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Os operadores de jogos de fortuna ou azar online da Dinamarca receberam um “balde de água fria” do governo por meio de um plano de aumentar os impostos sobre jogos para 28%. Na segunda-feira, o governo da Dinamarca apresentou a sua Lei de Finanças 2020, que inclui um plano...
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A Itália tem um problema. Apesar de décadas de operações lançadas para impedir que as máfias continuem a operar, estas estão bem vivas. O país continua esse combate, no entanto, tenta agora dar o golpe definitivo que vai aniquilar os grupos ativos. No exemplo mais recente, os promotores italianos...
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Spain’s state-owned lottery is under fire after a 15-year-old was revealed as the winner of a €200k jackpot. This weekend, Spanish media revealed that Cosmin Rotariu, a 15-year-old Barcelona student, held a winning €200k ticket in the latest El Niño lottery draw. The lucky kid helpfully informed reporters that he purchased the...
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The Republic of Ireland is reportedly making good on its threats to double gambling taxes as the government attempts to balance its financial books. On Tuesday, the Irish Examiner reported that Ireland’s government would hike gambling taxes from their current rate of 1% of betting turnover to 2% when Finance Minister Paschal...
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Brazil’s long-expected gambling expansion will have to wait until 2019, according to a key legislator. On Wednesday, Chamber of Deputies president Rodrigo Maia met with party leaders to discuss the country’s proposed must-pass tourism legislation, which is scheduled to be voted on next week. Deputy Heculano Passos told Games Magazine Brasil that resort casinos wouldn’t...
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Italy’s regulated online gambling market started 2018 off on the right foot, posting double-digit sports betting gains and setting a new online casino record. Figures compiled by Italian gaming news agency Agimeg show total land-based and online sports betting revenue of €150.5m in January, up 15.5% year-on-year. However, the online portion...
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Belgium’s restrictive new online gambling rules appear set to become law as the European Commission’s standstill period comes to a close. Last October, Belgian legislators approved plans to impose significant new curbs on online gambling operators, including a near-total ban on gambling advertising and a virtual prohibition of affiliate marketing activity....
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Spain and France have taken another step toward shared online poker liquidity following the official publication of Spain’s new regulations. On Monday, Spain’s Official State Gazette published the resolution signed on December 29 by Spanish gaming regulator Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) authorizing online poker liquidity sharing between state-licensed...
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Casino revenues of Atlantic City have dipped by 2.7 percent in July but it isn’t enough to make the state gaming officials push the panic button. In fact, New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement David Rebuck finds the figure “encouraging” since it only reflects the continued stabilization of the casino...
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Genting has been hit with another Punto Banco scandal as the Scottish Sun reveals an internal investigation is ongoing in Genting Glasgow, and Les Ambassadeurs is in court fighting a mystery man from Singapore. Phil Ivey is an inspiration to many, and under normal circumstances ‘the many’ are poker players....
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Bucking overall market trends, Macau casino operator SJM Holdings reported revenue, earnings and profit declines in the first half of 2017. Figures released Tuesday show the Hong Kong-listed SJM’s gaming revenue falling 2% year-on-year to HKD 20.4b ($2.6b) in the six months ending June 30, while adjusted earnings fell 7.7% to...
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Portugal’s regulated online gambling market took a step backward in Q2 as locally licensed operators struggled to find new customers. The Serviço Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos do Turismo de Portugal (SRIJ) regulatory body released its Q2 and H1 2017 online gambling figures on Tuesday, which showed the market’s seven...
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The latest Compliance Briefing event, hosted by iGaming Academy, is coming to London on October 12th 2017. This one day event is designed to educate the online betting and gaming industry on significant regulatory changes upcoming 2017-18 that will impact their businesses. The event will be a deep-dive into...
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Os jogadores online de Portugal pedem ao governo para repensar as taxas de imposto da indústria, uma vez que uma empresa revela que o governo reivindica dois terços de sua receita. Na segunda-feira, a Associação Nacional de Jogadores Online (ANAon) de Portugal anunciou que apresentaria ao parlamento uma petição...
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After a long and laborious wait, the European Commission finally rubber-stamped a technical framework from the Serviços de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos allowing them to start negotiating with other European regulators on a shared online poker liquidity scheme. The sorry saga for online poker pros trying to ply...
Os operadores de jogos de fortuna ou azar online da Dinamarca receberam um “balde de água fria” do governo por meio de um plano de aumentar os impostos sobre jogos para 28%. Na segunda-feira, o governo da Dinamarca apresentou a sua Lei de Finanças 2020, que inclui um plano...
A Itália tem um problema. Apesar de décadas de operações lançadas para impedir que as máfias continuem a operar, estas estão bem vivas. O país continua esse combate, no entanto, tenta agora dar o golpe definitivo que vai aniquilar os grupos ativos. No exemplo mais recente, os promotores italianos...
Spain’s state-owned lottery is under fire after a 15-year-old was revealed as the winner of a €200k jackpot. This weekend, Spanish media revealed that Cosmin Rotariu, a 15-year-old Barcelona student, held a winning €200k ticket in the latest El Niño lottery draw. The lucky kid helpfully informed reporters that he purchased the...
The Republic of Ireland is reportedly making good on its threats to double gambling taxes as the government attempts to balance its financial books. On Tuesday, the Irish Examiner reported that Ireland’s government would hike gambling taxes from their current rate of 1% of betting turnover to 2% when Finance Minister Paschal...
Brazil’s long-expected gambling expansion will have to wait until 2019, according to a key legislator. On Wednesday, Chamber of Deputies president Rodrigo Maia met with party leaders to discuss the country’s proposed must-pass tourism legislation, which is scheduled to be voted on next week. Deputy Heculano Passos told Games Magazine Brasil that resort casinos wouldn’t...
Italy’s regulated online gambling market started 2018 off on the right foot, posting double-digit sports betting gains and setting a new online casino record. Figures compiled by Italian gaming news agency Agimeg show total land-based and online sports betting revenue of €150.5m in January, up 15.5% year-on-year. However, the online portion...
Belgium’s restrictive new online gambling rules appear set to become law as the European Commission’s standstill period comes to a close. Last October, Belgian legislators approved plans to impose significant new curbs on online gambling operators, including a near-total ban on gambling advertising and a virtual prohibition of affiliate marketing activity....
Casino revenues of Atlantic City have dipped by 2.7 percent in July but it isn’t enough to make the state gaming officials push the panic button. In fact, New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement David Rebuck finds the figure “encouraging” since it only reflects the continued stabilization of the casino...
Genting has been hit with another Punto Banco scandal as the Scottish Sun reveals an internal investigation is ongoing in Genting Glasgow, and Les Ambassadeurs is in court fighting a mystery man from Singapore. Phil Ivey is an inspiration to many, and under normal circumstances ‘the many’ are poker players....
Bucking overall market trends, Macau casino operator SJM Holdings reported revenue, earnings and profit declines in the first half of 2017. Figures released Tuesday show the Hong Kong-listed SJM’s gaming revenue falling 2% year-on-year to HKD 20.4b ($2.6b) in the six months ending June 30, while adjusted earnings fell 7.7% to...
Portugal’s regulated online gambling market took a step backward in Q2 as locally licensed operators struggled to find new customers. The Serviço Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos do Turismo de Portugal (SRIJ) regulatory body released its Q2 and H1 2017 online gambling figures on Tuesday, which showed the market’s seven...
