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Swiss casinos want to block the domains of international online gambling operators serving Swiss players while awaiting online regulation: the problem is they may have to pay for them. Many casinos in Switzerland are struggling financially. They need the international blocks as a stopgap until expected regulation arrives circa... -
Britain and Gibraltar count as one EU state in terms of a key aspect of the single market, a senior EU lawyer has said in an opinion that could affect the territory’s life after Brexit. The lawyer rebuffed a challenge by Gibraltar’s huge electronic gambling industry, the mainstay of... -
Playtech has opened a state-of-the-art live casino studio facility in Bucharest, Romania to cater for a huge demand in licensees in the newly regulated Eastern European country. Playtech’s new Romania live casino facility employs native dealers and further bolsters its position as one of the world’s leading live casino... -
A empresa concessionária do casino de Ponta Delgada, na ilha de São Miguel, anunciou hoje que a infraestrutura “iniciará atividade dentro de poucas semanas”, faltando apenas chegar o “último lote de equipamento”. “O casino de Ponta Delgada iniciará a sua atividade dentro de poucas semanas e contará, no arranque,... -
Contribuições obrigatórias dos trabalhadores aumentaram de 12% para 15%, de acordo com a portaria hoje publicada em Diário da República. As contribuições obrigatórias dos trabalhadores dos casinos no ativo para o Fundo Especial de Segurança Social dos Profissionais de Banca dos Casinos aumentaram de 12% para 15%, de acordo...
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The Gambling Commission has entered a heated discussion over events at Cheltenham on New Year’s Day, asking anyone to come forward who may have evidence of bookmakers forcing an unwarranted deduction from winnings on the last race, won by the favourite, Cap Soleil. A deduction of five pence in the pound...
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After months of delay, Portugal has finally sent its new online poker liquidity sharing technical standards to the European Commission for approval. Last November, Portugal welcomed the first online poker site (Amaya Gaming’s PokerStars) under the country’s new online gambling licensing regime, but it wasn’t until this Tuesday that... -
Os casinos de Macau fecharam 2016 com receitas de 223.210 milhões de patacas (26.565 milhões de euros), uma queda de 3,3% face ao ano passado. Os casinos de Macau fecharam 2016 com receitas de 223.210 milhões de patacas (26.565 milhões de euros), uma queda de 3,3% face ao cômputo... -
A lei que legaliza a abertura de casinos no Japão entrou hoje em vigor no país. A lei que legaliza a abertura de casinos no Japão entrou hoje em vigor no país, onde até agora a proibição dos jogos de fortuna e azar impossibilitava a criação deste tipo de... -
The newly launched PokerStars.pt in Portugal is one of the busiest online pokers sites in the world based on real money cash game players. That is the finding of PokerScout, an online poker traffic ranking site which estimates the number of players at cash game tables on the major...
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Diploma: Despacho do Chefe do Executivo n.º 37/2019 BO N.º: 11/2019 Publicado em: 2019.3.15 Página: 4314 Despacho do Chefe do Executivo n.º 37/2019 Considerando que o prazo do Contrato... -
Quadro legislativo Estado: Lei declarada à data de 01-Nov-2016 | Jurisdição: Portugal Conteúdos Quadro legislativo da regulação do jogo Visão geral Autoridades reguladoras Jogos de base territorial Regulação/licenciamento Jogos... -
The Gambling Commission (GC) has published a discussion paper outlining its concerns on virtual currencies, eSports and social gaming. The GC’s assessment that the lines between “some social gaming... -
The takeover of Ladbrokes Coral by GVC, the Isle of Man-based firm behind Foxy Bingo, could trigger up to 1,600 job losses, the companies said, as they published fresh details of...