The Antigua and Barbuda government’s decision to use a World Trade Organisation dispute panel ruling that it can retaliate against a 2007 American breach of the General Agreement on Trade in Service regarding online gambling has been met by U.S. protestations that this would be nothing less than a government-authorised act of piracy. A statement …
A statement by the Swedish government indicates that the online gambling industry could soon see that nation emulating its Nordic neighbours in proposing legislation to regulate and licence internet gambling…perhaps as early as this year. The statement, signed off by the prime minister and the finance minister, acknowledges a study undertaken last year by the …
The Danish Gambling Authority has extended its first tranche of online gambling licenses – issued a year ago – to a five year duration in a move that benefits 5 local and 20 foreign operators. In a parallel move, the Authority has issued revenue-restricted licenses in respect of 9 smaller operators, restricting their gross gambling …
Official statistics for Macau gambling revenues in December reached a new record of 28.25 billion patacas ($3.54 billion) – up 19.6 percent and well ahead of forecasts – driving the annual 2012 revenue count to $38 billion, the Reuters news agency reports. Strong visit numbers during the holiday season helped boost revenues to new highs …
The chief of the Iowa Lottery has joined other state leaders in taking a stand against the imposition of federally legalised online poker, reporting on a protest visit to Washington DC with other lottery heads to the Iowa Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee. Iowa lottery CEO Terry Rich recently travelled to Washington D.C. to lobby on …
It seems that convenience store clerks have difficulty in learning that defrauding lottery ticket winners is a losing game, despite the number of offenders who have been caught and punished by security-wise players. This week it was a small-time fraud that could have big-time consequences for a Clayton, North Carolina store clerk, who has been …
The online gaming sector in China is booming, with total revenues heading for 68.5 billion yuan ($11 billion) in 2013, according to a new study by Analysys International. And the driving power behind this very significant growth is mobile phone and tablet technology. In 2012 alone the indications are that revenues topped 56 billion yuan, …
Controversial UK politician and MP, George Galloway of the Respect Party, has accused Fixed Odds Betting Terminal (FOBT) operators of deliberately preying on the vulnerable after a study showed that almost GBP 393 million was gambled on the gaming machines in the Bradford area alone in the space of just one year. A report released …
The Saratoga Oceanic Development Group Inc., a video conferencing software developer in New Waterford, Canada will be showcasing its versatility in a new million dollar contract – providing a turnkey online gambling system to a Belize-licensed internet gambling operator branded Lion Gaming, owned by two anonymous individuals believed to reside in the United States. Saratoga’s …
Brenda Stokes Wilson, the defendant in a serious razor assault on a fellow dealer at the Bellagio in Las Vegas last week is now a murder suspect, according to local prosecutors. Prior to the assault Stokes Wilson was the last person seen with Jade Morris – the 10-year-old daughter of her alleged boyfriend. The two …
Spanish online punters are generating some impressive revenues for operators, according to a report this week in the internet publication El Pais.com, which reveals that one million players spent Euro 2.3 billion in the first six months of legalised online betting. “The number of people gambling online in Spain has soared since the government legalised …
With the ink hardly dry on last week’s Assembly and Senate approval of an intrastate online gambling measure for New Jersey, leading state politicians are already pressuring governor Chris Christie to sign the bill into state law. North Jersey.com reports that four senior and influential state Senators have written to the governor, pointing out that …
An Post’s 12 year contract to operate the Irish national lottery draws to a close mid-2013 and preparations are already in motion for some radical changes. Government drafters have produced a new National Lottery Bill within the past two weeks for debate in parliament. The measure sets up a 20-year operating tender period for the …
China, already notorious for its attempts to censor the internet, has moved to further tighten its control of the medium with new laws which attack the freedom of speech and information through social networking, message boards and blogs, which can be scathing about government and political issues. Sky News reports that service providers are required …
According to the publication Haaretz, freedom of the Internet bodies are deeply concerned over draconian laws restricting the internet that are allegedly being prepared by the government for implementation in 2013. The legislation apparently formalises the authority given to the police in 2010 to issue ISP blocking orders, along with associated clauses that hardly sound …
The retiring Responsible Gambling Strategy Board chairman, Sir Brian Pomeroy will be replaced by Sir Christopher Kelly, according to a statement from the UK Gambling Commission. The RGSB operates in conjunction with the Responsible Gambling Trust fundraising and distribution body, advising the Gambling Commission and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on research, education …
The recent alleged workplace assault by Bellagio Vegas blackjack dealer Brenda Stokes (50) on colleague Joyce Rhone (44) was back on the front pages of local media Thursday after it was disclosed that a missing 10-year-old girl may be involved in the issue. The girl, Jade Morris, was last seen with Stokes aka Wilson, who …
The German online betting provider Tipp24 SE has acquired a major 25.7 percent stake in UK-based Roboreus Limited, developer of the virtual location-based GeoSweep lottery game, for GBP 10 million. The deal follows an announcement earlier this year that the Multi-State Lottery Association’s Powerball Group had voted to add the British firm’s Treasure Hunt promotion …
The developer of Dreamworld online casinos, Entertainment Gaming Asia has announced that it has been approved for a listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market stock exchange. Currently listed with the New York Stock Exchange, Asian-focused Entertainment Gaming Asia clearly has wider ambitions, and expects trading in its shares on the NASDAQ to start with the …
The European budget airline Ryanair – notorious for charging “extras” on its cheap airfares – has come up with a new wrinkle to tempt passengers, reports the Herald Scotland. The airline is offering GBP 3 lottery tickets to the punters among its passengers, with the prize a refund of the winner’s ticket price up to …
There was a double helping of Christmas luck for a New Hampshire man this week when a ticket he was sold in error turned up trumps and won him $2.1 million. Scott Bennett (48) thought he was buying a Lucky for Life lottery ticket but was mistakenly issued two Megabucks tickets instead… and one of …
The authorities in Schleswig Holstein, the northern German state which recently issued online casino and poker licenses to twelve leading international internet gambling groups has warned that the licenses are restricted to the provision of gambling services to SH residents, and are not valid for operations throughout Germany’s other 15 states. The clarification was accompanied …
It may be the season for peace and goodwill to all, but at the Bellagio blackjack pit in Las Vegas there was little evidence of that when a 50-year-old dealer, Brenda Wilson, allegedly pulled out a knife and slashed the face of a fellow dealer Friday. The unidentified injured party was rushed to hospital whilst …
Spains giant El Gordo (The Fat One) lottery was drawn Saturday, with the winning numbers 76058, distributing a total jackpot of $2.2 billion, with 43 percent of that going to ticket-holders who matched all five numbers. This year over 27 million individual prizes will be awarded, despite sales slipping 8 percent to Euro 2.47 billion …