Online Gambling News in European Union - June 2026

NHN Forced to Modify its Gaming Offer on its Online Gambling Site in South Korea

NHN Forced to Modify its Gaming Offer on its Online Gambling Site in South Korea

Monica E. November 17, 2014 15:41:52

Next Human Network Entertainment could have its online poker operations in South Korea suspended by authorities. When it comes to gambling, South Korea has a strict policy. Casinos are allowed, but only one of them is open to local players. Playing for money is only allowed among friends and family, provided the amount of money […]

El Gordo Could Offer the World’s Biggest Lottery Prizes this Christmas

El Gordo Could Offer the World’s Biggest Lottery Prizes this Christmas

Monica E. November 17, 2014 15:10:15

The countdown has begun: in about five weeks, Spain will hold its famous Christmas lottery. Selae, Spain’s state gambling agency, is preparing for Christmas. Santa will bring a few lucky winners a lot of money this year, because the lottery operator is giving away up to EUR2.24 billion in this year’s Lotería de Navidad, an […]

Adam Silver: Lawmakers Should Legalize Sports Betting in the US

Adam Silver: Lawmakers Should Legalize Sports Betting in the US

Monica E. November 17, 2014 14:34:42

In an opinion piece published in the New York Times, the NBA commissioner said he supports sports wagering and thinks it should be legal. While Silver said this on several occasions, it is also well known that the NBA is a plaintiff in a federal lawsuit which aims to do exactly the opposite: stop a […]

Big Gift From Euromillions Lottery Winners Boosts SNP Campaign

Big Gift From Euromillions Lottery Winners Boosts SNP Campaign

Alex Nevsky November 17, 2014 13:46:25

The Scottish National Party takes offerings from Euromillions winners for upcoming election campaign. Chris and Colin Weir, a Scottish couple were the lucky winners of the Euromillions jackpot back in 2011. The latter, accessible through land-based or mobile betting in the United Kingdom, made the Weirs richer by GBP 161 million. Euromillions jackpot winners can […]

Three-Year Sponsorship By Dafabet For Snooker Master Tournament

Three-Year Sponsorship By Dafabet For Snooker Master Tournament

Alex Nevsky November 16, 2014 18:17:51

Dafabet Masters Tournament to play from 2015 to 2017 after renewed sponsorship deal was sealed. The World Snooker Tournament got a huge boost in sponsorship recently. For the second year running, Dafabet, a leader in managing online sportsbooks in the UK, will once again sponsor the famous UK-based tournament for an additional three years. It […]

Packer’s Barangaroo Development In Australia Stalled Over Money Issue

Packer’s Barangaroo Development In Australia Stalled Over Money Issue

Alex Nevsky November 15, 2014 17:54:02

The billion dollar Crown Barangaroo project set to open in Australia in 2019 has been stalled due to face-off with the government. There has been a hitch to the Sydney-based Crown resort project in Barangaroo. The legal issue surrounds the payment for the public infrastructure once the construction of the site is terminated. The developer, […]

Australian Officials Look to Curb Increase in Video Poker Machines

Australian Officials Look to Curb Increase in Video Poker Machines

November 15, 2014 16:51:16

Under proposed regulations, ACT pokies would be capped at slightly less than 5,000 by 2020. Australian gambling laws allow video poker machines to operate pretty much everywhere, but Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Gaming and Racing Commissioner Joy Burch wants to reduce the number of “pokies” in operation in the territory. So much so, that she’s […]

Alien Invasion Ten Times More Likely Than Liberal Democrat By Election Win

Alien Invasion Ten Times More Likely Than Liberal Democrat By Election Win

Nich Moore November 14, 2014 16:48:09

Is the Rochester & Strood by election a blazing chance to judge the government or just a dead rock that happens to be flying by the political solar system this November? When bookmakers and online gambling sites in the UK slashed their odds of alien invasion to 100/1, less than that of a Liberal Democrat […]