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An Italian prosecutor has called for more than two dozen top tennis players to be investigated by the Tennis Integrity Unit for possible links to betting rings. Roberto Di Martino has told the BBC that tennis authorities should be doing more with evidence he has gathered concerning at least...

In previous GBGC newsletters I have highlighted that the negative publicity attached to problem gambling is likely to cause a decline in gambling overall. The Drink Aware campaign on the misuse of alcohol, along with negative publicity on binge drinking, has caused a decline in alcohol sales of 16%...

A empresa Plurijogos, detentora da marca Casinos Angola, registou um decréscimo de cerca de 35% na sua faturação no último ano. 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...

The bookmaker Paddy Power is targeting minority ethnic communities with controversial fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs), according to a new analysis. The study, which uses Gambling Commission data, reveals that 61% of Paddy Power’s 349 betting shops are located in areas with above average levels of non-UK born population. The...

Os menores portugueses fazem apostas desportivas em dinheiro tanto através da internet como presencialmente. 4% dos miúdos já o fizeram online e 2% recorrendo ao sistema territorial. Os negócios online (compra e venda) também começam cedo. Os dados constam do relatório sobre consumos e comportamentos aditivos do SICAD, que,...

Macau on Tuesday (Mar 1) posted its best monthly gambling revenue performance since October last year and the smallest drop in growth in 20 months as an increase in Lunar New Year tourists boosted the world’s largest casino hub. Macau’s economy, which relies on the casino industry for over...

Um estudo da Universidade Cidade de Hong Kong revela que as tríades ainda operam nas salas VIP dos casinos, embora de forma mais pacífica e segundo um modelo empresarial. A DICJ já negou estas conclusões. É certo que a sociedade de Macau já não se vê confrontada com os...

A report on organized crime in Macau has been released in the British Journal of Criminology, detailing the changes that the triad underworld has undergone since the handover in 1999, and concluding that VIP rooms “remain to this day dominated by triads.” The report, entitled “Triad Organized Crime in...

When Paddy Power launched a new advertising campaign with the tagline “You’re Welcome!” last year, its chief marketing officer told a trade magazine that “the Paddy Power brand has always been about two things – being as generous as we can with our customers, and behaving in a mischievous...

Bookmaker Paddy Power encouraged a problem gambler to keep betting until he lost five jobs, his home and access to his children, according to a report by the Gambling Commission. The company also failed to perform sufficient checks to ensure customers were not using its betting machines to launder the...