Staff April 4, 2014 12:46:14
UK’s government slated to pass a gambling bill which will see betting firms pay a tax premium, a topic of concern that resonates deeply within bookmakers. Safe havens will not be safe anymore, as the UK government takes a hard swipe at both online and offline betting companies.Licensing, taxation and other reforms are no longer […]
Rab April 4, 2014 11:59:02
New York State Senator John Bonacic has introduced a new bill that would regulate and allow online poker for anyone within the state of New York. The S6913 bill proposes that New York begin to offer online poker in both cash and tournament form to residents. A total of ten licenses would be available for […]
Bitcoin regulation is starting to pick up steam; the US government now wants to tax gains from trading in the currency. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has declared Bitcoin to be a “property” rather than a “currency,” therefore capital gains should be reported to the authorities. While there is yet no tax regime for the […]
Racehorses have strange names. Some are funny, some are outrageous, some are vulgar, and some are just plain sad. Horseracing is very popular among those who bet on sports in Britain, the US and worldwide. For a non-horse fan like me, the best part is definitely the names. The tradition of giving racehorses unusual names […]
Iva P. April 3, 2014 18:58:06
March offered a lot of excitement at the high-stakes online poker tables on PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker sites. The most profitable games last month were the big-bet games, as well as the hot deuce-to-seven triple draw. It is interesting that both charts of the winners and losers are headed by two players from Maryland, […]
Iva P. April 3, 2014 17:58:27
Special group from the Local crime branch of the Gandhinagar police in India arrested 12 people, while they were performing illegal gambling activities. This gambling news was spiced by the fact that most of the players were civil servants, who were working for various departments of different government institutions. Police action Local crime branch officials […]
Alex Nevsky April 3, 2014 17:43:51
US government allows gambling that is beneficial to their tax coffers, banning all other activity. US government only likes gambling when it’s the Uncle Sam coffers that take it all. Not a very surprising behavior, but we’d all like to see gamers and operators winning at least something. Did you fill out a March Madness […]
After several Texas lawmakers indicate openness to online poker in recent years the shadow of Sheldon Adelson’s millions shuts the door on the very idea. In recent years one of America’s most conservative bastions turned some heads by indicating openness to some forms of online gambling. National Congressman Joe Barton has been one of the […]
Toni April 3, 2014 15:44:53
French online betting platform France Pari announces financial growth for first quarter of 2014, after experiencing a slight slump. France Pari posted more than $5.5 million in revenues in the initial three months of this year, which helped them achieve EBITDA of $207,000 and a net profit of $110,000. The reason for the strong performance […]
Toni April 3, 2014 15:30:37
Mississippi casino and resort Biloxi Boardwalk moving ahead with expansion project, as they seek to benefit from possessing a desirable location. The expansion is destined to be a hit with the local community once the project is complete. Due to its large 37 acre land area on which it can build extensions to the casino, […]
