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Intralot Challenges Controversial Sale of Greek Horserace Betting License

Intralot Challenges Controversial Sale of Greek Horserace Betting License

Monica E. October 3, 2014 17:25:48

The sale of the Greek horserace betting license could be blocked by the state administrative court after complaints from lottery provider Intralot. Last week, the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) received two bids for the domestic horserace betting license, and the national privatization company decided to award it to OPAP. The local gaming operator […]

American Pro Sports Leagues Line up to Challenge Betting on Sports in New Jersey

American Pro Sports Leagues Line up to Challenge Betting on Sports in New Jersey

October 1, 2014 12:05:03

New Jersey is bent on launching a sportsbetting market. America’s biggest sports leagues are bent on stopping it. To bet on sports in America is much more complicated than across the border in Canada or in the UK. The federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) ensures that Nevada is the only state with […]

Brookfield is Topping Bidders for the Revel in Atlantic City

Brookfield is Topping Bidders for the Revel in Atlantic City

October 1, 2014 11:58:52

The Revel declared bankruptcy less than two years after opening. Bidders are competing in an auction to buy the facility. The Revel Casino in Atlantic City was an expensive investment that lasted less than two years in operation; closing its doors last month, the casino cost $2.4 billion to build but never succeeded in getting […]

Boston Bids to Become the American Singapore as Atlantic City Casinos Die

Boston Bids to Become the American Singapore as Atlantic City Casinos Die

October 1, 2014 09:52:10

Boston is throwing its hat in the ring as a new gambling hotspot on the East Coast, drawing inspiration from Singapore. It looks to be successful, but will it become a regional hub? Since the late 1970s the commercial casino industry in America has largely been a tale of two cities. Las Vegas held things […]

Manchester United Extends Partnership with Japanese Firm Gloops

Manchester United Extends Partnership with Japanese Firm Gloops

Toni October 1, 2014 09:15:32

Japanese social gaming company Gloops comes to an agreement to extend partnership with England’s most decorated football club Manchester United. Gloops has reached a deal with The Red Devils to continue serving as its social gaming partner for another year. According to gambling news, the football club and the Japanese firm have initially agreed a […]

Politicians, Casinos & Historical Connotations

Politicians, Casinos & Historical Connotations

Nich Moore October 1, 2014 02:21:47

As more and more states choose to allow gambling who will benefit and who sets to lose from this new wave of wagering? Tough times call for tough solutions. Unfortunately tough solutions are awfully tricky to sell to a public that believe they’ve already got quite enough tough on their plate, and with the mid-terms […]

Danish Online Gaming Tax Supported by EU’s General Court

Danish Online Gaming Tax Supported by EU’s General Court

Toni September 30, 2014 20:54:03

European Union’s General Court (CJEU) decides to show support to the Danish online gaming tax law by upholding the ruling. Online casinos report that the ruling applies to State aid cases (Dansk Automat Brancheforening v Commission) and (Royal Scandinavian Casino Arhus v Commission), which was given the all clear by the Court of Justice of […]

Queensland Laws Criticized: No Restrictions for Pokies Turn Vulnerable Players into Victims

Queensland Laws Criticized: No Restrictions for Pokies Turn Vulnerable Players into Victims

Monica E. September 30, 2014 19:23:06

Academics are criticizing Campbell Newman’s poker machine reforms, claiming that it aims to increase income at the expense of disadvantaged people. Queensland’s version of reformed Australian gambling laws, specifically the state’s new policies regarding poker machines, are designed to turn the community’s financially disadvantaged residents into sure victims, academics say. Campbell Newman’s government had introduced […]