reports

Omnibus Gambling Expansion Bill Succeeds in Pennsylvania’s House

by June 8, 2017

Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives approved late on Wednesday a wide-ranging gambling bill that, if signed into law in its current form, will change the state’s gambling landscape significantly.Generally speaking, the 675-page legislative piece will legalize online gamb ...

“Bad Actor” Provision Throws Dark Shadow over New York’s Online Poker Effort

by June 7, 2017

New York’s effort for the legalization of online poker has taken an unpleasant but not completely unexpected turn just a fortnight before the end of the state’s 2017 legislative session.The New York State Senate amended an online poker bill that was introduced back in Januar ...

Massachusetts Online Gambling Review Commission Recommends Omnibus Legislative Approach

by June 7, 2017

A specially assembled commission is set to recommend an omnibus approach to the legalization of online gambling as the best one for Massachusetts’ gambling industry, OnlinePokerReport wrote on Tuesday, citing a press release from the Statehouse News Service.The Special Commi ...

Gaming Innovation Group Becomes Next Operator to Pledge Compliance with New Dutch Gambling Rules

by June 6, 2017

Online gambling company Gaming Innovation Group has joined the rapidly growing group of international iGaming operators responding to the new set of rules the Dutch Gaming Authority introduced last week.GIG asked its Dutch-targeting affiliates that have been referring player ...

Sweden’s Unregulated Gambling Market Grows 57% over Five Years

by June 5, 2017

Sweden’s unregulated gambling market grew 57% in the period between 2012-2016, figures reported by the country’s gambling regulator, Lotteriinspektionen, show.Sweden-facing gambling operators without licenses from the local Gambling Authority generated turnover of SEK5.1 bil ...

New Dutch Online Gambling Regulations Trigger Exodus of Operators

by June 2, 2017

The recent introduction of a new set of online gambling regulations by the Dutch Gaming Authority, Kansspelautoriteit, has produced the expected effect of operators leaving the local iGaming market.On June 1, the day on which the new rules came into effect, online casino bra ...

Dutch Gambling Regulator Embarks on Online Gambling Operators Witch-Hunt with New Rules

by June 1, 2017

The Netherlands Gaming Authority, Kansspelautoriteit, has made it clear on multiple occasions over the course of its five-year existence that it would not make compromise with violations of its online gambling rules and that it would always aim to implement rules that punish wron ...

Casinos Will Increase Interest in Japan as Attractive Tourist Spot: Interview with Clarion Events’ Curtis Roach

by May 31, 2017

It was last December when the Integrated Resorts Promotion Bill was passed by the Japanese Diet, finally legalizing casino gambling in Japan. The move created an unabating buzz and saw internationally recognized casino developers flocking to Japan on a mission to acquaint themsel ...

Malta Directs Ambitions Towards Becoming the Silicon Valley of Gambling: Interview with MGA Executive Chairman Joseph Cuschieri

by May 30, 2017

Several news outlets, Casino News Daily included, covered recently a story involving a former Malta Gaming Authority employee accusing the regulator of violating its own licensure principles by issuing licenses to companies whose hardware had not been sealed. Malta has over the y ...

Springfield Casino Amendment Fails in Illinois House Committee

by May 29, 2017

The plan for the construction of a casino in Springfield, Illinois is hanging in the balance after a House committee failed to add a proposed amendment to an existing casino expansion legislative piece.Said amendment to Senate Bill 7 was considered by the House Rules Committ ...

ARJEL Confirms June Deadline for First Shared Online Poker Liquidity Agreement

by May 26, 2017

Although there were no shared liquidity updates from the recent meeting between European gambling regulators in Lisbon, Portugal, ARJEL, France’s iGaming watchdog confirmed in its recent financial report that the first online poker agreement will be signed in June.As the gam ...

Online Betting and Gaming Dominate UK’s Gambling Industry

Online Betting and Gaming Dominate UK’s Gambling Industry

by May 25, 2017

The UK gambling industry generated record gross gambling yield of £13.8 billion in the period between October 2015-September 2016, the latest figures posted by the UK Gambling Commission show.The amount of £13.4 billion was generated during the previous (April 2015-March 201 ...

Pennsylvania Online Gambling Bill Survives Historic Senate Vote, Needs House Approval

by May 25, 2017

Long-awaited action on the legalization of online gambling in Pennsylvania was finally taken by state lawmakers. The Senate passed on Wednesday H 271 by a considerable margin. The legislative piece will now be considered in the House of Representatives.The legislation calls ...

Lisbon Meeting between EU Gambling Regulators Ends with No Updates on Shared Online Poker Liquidity

by May 25, 2017

Shared online poker liquidity emerged as a topic to be followed closely last summer when France amended its gambling laws in a manner that created favorable conditions for the establishment of an online poker network between several regulated European markets.Almost a year l ...

European Commission Approves Czech Republic Draft Decree on Gambling Technical Standards

by May 24, 2017

The European Commission has approved a Draft Decree prepared and presented by the Czech Ministry of Finance in relation to the technical standards for the provision of gambling services in a safe and socially responsible environment.According to media reports, the technical ...