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German Gambling Laws under the Microscope of the European Commission
- July 13, 2015 By Oliver Young -
The European Commission (EC) has joined the number of critics of the stalled iGaming regime in Germany. The online gambling laws in the state under the revised State Treaty on Gambling in 2012 were put under the microscope by the Commission via the EU pilot scheme introduced in 2008, a program through which the EC […] Continue Reading
Four New Jersey Online Gambling Sites under Cyber Attacks
- July 8, 2015 By Oliver Young -
Four New Jersey online gambling sites were under cyber attacks last week. According to NJ.com, a site that provides the latest New Jersey news, state and federal authorities are already investigating the four separate cases that have been caused by a single hacker who threatened to make even more disruption unless he was given a […] Continue Reading
Fixed Odds Betting Machines Driving UK Bookmakers’ Profits
- July 7, 2015 By Nemanja L. -
The United Kingdom Gambling Commission has found that fixed odds betting terminals (FOBT) are earning bookmakers more money than all other forms of wagering combined. The widely criticised betting machines found in gambling shops all over the UK are raking in staggering £1.6 billion per year, as opposed to £1.4 billion that bookies earn from […] Continue Reading
Binghamton Bid is Dropped in NYS
- July 7, 2015 By Samantha A. -
When it first started out, it was a big race to put in bids for a casino located in the Binghamton region but now it does not seem to be such a big race since the highest bidder dropped out and the rest of them have decided to walk away from the deal at hand. […] Continue Reading
Romania Releases Remote Gambling Blacklist
- July 6, 2015 By Oliver Young -
Romania’s gambling regulator National Office for Gaming (ONJN) has released the country’s first remote gambling blacklist that includes almost fifty websites that offer online gambling services to players from Romania. The country’s National Office for Gaming has blacklisted 48 domains in total that have been awarded a 90-day period to pay taxes of 20% on […] Continue Reading
UK Gambling Commission Releases Latest Gambling Industry Statistics
- June 29, 2015 By Oliver Young -
On 25th of June the UK Gambling Commission has published the latest gambling industry statistics for the period starting from 1st of April, 2010 to 30th of September, 2014. This is a historical snapshot of UK online gambling and shows how the numbers change during the years as well as provides insight how online gambling […] Continue Reading
William Hill Pulls Out of Portugal, Estonia
- June 26, 2015 By Nemanja L. -
William Hill, one of world’s longest-running sports betting operators has informed their customers that they will no longer be accepting players from Portugal and Estonia due to recent regulatory changes. The operator’s affiliate partners as well as their customers have been notified via email on Wednesday that the company would no longer accept players from […] Continue Reading
Connecticut Governor Malloy Signs Casino Bill
- June 24, 2015 By Oliver Young -
Daniel P. Malloy, the Governor of Connecticut, on Monday signed a bill that will allow construction and opening of new tribal casino within the state’s borders. However, if there is a new gambling resort, it will be the first one located on non-tribal land. As the bill demands, towns will have to come to an […] Continue Reading
Mackinaw Casino is Being Revived
- June 24, 2015 By Samantha A. -
Plans to have a new Machinaw casino go up are underway for the tribes that are involved. This is a big project that will go underway in the coming months, and one that many people are talking about. It is definitely one that we did not see coming, since they were pretty much shut down […] Continue Reading
Macau Gambling Industry Revenue Still Falling
- June 22, 2015 By Oliver Young -
The casino gaming revenue in Macau is constantly falling and in June, 2015, it has reached its lowest level since 2010. This information was revealed by top officials from the government who highlighted the steep fall of the casino gaming industry on Macau’s territory. Lionel Leong Vai-tac, Macau’s Secretary for Economy and Finance, made a […] Continue Reading