-
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...
-
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...
-
Empresa passa a ser Official Betting Partner do clube. O Benfica anunciou esta quinta-feira, através do seu site oficial, ter assinado um acordo de parceria com a Betclic, válido por três anos, que permite àquela casa de apostas, a primeira a obter licença de jogo online em Portugal, ter...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
A nova empresa criada para explorar jogos de fortuna ou azar online resulta de uma parceria entre a Estoril-Sol e a belga Gaming1. Cada uma detém 50% da companhia que obteve a terceira licença em Portugal. O grupo Estoril-Sol recebeu a terceira licença para explorar o jogo online em Portugal. Contudo, o...
-
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...
-
Portuguese gaming operator Estoril Sol SGPS SA – majority controlled by business interests connected to Macau casino entrepreneur Stanley Ho Hung Sun – launched this week what Portuguese media described as the first licensed website to offer legal online casino gambling in Portugal. The website was established in partnership with...
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...
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...
Empresa passa a ser Official Betting Partner do clube. O Benfica anunciou esta quinta-feira, através do seu site oficial, ter assinado um acordo de parceria com a Betclic, válido por três anos, que permite àquela casa de apostas, a primeira a obter licença de jogo online em Portugal, ter...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
