Monica E. February 21, 2014 17:24:08
James Packer is planning to build a casino that will make Sydney a top destination for Asian high-rollers. Australian casinos have come up with what they believe is a sure strategy for success: targeting high-rollers. With so many big spenders in the world of gambling, casino mogul James Packer is planning on investing $1.5 billion […]
Tom S. February 21, 2014 15:35:02
With the Men’s Ice Hockey semi’s underway at the Sochi Winter Olympics, there’s a lot at stake for both the Candians and Americans, and more than just a place in the final, too… You see, with the game soon to kick off, one American company decided to up the stakes with a billboard displaying what […]
Telegraph picks up special fantasty offering for Champion’s League UK-based fantasy sports and social gaming operator Picklive has made gambling news by launching a Champions League fantasy game via the Daily Telegraph. The Telegraph’s 200,000 current fantasy players will have the opportunity to win a GBP 1,000-plus prize in a fantasy contest based on the […]
Monica E. February 21, 2014 14:07:32
UK might change its policies on cheating at gambling, by increasing the maximum prison sentence from two to ten years. A new proposal calls for changes to current British gambling laws, to increase the penalty for cheating at gambling. Until now, the crime was punishable by up to two years in prison. The new legislation […]
Monica E. February 21, 2014 13:56:57
Dania Casino is ready for the big reopening, after the first phase of the venue’s renovation is completed. Broward County’s Dania Casino is all set for its grand reopening. The old venue just got an additional 550 slot machines, 12 poker tables, as well as a bar and deli area, after the first phase of […]
Monica E. February 20, 2014 18:06:05
The online gambling industry in Denmark has made progress in 2013, with revenues reaching almost EUR 320 million. After 2012 Danish gambling laws offered a framework for the licensing and development of the online casino market, the industry has seen a slow and unimpressive growth. Last year meant an 8% increase for the local internet […]
Iva P. February 20, 2014 17:48:37
According to an alarming statistics, the FOBTs gamblers in South Yorkshire wagered more than GBP 24 million only in 2013. The “Fixed odds betting terminals” (FOBT) were introduced in the UK in 2001 and ever since then they have caused numerous problems to the local societies in various counties. The authorities and the gambling opponents […]
Monica E. February 20, 2014 17:33:24
The life of a professional gambler is full of challenges, but no office job can offer that thrilling sensation you feel when you win a big prize. Placing a bet on your favorite soccer team every now and then or playing a game of blackjack in a casino can be fun and might even earn […]
18 months after promising to issue sportsbetting license, the German bureaucracy has barely moved. Germany, the “superstar of Europe” has built a reputation on a productive economy, efficient social system, and effective government. One area in which it hasn’t been very successful is regulating the gambling industry. Dysfunctional bureaucracy, confusing procedures and the lack of […]
Iva P. February 20, 2014 14:37:41
French gambling regulator ARJEL released alarming figures about online gaming in the country, claiming that up to 47% of poker players chose unlicensed sites. According to a study conducted recently, a very high percentage of French online gamblers use sites that don’t fulfill French gambling laws, despite the efforts of the regulator. Additionally, the research […]
