Gambling Debates in Indiana; The Governor Against the “Expansion”

by October 13, 2014

Indiana is another state, which is expected to take actions towards enabling the local players freely use various gambling products and services. However, the expansion has to be approved by the local authorities and most importantly by Mike Pence, the Governor of Indiana. The fu ...

NorthernBearCasino.com Closes Due to Over-Saturated Online Gambling Market

by October 11, 2014

NorthernBearCasino.com was taken down after two years of up-time. It is one of the first online gambling websites in Canada, and is owned and created by First Nations Group.The website was an idea of Bernie Shepherd of White Bear First Nation. It was supported by GEObet Gambl ...

Russia Takes Stringent Measures against Illegal Gambling

by October 11, 2014

It has recently been reported that Russian attorneys have not stopped going after the former lawyer Alexander Ignatenko, who was allegedly involved in illegal gambling. According to local media, investigators in the Ignatenko case gave themselves time until November 28 to complet ...

NagaCorp Proves Exclusive Rights to Run Casino Operations in Phnom Penh

by October 10, 2014

Investors at NagaCorp Ltd. have recently requested from the company to provide them with a better assurance of its ability to perform in the region as a licensed gambling operator. Now the Cambodia-based company has taken the step of reassuring them that it has been granted the l ...

A Meeting Between Charles Coppolani and Poker Players to be Held in Two Weeks

by October 10, 2014

October 22 is the date set for a meeting between the President of ARJEL, Charles Coppolani and a delegation of several poker players. During the meeting, the main subject for discussion will be the future growth of the poker industry in France.Coppolani is said to be the init ...

Czech Republic to Let Foreign Operators Enter the Local Gambling Market

by October 10, 2014

Czech Republic is another European country that is planning to impose new rules and regulations, concerning the gambling activities on its territory. The Finance Ministry has announced that it is willing to allow foreign gaming operators to provide their products and services in ...

Proponents of Gambling-free Boston Policy: Casinos Are Disastrous for City Budgets

by October 10, 2014

Along with New Jersey, Massachusetts is the other state that is currently experiencing the harsh impact of the unstable gambling industry in the East Coast region. Although, for the time being, there is not an operating casino in the vicinity of Boston, things may change soon. Me ...

Warner Gaming Gets a Preliminary Approval to Re-brand a Tahoe Casino into a Hard Rock

by October 10, 2014

Warner Gaming was given a preliminary approval by the California state gaming regulators to acquire the Horizon casino in Lake Tahoe. The plans are for the casino to be reconstructed and re-branded into a Hard Rock facility.The costs for reconstruction and renovation are esti ...

PKR Poker Exits the Italian Gambling Industry Due to Low Revenue

by October 9, 2014

Italy’s gambling industry has been declining for the past few years. Some of the reasons for that are the high taxes imposed on operators, the slow growth after the 2008 world financial crisis as well as the over-saturated market.Another online gambling operator has announced ...

Japanese Casinos Inaccessible to Local People

by October 9, 2014

Japanese authorities have taken their final decision for limiting the access of the citizens to the casinos that are going to be established. Once the new casinos open doors for players, local people won’t be allowed to enter and play their favourite games. Only foreigners ...

TD Bank Stops Processing Transactions Towards Online Gambling Websites

by October 9, 2014

It is a well known fact that New Jersey is the state with the most problematic gambling industry in the United States. After several casino closures, legalization bill discussions, auctions and disagreements between the bidders, the local regulated online gambling market had to p ...

The Legislation of C-290 Might Become Official Soon

by October 9, 2014

Canada is one of the countries where the sports betting legalization is in process. The Canadian Senate authorities have finally decided to reconsider the advantages and disadvantages of the sports betting legislation in the country and the legalization of C-290 in particular. Al ...

Taj Mahal Workers Protest Against the Cutback of Their Benefits

by October 9, 2014

The saga of the Atlantic City- based Taj Mahal casino continues but this time the casino workers play a key role in the latest events. It has became known recently that Taj Mahal is going to close within less than a month unless some compromises are made and the closure is avoide ...

India Prosecutes Illegal Gambling Activities and Considers Changes in Legislation

by October 9, 2014

An Indian software developer was taken into custody for selling illegal gambling software, which developed himself, to more than twelve bookies. The man, named Ekanksh Rajendrakumar Jain, had previously been arrested in Mumbai for allegedly taking illegal sports bets.On Satur ...

What is GlobalSuite, the Technology That Made the Alliance Between IGT and CDI Possible

by October 8, 2014

Casino Data Imaging has announced that it is partnering up with IGT, in order to implement its GlobalSuite technologies to the global system palette of IGT operations. CDI spokesperson commented that their GlobalSuite technology would surely become one of the defining factors in ...