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.
06/06/16 Next Australian parliament may reform gambling Anti-gambling groups are convinced that the next parliament could present a “wonderful opportunity” to advance on gambling reform.
06/03/16 Internet services providers fight back over Quebec’s gambling law The country’s major internet service providers, a Quebec First Nations and potentially the federal government are lining up against Quebec legislation.
06/03/16 BC Lottery Corp considering two new casinos The BC Lottery Corporation is seeking to build two new casinos: one in South of Fraser and another one on the North Shore.
06/02/16 Online gambling proposal will have another chance in Pennsylvania The House legislators will take another look at Rep. John Payne’s proposal on June 6th.
