Ladbrokes Coral Seeks Advice for Post-FOBTs Review Merger and Acquisition Opportunities

Ladbrokes Coral Seeks Advice for Post-FOBTs Review Merger and Acquisition Opportunities

by September 24, 2017

British bookmaker Ladbrokes Coral has reportedly lined up City banks to review its consolidation opportunities, The Times has reported citing unnamed sources. The gambling operator is said to be prepping for the upcoming publication of the UK Government’s probe into the nat ...

Advertising Standards Authority Chairman Questions Effectiveness of Current Gambling Industry Controls

Advertising Standards Authority Chairman Questions Effectiveness of Current Gambling Industry Controls

by September 23, 2017

Lord David Currie, who is soon to assume the role of Chairman of UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), said in a recent interview with The Financial Times that the mid-2000s’ “liberalization” of the nation’s gambling market may have not been the right thin ...

Latest Casino Bonuses Acquires Affiliate Guard Dog amid Growing Consolidation in the Field

Latest Casino Bonuses Acquires Affiliate Guard Dog amid Growing Consolidation in the Field

by September 21, 2017

Latest Casino Bonuses has expanded its online gaming affiliate network with another important acquisition. News emerged on Wednesday that the LCB family has welcomed Affiliate Guard Dog in another deal that represents the wave of iGaming affiliate consolidation we have been witne ...

Tribal Casino Revenue Dispute Could Hit Niagara Falls Financial Stability

Tribal Casino Revenue Dispute Could Hit Niagara Falls Financial Stability

by September 20, 2017

The New York State Comptroller’s Office has warned that the city of Niagara Falls could see a serious shortage of finances as a result from a prolonged dispute between state officials and the Seneca Nation of Indians.In February, the Senecas stopped contributing slot machine ...

Legalized DFS Industry Will Open “Pandora’s Online Gambling Box”, Wisconsin Opposing Group Argues

Legalized DFS Industry Will Open “Pandora’s Online Gambling Box”, Wisconsin Opposing Group Argues

by September 19, 2017

A group of Wisconsin residents has voiced opposition to the recently renewed push for the legalization of daily fantasy sports (DFS). The Citizens Against Expanded Gambling group fears that expanded gambling in the state could inflict serious harm to the most vulnerable members o ...

Western Australia to Crack Down on Lottoland’s Lottery Betting Business

Western Australia to Crack Down on Lottoland’s Lottery Betting Business

by September 18, 2017

The government of Western Australia is working on a draft bill that would seek to ban the provision of betting on lotteries services within the state’s borders. The move was confirmed by Premier Mark McGowan.Western Australia’s top official has told local media that the prep ...

Victorian Government to Curb Gambling Advertising in Public Spaces

Victorian Government to Curb Gambling Advertising in Public Spaces

by September 17, 2017

A new gambling regulation bill has been in the works in the Australian state of Victoria, which, among other things, seeks to restrict sports betting-related advertisements in public spaces, local media reports.Victorian lawmakers have explained that the bill will likely be i ...

Islandia Village Board to Appeal Supreme Court Ruling against Local Casino

Islandia Village Board to Appeal Supreme Court Ruling against Local Casino

by September 16, 2017

The village of Islandia, located in the Suffolk County, New York, confirmed on Friday that it would appeal a Supreme Court ruling that the opening of a Suffolk OTB-run VLT casino at the local Jake’s 58 hotel was the result from improperly issued permits by village officials ...

Seneca Nation and New York State to Enter Arbitration over Casino Revenue Dispute

Seneca Nation and New York State to Enter Arbitration over Casino Revenue Dispute

by September 15, 2017

The Seneca Nation of Indians agreed to enter arbitration with the state of New York in an attempt to solve a prolonged dispute on whether the tribe’s three Western New York casinos should resume sharing slot machine revenue with the state.A spokesperson for the tribe announc ...

Court Sides with Dutch Gambling Regulator in Betsson Case

Court Sides with Dutch Gambling Regulator in Betsson Case

by September 15, 2017

A Hague court ruled that Swedish iGaming operator Betsson’s claim against the Dutch gambling authority, Kansspelautoriteit, was inadmissible. The gambling group sought a court’s decision earlier this year, arguing that the regulatory body’s tightened iGaming rules violated EU reg ...

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Passes Budget Deficit Remedy Plan with Casino Expansion Provisions

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Passes Budget Deficit Remedy Plan with Casino Expansion Provisions

by September 14, 2017

Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives passed late last night a financial plan that aims at closing a $2.2-billion gap in the state’s budget for the current financial year. As expected, the plan was only supported by House Republicans, but given the fact the caucus holds the maj ...

FOBTs Crackdown Could Cost British Bookmakers over £150 Million in Revenue

FOBTs Crackdown Could Cost British Bookmakers over £150 Million in Revenue

by September 13, 2017

UK gambling operators could annually lose more than £150 million in revenue as a result from the pending crackdown on fixed-odds betting terminals, The Financial Times reported citing gambling analysts.A review into the controversial gaming machines is expected to be complet ...

Crackdown on FOBTs Looms as UK Chancellor Philip Hammond Drops Opposition

Crackdown on FOBTs Looms as UK Chancellor Philip Hammond Drops Opposition

by September 12, 2017

Fixed-odds betting terminals will certainly be subjected to a crackdown by the UK Government, after Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond withdrew his opposition to the proposed limitations on the maximum stake accepted by the machines, The Times reported.A triennial re ...

Jeju Shinhwa World Casino Resort to Open More Entertainment Facilities

Jeju Shinhwa World Casino Resort to Open More Entertainment Facilities

by September 11, 2017

Casino resort developer Landing Jeju Development is set to launch another set of facilities as part of the KRW2-trillion Jeju Shinhwa World complex, currently being under development on South Korea’s Jeju Island.The roll-out will include the opening of a theme park and a K-p ...

New Gold Coast Casino Plan Faces Heating Opposition

New Gold Coast Casino Plan Faces Heating Opposition

by September 10, 2017

A controversial new plan for the construction of an integrated resort in Gold Coast has been facing stronger and growing opposition, as city residents staged a rally in the Australian city’s Southport suburb earlier today.Protesters called for the plan, recently propos ...