Gambling News
2017 Was an Exciting Year for Net Entertainment
- April 12, 2018 By Riley Wilson -
NetEnt has published its annual business report, which covers the twelve-month period ending on December 31, 2017. According to the released data, one of the most prominent brands in the online casino gaming market had another eventful year. Numbers Tell the Whole Story During the last year, NetEnt has expanded its business to other markets, […] Continue Reading
Online Casinos in Italy Note Record High Revenue in March
- April 11, 2018 By Oliver Young -
March has been a great month for the Italian regulated online gambling market as revenues reached record high figures. Moreover, according to reports, sports betting revenue doubled as well. Namely, online sports betting noted revenue of impressive €51.3 million last month, figure that reveals an y-o-y jump of 82.4%. It should be noted that this […] Continue Reading
Chilean Casinos Record a Slight Drop in February Results
- April 11, 2018 By Riley Wilson -
The Chilean gaming control board Superintendencia de Casinos de Juego (SJC) has published a report revealing February results. According to available information, 18 casinos operating in the country and 7 municipal casinos generated $66.8 million in gross gaming revenue during February. The Numbers Could Have Been Better This result represents a drop of 0.9% when […] Continue Reading
Bulgaria Establishes Itself as Gambling Heaven as Revenues Reach $1.9 Billion
- April 9, 2018 By Oliver Young -
Last year has been huge for Bulgaria and its gambling market, as the country witnessed doubled gambling revenues. Namely, gambling operators based in Bulgaria, according to latest reports, has generated revenue of impressive $1.9 billion in 2017, a number twice as high in comparison to ten years ago. Experts tried to explain this incredible progress […] Continue Reading
Shamans and Tigers Await in Latest BetSoft Video Slot
- April 5, 2018 By Riley Wilson -
BetSoft Gaming has launched a new fantasy-themed 3D slot set in the stone-cold Siberia, Tiger’s Claw, which features a unique interface and stunning visuals. This five-reel release pays both left to right and right to left and is developed using HTML5, meaning its available across a wide variety of platform – desktop, Android, iOS, and […] Continue Reading
Overall Gambling Participation Rate in Germany Keeps Falling
- April 4, 2018 By Oliver Young -
Latest reports reveal that the overall gambling participation rate in Germany keeps falling, even though there has been a jump in gambling revenue and stakes. Even though mobile betting and gambling have been constantly growing in the European Union, it seems that Germans remain unimpressed by these activities. The details regarding consumption rates of all […] Continue Reading
Dutch Regulator Says Changes to Country’s Gambling Law Are Needed
- April 3, 2018 By Riley Wilson -
The Dutch gaming authority, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has been focused on creating a safe and fair gambling market since it was established in 2012. Recently, the KSA has been trying hard to get the country’s Senate to pass a new gambling bill since it feels the existing one is out of date and cannot regulate the […] Continue Reading
Legalisation of Online Gambling in New York Faces Another Setback
- April 2, 2018 By Oliver Young -
Legalisation of online gambling in the New York state has faced another setback as the lawmakers trying to include Internet gaming into the state budget have failed in their attempts. This means that now those that want to see online gambling legalised in New York would have to rely on passing a stand-alone solution, something […] Continue Reading
New Slovenian Bill Will Liberalize Online Sports Betting
- March 29, 2018 By Riley Wilson -
Last week, Slovenia’s National Assembly effectively ended the sports betting monopoly of the state-owned Športna Loterija. A somewhat surprising outcome of the vote on a new bill (35-26 in favor) that would enable all operators based in the European Union, whose member Slovenia has been since 2004, to apply for online sports betting licenses. No […] Continue Reading
Japan Introduces Casino Visit Limitations for Residents
- March 28, 2018 By Oliver Young -
Back in February there were talks that the Japan government plans to increase gaming revenue taxes as well as to limit casino visits for residents. However, the latter measure was not taken so seriously until yesterday, when the authorities have presented their plan on the proposed casino visit limitations. Namely, the two ruling parties in […] Continue Reading