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Macau’s real GDP will contract by 5.9 per cent this year because of a fall in gambling revenue but will return to growth in 2017. This is the forecast of a report on Macau for the second quarter of this year by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), published in...

Patients May Be at Risk of Substantial Economic Losses, Psychological Distress Several studies have linked the antipsychotic medication Abilify to the development of compulsive gambling in patients taking the drug, reports the national law firm of Baron & Budd. Patients on Abilify who have suffered economic losses due to...

Acordo de cooperação com a Gambling Commission Em maio de 2016 Teresa Monteiro, Vice-Presidente do SRIJ – Serviço de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos do Turismo de Portugal, I.P., e S. Harrisson, Administrador Executivo da Gambling Commission (Reino Unido), assinaram um acordo bilateral de cooperação e de troca de...

Under the law, signed by President Zeman on June 10, a 23 percent tax will be imposed on the gross gaming revenue of operators of online sports betting and lotteries, with casinos paying a higher 35 percent tax. These taxes will be paid in addition to the Czech Republic’s...

You know what would be really nice? Filter internet filters. So, if the government proposed a law that an internet filter is included, it would be automatically refused. Such a filter saves parliamentary work and prevents that we have to trust that the House is doing the right thing....

A crackdown on corruption in China has prompted Australian casino operator Crown Resorts to spin off its international assets into a separate company. The new company will take over Crown’s 27.4% interest in two Macau businesses. Macau is the world’s largest gaming centre and the only place in China...

Portuguese land-based casino operator Sociedade de Investimentos Turísticos da Costa Verde (Solverde) is to expand into the online gaming sector in partnership with Toronto listed supplier NYX Gaming Group.  With five casinos in Portugal and more than 40 years’ experience in the market, Solverde is one of the country’s largest...

Atlantic City’s problems might get worse. Ninety-six percent of the workers at four of the city’s casinos voted Thursday to go on strike on July 1 if the gaming industry “continues to hold down wages.” Workers at a fifth casino have already authorized a walk-out. More than 6,000 workers...

A empresa Plurijogos, detentora da marca Casinos Angola, registou um decréscimo de cerca de 35% na sua faturação no último ano, quebra que explica com a saída do país de expatriados, essencialmente da comunidade asiática. A informação foi hoje avançada pela diretora de Marketing e Comunicação da Plurijogos, Teresa...

Zitro Interactive will integrate its most popular online games onto Playtech’s award-winning platforms following an agreement between both companies. The partnership will enable a large number of Playtech’s licensees to access Zitro Interactive’s content. The first Playtech licensee to take advantage of the new content will be Mexican operator Caliente...