United Kingdom Continues Refining Its Gambling Legislation

by September 16, 2014

The United Kingdom is known for its relatively liberal gambling regulations. For example, the gambling law accepts TV commercials and all types of online gambling, unlike many other countries. There are a variety of bets you can place in the U.K., such as sports betting, all sort ...

Hundreds of SJM Holdings Casino Staff Protest for Better Salaries and Working Conditions

by September 16, 2014

Last Saturday, another casino in Macau became the target of organized protests from casino staff union. The SJM Holdings which manages the Lisboa and Grand Lisboa casinos was surrounded by casino staff, which demanded better payment and working conditions.There were close to ...

Scientific Games Extends Contracts with Slovakia’s National Lottery and Colorado Lottery

by September 15, 2014

Scientific Games – a company producing high security lottery products and services, renewed its contracts with the National Lottery of Slovakia and Colorado Lottery and will continue providing them with consultancy and instant games.Scientific Games provides its services to l ...

Bookmakers Settle Down Around the Idea of Being Voluntary Wardens

by September 15, 2014

Three bookmakers have taken the responsibility of preventing the implement of a great number of laws that would pose a problem to the popularisation of the betting shops, roulette machines and all the advertisements that offer “free money”.William Hill, Coral, Ladbrokes, alon ...

The Best is Yet to Come: Cherokee Casino has a Lot More to Offer

by September 15, 2014

The authorities of the famous Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa has announced that they have been discussing a new significant project, intended to engage both – professional gambling players as well as people who are not really keen on gambling activities.However, the new ...

Cambodia May Lift Casino Ban on Locals to Keep Up With Vietnam

by September 14, 2014

As the neighboring Cambodian countries accept gambling legislation one by one, the Cambodian government has shown signs for designing such a bill itself. The first step toward more modern gambling legislation is the Government’s change in mind toward allowing local citizens to en ...

Betjack Under Investigation for Unpaid Wagers in Australia and New Zealand

by September 14, 2014

There is an ongoing investigation in Australia concerning the global bookmaking company Betjack. The investigation is looking into allegations of unpaid racing bets.The investigation was started due to the claims raised by the Racing Victoria Limited, which is currently the m ...

Singapore Turf Club to Apply for a License After Reviewing the Remote Gambling Act

by September 13, 2014

The gambling operator Singapore Turf Club has expressed interest in submitting the required legal documents for becoming a licensed online gambling provider. This Monday, the Singaporean Parliament started looking into a potential legislation that would establish a Government-sup ...

Suzo-Happ Acquires Comesterogroup

by September 12, 2014

Today, a major European provider of online payment and manual-service tools has been purchased by the Suzo-Happ Group. The documents of acquisition were finalized, and Comesterogroup is now under the management of Suzo-Happ.Comesterogroup has a wide range of products and serv ...

Discussions about Legalising the Online Gambling in California Put on Hold

by September 12, 2014

The dispute, concerning the legalisation of the online gambling activities in California, was suspended when one of the bills, aimed at enabling the Californian residents take advantage of online gambling services was put on hold. Almost a month ago, it became clear that the gamb ...

Swedish Player Won €2.5 million Through Mega Fortune Touch

by September 11, 2014

A 24-year old Swede won the staggering €2.5 million jackpot while playing Mega Fortune. The winner had accessed the game through its mobile application on LeoVegas.The CPO of Net Entertainment stated that by winning the jackpot through a mobile device, the player proved that ...

Empire Resorts and EPR Properties to Build a $1 Billion Casino Resort near New York

by September 11, 2014

Today, in a meeting with the New York Gaming Facility Location Board, the Empire Resorts and its owned company EPR Properties presented their plan for building a massive casino resort some ninety miles from New York. The project is estimated to cost around $1 billion and will be ...

NetBet to Work in Collaboration with Poker770

by September 11, 2014

The famous gaming provider NetBet, that has a Maltese license, has just finalized the tie up with its promising partner – the online poker card room Poker770.All players have been successfully transferred to the new platform, which is now called NetBet Poker. The utmos ...

The Decision About the Boston Casino Has Been Suspended

by September 11, 2014

It became clear that the Massachusetts’ gaming authorities are going to discuss the licence of the lone Boston-area casino next week. According to the initial plan, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission had to make a decision which one – Wynn Resorts or Mohegan Sun, will be e ...

Against All Odds, MGM Re-enters the Atlantic City Gambling Market

by September 10, 2014

Despite the current crisis with Atlantic City’s gambling industry, MGM Resorts International is looking forward to re-acquiring a formerly owned business – Borgata casino. Reuters announced that there will be a meeting today where the regulating instances will look into th ...