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Czech Republic President Milos Zeman has thirty days to decide whether to sign the country’s new gambling act into law after legislation was approved by the country’s Senate. The Czech Senate passed the bill with a large majority, delivering it to President Zeman for approval on June 1st. In...
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An undercover reporter has revealed details of an underground gambling den operating in Beijing where players can lose millions of yuan in card games, according to a newspaper report. The illegal gambling was carried out in an expensive apartment in the west of the capital near its third ring...
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Denmark’s regulated gaming market experienced year-on-year growth of 30% in sports betting and online casino products for Q1, with Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) of DKK975m compared to DKK750m for the same period last year. The increase has been driven by surging online sports betting and casino revenue, with online...
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The Friday morning discussion of new referrals to the National Problem Gambling clinic provides a sharp picture of why pathological gambling is such a catastrophe for those who become addicted and their families. Medical staff gather in an airy upstairs room of the Fulham, south-west London clinic and take...
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Desengane-se quem pensava que a sede do mercado do jogo de Macau em retomar a rota do crescimento de receitas de jogo pudesse levar a que as regras anti-lavagem de dinheiro fossem aliviadas, para permitir o afluxo de grandes montantes para os casinos. As autoridades asseguram que as novas...
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The proposed amendments to Finland’s Lotteries Act were notified to the EC on May 31st and are subject to a standstill period ending September 1st. Under the current Lotteries Act, gambling in Finland is only authorised through the state-controlled operators Fintoto Oy, Raha-automaattiyhdistys (RAY) and Veikkaus. The amendments would transfer this...
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In an important, disturbing and often distressing investigation for the Guardian last Tuesday Tom Lamont laid bare the grim reality of daily working life for the staff in many of Britain’s 9,000 betting shops. He detailed violence, intimidation and long, unsociable hours, often worked under the modern regime of...
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Uma investigação jornalística da Bloomberg concluiu que as apostas por via telefónica continuam a fazer parte do dia-a-dia das salas VIP do território, não obstante os telemóveis terem sido banidos dos espaços para grandes apostadores no início de Maio. A proibição do uso de telemóveis no interior das salas...
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Gambling figure Eddie Hayson is denying any involvement in match-fixing Organised Crime Squad investigating match-fixing allegations in the NRL Mr Hayson is rumoured to be at the centre of allegations He claims his involvement is a rumour made up my a man called ‘Wiggy’ He refused to give ‘Wiggy’s’...
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Organised Crime Squad responding to claims of match-fixing in the NRL Manly games against Rabbitohs and Eels allegedly under the spotlight Statistics show Sea Eagles missed 41 tackles against South Sydney Manly made 16 errors in the round 24 fixture against Parramatta Both those totals were the team’s worst...
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A bill aiming to regulate daily fantasy sports (DFS) in New York will be moved on to the Senate Finance Committee, after being passed at a committee hearing. S6793A, introduced by Senator John Bonacic in February, was heard by members of the Senate Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee, chaired...
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Informação sobre “Jogo Responsável” O Jogo Responsável é um conceito com o qual os operadores de jogo, fornecedores de software e fornecedores de serviços associados se devem comprometer para garantir que as suas ofertas cumprem os mais elevados padrões para garantir uma experiência de jogo segura e equilibrada capaz...
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Jogo Problemático Definição O Jogo Problemático (com vários graus de severidade) ocorre quando uma pessoa joga compulsivamente a tal ponto que o jogo tem um efeito negativo grave no seu trabalho, relações, saúde mental, ou outros aspetos importantes da vida. A pessoa pode continuar a jogar mesmo depois de...
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After two years, the process of revision of the new EU Anti-Money Laundering (AML) framework finally came to an end on 20 May, when the European Parliament at its second reading adopted the Fourth AML Directive (Directive (EU) 2015/849) along with the new Regulation on information on the payer accompanying transfers of...
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Most of the members of the Legislative Assembly committee in charge of discussing a revised tobacco control bill are against a full smoking ban inside casinos. The government has so far refused to back down on a proposed ban, which would also cover airports and the SAR’s prison. Macau...
Czech Republic President Milos Zeman has thirty days to decide whether to sign the country’s new gambling act into law after legislation was approved by the country’s Senate. The Czech Senate passed the bill with a large majority, delivering it to President Zeman for approval on June 1st. In...
An undercover reporter has revealed details of an underground gambling den operating in Beijing where players can lose millions of yuan in card games, according to a newspaper report. The illegal gambling was carried out in an expensive apartment in the west of the capital near its third ring...
Denmark’s regulated gaming market experienced year-on-year growth of 30% in sports betting and online casino products for Q1, with Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) of DKK975m compared to DKK750m for the same period last year. The increase has been driven by surging online sports betting and casino revenue, with online...
The Friday morning discussion of new referrals to the National Problem Gambling clinic provides a sharp picture of why pathological gambling is such a catastrophe for those who become addicted and their families. Medical staff gather in an airy upstairs room of the Fulham, south-west London clinic and take...
Desengane-se quem pensava que a sede do mercado do jogo de Macau em retomar a rota do crescimento de receitas de jogo pudesse levar a que as regras anti-lavagem de dinheiro fossem aliviadas, para permitir o afluxo de grandes montantes para os casinos. As autoridades asseguram que as novas...
The proposed amendments to Finland’s Lotteries Act were notified to the EC on May 31st and are subject to a standstill period ending September 1st. Under the current Lotteries Act, gambling in Finland is only authorised through the state-controlled operators Fintoto Oy, Raha-automaattiyhdistys (RAY) and Veikkaus. The amendments would transfer this...
Gambling figure Eddie Hayson is denying any involvement in match-fixing Organised Crime Squad investigating match-fixing allegations in the NRL Mr Hayson is rumoured to be at the centre of allegations He claims his involvement is a rumour made up my a man called ‘Wiggy’ He refused to give ‘Wiggy’s’...
A bill aiming to regulate daily fantasy sports (DFS) in New York will be moved on to the Senate Finance Committee, after being passed at a committee hearing. S6793A, introduced by Senator John Bonacic in February, was heard by members of the Senate Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee, chaired...
Informação sobre “Jogo Responsável” O Jogo Responsável é um conceito com o qual os operadores de jogo, fornecedores de software e fornecedores de serviços associados se devem comprometer para garantir que as suas ofertas cumprem os mais elevados padrões para garantir uma experiência de jogo segura e equilibrada capaz...
After two years, the process of revision of the new EU Anti-Money Laundering (AML) framework finally came to an end on 20 May, when the European Parliament at its second reading adopted the Fourth AML Directive (Directive (EU) 2015/849) along with the new Regulation on information on the payer accompanying transfers of...
