Events & Reports

Florida Gambling Expansion Bill Survives First Legislative Hurdle

by January 27, 2017

A bill that calls for statewide gambling expansion has passed a vote in the Florida Senate’s Regulated Industries Committee. Sponsored by Sen. Bill Galvano, the proposed 112-page law will next be heard in the Committee on Appropriations. If it gains the necessary support there, t ...

Winamax Eyes Online Poker Expansion in Regulated Markets

by January 26, 2017

French online gambling operator Winamax will reportedly expand services to more European regulated jurisdictions. At present, the company operates online poker and sports betting options in its domestic market.Winamax has recently hinted in its LinkedIn page that it is eyeing ...

Rank Group Hails Digital Growth in H1

by January 26, 2017

UK gambling operator The Rank Group Plc today posted information about the financial performance of its multi-channel brands during the six months ended December 31, 2016. The company highlighted the strong growth of its digital business and noted that despite the challenging tra ...

Virginia Live Poker Bill Advances to Full Senate

by January 25, 2017

An effort by a Virginia lawmaker to change the way poker is interpreted under state laws has been approved by a Senate Committee earlier this week. A long-standing gambling expansion proponent, Sen. Louise Lucas initiated her latest bills on the matter last week.In SB 1400, ...

Is Sweden’s iGaming Market Poised to Grow?

by January 23, 2017

The online gambling market has been growing at an exponential rate across Europe. And the need for new regulations has increased with that. Pressured by the European Commission, a number of member states have introduced new iGaming regulatory frameworks over the past decade or so ...

Trump Election Costs Paddy Power Betfair £5 Million

by January 23, 2017

Gambling operator Paddy Power Betfair today posted a trading update for the three months and the year ended December 31, 2016. The company highlighted revenue increase despite bettor-friendly results and certain “weakness” in its online gaming performance during the fourth quarte ...

Consolidation – What Does the Future Hold for the iGaming Affiliate Space?

by January 22, 2017

Merger and acquisition activity has become an important and persistent trend within the gambling industry. Some of the biggest industry names have combined their operations over the past several years in a bid to address the many challenges the gambling environment has posed to t ...

Czech Regulators Fail to Act against Unlicensed iGaming Operators

by January 20, 2017

The Czech Republic’s new online gambling regime has so far proved to be ineffective against unlicensed iGaming operators, according to the local branch of the Transparency International (TI) non-governmental organization.The Central European country has become the latest one ...

Macau Casino Industry Overview: 2014-2016

by January 19, 2017

The first thing that pops into everyone’s mind when they hear ‘Macau’ is casinos. Lavish casinos, dozens of them, spread across the special administrative region. Some of them are true architectural masterpieces, others are more modest in appearance, but yet serving the same purp ...

Ladbrokes Coral Full-Year Operating Profit Meets Expectations

by January 18, 2017

UK gambling operator Ladbrokes Coral Group today posted preliminary operating profit information along with information about the progress made on integration of the former Ladbrokes and Coral businesses into a single entity.The newly formed gambling company said in today’s ...

Pennsylvania Lawmakers Positive about iGaming Legalization Success

by January 17, 2017

Pennsylvania lawmakers have expressed confidence that online gambling will be legalized this spring as the state Legislature is gearing up for the 2017 legislative session. House and Senate legislators are set to reconvene on January 23 and it is believed that gambling expansion ...

Virginia Lawmaker Introduces Live Poker Regulating Bill

by January 17, 2017

While several US states are struggling through the burdensome process of legalizing online gambling within their borders, Virginia is trying to establish clearer definitions on what is legal in terms of gambling and what is not.Virginia Sen. Louise Lucas introduced last week ...

Missouri Governor’s Freeze on Regulations Could Delay Upgrades at Local Casinos

by January 16, 2017

A freeze on regulations issued by Missouri’s newly sworn Governor may delay planned upgrade across state casinos, as reported by local media.Shortly after taking office last week, Gov. Eric Greitens issued an order, under which new regulations cannot be introduced by s ...

Macau Officials Welcome Opinions on Potential Casino Tax Reduction

by January 16, 2017

Macau officials will welcome discussions on the potential reduction of casino taxes, after a local scholar said last week that a change in the city’s existing taxation system will be good for the industry.Paulo Martins Chan, Director of the administrative region’ ...

Florida Senator Presents Omnibus Gambling Expansion Bill

by January 15, 2017

Florida may see a massive expansion of its gambling industry after a state Senator introduced on Thursday a 112-page bill that would allow for the process. If Senate Bill 8 gains the necessary support in the state Legislature, it would scrap the Seminole Tribe’s monopoly ov ...