Events & Reports

NetEnt Q2 Revenue Jumps 32.3% YoY

by July 10, 2015

Swedish gaming software provider NetEnt released its interim financial report for the second quarter of 2015 as well as for the six-month period ended June 30.Revenue for the second quarter of the year totaled SEK271.2 million, up 32.3% year-on-year. The amount of SEK205 mill ...

bwin.party Q2 Revenue Meets Expectations

by July 9, 2015

Gaming company bwin.party digital entertainment plc announced earlier today that the revenue generated in the second quarter of the year was completely in line with expectations. In addition, revenue from sports betting was higher than initially predicted, despite sports gross wi ...

Remote Gambling Tax Regimes at Tax Haven Jurisdictions

by July 8, 2015

Online gambling industry has been on the rise over the recent years and a number of particular jurisdictions have lured the attention of online operators as appropriate locations to establish their headquarters, because of the light tax regimes these jurisdictions have introduced ...

GVC Holdings H1 Net Gaming Revenue Up 14% YoY

by July 8, 2015

British gaming and sports betting company GVC Holdings published its financial results for the first half of this calendar year.According to the information released, sports wagers rose 19% year-on-year to reach €823 million. In comparison, the amount of €694 million was post ...

The 10 Most Controversial Gambling Ads

by July 8, 2015

The importance of advertising in the context of the modern market economy is indisputable. The more a given product, any product, is talked about, the better chances it has to sell well. And a good advertising campaign would certainly contribute significantly to the popularity of ...

Ohio June Casino Revenue Drops 0.2% YoY

by July 8, 2015

The Ohio Casino Control Commission said on Tuesday that the state’s four casinos generated revenue of $63.5 million in June, down 0.2% compared to the $63.6 million posted for the same month in 2014. June revenue at Ohio’s seven racinos increased 38% year-on-year to $ ...

Maryland June Casino Revenue Drops 5.1% YoY

by July 7, 2015

The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency posted information about the financial performance of the state’s five casinos in June 2015. The gambling venues generated the total amount of $91.4 million.Excluding Horseshoe Casino Baltimore, which opened doors in August ...

Poker Tournaments to Start between July 6-12

by July 6, 2015

The 2015 WSOP $10,000 Main Event kicked off on Sunday, July 5, which means that the summer leg of this year’s Series has entered its final stage. Despite indisputably being the most interesting event, it is not the only one to start in the week between July 6-12. Here are t ...

Relaxed Macau Visa Rules Not Enough to Save Casino Industry

by July 5, 2015

It was announced a few days ago that Chinese citizens would be allowed to stay in Macau up to 7 days instead of just 5. The new transit visa policy became effective on Wednesday, July 1. However, prominent gambling experts believe that it would have only a limited effect on the i ...

The ”Grexit” – a Betting Option or a Problem of Considerable Proportions

by July 3, 2015

One of the preferred matters, on which gamblers have enjoyed placing their wagers for some time now, concerns the probability of a Greek exit from the Euro group in 2015. To some people this hot topic may be nothing more than a bet, but, in fact, it may be an event triggering a s ...

UK Online Gambling Shares

by July 2, 2015

Online gambling industry in the United Kingdom has been growing at an impressive rates in the recent years. Gross revenue of online gambling providers expanded at an annual rate of 22% in 2014, while expectations point to further increase in revenue figures in 2015 and 2016.F ...

Macau Casino Revenue Down 36.2% YoY in June

by July 1, 2015

Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau released information about the gambling revenue generated by the city’s six casino operators in June. It dropped 36.2% year-on-year to MOP17.4 billion compared to the MOP27.22 billion reported in June 2014.Revenue at Asi ...

Major Casino Developments

by June 30, 2015

The immense variety of gambling options has long not been the only thing that attracts visitors to casinos. People like to be taken care of, to be pampered, if you wish. And casino developers are well-aware of this fact and more than happy to provide their customers with what the ...

Gambling and Trading – Two Completely Different Categories or Two Ways to Identify One and the Same Thing

by June 30, 2015

A trader at Wall Street and a high roller in Las Vegas – what do these two persons have in common? Both of them wearing the most renowned clothing and accessory brands from head to heels, both of them taking their leave from the latest model by the most notorious vehicle ma ...

Poker Tournaments to Start between June 29 and July 5

by June 29, 2015

The Super High Roller Bowl at Aria Resort & Casino will definitely be the most exciting poker event to take place in the upcoming week. The tournament will feature a prize pool of at least $25 million and some of the most popular poker players are expected to enter it. But ap ...