Monica E. January 30, 2014 11:51:38
While 2013 was a slow year for gambling, PAGCOR is expecting higher revenues this year. The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has published its final figures for 2013 and the results are disappointing. The state-run gambling company and regulator has earned PHP 40.52 billion in 2013 and while this makes it the country’s third […]
Monica E. January 29, 2014 16:57:45
The Chinese police have shut down the Mangrove Tree Resort again. After 15 people were killed in a blast at a gambling den, earlier this month, the Chinese police have intensified action against illegal betting. The authorities organized raids and confiscated over 1,000 pieces of gambling equipment, all of which were destroyed. The blast took […]
Alex Nevsky January 29, 2014 16:04:52
Georgian lawmakers have growing concerns about the effect of online gambling on the increase of problem gamblers numbers in the country. Georgia has a well-developed gambling industry, practically identical to those of Western countries. Georgian gambling laws allow and regulate every aspect of gaming in the country. Just like in any other Western country, there […]
Alex Nevsky January 29, 2014 15:49:33
Azerbaijan will punish illegal gambling operators and gamers with heavy fines and prison sentences. Current Azerbaijani gambling laws forbid all gambling activities in the country except sports betting and lotteries. All currently functioning betting shops and lottery outlets are subject to heavy licensing procedures and must pay taxes to the government. Attaining such licenses and […]
Staff January 29, 2014 15:44:45
Violence ensues as police raid illegal gambling operation. Three police officers were attacked by vicious gamblers during a raid on an illegal gambling den in the northern port city of Hai Phong, police reported. At roughly 10 pm on January 22nd the officers stormed into the underground Vietnamese poker rooms, which was currently occupied by […]
Tom S. January 29, 2014 15:44:45
Violence ensues as police raid illegal gambling operation. Three police officers were attacked by vicious gamblers during a raid on an illegal gambling den in the northern port city of Hai Phong, police reported. At roughly 10 pm on January 22nd the officers stormed into the underground Vietnamese poker rooms, which was currently occupied by […]
Alex Nevsky January 29, 2014 15:15:47
Casino gambling is totally legal in Armenia, but some casinos are at a bit of advantage over the others. There are eight large casinos operating in full compliance with Armenian gambling laws, including Flamingo, Shangri-La, Senator, and others. However, the biggest of them is Pharaoh, which is looking to rule the gambling business in the […]
Tom S. January 29, 2014 15:03:59
Intense crackdown in the majority-Muslim country continues. Police in the state of Kajang recently smashed 1,204 electronic gaming machines as part of the broad and intense gambling crackdown in Malaysia. Assistant Police Commissioner Abdul Rashid Abdul Wahab issued a statement asserting that a judge had order the destruction of the machines. Malaysia has made gambling […]
Alex Nevsky January 29, 2014 14:56:51
A giant hotel-casino complex is being built on Turkmen shores of the Caspian Sea, hoping to become the country’s Las Vegas. Right on the shores of Caspian Sea in Turkmenistan, there are seven marble hotels-brothers, erected by direct order of Turkmen President, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov. These are the first buildings of the Avaza tourist complex, which […]
Alex Nevsky January 29, 2014 14:43:22
Gambling industry is not all about roulette, blackjack, and poker. Turkmenistan reveals how gambling can be influenced by traditions. Turkmen gambling was heavily influenced by national traditions and sometimes even refer to struggle between classes and fight for independence. During the Soviet times, Turkmen games were heavily edited to be used in communist education of […]
