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A list of online gambling news articles and analyses written by ivap for GamingZion.
43% of Spanish Punters Still Use Unlicensed Gambling Operators

43% of Spanish Punters Still Use Unlicensed Gambling Operators

Iva P. July 8, 2014 12:00:00

A recent study published by the Codere Foundation and the Institute of Policy and Governance at the Charles III University in Madrid, suggested that the Spanish online market has developed a lot and potentially reached its peak. However, the study also showed that 43% of the players still use illegal online casinos in Spain, which […]

3 Men Arrested For Multi Million Illegal Gambling Operation in USA

3 Men Arrested For Multi Million Illegal Gambling Operation in USA

Iva P. July 7, 2014 17:20:58

Paul Borelli andbrothers Joseph Ruff and Mark Ruff were arrested recently after a Grand Jury investigation and accused of 23 different offences including operating illegal sports betting activities in New York state and generating $76 million from bets. Robert A. Marangola, Assistant U.S. Attorney, explained for the gambling news that the defendants had similar indictments […]

Man in Tennessee Wins $259 million on Powerball After Living Under a Vow of Poverty

Man in Tennessee Wins $259 million on Powerball After Living Under a Vow of Poverty

Iva P. July 7, 2014 12:03:34

Roy Cockrum, the huge Powerball winner, takes home the largest jackpot ever won in Tennessee, according to officials, and is planning to put the money to good use by supporting performing artists. He made it into the gambling news after claiming the prize last week at the Tennessee Lottery headquarters in Nashville, announcing that he […]

House Lawmakers in Delaware Endorse a $10 Million Financial Bailout for Three Casinos

House Lawmakers in Delaware Endorse a $10 Million Financial Bailout for Three Casinos

Iva P. July 7, 2014 11:52:35

Delaware lawmakers took very important decision almost at the end of this legislative session approving a $10 million financial bailout for the three casinos in the state. The bailout became reality after the three casinos in Delaware, which operate under US gambling laws, expressed their frustrations, coming from serious competition from neighboring states as well […]

Poker Machine Opposers in Australia Emerged Victorious in Small Town

Poker Machine Opposers in Australia Emerged Victorious in Small Town

Iva P. July 4, 2014 11:01:16

The small Victorian town of Euroa in Australia has a population of just around 3,000 people, but this fact didn’t stop them from overturning the intention of one local pub to install 30 poker machines. There is no pub, which has these gambling machines and it seems that most of the people want this to […]

Investigation of Bet365 Anti-Money Laundering Controls Points Out Some Weaknesses

Investigation of Bet365 Anti-Money Laundering Controls Points Out Some Weaknesses

Iva P. July 3, 2014 17:20:55

The UK Gambling Commission reveals that the investigation of Bet365’s anti-money laundering and social responsibility measures, exposed certain weaknesses in the system of the operator, which may cause shortfalls in the combat against money-laundering. Bet365 cooperated with the investigation completely and made sure that the acquired information reached the competitive online casinos in the UK […]

GUKPT Goliath Comes Back With GBP 250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool

GUKPT Goliath Comes Back With GBP 250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool

Iva P. July 3, 2014 15:15:34

This summer has a lot to offer starting with the exciting World Cup, but later on in August there is another great opportunity for players – GUKPT Goliath is back with a buy-in of just GBP 100 and amazing GBP 250,000 guaranteed prize pool. Grosvenor Casino, which follows all UK gambling laws, located at the […]

New Regulations for Online Gambling in the Netherlands May Be Postponed

New Regulations for Online Gambling in the Netherlands May Be Postponed

Iva P. July 2, 2014 17:21:56

According to lawyer Ewout Keuleers, political differences regarding the tax parameters of internet gambling in the Netherlands, may be the reason for the delayed new regulations regarding this business with a period of one year. The lawmakers have been discussing the framework of the Dutch gambling laws for the past three years, defining the national […]