10/24/19 Philippines considers POGO tax The Philippines is considering setting a 5% tax on POGO operators’ revenue, amid controversy with China and overall tension in Southeast Asia.
10/23/19 English authority wants to brand loot boxes as gambling According to the English children’s commissioner, the authorities should consider video game loot boxes as gambling, amid a worldwide debate over them.
10/23/19 Pennsylvania Lottery partner search costs over US$1 million The Pennsylvania Lottery has spent US$1.3 million on consultants in the process to find a new partner for the 10-year servicing contracts.
10/23/19 The government blocks new gaming permits in Barcelona The Barcelona City Council decided to block new permits for gaming rooms in order to “tidy up” the sector in the region.
10/23/19 The new casino in Vigo will open in November The Casino A Laxe in Vigo will open in November after they repeatedly delayed its inauguration in recent months.
10/23/19 ICE London celebrates The Future in 2020 creative Ice London 2020, to take place across February 4-6, is inviting its stakeholders to Step, Leap, Dive and Look – Into The Future.
10/22/19 “There are no plans to relocate ICE London” Clarion Gaming Managing Director Kate Chambers rejected a potential move for ICE London, which will remain at ExCeL London until 2022.
10/22/19 Europe’s UEFA boosts sports integrity UEFA has launched a tender to identify potential match-fixing in Europe and boost sports integrity in the continent.
10/22/19 Florida to change its approach on gambling State authorities believe that Florida gambling should get a different approach after losing US$350 million in payments from the tribes.
10/22/19 US casino gets sued over facial recognition tech A casino in Illinois has been sued over the use of facial recognition technology with their video security cameras without the proper policy.
10/22/19 China’s gambling crackdown hurts the Philippines China has enforced a ban on online gambling that may hurt the arrival of Chinese nationals in the Philippines, Maybank forecasts.
10/21/19 Google allows US states to advertise gambling Google has cleared five states to advertise gambling as it updated its policies after they legalised sports betting in each one of them.
10/21/19 Russia fines Yandex over betting ads Through the Federal Antimonopoly Service, Russia found Yandex guilty of betting ads and may fine the company up to €7k.
10/21/19 Arkansas regulator delays Pope County casino The Arkansas Racing Commission has put the Pope County casino proposal on hold as it awaits the outcome of two lawsuits related to the bidding process.
10/21/19 Japanese IR developments face opposition According to a recent survey, 60% of the local population is against the development of the first Japanese IR in the country.
