Legal

- April 11, 2016 By Oliver Young -

The South Australian Council of Social Services (SACSA) wants changes to the current online gambling tax laws in the country in order to ensure that taxes are paid where bets are placed. The Aussie group says that gambling operators being licensed by the current licensing jurisdictions have been avoiding paying the right taxes because according […] Continue Reading

- April 7, 2016 By Nemanja L. -

Alabama and Tennessee are the latest two US states to have found daily fantasy sports websites to be illegal gambling, thus adding another blow to leading DFS operators DraftKings and FanDuel. Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange announced on Tuesday that cease and desist letters have been sent to DraftKings and FanDuel, as the two gaming […] Continue Reading

- April 6, 2016 By Oliver Young -

In July 2015 the National Gambling Board in South Africa announced the country’s plans to fight illegal online gambling with the formation of a multi disciplinary task force. Now the country wants to give new powers to government agencies to combat with illegal gaming on the web. Last week the Department of Trade and Industry […] Continue Reading

- March 30, 2016 By Oliver Young -

The ex-wife of casino whale Steve Wynn filed a lawsuit to the Clark County District Court against her former husband to regain control over her 10% stake in the large gambling company Wynn Resorts Limited. The stake of Elaine Wynn is reported to have been valued at about $900 million. Elaine also said in the […] Continue Reading

- March 28, 2016 By Samantha A. -

Tulsa, Oklahoma police state that a woman and two men robbed beat and kidnapped a man who eventually escaped the trunk of his own car at the Hard Rock Casino in Catoosa, Oklahoma. According to a police report, a man who apparently went to visit a stripper at her own apartment was attacked and kidnapped […] Continue Reading

- March 23, 2016 By Oliver Young -

Not only they have recently posted a serious decline in profit, but online bookmakers in Russia are also making slow progress towards meeting the newly set requirements related to payments. The independent regulatory body Bookmakers SRO told media this week that the JSC KIWI-Bank based in Moscow will be handling all online betting payments based […] Continue Reading

- March 17, 2016 By Nemanja L. -

Online casino and bingo operators licensed in the UK will be obliged to pay tax on their free bet promotions from 2017, it has been revealed. Chancellor George Osborne presented the government’s new budget proposal on Wednesday, revealing the plan to impose a 15% general betting duty (GBD) tax on free bets and discounted wagers […] Continue Reading

- March 16, 2016 By Oliver Young -

According to media reports, 5Dimes, an online gambling operator based in Costa Rica, was accused by the US Homeland Security of advising gamblers to use Amazon gift cards in order to fund their gaming accounts. In the process to bypass the financial system in the US, the operator allegedly laundered approximately $2 million through these […] Continue Reading

- March 14, 2016 By Samantha A. -

The casino is planned to break ground in April of 2016. In the city of Mashpee Massachusetts the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribe is now updating the Massachusetts gambling regulators on their plans to construct a casino resort south of the Boston area. The Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribe and the Gaming Commission of Massachusetts will be […] Continue Reading

- March 14, 2016 By Oliver Young -

Brazil is now a step closer towards online gambling regulation after the House of Representatives committee agreed on the amended version of the proposed gambling legalization in the country. Last week the Special Committee on National Development or the CEDN gave thumbs up to set of amendments the senators had proposed for the bill SB […] Continue Reading