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O ministro do Interior ucraniano revelou esta terça-feira as conclusões de uma investigação sobre resultados combinados no futebol daquele país, que envolve 35 clubes e 320 pessoas, na sua página na rede social Facebook. “De acordo com as investigações, há cinco grupos criminosos organizados a operar na Ucrânia há...
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Online gambling firms could be banned from sending promotional material to customers amid concern from the industry regulator about “unacceptable” flaws in a system designed to help problem gamblers bar themselves from betting. In a letter obtained by the Guardian, the Gambling Commission warned the industry trade body, the Remote Gambling...
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Paddy Power Betfair has made the first move in an expected wave of takeover activity prompted by the legalisation of sports betting in the US, as it launched a bid for fantasy sports league company FanDuel. Shares in UK gambling companies soared earlier this week as investors responded to the US supreme...
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The maximum permitted stake on controversial fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) will be cut from £100 to £2, the government has announced after ministers ignored pleas from bookmakers and branded the machines a “social blight”. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) opted for £2 after more than a year...
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The government will announced its final decision on whether to curb stakes on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) on Thursday, with the maximum bet widely expected to be cut to £2. The machines have become a focal point for campaigners’ concerns about problem gambling and the potential for racking up large losses on machines...
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In the moaning and whingeing stakes, bookmakers are the thoroughbreds. The government expects us to pay too much tax! Horseracing is always asking for too much money! Sporting results have gone against us! These are familiar refrains that usually provoke cheers rather sympathy. So, last week, one of the...
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Os casinos de Macau fecharam abril com receitas de 25,728 mil milhões de patacas (2,6 mil milhões de euros), mais 27,6% comparativamente a igual período de 2017, indicam dados oficiais hoje divulgados. Em abril do ano passado, as receitas dos casinos tinham sido de 20,162 mil milhões de patacas....
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The gambling industry is increasingly using artificial intelligence to predict consumer habits and personalise promotions to keep gamblers hooked, industry insiders have revealed. Current and former gambling industry employees have described how people’s betting habits are scrutinised and modelled to manipulate their future behaviour. “The industry is using AI...
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Yesterday, the Belgian minister of justice, Koen Geens, announced the result of an investigation that the country’s Gaming Commission conducted into video game “loot boxes”, a mechanic that lets players pay real money for a chance at winning virtual items. It found that three popular games – Overwatch, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive...
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Embora menos visível no dia a dia da indústria de jogo, Daisy, 53 anos, educada no Canadá e Estados Unidos, é uma influente empresária de Hong Kong com laços profundos nas operações de casinos da família, desde pelo menos o financiamento da MGM Resorts International na compra de uma subconcessão de casino da SJM em 2005 A quarta esposa de...
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A empresa de apostas envolvida no incidente “piegate” do ano passado viu a sua licença para oferecer jogos de fortuna ou azar na Grã-Bretanha ser revista pela Gambling Commission. As investigações da Comissão revelaram que a Tabcorp UK Limited, que opera sob a designação de Sunbets, não conseguiu gerir...
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A adaptação e implementação de políticas de responsabilidade social ajudarão a mudar a narrativa negativa que cerca o jogo afirma Susan O’Leary, CEO da Alderney eGambling, comentando a sua participação no painel de jogo responsável como parte da programação de aprendizado deste ano da conferência Juegos Miami. Discutindo a...
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The government’s Gambling Commission should pressure Camelot to change the way it runs the national lottery to ensure more money goes to good causes amid rising profits for the company, a cross-party committee of MPs has said. The current lottery licence, which runs until 2023, is overly long and too inflexible,...
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A Gibraltar-based company that allows Australians to bet on overseas lottery results should “simply take their bat and ball and go home”, the anti-gambling advocate Tim Costello has said. Lottoland, which runs synthetic lotteries allowing punters to place wagers on the outcome of overseas results, is seeking to expand...
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Os provedores de jogos de fortuna ou azar da Itália relatam cada vez mais transações suspeitas. A Unidade de Inteligência Financeira do Banco da Itália (UIF) informou recentemente nos seus Cadernos de Prevenção de Lavagem de Dinheiro que, no segundo semestre de 2017, os relatórios dos operadores de jogos...