Gambling News

- October 15, 2014 By Oliver Young -

The US state of Maryland will begin with extradition procedures of Calvin Ayre, the founder of Bodog. According to Baltimore Sun, the federal prosecutors in Maryland will move on and continue to pursue his extradition after he was accused of running illegal gambling operations as well as money laundering in 2012. Maryland federal prosecutors want […] Continue Reading

- October 14, 2014 By Samantha A. -

When it comes to the Chukchansi Casino, they are looking at a closure that may even last for months on end – and those that once visited the casino on a regular basis, this is not good news. This came because of a tribal dispute between two different tribes that left one casino open for […] Continue Reading

- October 13, 2014 By Oliver Young -

California’s federal judge ruled an immediate closure of a central California land based casino after a showdown between tribal factions with guns which caused many casino players to leave the casino in panic leaving their chips on the gambling tables, reports Fresnobee. Lawrence O’Neill, the United States’ district judge, got an emergency request by the […] Continue Reading

- October 9, 2014 By Nemanja L. -

Czech Republic is set to introduce a new gambling bill by 2016 that would allow foreign gaming operators to offer their services online to the country residents, Deputy Finance Minster has confirmed. Five domestic bookmakers dominate the gambling market in the central European country, with some of them offering online betting in addition to running land-based […] Continue Reading

- October 8, 2014 By Oliver Young -

Despite the plans to introduce a gambling bill that would ban online gambling websites in Singapore, according to reports the Parliament passed a Remote Gambling Bill on Tuesday, October 7, 2014. After more than a three hour debate, ten Members of Parliament expressed their opinion on the subject and decided to pass the bill. Online […] Continue Reading

- October 7, 2014 By Nemanja L. -

Britain’s online gaming industry is set to continue its strong growth over the next two years, the latest report by GamblingCompliance Research Services (GCRS) has suggested. The leading provider of business intelligence for the gaming industry has issued a new report which estimates that the net gaming revenue (NGR) of the UK online market rose […] Continue Reading

- October 7, 2014 By Samantha A. -

When it comes to the casinos being strategically placed throughout the states in the US, so many people are wondering if this is good – or bad for the country? The further north you go, the more people say that these casinos are going to be a savior when it comes to their country. So […] Continue Reading

- October 6, 2014 By Oliver Young -

The German state of Lower Saxony has sent out letters of warning to online gambling operators to stop offering online casino games and gambling services to its residents or they will have their online gambling payments blocked and its executives arrested. Moreover, via the members of the Interstate Treaty on Gambling it has made some […] Continue Reading

- October 3, 2014 By Nemanja L. -

Celebrity news website TMZ has revealed that famous US athlete Michael Phelps was gambling in a Baltimore casino prior to being arrested for driving under influence. The 29-year-old was pulled over by the police outside of the Fort McHenry Tunnel’s toll station on interstate 95 in Baltimore on Tuesday morning, having exceeded the speed limit […] Continue Reading

- October 1, 2014 By Oliver Young -

At a news conference on September 30, 2014, the American Gaming Association announced the results of a study which shows that US casinos and casino software developers had a $240 billion economic impact and supported 1.7 million jobs in 2013. The number includes a total of $38 billion paid by the industry last year for […] Continue Reading