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A China prometeu “punir severamente” os operadores de jogos de azar, tanto presenciais como online, que têm como alvo os jogadores da China continental. Na quarta-feira, a agência noticiosa estatal Xinhua citou o ministro da Segurança Pública, Guo Shengkun, dizendo que as autoridades “devem investigar seriamente e punir severamente...
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American casino industry groups are pleading with congressional leaders not to purge problem gambling support funds from President Donald Trump’s health care plan. Earlier this month, the heads of the American Gaming Association (AGA), National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) and the Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM) sent a...
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Australia’s federal government wants to harmonize state-level online sports betting point-of-consumption taxes (POCT), potentially dealing a blow to the Northern Territory’s status as the country’s premier online licensing jurisdiction. On Friday, Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison (pictured) held a meeting with his state and territory counterparts to discuss the upcoming...
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A growing number of Polish-facing online gambling operators are racing for the border ahead of new regulatory restrictions that take effect on April 1. Last December, Poland’s legislature approved the amended Polish Gambling Act, which imposes new domain- and payment-blocking measures on online operators who lack a Polish gaming...
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In this week’s poker news round up we remind you of the death of online poker in Australia, a storm brewing above the heads of the High Rollers competing in the PokerStars Championships and more. Australian poker players were dealt a blow this week when the Interactive Gambling Amendment...
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The longstanding relationship between the government of the Republic of Cyprus and betting operator OPAP is rapidly coming apart at the seams. On Monday, the Cyprus Mail reported that Cypriot attorney-general Costas Clerides had ordered a police investigation into OPAP after the Greek lottery and betting operator declined to...
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Kenya-based online sports betting operator SportPesa topped a recent list of what the country’s residents are looking up on Google. The Standard reported that six of the top-10 sites on Google’s rising search queries in Kenya over the first two months of 2017 belonged to betting companies. SportPesa’s Kenyan...
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In October 2016, the world saw the most powerful Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack ever registered in cyber history. The destructive Mirai botnet brought down sites including Twitter, the Guardian, Netflix, Reddit, CNN and many others in Europe and the United States after it hit the servers of...
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Há mais de uma maneira de entender o termo investimento defensivo. Normalmente significa comprar empresas estáveis com baixo crescimento, ou seja, vê-las do lado do crescimento da equação. Mas a defesa também pode ser vista em termos do lado da perda. A defesa, para além de se concentrar no...
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New research reveals that the British Columbia government’s online gambling site earns 46% of its online casino revenue from just 5% of its players. This week, the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) celebrated the signing of a licensing agreement in which casino operator MGM Resorts would integrate BCLC’s GameSense...
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UK bookmakers William Hill saw their operating profit fall 10% in 2016, a 12-month span their interim CEO called “a challenging year.” Figures released Friday show Hills’ revenue inching up 1% to £1.6b last year, while operating profit fell 10% to £261.5m. Interim CEO Philip Bowcock (pictured) said 2016...
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A court has ruled that Czech Republic’s plan to block unauthorized online gambling domains is constitutional. This month saw the launch of PokerStars.cz, the Czech Republic’s first licensed online poker and casino operator since the country’s new regulated online gambling market took effect on January 1. While many international...
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The future of eSports betting will become brighter three years from now as its global audience will balloon to almost 600 million by 2020. According to the latest report of market intelligence company Newzoo, the global eSports audience will reach 385 million in 2017 and is expected to grow...
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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...
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Sweden’s plans to liberalize its online gambling market would best be served by imposing a revenue tax rate of between 15% and 20%, according to a new industry-funded report. In a report prepared by Copenhagen Economics, the authors note that the Swedish government has tasked a special investigator with...
A China prometeu “punir severamente” os operadores de jogos de azar, tanto presenciais como online, que têm como alvo os jogadores da China continental. Na quarta-feira, a agência noticiosa estatal Xinhua citou o ministro da Segurança Pública, Guo Shengkun, dizendo que as autoridades “devem investigar seriamente e punir severamente...
American casino industry groups are pleading with congressional leaders not to purge problem gambling support funds from President Donald Trump’s health care plan. Earlier this month, the heads of the American Gaming Association (AGA), National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) and the Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM) sent a...
Australia’s federal government wants to harmonize state-level online sports betting point-of-consumption taxes (POCT), potentially dealing a blow to the Northern Territory’s status as the country’s premier online licensing jurisdiction. On Friday, Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison (pictured) held a meeting with his state and territory counterparts to discuss the upcoming...
A growing number of Polish-facing online gambling operators are racing for the border ahead of new regulatory restrictions that take effect on April 1. Last December, Poland’s legislature approved the amended Polish Gambling Act, which imposes new domain- and payment-blocking measures on online operators who lack a Polish gaming...
In this week’s poker news round up we remind you of the death of online poker in Australia, a storm brewing above the heads of the High Rollers competing in the PokerStars Championships and more. Australian poker players were dealt a blow this week when the Interactive Gambling Amendment...
The longstanding relationship between the government of the Republic of Cyprus and betting operator OPAP is rapidly coming apart at the seams. On Monday, the Cyprus Mail reported that Cypriot attorney-general Costas Clerides had ordered a police investigation into OPAP after the Greek lottery and betting operator declined to...
Kenya-based online sports betting operator SportPesa topped a recent list of what the country’s residents are looking up on Google. The Standard reported that six of the top-10 sites on Google’s rising search queries in Kenya over the first two months of 2017 belonged to betting companies. SportPesa’s Kenyan...
In October 2016, the world saw the most powerful Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack ever registered in cyber history. The destructive Mirai botnet brought down sites including Twitter, the Guardian, Netflix, Reddit, CNN and many others in Europe and the United States after it hit the servers of...
Há mais de uma maneira de entender o termo investimento defensivo. Normalmente significa comprar empresas estáveis com baixo crescimento, ou seja, vê-las do lado do crescimento da equação. Mas a defesa também pode ser vista em termos do lado da perda. A defesa, para além de se concentrar no...
New research reveals that the British Columbia government’s online gambling site earns 46% of its online casino revenue from just 5% of its players. This week, the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) celebrated the signing of a licensing agreement in which casino operator MGM Resorts would integrate BCLC’s GameSense...
UK bookmakers William Hill saw their operating profit fall 10% in 2016, a 12-month span their interim CEO called “a challenging year.” Figures released Friday show Hills’ revenue inching up 1% to £1.6b last year, while operating profit fell 10% to £261.5m. Interim CEO Philip Bowcock (pictured) said 2016...
A court has ruled that Czech Republic’s plan to block unauthorized online gambling domains is constitutional. This month saw the launch of PokerStars.cz, the Czech Republic’s first licensed online poker and casino operator since the country’s new regulated online gambling market took effect on January 1. While many international...
The future of eSports betting will become brighter three years from now as its global audience will balloon to almost 600 million by 2020. According to the latest report of market intelligence company Newzoo, the global eSports audience will reach 385 million in 2017 and is expected to grow...
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...
Sweden’s plans to liberalize its online gambling market would best be served by imposing a revenue tax rate of between 15% and 20%, according to a new industry-funded report. In a report prepared by Copenhagen Economics, the authors note that the Swedish government has tasked a special investigator with...
