The Week in Pictures: June 23 – June 29, 2015

Seeing as there were numerous big stories that broke last week we look back at some of the most significant to hit the headlines around the world in the last seven days

In Tunisia a 23 year old named Seifeddine Rezgui walked along a beach resort in Sousse last week armed with an assault rifle. He killed 39 unarmed tourists, injuring another 36, many of them British. He was later killed in an exchange of fire with police. Claimed by Islamic State this is the second soft-target attack in the nation this year, in March 22 people were killed by an attack on a museum in central Tunis, the capital.

In a pair of landmark rulings the Supreme Court in the US both upheld Obamacare and the right to same sex marriage last week. Barack Obama's signature legislation to provide affordable healthcare passed perhaps it's final judicial hurdle in a 6-3 decision, and there was much celebration when the same court ruled 5-4 that the constitution protects the right of the LGBT community to wed mirroring the 57% of Americans that now approve of same sex marriage.

The Greek financial situation worsened last week with Alexis Tsipras, the nation's Prime Minister calling Friday for a referendum on the country's creditors demands which immediately provoked a rescinding of the five year bailout by the Eurozone. As a result it was announced that banks would remain closed until the July 5th vote, the first since the 1974 referendum to end the monarchy in Greece, and that cash withdrawals from ATMs would be limited to just sixty Euros.

In sport the Copa America whittled the teams down to four semi-finalists with Chile beating Uruguay, Peru seeing off Bolivia, the Argentinians going through against Colombia and Paraguay victorious against Brazil. Which pair will get through to the final on July 4th in Santiago? You'll have to read our daily news pages to find out. In the meantime lets take a moment to look back at some of the big stories that hit our headlines in the last seven days.

1. Hungarian parliament considers liberalizing the online gambling legislation.

2. An extension of a sponsorship agreement is signed between THW Kiel and a German regional lottery.

3. Gaming industry expresses concern about the new casino developments in New Jersey.

4. NetEnt signs a contract for content distribution with Caesars Interactive Entertainment.

5. Bryan Micon, ex Bitcoin executive, avoids the prison sentence after reaching a deal with Nevada Prosecutor.

6. Euroleague Basketball and IMG agree on a four-year deal about hosting sponsorship, data and live streaming rights.

7. Nevada generates a significant amount of gambling revenue thanks to boxing.


Meanwhile in a fabulous double whammy of media silliness CNN claimed to have seen an ISIS flag at the London Gay Pride March only to discover after airing the images that it was actually a flag depicting a selection of dildos and butt-plugs, and the ultra-conservative Fox News broadcast one of its anchors, Martha MacCallum wondering if the ruling from the Supreme Court legalizing gay marriage meant that now three people would be allowed to wed.