Legal

- July 1, 2014 By Staff Writer -

Online casinos can be accessed from virtually anywhere in the world thanks to mobile gaming, with people playing their favourite video slots and table games on mobile phones or tablet devices. Even members of the UK Parliament are getting in on the act as according to a report today gaming sites were accessed nearly four million […] Continue Reading

- June 26, 2014 By Nemanja L. -

Poland is set to allow foreign sports betting and igaming companies to operate and advertise their products within the country as the Polish Government has drafted a new amendment on the existing Gambling Act. The new legislation will lift the ban that has prevented foreign gambling operators from offering their services to the country residents […] Continue Reading

- June 25, 2014 By Oliver Young -

Voters will decide the fate of the billion-a-year casino industry in the US state of Massachusetts after the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) decided that the issue will be allowed on the election ballot in November 2014. Massachusetts legalized casino gambling in 2011 and authorized the construction of three land based casinos and a slots parlor. […] Continue Reading

- June 24, 2014 By Nemanja L. -

Unapproved gambling operators in Netherlands and Belgium will be under intense scrutiny in the coming years, according to the gaming regulators in the big two Benelux countries. After the gambling legislation was approved by the Council of Ministers back in February, the Netherlands hope to launch the regulated online gaming market within a year and […] Continue Reading

- June 23, 2014 By Oliver Young -

According to Keystone Progress, Sheldon Adelson, the Chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands, has allegedly donated about $1 million to the reelection campaign of Tom Corbett, the Pennsylvania Governor. However, the donation is reported to be illegal. Earlier this year Adelson said he would do whatever it takes to prevent the legalization of online […] Continue Reading

- June 18, 2014 By Oliver Young -

It is reported that the Belgian Gaming Commission (BGC) has sent an open letter to the new government of the country requesting more gambling restrictions. BGC believes that the already strictly regulated gambling industry in Belgium should be further tighten up because it causes distress among a few government leaders. “According to the letter, the […] Continue Reading

- June 17, 2014 By Staff Writer -

MGM Resorts International, the gaming and hospitality company, have today received approval from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) for a licence to operate a large resort style casino and hotel complex in the Springfield area of the state. The licence has finally been awarded to MGM Resorts International some two years after they first expressed […] Continue Reading

- June 16, 2014 By Oliver Young -

The government of Portugal is apparently complying with the requests from the Troika, namely the EU, IMF and the European Central Bank that are responsible for the country’s bailout, and it has expressed its intention to come with new gaming laws and present them to the parliament. The Portuguese government booked parliamentary time allowed by […] Continue Reading

- June 12, 2014 By Staff Writer -

In recent years online gaming advertising in the UK has risen to such an extent that two thirds of the British public are now concerned as to how much advertising is shown on their TV screens according to research undertaken by companies IgnistionOne and ComRes. IgnitionOne are a Digital Marketing company and ComRes a Polling […] Continue Reading

- June 9, 2014 By Oliver Young -

George Jepsen, Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection and Attorney General, sent legal warnings to online gambling outlets this past week to stop taking wagers in Connecticut or from Connecticut residents. “State officials say some out-of-state online outlets were marketing their online gambling services and products to customers in Connecticut and some were accepting bets from […] Continue Reading