04/25/16 Golden Euro Casino licensed in Antigua The online casino, designed especially for European players, is now regulated by the Antigua Gaming Commission.
04/22/16 Portuguese poker licenses will be delayed Gaming operators have been anxiously awaiting for the Portuguese authorities’ decisions since November.
04/21/16 Governor opposes Coquille Tribe’s casino project in Oregon Medford Gov. Kate Brown issued her formal opposition to the Tribe’s plan to develop a class II gaming facility in the city.
04/21/16 8,000 phone numbers terminated in Malaysia for sending gambling-based SMS The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission instructed telecommunications companies to terminate the phone numbers for sending SMS related to gambling.
04/20/16 Gambling machines under fire in UK More than two thirds of MPs claims tougher regulations on ‘crack cocaine’ gambling machines and Ministers are under pressure to act.
04/20/16 Macau decides to strengthen casino regulations Wong Sio Chak, Macau’s secretary for security, has been appointed as member of the gaming commission.
04/20/16 Kenya tightens sport betting advertisement regulations The same rules applied to advertising of alcoholic beverages would apply to adverts promoting gambling.
04/19/16 New Zealand may establish more competitive rules The government aims to prioritise the services from local betting operators.
04/18/16 China is considering re-launching online lottery sales After online lottery operations were suspended in March 2015, the Chinese government is planning to re-launch online lottery operations.
04/18/16 Online gambling won’t be allowed in South Africa The Department of Trade released its final version of South Africa´s National Gambling Policy for 2016 and “no new forms of gambling will be allowed at this point.”
04/15/16 Macau seeks to raise capital requirements Junker operators face an increase of 100 percent in their capital requirements.
04/14/16 Revenue report for Ohio casinos released Schools, the state racing commission, law enforcement for training and the problem gambling programme benefit from gambling revenue.
04/14/16 Report shows alarming gambling rates in Scotland Employment agency Reed in Partnership conducted a study that revealed Scots are the most frequent gamblers in the UK.
04/13/16 New National Responsible Gambling Strategy launched in the UK The UK Gambling Commission has released a new strategy to minimise gambling-related harm across the country within the next three years.
04/12/16 Joint Illegal Gaming Investigation Team to crack down money laundering in B.C. British Columbia government announced the creation of the new group to bring down illegal gaming and money-laundering in B.C.’s casinos.
