Las Vegas Casino Giant Pays $7-Million Fine to Close DoJ Bribery Investigation

by January 20, 2017

A more than a five-year US Department of Justice probe into Las Vegas Sands’ promotional activity in Macau and China has been concluded after the casino operator agreed to pay a $7-million penalty.The major casino company was investigated for allegedly breaching a federal an ...

Gibraltar Suffers Heavy Blow in UK Remote Gambling Tax Regime Case

by January 20, 2017

The Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association (GBGA) has received another heavy blow in its more than two-year-long Point of Consumption tax dispute with UK’s HM Revenue and Customs.An Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the European Union said on Thursday that Gibral ...

Yggdrasil Gaming Marches Toward Another Regulated iGaming Jurisdiction

by January 19, 2017

Developer and supplier of online casino content Yggdrasil Gaming has directed its expansion efforts toward yet another regulated jurisdiction. The company today announced the beginning of a certification process that would ensure that its products are compliant with Italian iGami ...

Philippines Deports First Group of Chinese Illegal iGaming Workers

by January 19, 2017

Officials from the Philippines’ Bureau of Immigration have confirmed that the country has begun deporting the Chinese citizens who were detained late last year for working for an illegal online gambling business.More than 250 people were deported in the period between Decemb ...

Kindred Group Launches Online Casino for Swedish and Norwegian High Rollers

by January 19, 2017

Online gambling operator Kindred Group (recently re-branded from Unibet Group) announced the launch of its newest online casino. The Storspiller brand is live now and is intended for high roller players from Sweden and Norway.The gambling operator noted that it has a small g ...

Caesars’ Main Operating Unit Wins Court Approval to Exit Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

by January 18, 2017

Casino operator Caesars Entertainment Corp. has been given court approval to commence a restructuring process under a plan it presented last year. The move also gives the green light to its main operating unit – Caesars Entertainment Operating Company (CEOC) – to exit Chapter 11 ...

888poker Exits Slovenian iGaming Market

by January 18, 2017

Shortly after it had become known that 888poker would no longer accept Australian players, word has leaked out that one of the world’s largest online poker rooms would also leave the Slovenian iGaming market.The move comes at a time when the Central European country is in pr ...

US Solicitor General to Brief Supreme Court on New Jersey Sports Betting Case

by January 18, 2017

Good news has come for New Jersey’s effort to legalize sports betting within its borders after the US Supreme Court said on Tuesday that it would ask the new Solicitor General for an opinion on the matter.New Jersey has appealed a lower court’s decision that its attempt to b ...

Cherry Confirms CEO’s Departure

by January 17, 2017

Swedish gambling group Cherry AB announced the departure of its CEO, Fredrik Burvall. Mr. Burvall will stay with the company until mid-2017. He is to be replaced by Anders Holmgren who has been appointed as acting CEO until the search for a permanent Chief Executive is completed. ...

First Licensed Online Poker Room Goes Live in Croatia

by January 16, 2017

Croatia’s first licensed online poker room – SuperSport – was launched last week and, according to initial information, has so far beaten traffic expectations.The website was expected to go live in mid-2016 but owners decided to delay launch for regulatory reasons. Und ...

UK Bookmakers Face New Horse Racing Bets Levy

by January 14, 2017

The UK gambling industry has received another heavy taxation blow after the Government confirmed on Friday that a new levy on horse betting will be imposed from April 2017. All bookmakers, including offshore ones, that provide betting services to UK customers will be required to ...

NYX Gaming Products to Go Live in Three Canadian Provinces

by January 13, 2017

Supplier of online casino and sports betting products and services NYX Gaming Group has announced that it has been given the nod by the gambling regulators of three Canadian provinces to provide its offering to local customers. NYX Gaming products will now be available in British ...

888poker Leaves Australian Online Gambling Market

by January 13, 2017

Online poker room 888poker has become another major online gambling operator to be leaving the Australian market. The brand has started informing its local players via email that they will not be able to play as from January 16, 2017.888poker has also recommended that its cu ...

Playtech Launches Live Casino Studio in Romania

by January 12, 2017

Playtech has become the latest iGaming technology and service provider to expand into the newly regulated Romanian market. The company announced that it has opened a new live casino studio in the country after being granted four licenses by the local gambling regulator – Oficiul ...

New US Attorney General May “Revisit” Online Gambling Law

by January 12, 2017

Another threat may be looming for online gambling in the US as an iGaming opponent has been nominated as Attorney General by President-elect Donald Trump. Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions said during a Tuesday confirmation hearing that he did not agree with a previous interpretation of ...