Global Poker League to Launch GPL China in Early 2017

by December 13, 2016

The Global Poker League (GPL) announced its plans on entering the Chinese market in early 2017 by introducing a new Asia-exclusive poker tournament. The launch of GPL China is expected to take place after the 2017 Spring Festival in the country comes to an end in February. Plans ...

Integrated Casinos Bill Causes Disputes among Japanese Lawmakers

by December 13, 2016

Deliberations over the passing of a bill, which is to legalize brick-and-mortar gambling venues in Japan, will likely move at a slower pace as the ruling coalition in the country that proposed the bill faces resistance from opposition parties. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), ...

New Jersey Lawmakers Seek to Expand Online Gambling with a New Bill

by December 12, 2016

New Jersey lawmakers continue to search for new ways to give the state’s gambling industry a boost after voters rejected the referendum to approve casinos outside the territory of Atlantic City this past November. New Jersey’s gambling industry has suffered a decline which can be ...

PAGCOR Defends Its Role as Offshore Online Gambling Regulator

by December 10, 2016

PAGCOR, the Philippine gambling regulator, asserted its authority to regulate the provision of offshore online gambling services from within the country’s borders. Earlier this week, a non-governmental organization contested the regulator’s power in a filing to the Su ...

Playtech Unveils Christmas Roulette Live Casino Room

by December 9, 2016

Supplier of omni-channel services and products for the international gambling industry Playtech unveiled a special surprise for its licensees and their players. The company is set to launch a Christmas-themed live roulette room to celebrate the upcoming holidays.The room is ...

Game Lounge Expands into Japan with New Affiliate Website

by December 9, 2016

Game Lounge, the performance-based marketing division of Swedish gambling group Cherry AB, today announced the launch of its first Japan-facing affiliate website. As the company itself revealed, it has become the first within its business area to enter the Japanese affiliate mark ...

William Hill Loses On-Court Brand Exposure at Australian Open

by December 9, 2016

William Hill Australia will no longer enjoy a courtside exposure at the Australian Open, as confirmed by Tennis Australia President Steve Healey on Thursday. The next edition of the Grand Slam tournament is set to take place on January 16-29, 2017.The gambling operator, and ...

Sportech Wins £97-Million VAT Dispute with HMRC

by December 9, 2016

UK gambling operator Sportech announced that it has closed the final page of a seven-year tax dispute with Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs after the Supreme Court had denied the latter party permission to appeal.The long-standing legal case stemmed from a VAT repayment fil ...

British MPs Recommend FOBTs Crackdown

by December 8, 2016

A cross-party group of British MPs said in an interim report published today that the maximum bets placed on fixed-odds betting terminals should be reduced from £100 to £2. In addition, the report urges the government to limit the number of betting shops that can operate in a giv ...

IGT Installs Gaming Cabinets at Panama’s Black Spade Casino

by December 8, 2016

IGT, an internationally recognized developer and distributor of gaming machines and other products for the gambling industry, announced that it has installed 148 slot machines at the recently launched Black Spade Casino at Aloft Hotel Panama in the Panama capital.Now, IGT’s ...

LeoVegas Marks Official Launch in Denmark

by December 8, 2016

Swedish mobile casino company LeoVegas today announced that it is now live in Denmark. The gambling operator received a gaming license by the country’s gambling regulator – Spillemyndigheden – back in October.LeoVegas said in an early Thursday press release that pre-launch pr ...

Japanese Premier Defends Casino Bill before Opposition

by December 8, 2016

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe spoke in support of the Integrated Resorts Promotion Bill that is currently being discussed by the country’s lawmakers. Japan’s top official argued that if the construction of such integrated resorts is approved, this would create numerous jobs ...

Amaya Takeover Bid Receives Severe Shareholder Blow

by December 7, 2016

David Baazov’s controversial bid to buy Amaya has taken another blow, this time from a shareholder in the Canadian gambling company. Jason Ader, CEO of investment management services provider SpringOwl Asset Management, said in a letter from late last week that Mr. Baazov’s offer ...

One Betsson Group Technology Supports Betsson Mobile Casino Growth

by December 6, 2016

Online gambling operator Betsson AB announced the development of the One Betsson Group (OBG) front-end technology and the subsequent addition of over 800 casino games to Betsson.com’s newly launched mobile casino. The significant expansion of the brand’s offering has made its mob ...

Japan Casino Bill Goes to Upper House

by December 6, 2016

A bill promoting the legalization of casino gambling in Japan passed the country legislature’s Lower House on Tuesday. A spokesperson for the Japanese Diet, the country’s government, said that the proposed legislation was sent to the Upper House.Lawmakers will try to take adv ...