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Belgian gaming regulators have put online gambling operators on notice that all live-dealer casinos must be based within the country’s borders. The Belgian Gaming Commission (BGC) issued a notice on Jan. 7 stating that it has decided to enforce an existing edict banning all live-dealer casinos that beam their...

It took Tony Franklin just 59 minutes to squander £3,500 on high-speed, high-stakes gambling machines in his local Coral bookmakers. Losing the money was easy. Thirteen days before Christmas, he walked up to the counter, swiped his debit card and spent £500 picking the wrong numbers on electronic roulette....

More than a third of people playing high-speed, high-stakes betting machines experience problems with their gambling, according to industry-funded research released on Wednesday. The study involving 4,000 gamblers, which was commissioned by the Responsible Gambling Trust, revealed alarmingly high levels of problem gambling with high-stakes. FOBTs have been dubbed...

Professional Players’ Federation study shows 6.1 per cent of professional sportsmen have gambling problems Twice as many again ‘at risk’ according to new research Gambling addiction linked to poor on-field displays and match-fixing risk Study interviewed almost 350 players across football and cricket  Hundreds of professional footballers and cricketers...

O economista Albano Martins defendeu hoje que a queda homóloga das receitas dos casinos de Macau, que se verifica desde junho e pode agravar-se até aos 20% este mês, advém do maior controlo da saída de capitais da China. “Isto está a acontecer devido às maiores restrições e maior...

Bet365, the Stoke-based bookmaker whose adverts are fronted by the actor Ray Winstone, has grown into one of the world’s largest online gambling businesses, helped by Chinese punters, who risk prison terms by betting via the group’s website. The company – which is also known in Britain for funding...

Durante uma visita a Estrasburgo, em 2 de outubro, Thierry Braillard, Secretário de Estado do Desporto da França, assinou a Convenção do Conselho da Europa sobre a Manipulação das Competições Desportivas. “A França esteve sempre na vanguarda da luta contra a manipulação das competições desportivas e espera que esta...

Council of Europe convention of the manipulation of sports competitions Full list Chart of signatures and ratifications of Treaty 215 Council of Europe Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions Status as of 23/06/2016 TITLE Council of Europe Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions REFERENCE CETS No.215 OPENING...

Four of Britain’s biggest bookmakers have pledged to promote responsible gambling, but campaigners say the move falls far short of what is needed. William Hill, Ladbrokes, Coral and Paddy Power are restricting some advertising of games and bets. They also announced a plan to set up an extra layer...

During a conference call to discuss Amaya’s second quarter financial results, CEO David Baazov remarked that the companies expansion into new ID mean verticals will benefit its online poker players. Baazov contends that the addition of new customers that will be acquired via Amaya’s expansion into online casino and...

A multimillion-pound levy on all sports betting is being considered by Labour with the revenue ploughed back into grassroots sports. Some of the funds would also be used to tackle problem gambling. The proposal is set out in a new “sport for all” document issued by Harriet Harman, the shadow...

Massachusetts voters will have an opportunity in November to repeal a 2011 law legalizing gambling, the Supreme Judicial Court ruled on Tuesday, casting uncertainty over a years-long effort to bring casinos to the state. The question came before the court after Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley sought to block...

Police have smashed an illegal betting syndicate in Macau for allegedly taking the equivalent of US$645 million in bets on World Cup matches. It’s believed to be the biggest ever raid on an illicit football bookmaking racket in the Asian casino capital, according to police. The gambling ring used...

The Portuguese Council of Ministers has announced that it has approved the text of a draft bill which would liberalize its online gaming market. A few days ago, the government reserved time in the parliamentary calendar for a debate on the proposals before the end of the current legislative...

The day after the news of Amaya’s deal to buy the Rational Group was announced, its Spanish subsidiary REEL Spain, Plc received licenses to offer Blackjack and Roulette from the Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ). Since Full Tilt does not operate in the Spanish regulated market, it...