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- October 28, 2014 By Nemanja L. -

The Sunday Telegraph has learned that bettors in Australia will stake a total of $26 billion on horse racing and sports betting events in 2014 alone as the market enforces its reputation as a genuine Mecca for gambling operators. According to the report, the country residents will wager an average of $1,200 on this week’s […] Continue Reading

- October 27, 2014 By Oliver Young -

The end of last month marked the 22nd anniversary of the well-known Last Vegas casino robbery that still remains unsolved, reports 8NewsNow. Back in 1992, an employee at the former Stardust Hotel and Casino was accused of robbery. Bill Brennan allegedly walked out of the casino with half million dollars in chips in his hands […] Continue Reading

- October 23, 2014 By Nemanja L. -

Myanmar is set to pass the latest gambling law that is designed to introduce land-based gaming establishments in three-star and higher hotels near border crossings, although it is important to note that such casinos will not be able to accept residents of the country. German news agency Deutsche Presse-Agentur has been in touch with a […] Continue Reading

- October 22, 2014 By Oliver Young -

Atlantic City’s Trump Taj Mahal Resort Casino has to meet a list of many demands if it doesn’t want to close its doors next month. One if the most successful businessmen in the US, Donald Trump, sued the casino at the beginning of August this year and wants his name taken off of it. Trump […] Continue Reading

- October 20, 2014 By Oliver Young -

The legalization of casino gambling in Japan will probably be delayed again, reports say. According to an official, this is a huge setback to gambling operators eager for the launch of the second biggest gambling market in Asia. Experts believe that the Japanese casino gambling market would be one of the largest untapped markets in […] Continue Reading

- October 16, 2014 By Nemanja L. -

Several high-profile online gaming operators including Bet365 have decided to pull out of Singapore market after the city-state passed the new gambling legislation. Singapore government passed the Remote Gambling Bill last week, which basically forbids foreign online operators from offering their services to country residents. The legislation will come into effect some time next year, […] Continue Reading

- October 15, 2014 By Nemanja L. -

Netherlands have fined two more foreign gambling operators for illegal gambling activity as they continue the crackdown on gaming companies offering their services to the country’s residents. The Kansspelautoriteit (Dutch Gaming Authority) has fined operators 7red.com and RoyaalCasino.com €130,000 each for the fresh attempts to target Dutch gamers in spite of the government’s stern warnings. […] Continue Reading

- 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 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