07/27/18 Gaming lawyer trashes South Africa’s amended bill Gaming lawyer Garron Whitesman said the latest gambling Amendment Bill is comprised of “flawed, unrealistic and nonsensical policies.”
07/27/18 The casino industry turns to Japan Major global gaming companies have confirmed their interest in the recently approved casino industry in Japan.
07/26/18 West Virginia races to set the sports betting segment The Lottery Commission plans to issue interim licences as soon as possible to get the segment ready before the football season starts.
07/26/18 ESSA reports suspicious betting in Q2 The integrity body reported a total of 62 cases of suspicious betting during the second quarter of 2018.
07/26/18 Court rejects Quebec’s anti-gambling law The court rejected a bid to ban citizens’ access to private online gaming sites.
07/25/18 Focus Gaming News launches sports betting newsletter A new sports betting weekly newsletter will be launched on Friday.
07/25/18 Victoria council demands pokie limit The council is pushing for a new regulation that would establish a $1 pokie bet limit.
07/25/18 Gambling arcades ban, delayed in Ireland The Cork County Council decided to delay its plans to ban gambling arcades following legal advice.
07/24/18 Lottery revenue drop hits good cause funding in the UK According to the UKGC, grants committed to by the Big Lottery Fund fell by nearly £200 million in 2017 due to a National Lottery sales drop.
07/24/18 Sports associations looking to adapt to sports betting The Big Ten conference commissioner urged the NCAA to set a mandatory national weekly injury report to favour transparency.
07/24/18 GGR to grow up to 13 pct in Macau during July According to Bernstein Research, GGR in Macau is on track to post an 11-13 per cent growth during July.
07/23/18 Svenska Spel’s digital division revenue 20 pct up The Swedish online gambling monopoly reported its second-quarter revenue results.
07/23/18 The NCAA is studying the sports betting impact The collegiate body has assembled a group of experts to asses how to protect sports integrity amid gambling legalisation.
07/23/18 Tax revenue increases 18.9 pct in Macau The government revealed that direct taxes from gaming amounted to US$6.65 billion during the first half of 2018.
07/20/18 Turkish Cypriot authorities consider lifting casino ban The officials said that lifting the ban could prevent people from crossing the border to gamble at the new casino in Limassol.