Gambling News

- June 4, 2014 By Oliver Young -

One of the hottest topics in a hearing held on June 3, 2014 in Pennsylvania was the topic about legalizing online gambling in the US state. Representatives from the gaming industry and state regulators had the opportunity to present their views. “Representatives from the House and the Senate have expressed their positive views about having […] Continue Reading

- June 3, 2014 By Staff Writer -

UK Gaming specialists Realistic Games supply some of the very best high quality gaming software to a selection of the worlds leading online gaming companies, and today the company have launched their Keno lottery game for both mobile and tablet devices. Mobile Keno The new style Keno game is now available at a selection of […] Continue Reading

- June 3, 2014 By Nemanja L. -

Jason George McGregor, an accountant from Melbourne, has been sentenced to over six years in prison for stealing over $2 million from his employer over the course of five years. The 40-year-old, who spent the entire amount on poker gambling, pleaded guilty to six counts obtaining property by deception charges and will now spend six […] Continue Reading

- June 2, 2014 By Oliver Young -

According to the survey conducted by RubinBrown LLP, an accounting and professional consulting firm, both tribal and commercial brick and mortar casinos in the United States brought in a record of $66.30 billion in gambling revenue in 2013. The report points out that: “Revenue numbers show a record improvement of $1.06 billion compared to 2012 […] Continue Reading

- May 30, 2014 By Nemanja L. -

UK bookmaker Betfred has placed their advertising account under review as they look to improve their position in the very competitive industry ahead of the new football season. This basically means that long-serving advertising agency BJL will have to submit a new pitch if they want to hold on to the account. BJL has been […] Continue Reading

- May 29, 2014 By Staff Writer -

Online gaming company Playtech have today announced that their Chief Operating Officer Shay Segev has been appointed Chief Executive of their subsidiary company Videobet in a move that the company hopes will provide a supportive link between the two. Playtech and Videobet use their technology to provide some of the UK’s leading betting shops such […] Continue Reading

- May 28, 2014 By Oliver Young -

Macau, the biggest and most popular gaming hub in the world, is going to be implementing a new smoking ban at its casinos this fall. According to the Macau Daily Times, the Macau Health Bureau announced that the full smoking ban is expected to come into effect on October 6, 2014. Reports say that there […] Continue Reading

- May 27, 2014 By Nemanja L. -

Craig Brazier, of Mansfield Woodhouse, Notts, has landed a massive £1.3 million jackpot having correctly guessed the winners of six horse racing events on Saturday. Garbage man Craig Brazier staked mere £2 on Scoop6 betting pool that required bettors to pick winners in all six races held on Saturday. The man from Nottinghamshire became one […] Continue Reading

- May 27, 2014 By Staff Writer -

You could be forgiven for thinking that America is the only country in the world that has mega casinos, resorts and online casinos, after all all the talk in recent months has been of Nevada, Delaware and New Jersey and their success or failures since they offered legal online gambling, and the continuing troubles of […] Continue Reading

- May 26, 2014 By Oliver Young -

The California Conference on Online Gaming organized by Capitol Weekly took place on May 22, 2014. According to local reports, it was attended by a huge number of knowledgeable industry people and it was generally positive about the idea of having regulated online gambling in California. The different panel discussions pointed out some interesting points. […] Continue Reading