08/19/16 Pagcor rejects Ongpin’s stake in Philweb Pagcor rejected Ongpin’s offer to donate the bulk of his stake in online gaming firm Philweb Corp. to the state casino regulator.
08/18/16 FanDuel and DraftKings to come back to Nevada FanDuel and DraftKings are coming back to Nevada after the state’s NGCP published draft legislation that would make paid-entry fantasy sports exempt from Nevada’s gambling laws.
08/18/16 Kenyan MP said gambling will break the economy Gem Member of Parliament has warned that the practice will break Kenya’s economy if it doesn’t get regulated.
08/16/16 Maine considers regulating fantasy sports gambling Maine lawmakers met with representatives of companies running daily fantasy sports websites.
08/16/16 RGA moves forward with the National Online Self-Exclusion Scheme The Remote Gambling Association (RGA) appointed KPMG to help shaping the development of the National Online Self-Exclusion Scheme (NOSES).
08/12/16 No chance for casino gambling in Nebraska The proposal to allow casino gambling in Nebraska failed to qualify for the November general election ballot.
08/12/16 UKGC launches discussion paper on virtual currencies, eSports and social gaming The aim of this discussion paper is setting out the Commission’s latest thinking on virtual currencies, eSports and social gaming.
08/12/16 Pagcor will revoke reduced gambling license fees Fees reduction benefited gaming firms Travellers International Hotel Group, Inc., Bloomberry Resorts and Hotels, Inc., MCE Leisure (Philippines) Corp. and Tiger Resorts Leisure and Entertainment, Inc.
08/12/16 BMM Testlabs secures new license in Colombia BMM Testlabs is the first test lab to be licensed under new Colombian regulations.
08/11/16 PA Gaming Control Board renews Mount Airy Casino license The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board renewed Mount Airy Casino #1, LLC’s category 2 casino operator license.
08/11/16 UKGC issues consumer warning about Betowen site The UK Gambling Commission has issued a warning to British consumers regarding online gaming website betowen.com.
08/10/16 Rodrigo Duterte now targets online gambling cafes The Philippines new president aims at closing online gambling cafes as part of his crusade against on online gambling.
08/10/16 UK Gambling Commission clarifies digital currency rules The UK Gambling Commission updated its codes of practice issued this July, outlining how licensees can implement appropriate policies for so-called cash equivalents.
08/09/16 Strong regulation needed for proxy betting Phone betting business accounted for approximately €2.3 billion of casino gross gaming revenue in the Macau market in 2015.
08/09/16 Australia wants a stricter Bitcoin regulation According to Australia’s Financial Intelligence Agency, digital currencies such as Bitcoin are attractive for terrorism financing.
