France and Spain Ready to Launch Shared Online Poker Tables in Coming Weeks

France and Spain Ready to Launch Shared Online Poker Tables in Coming Weeks

by January 3, 2018

The French online gambling regulator ARJEL announced on Tuesday that first Franco-Spanish online poker tables will be launched within the next few weeks as part of the initial phase of the shared online poker liquidity project.Online poker operators licensed in both France a ...

Destination Brisbane Casino Resort Locks Key Economic Development Queensland Approval

Destination Brisbane Casino Resort Locks Key Economic Development Queensland Approval

by January 2, 2018

Destination Brisbane Consortium, the joint venture behind the Queen’s Wharf integrated resort scheme, has won a key approval from Economic Development Queensland (EDQ) in relation to its application to build the A$3-plus-billion hotel and casino complex.Under the recently ap ...

Universal Entertainment Subsidiary Seeks Damages from Gambling Tycoon Kazuo Okada

Universal Entertainment Subsidiary Seeks Damages from Gambling Tycoon Kazuo Okada

by December 29, 2017

A subsidiary of Japanese gaming machine manufacturer Universal Entertainment Corp. confirmed on Thursday that it has filed a damages lawsuit against Japanese gambling tycoon Kazuo Okada.Tiger Resort Asia Ltd. said in a filingto the JASDAQ Securities Exchange, that it is seek ...

Baha Mar Casino Resort Developer Seeks $2 Billion in Damages from Chinese Contractor

Baha Mar Casino Resort Developer Seeks $2 Billion in Damages from Chinese Contractor

by December 28, 2017

Major Chinese contractor is being sued in the New York Supreme Court over allegations that it delayed knowingly and intentionally the construction of an integrated resort in Nassau, the Bahamas, the Financial Times reported.China Construction America, a subsidiary of one of ...

DCMS Unveils Second Round of Horserace Betting Levy Reform’s Consultation

DCMS Unveils Second Round of Horserace Betting Levy Reform’s Consultation

by December 22, 2017

The Government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has unveiled a second round of proposals related to the Horserace Betting Levy reform. However, the measures proposed by the DCMS which also include the Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) closure, may face political ...

Colombian Gambling Regulator Coljuegos Issues Sixth Online Gambling Operating License

Colombian Gambling Regulator Coljuegos Issues Sixth Online Gambling Operating License

by December 22, 2017

The gambling regulatory body of Colombia, Coljuegos, has granted its sixth online sports betting license. The president of Coljuegos, Juan B. Pérez Hidalgo, revealed that the sixth iGaming operating license was awarded to Grupo Empresarial Geonline SAS, which operates the online ...

Victoria Racing Industry Officials Share Concerns of New Point-of-Consumption Tax

Victoria Racing Industry Officials Share Concerns of New Point-of-Consumption Tax

by December 21, 2017

Officials from the Victorian horse racing industry have raised a red flag that new online betting taxes could have negative influence on the operators’ performance in the market, which on the other hand could cost millions of dollars that the local racing industry was supposed to ...

Campaign for Fairer Gambling Raises Questions about UKGC MOSES’ Efficiency

Campaign for Fairer Gambling Raises Questions about UKGC MOSES’ Efficiency

by December 21, 2017

The Campaign for Fairer Gambling has raised some questions related to the effectiveness of the Multi-Operator Self-Exclusion Scheme (MOSES) that has been used by local bookmakers.The much-promoted Multi-Operator Self-Exclusion Scheme which was introduced a year and a half ag ...

Ex NSW Minister Fails to Release Crucial Report about Gambling-Related Harm

Ex NSW Minister Fails to Release Crucial Report about Gambling-Related Harm

by December 20, 2017

Troy Grant, a former New South Wales (NSW) deputy minister failed to release gambling harm report regardless of the fact that he was advised in May 2016 to issue it as soon as possible. The gambling harm report is very important for the local gambling industry as it recommends a ...

Australia Still Facing Increasing Number of Problem Gamblers

Australia Still Facing Increasing Number of Problem Gamblers

by December 19, 2017

Australia is still battling rising addiction to gambling among local players, with slot machines also known as pokies becoming more popular among customers.The rising number of problem gamblers addicted to Australian poker machines have led to a massive wave of criticism fro ...

UKGC Multi-Operator Self-Exclusion Scheme Appears to Be Inefficient

UKGC Multi-Operator Self-Exclusion Scheme Appears to Be Inefficient

by December 18, 2017

A new wave of criticism has hit a UK Government scheme that is aimed at providing betting shops staff to prevent problem gamblers from getting access to their services.As revealed by Rob Cave, a BBC reporter acting under cover, pretended to be a gambling addict who should ha ...

US Sports Betting Landscape May Change in 2018

US Sports Betting Landscape May Change in 2018

by December 18, 2017

Sports betting landscape may change soon, with more US states turning their eyes towards sports betting legalization. Apart from the long-term efforts of New Jersey to see sports betting become legal, other states have also been considering possible expansion in terms of sports b ...

French Gambling Regulator Greenlights PokerStars’ Participation in Shared Liquidity Project

French Gambling Regulator Greenlights PokerStars’ Participation in Shared Liquidity Project

by December 15, 2017

PokerStars became the first online poker operator to be given the green light to participate in the shared online poker liquidity project. France’s online gambling regulator ARJEL issued on Thursday an order authorizing the poker room to merge cash game pools from the countries t ...

Casino Operator Crown Resorts Divests Assets to Reduce Net Debt

Casino Operator Crown Resorts Divests Assets to Reduce Net Debt

by December 14, 2017

Australian hotel and casino operator Crown Resorts today announced that it had locked several asset divestment deals and that it will be using proceeds from these to reduce its debt.Over the past year, the company has gradually disposed of its international assets in a bid t ...

Crown Towers Hotel at City of Dreams Casino Resort to Be Renamed in Early 2018

Crown Towers Hotel at City of Dreams Casino Resort to Be Renamed in Early 2018

by December 13, 2017

One of the hotels at City of Dreams Macau, an integrated resort operated by Hong Kong businessman Lawrence Ho’s Melco Resorts & Entertainment, will be rebranded early next year, a message on its official website reads.Crown Towers will begin operating as Nüwa from Januar ...