06/15/16 South African Casino Association concerned over licensing process The Casino Association of South Africa voiced its concerns after Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies increased the maximum number of casino licenses.
06/15/16 Canberra Casino gets approval by the ACT government Now, the gambling venue will extend its semi-automated table games in will feature multi-terminal games, so gamblers can play baccarat and roulette on individual screens.
06/14/16 Betfred reaches settlement with the UK gambling Commission The bookmaker will pay a £800,000 (US$1,130,684) settlement after accepting stolen cash from a VIP customer.
06/14/16 Missouri and Colorado approved DFS The latest news is considered as “a smart regulation” by popular DFS operator, FanDuel.
06/14/16 Operators allegedly closed 20,000 accounts in the UK According to the UK Horseracing Bettors’ Forum estimation, 20,000 British online accounts were closed by operators over the last six months.
06/14/16 FOBTs to undergo parliamentary inquiry The indiscriminate use of fixed odds betting terminals has prompted the government to instigate a parliamentary inquiry.
06/13/16 Casino licensing in Cyprus The government granted a three-month extension to bids following a request from two of the three companies that made it to the second round.
06/13/16 Australian sports fans are sidestepping betting regulations Fans are taking money to overseas services to ‘spend billions in offshore havens’.
06/13/16 Dutch concerned over Curacao’s online gambling industry The Dutch government suspects there are ties between online gambling operations and organised crime in Curacao.
06/10/16 Nevada Gaming Board approved a merger between DFS and pari-mutuel wagering US Fantasy Sports received approval from the Nevada Gaming Control Board to offer DFS games after the company’s application to merge DFS games with pari-mutuel wagering.
06/07/16 Inverclyde’s MSP and MP declared war on gambling addiction The attack on FOBTs comes after the the Scottish Parliament gained powers over controversial gaming machines.
06/07/16 Leading AFL clubs under attack in Victoria Victorian councils have accused AFL clubs of allegedly exploiting loopholes in state gambling laws to withhold millions of dollars from poker machines.
06/06/16 Macau tightens up regulations again Macau is going through a major decline in its casino incomes for the second consecutive year.
06/06/16 Sioux City casino filed for expansion The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is seeking approval to expand its main floor to include high-stakes gambling.
06/06/16 Programme to protect problem gamblers in Canberra is being under-utilised A study found that the reason for the lack of success of the self-exclusion system is that there is not enough information available about the process or how people can access it.
