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 […]
Governor and attorney general appeal federal sportsbetting ban. Governor Chris Christie and the New Jersey attorney general have filed an appeal with the US Supreme Court to allow racetracks and Atlantic City casinos to offer sportsbetting along with their existing services. The appeal seeks to overturn a 22-year old American gambling law. The Professional and […]
Monica E. February 20, 2014 14:11:32
Profit growth for Macau’s casino resorts has slowed down significantly, causing stocks to plummet. With Macau’s casino gambling industry and property developers showing signs of a slowdown, Hong Kong stocks saw a significant drop at the beginning of this month. In fact, they reached their lowest level since last July. Plunging more than 7%, Galaxy […]
