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A operadora de jogo SJM está a construir o empreendimento turístico Grand Lisboa Palace a pensar no mercado de massas e entretenimento para as famílias. A estratégia para o casino que abre em 2018 foi explicada pela directora executiva da companhia Angela Leong, numa entrevista ao portal online GGR...
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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 products and gambling are blurring”, and that “technological developments and the expansion of digital or virtual currencies mean that operators...
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Liberação dos jogos pela internet é uma das novidades do texto apresentado. Previsão é que a proposta seja votada nas próximas semanas. Deputados avaliam que maioria da comissão votará favoravelmente Foi apresentada nesta quarta-feira (10) uma nova proposta para a legalização dos jogos no Brasil na comissão especial da...
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Eight US states have now enacted paid-entry fantasy sports bills this year, after Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has effectively signed a three-year deal into law. Rather than act as a bill purely to legalise fantasy sports, H 4569 was an economic development bill that included fantasy sports regulation, as...
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Sands China held its annual Responsible Gaming Team Training Program at The Venetian Macao, for the fourth consecutive year, Monday and yesterday, attracting nearly 80 participants. In a bid to enhance team members’ knowledge of problem gaming and improving general awareness of the importance of responsible gambling, the gaming...
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A total of 10 people have been arrested by South Wales Police in relation to an investigation into match fixing on a Welsh Premier League football match played last season. The Football Association of Wales (FAW) referred the case to the Gambling Commission’s Sports Betting Intelligence Unit, before both...
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Different daily fantasy sports companies have taken different approaches to the U.S. states that sites allow to play DFS for real money. Below is a table of the states where sites like DraftKings and FanDuel ban and allow play. Due to the fluid nature of DFS’ legal situation, sites may change...
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The UK sportsbook operator announced its third agreement with an EPL club in the past week, signing a three-year deal with Chelsea to become its “official betting partner.” That comes just a few days after the announcement of deals with a pair of other EPL clubs, Everton and Tottenham Hotspur. Everton and...
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The Australian Wagering Council (AWC) has warned that punters will “bear the brunt” of South Australia’s proposed new 15 percent place of consumption tax on betting companies. The South Australian Government has announced plans to introduce a levy on the net wagering revenue (NWR) of betting companies offering services...
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A indústria do jogo no Vietname tem sabido aproveitar o momento mais tremido dos casinos de Macau, captando apostadores que têm feito os números do sector crescerem significativamente durante o último par de anos naquele país. Os vietnamitas estão a ponderar o cancelamento de algumas restrições que ainda vigoram...
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A closer look at Betting On Sports Betting On Sports is the largest conference dedicated solely to the sports betting industry. It will take place Sept. 15-16 at the 5-Star Grange Tower Bridge Hotel in London. The event is put on by Sports Betting Community, an organization “dedicated to raising the profile...
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The International Olympic Committee and Genius Sports announced a partnership on Thursday to monitor the possible manipulation of its competitions related to sports betting in the 2016 Rio Olympics. The IOC and Genius Sports will use the latter’s Sport Integrity Monitor (SportIM) service to help protect the integrity of its events. The...
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A new Quebec Internet law that would ban access to some online gambling sites is unconstitutional, says Canada’s wireless telecom lobby, which filed court papers on Wednesday challenging the legislation. Rules governing the country’s telecom industry fall strictly under federal jurisdiction and Quebec’s new law violates theTelecommunications Act by forcing Internet companies to control or influence...
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The present trend for mergers and takeovers in the gambling industry moved another step forward over the weekend as 888 Holdings and The Rank Group announced their intention to bid for William Hill. The news came just days after William Hill disposed of CEO James Henderson, who stepped down “with...
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Mais de 4.100 pessoas foram detidas em rusgas coordenadas em 11 países durante o Euro 2016, na mais recente operação policial global contra o jogo ilegal em grandes torneios de futebol. Foram realizadas cerca de 4.000 rusgas na China, França, Grécia, Itália, Malásia, Singapura, Tailândia e Vietname no âmbito...