NOTÍCIAS

A polícia espanhola deteve esta quinta-feira 34 pessoas, incluindo seis jogadores de ténis, por viciação de resultados em torneios em Portugal e Espanha, que lhes terão rendido em apostas cerca de meio milhão de euros. O responsável da operação da Guardia Civil, que se estendeu por várias províncias espanholas,...

Nearly half a million children a week gamble and 9,000 are problem gamblers, according to a study by the industry regulator. The Gambling Commission’s Young People and Gambling report(pdf) found that while rates of smoking, drinking and drug-taking among children have declined, gambling rates have remained largely static, with 450,000 11-...

A Polícia Judiciária de Macau deteve quatro pessoas por suspeita de envolvimento num esquema de manipulação de cartas de jogo que custou ao casino envolvido mais de 24 milhões de patacas (2,7 milhões de euros). Em esclarecimento à agência Lusa, a PJ explicou que a denúncia partiu de um...

O maior casino “online” ilegal da China movimentou quase 55 mil milhões de euros, desde que foi fundado em 2012, até ser encerrado pelas autoridades em junho passado. A plataforma foi estabelecida por um homem chamado Zhou, detalhou a agência oficial Xinhua, que cita um tribunal chinês. No ano...

The Director General of Spain’s La Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ), Carlos Hernández Rivera, has stepped down following a proposal by the Minister of Finance and Public Administration and the subsequent decision by Spain’s Council of Ministers earlier this month. Rivera, who has held the position for...

Early in July, a bill to legalize and regulate several forms of online gambling, including online poker, was approved in the Dutch Lower House. The Dutch online gambling industry was sure that the bill would be passed into law early in 2017. But unfortunately, that is not to be....

One of 18 Crown Resorts staff arrested in China in October for suspected “gambling crimes” has been released from detention, according to media reports. The detention of 18 Crown staff, three of whom are Australian nationals including its head of international VIP gambling, has sparked concern about the impact...

Following the passing of the bill that seeks to legalize gambling in Brazil by the members of the National Development Special Committee of the Senate, Brazilian Tourism Minister Marx Beltrao defended in London the opening of the South American giant to foreign investors. “The Ministry of Tourism looks very...

Residents of New Jersey voted overwhelmingly against a ballot measure Tuesday that would allow for the construction of two casinos outside of Atlantic City. With over 2.8 million votes cast, the “No’s” destroyed the “Yes’s” 2,201,768 to 633,034. Casino gambling was legalized in New Jersey in 1976, but restricted...

They say the bookie always wins, but not on Tuesday night. Three weeks ago, bookmaker Paddy Power paid out £800,000 in winnings to punters who had backed Hillary Clinton to be the next US president, only now to be left with a bill for £4m to pay clients who...

New Jersey’s cash-strapped coastal gambling hub of Atlantic City will submit an updated fiscal recovery plan to the state, local officials said on Wednesday, in an eleventh-hour bid to hold off a takeover of city government. Trenton rejected the city’s five-year plan on Tuesday, questioning the viability of a...

Gambling operators in Britain will be subject to a new obligations aimed at preventing money laundering and terrorist financing under new licensing conditions due to come into effect on 31 October. The revised licensing conditions and codes of practice (LCCP) (81-page / 1.43MB PDF) will require gambling operators to...

An investigation into online gambling operators’ compliance with UK consumer protection rules has been opened by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The regulator has used powers set out in the UK’s Consumer Rights Act to serve information notices on businesses operating in the online gambling market in Great...

Ministers have launched a review of the gambling industry, including fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs) that have been accused of being highly addictive. The review was announced by Tracey Crouch, the sport minister, who said it would consider the maximum stakes and prizes for gaming machines. It will look...

The New Jersey Senate passed a bill on Thursday designed to keep billionaire investor Carl Icahn from re-opening the Trump Taj Mahal for five years. The bill, S2575, was affirmed by a vote of 29 to 6 (with 5 not voting) and would amend the portion of the state...