Events & Reports

Online Slots Fuel Revenue Growth in Spain

by February 9, 2017

Spain’s regulated online gambling market generated gross gaming revenue of €125.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2016, the local gambling regulator – Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) – announced on Wednesday. The figure reported reflected a 22.7% increase from t ...

PokerStars Restricts French Site to France-Based Players

by February 8, 2017

Online poker operator PokerStars has started informing players that its .fr website will be available only to people residing in Mainland France or the country’s overseas territories from February 13, 2017. At present, PokerStars’ French website can be accessed by players from ot ...

Melco-Hard Rock Consortium to Open Temporary Casino in Cyprus in H2

by February 6, 2017

A temporary casino, operated by the Melco-Hard Rock consortium, may be launched in the Republic of Cyprus in the second half of the year, the Mediterranean island country’s Minister of Energy, Commerce, Industry, and Tourism Yiorgos Lakkotrypis told media late last week.The ...

New Jersey iGaming Market to Grow 17% in 2017

by February 5, 2017

New Jersey’s online gambling market is expected to grow 17% this year, according to a recent study by research firm Eilers & Krejcik Gaming, LLC.As noted in the report, online slots will remain the biggest winner in terms of revenue generated. Proceeds from this ty ...

US Regulated Online Poker’s Financial Performance in 2016

by February 4, 2017

Online poker is a young and immature industry in the US in the post-UIGEA era. Only three states – Nevada, Delaware, and New Jersey – have been allowed to legalize Internet gambling within their borders since 2006 when the Act came into force. And as we are going further into 201 ...

OPAP Starts Delivering on Previously Announced Growth Strategy

by February 3, 2017

Greek games of chance operator OPAP has been a constant presence in the gambling headlines over the past several days. After the company announced last year that it would put considerable investment into technology improvements across both its retail and online businesses, it has ...

GVC Holdings Hails “Pleasing” Q4 Performance Despite Unfriendly Sports Results

by February 2, 2017

Isle of Man-headquartered online gambling operator and B2B service supplier GVC Holdings today provided a trading update for the fourth quarter of 2016. The company is set to post its full-year results on March 23.GVC generated daily net revenue of €2.5 million during the re ...

Macau Casino Revenue Up for Sixth Straight Month

by February 1, 2017

Casino revenue in Macau rose for a sixth consecutive month in January, figures provided by the city’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau showed. The amount of MOP19.3 billion ($2.4 billion) was generated by local casinos last month, reflecting an increase of 3.1% from Janu ...

New York State Senator Launches New Online Poker Push

by February 1, 2017

As expected, New York Sen. John Bonacic has renewed efforts to legalize online poker within the state’s borders. A new bill, sponsored by the official, was presented to the state Legislature in late January and was referred for review to the Senate’s Racing, Gaming, and Wagering ...

Americans Expected to Place $4.5 Billion in Illegal Bets on Super Bowl LI

by January 31, 2017

The amount of $4.7 billion is expected to be wagered on the 51st edition of the Super Bowl, according to figures posted by the American Gaming Association. The New England Patriots will face off the Atlanta Falcons on February 5 to determine the US National Football League champi ...

Cashcade Affiliate Program’s Closure or When Lifetime Deals Do Not Mean for Life

by January 31, 2017

‘Risk’ and ‘trust’ are two very important words in the iGaming affiliate business. And while the amount of risk taken is mainly up to the one who takes it, trust is that fragile structure that is built by and between all involved parties.The success and profitability of an a ...

Monthly Gambling Regulatory Developments from around Europe: January 2017

by January 30, 2017

We are one month into 2017 and the year has so far proved to be an eventful one in terms of regulatory updates. More EU member states opened their markets for regulated operations, others took determined steps toward regulation; Portugal submitted technical standards for sharing ...

Major Casino Developers Step Up Lobbying Efforts to Enter Japan’s Market

by January 29, 2017

Japan legalized casino gambling within its borders a little more than a month ago. It has become known that some of the big players on the global gambling scene have initiated lobbying efforts to lure local investors and potentially win a casino license when the country is ready ...

Illinois Considers Casino Industry Expansion to End Budget Impasse

by January 28, 2017

If one thing could be said with certainty after one month into 2017, that would be that it seems the year will be a busy one from a legislative point of view. A host of US states have made determined steps toward the expansion of their gambling industries and first reactions sugg ...

UK’s Newest Land-Based Casino Opens Doors in Leeds

by January 27, 2017

Victoria Gate Casino opened doors in the UK city of Leeds on Thursday, January 26. A lavish ribbon-cutting ceremony saw city officials, specially invited celebrities, fervent casino players, and curious spectators gathering together to celebrate the launch of UK’s third lar ...