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- October 11, 2017 By Riley Wilson -

The latest guidelines for the budget, tax and customs levies for the period from 2018 to 2020, recently revealed by the Russian Ministry of Finance, show the authorities plan to substantially raise gaming taxes during this period. According to available information, the Ministry plans to double the current taxes on January 1, 2018, while a […] Continue Reading

- October 9, 2017 By Oliver Young -

Georgia is one of the US states where there have been serious initiatives to legalise casino gambling. One of the State Senators put forward a legalisation proposal earlier this year. It seemed that the Senator’s attempt might just be successful, at one point it was even suggested that the Governor might support the idea. And […] Continue Reading

- October 4, 2017 By Oliver Young -

Responsible gambling is one of the most debate topics in the UK gambling industry and its circles these days. FOBTs have been in the spotlight for the past few years and on its latest conference the Labour Party announced that it will adopt a more restrictive approach towards gambling and that operators will be forced […] Continue Reading

- October 4, 2017 By Riley Wilson -

Uruguay has passed a new law that will impose strict regulation on offshore online gambling sites, effectively banning them from operating in the country, along with new taxes on those forms of gambling approved the state. The new Accountability Law was adopted last week by an overwhelming 30 to 6 majority in the Senate. On […] Continue Reading

- October 2, 2017 By Oliver Young -

Until a while ago, Ireland’s gambling industry was still regulated by old and outdated laws. The laws passed in 1931 and 1956 were valid until few years ago and despite the fact that gambling was legal, there were a lot of issues, especially concerning online gambling and betting. Obviously, laws passed over 70 years ago […] Continue Reading

- September 27, 2017 By Oliver Young -

Britain has always been one of the most liberal countries when it comes to betting and gambling legislation. After all, both are considered to be traditional activities and many UK-based operators have been active for decades, in some cases over a century. The previous Labour Government, led by Tony Blair and Gordon Brown had a […] Continue Reading

- September 26, 2017 By Riley Wilson -

Swedish gambling authority Lotteriinspektionen revealed the semi-annual results, which show the rise in the country’s gambling revenue. According to the latest figures, gambling revenue in Sweden recorded a year-on-year increase of 3%. Translated into hard currency, this means the whole Swedish market grossed €1.16 billion during the first six months of 2017 Svenska Spel, the […] Continue Reading

- September 25, 2017 By Oliver Young -

Canada has a more liberal approach towards online gambling than the use and gambling in general and it rarely makes the gambling news. There are multiple Canadian online casinos, as well as a plenty land-based operators. However, Canadian laws and regulations regarding casinos and gambling are far from clear, especially due to the fact that […] Continue Reading

- September 20, 2017 By Oliver Young -

It is somewhat surprising that Japan is probably the last country in the developed world to legalise casinos, considering how liberal their attitude towards other issues is. There have been several attempts to legalise casinos in Japan in the past few years. Despite the fact that the current Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Liberal […] Continue Reading

- September 19, 2017 By Riley Wilson -

When it comes to progressive video slots, NetEnt’s Mega Fortune is a real celebrity. Launched back in 2009, this five-reel game with 25 paylines has changed a number of lives since, awarding an average jackpot amount of over €4 million. The latest in line of Mega Fortune millionaires comes from Germany. Her name is Jessica […] Continue Reading