Legal
NetEnt Enters Bulgaria’s Regulated Casino Market
- December 27, 2016 By Nemanja L. -
One of world’s leading providers for the online gaming industry, Net Entertainment has entered the Bulgarian online casino market, becoming the first major gaming company to do so. The Swedish developer has established a cooperation with the National Lottery Bulgaria, making sure their impressive library of casino games will be available to the Bulgarian National […] Continue Reading
Maryland Casinos Lower Blackjack Payouts
- December 26, 2016 By Oliver Young -
The first casino in Maryland opened back in 2010, which isn’t long ago, and ever since casinos and gambling are a hotly debated issue in “Little America”. One of the casinos in the state allowed its customers to smoke and earlier this year, the issue of legalisation of daily fantasy sports was brought up and […] Continue Reading
Former Army Ranger Shot to Death Outside of Miccosukee Resort
- December 26, 2016 By Samantha A. -
After an altercation, a man was shot and died on Christmas Day within a parking lot located at the Miccosukee Casino and Resort that is located in West Miami-Dade. It was on Christmas night, as the former Army Ranger Fernando Duarte was playing a slot machine within the casino and had hit the winning combination […] Continue Reading
New Jersey Lawmakers Pass New Casino Bill
- December 21, 2016 By Oliver Young -
New Jersey is one of the few US states where gambling is legal, even though Atlantic City is the only place in the state where a land-based casino can be established. There were some hopes that the citizens will approve the establishment of casinos in North Jersey, but a majority of the citizens of New […] Continue Reading
Colombia Set to Regulate Online Gambling Market
- December 15, 2016 By Nemanja L. -
Colombia is set to become the latest South American country to liberate the gambling market as the Gaming Control Board has ambitious plans to seriously improve the gaming revenue in years to come. Coljuegos chief Juan Perez Hidalgo has moved to reveal that an average $74 is spent per person on gaming per annum at […] Continue Reading
Japan Finally Adopts Legalisation Bill
- December 14, 2016 By Oliver Young -
There have been few attempts to legalise gambling and casinos in Japan. Many large international casino companies have expressed their intention to invest in Japan if the country legalises gambling and there has been a fair share of lobbying by casino legalisation proponents. Many feel that gambling should be legalised before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, […] Continue Reading
Antigua to Introduce Gambling Act 2016
- December 13, 2016 By Nemanja L. -
The government of Antigua has revealed plans to introduce new gambling regulation in an attempt to increase tax revenue, but many fear the changes could have the opposite effect. The Financial Services Regulatory Commission presided over a Gaming Sector Meeting few days ago, with four of eight gaming operators with a valid online gambling license […] Continue Reading
NGO Challenges PAGCOR’s Authority to Issue Offshore Licences
- December 12, 2016 By Oliver Young -
A lot of things regarding gambling and online gambling in the Philippines have changed since anti-gambling President Duterte rose to power. He pledged to stop online gambling in the country and we saw the results of that approach pretty soon after he was elected. The newly-appointed chief of PAGCOR, the gambling regulatory body of the […] Continue Reading
Online ‘Free Play’ Will Not Be Taxed in the UK After All
- December 7, 2016 By Oliver Young -
The UK authorities have taken a stricter attitude towards all forms of betting and gambling and the operating costs for companies in the industry have been increased on several occasions in the past years. The operators don’t seem to be too happy about that, of course. Earlier this year, at an event hosted by the […] Continue Reading
Bermuda Passes Casino Gaming Amendment Act
- December 5, 2016 By Oliver Young -
Bermuda is an island in the Sargasso Sea and one of the British overseas territories. This island passed a Casino Gaming Act in 2014, which was supposed to legalise casino gaming in the country. The logic behind the adoption of this act was that it would bring higher tourism profits and that it will open […] Continue Reading