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O especialista de jogo Muhammad Cohen defendeu que a criação de ‘lounges’ para assistir e apostar em eventos desportivos é uma “oportunidade de ouro” que está a ser desperdiçada em Macau, onde apenas uma empresa permite estas apostas. “O calendário desportivo tem uma grande variedade de eventos. Podíamos ter...
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This personal and brave investigation by a woman whose partner killed himself after becoming addicted to gambling showed how our high streets have become gaming arcades of misery Go to any high street in the country – apart from perhaps the really posh ones, in very affluent places –...
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A American Gaming Association continua a insistir na ideia de que a “proibição” federal das apostas desportivas nos EUA é uma das leis mais ineficazes em vigor no país. Muitas apostas no futebol, mas a maioria é ilegal Nos próximos meses, serão apostados cerca de 90 mil milhões de...
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THE EURO 2016 GAVE FRENCH AND SPANISH OPERATORS A REVENUE BONUS IN Q2: THE OLYMPICS WILL HELP IN Q3 Q2 reports issued by DGOJ and ARJEL, the Spanish and French regulators respectively, show that this year’s top sporting events have given onlinesports betting revenues a huge boost. The ARJEL...
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REGULATED SPORTS BETTING IS NOW ON OFFER IN GERMANY AFTER HESSE FINDS A LEGAL LOOPHOLE The collapse of the German State Treaty on Gambling — Glücksspielstaatsvertrages — has resulted in the state of Hesse launching its own regulatory system for sports betting. The legal mechanism Hesse is using is to offer operators a...
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IN-PLAY BETTING POSITION PAPER DEMONSTRATES HOW GAMBLING RISKS CAN BE MANAGED SAFELY The UK Gambling Commission released a new position paper on in-play betting that clarifies that it does not see any need to change the current regulations allowing that type of wagering. The “In-play (in-running) betting: position paper” is available...
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In May, the Canadian province of Québec passed its budget bill, Bill 74, which is normally very boring to the average person, but this bill contained a twist that outraged a lot of people. Bill 74 authorized the province to require internet service providers (ISPs) to block any online...
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While Canberrans are spending significantly less on gambling than they were five years ago, problem gambling remains entrenched and almost half of losses come from problem gamblers, a new study has found. Overall, gambling losses have dropped significantly in five years in Canberra, from $288 million in 2008–09 to...
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GETTING CONGRESS TO ACT ON REGULATED US SPORTS BETTING REQUIRES MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH Legal sports betting in the United States is being called inevitable by some high-profile movers and shakers in the sports and legal worlds. But thetimeline and the path to legalization are still uncertain. The backstory of US sports...
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Não é nenhuma surpresa saber que quase metade de todas as perdas em jogos de azar no Território da Capital Australiana são incorridas por um número relativamente pequeno de “jogadores problemáticos”. Isto está muito alinhado com o que acontece em outros lugares da Austrália e no exterior. A estatística...
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A Macau Legend Development anunciou ter concluído a aquisição e “assumido formalmente a gestão e operação” de um casino-resort no Laos conhecido como Savan Vegas Hotel and Entertainment Complex. “Partilhamos com o Governo a mesma visão, tanto em relação à transformação do existente casino e hotel Savan...
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A Polícia Judiciária desmantelou uma rede de agiotas que actuava nos casinos do Território e libertou, durante a operação, quatro vítimas de cárcere privado, anunciou a corporação. Um dos indivíduos libertados estava encarcerado há oito dias e “tinha sido vítima de tortura, pois apresentava nódoas negras nas pontas dos...
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Os especialistas acreditam que o novo casino da operadora criou um aumento no número de visitantes de massas, mas o acréscimo não deixa de ser “marginal”. Já no mercado VIP teme-se que os apostadores apenas se estejam a deslocar dos outros casinos da operadora. O número de visitantes no...
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A prominent campaigner for increased consumer rights for punters has offered a cautious welcome to a new player in the crowded internet gambling market: a bookmaking site that claims it will not ban or restrict its customers for winning, and will guarantee to lay any price to lose at least...
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An ad for bookmaker Ladbrokes featuring the popular superhero Iron Man has been banned over fears it would appeal to children. The email promoting the Ladbrokes casino featured an image of Iron Man and the text: “Enjoy this exclusive Ladbrokes welcome offer with Iron Man 3.” Ladbrokes said all its email offers...