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The House subcommittee hearing was labeled “Daily Fantasy Sports: Issues and Perspectives.” The real purpose, however, for the nearly two-hour long hearing on Wednesday became clear minutes in: the decriminalization of sports gambling nationwide. “The biggest thing for me is that I would like us to legalize sports betting,” Rep....
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Nos dias 22 e 23 de Outubro o Casino de Espinho recebe o World Poker Tour National Iberia Grand Final de Espinho. Sendo que os dias de arranque acontecem entre 13 e 16 de Outubro. Em comunicado divulgado esta quarta-feira, 11 de Maio, a Solverde informa que o Casino...
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France’s regulated online gambling market experienced its single largest year-on-year gain in sports betting and the highest quarterly wagering total yet recorded. According to figures released Monday by French regulator ARJEL, online sports betting handle in the three months ending March 31 reached €516m, up a whopping 47% from...
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Two men have been ordered to pay over £32,000 in fines and legal costs to Kingston Council following a crackdown on illegal gambling at a London private members’ club. Nicholas Clark and Luke Flack pleaded guilty to gambling offences at Kingston Crown Court on Friday 29 April. The offence...
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A utilização de telemóveis nas salas de grandes apostadores dos casinos de Macau passa a ser proibida a partir de segunda-feira (9), para evitar as apostas por via telefónica, que dificultam a identificação da origem do dinheiro. A medida quer evitar que a utilização de telemóveis nas mesas de...
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France’s beleaguered online poker market got a long-desired shot in the arm after politicians authorized liquidity sharing with other European Union regulated markets. France’s ring-fenced poker market has been in terminal decline for years but politicians steadfastly refused to grant requests by French regulator ARJEL to allow its licensees to partner with operators...
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Ontem, durante a Operação Matrioskas, a Polícia Judiciária portuguesa, com o apoio da Europol, desmantelou um grupo criminoso organizado de caráter multinacional, composto maioritariamente por cidadãos russos, que se dedicava ao branqueamento de capitais através do setor do futebol. Em atividade desde, pelo menos, 2008, esta rede criminosa é...
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O representante do Serviço de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos do Turismo de Portugal Paulo Lopes disse hoje que recebe pedidos diários de uma a duas pessoas a solicitarem ser proibidas de entrar nos casinos. “Recebo uma média de um ou dois jogadores por dia a pedir para os...
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PROTECTING CLEAN ATHLETES FROM COMPETITION MANIPULATION WAS THE FOCUS OF A PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT MEETING ORGANISED JOINTLY BY THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC) AND INTERPOL IN BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, LAST WEEK. Another tangible result stemming from Olympic Agenda 2020, the meeting brought together key figures dealing with the national prevention of...
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A court in Germany has ruled that the 20-license cap on sports betting licenses under the country’s Interstate Treaty on Gambling is illegal, a move that opens up the market to the rest of the European Union. The 5th Chamber of the Administrative Court of Wiesbaden found that the restriction to twenty...
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Os 11 casinos portugueses tinham dito adeus à crise no ano passado, mas os da Madeira e Figueira voltaram a perder receitas este ano. O sector facturou 71,8 milhões de euros no primeiro trimestre, mais 6,1% do que há um ano. Casino da Figueira, da Amorim Turismo, até investiu...
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The BBC’s Daily Politics has discussed how betting shops are the safest places to gamble in the UK. Chief Executive Malcolm George reported on the issue for the programme’s “SoapBox” feature, before debating with MP Kwasi Kwarteng and Baroness Prosser. In the film, Malcolm noted that anyone can buy...
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William Hill called for investors to attend a trading update and online review on 23 March. The results at Cheltenham had been awful, the worst in living memory according to James Henderson, William Hills Chief Executive. Then the surprise: social responsibility measures had caused the company to see 3,000...
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As receitas do jogo VIP nos casinos de Macau caíram 19,35% no primeiro trimestre do ano, comparando com os mesmos meses de 2015, segundo dados oficiais divulgados hoje. Os grandes apostadores (jogo VIP) continuam a ser a origem da maioria das receitas dos casinos de Macau e tiveram um...
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The Czech lower house has approved legislation to raise taxes on gambling firms and open the online market to foreign operators. Reuters reports that, as of next year, tax on slot machines will increase from 28% to 35%, with verticals including sports betting and lottery remaining at 23%. The...
The House subcommittee hearing was labeled “Daily Fantasy Sports: Issues and Perspectives.” The real purpose, however, for the nearly two-hour long hearing on Wednesday became clear minutes in: the decriminalization of sports gambling nationwide. “The biggest thing for me is that I would like us to legalize sports betting,” Rep....
Nos dias 22 e 23 de Outubro o Casino de Espinho recebe o World Poker Tour National Iberia Grand Final de Espinho. Sendo que os dias de arranque acontecem entre 13 e 16 de Outubro. Em comunicado divulgado esta quarta-feira, 11 de Maio, a Solverde informa que o Casino...
France’s regulated online gambling market experienced its single largest year-on-year gain in sports betting and the highest quarterly wagering total yet recorded. According to figures released Monday by French regulator ARJEL, online sports betting handle in the three months ending March 31 reached €516m, up a whopping 47% from...
Two men have been ordered to pay over £32,000 in fines and legal costs to Kingston Council following a crackdown on illegal gambling at a London private members’ club. Nicholas Clark and Luke Flack pleaded guilty to gambling offences at Kingston Crown Court on Friday 29 April. The offence...
A utilização de telemóveis nas salas de grandes apostadores dos casinos de Macau passa a ser proibida a partir de segunda-feira (9), para evitar as apostas por via telefónica, que dificultam a identificação da origem do dinheiro. A medida quer evitar que a utilização de telemóveis nas mesas de...
Ontem, durante a Operação Matrioskas, a Polícia Judiciária portuguesa, com o apoio da Europol, desmantelou um grupo criminoso organizado de caráter multinacional, composto maioritariamente por cidadãos russos, que se dedicava ao branqueamento de capitais através do setor do futebol. Em atividade desde, pelo menos, 2008, esta rede criminosa é...
O representante do Serviço de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos do Turismo de Portugal Paulo Lopes disse hoje que recebe pedidos diários de uma a duas pessoas a solicitarem ser proibidas de entrar nos casinos. “Recebo uma média de um ou dois jogadores por dia a pedir para os...
PROTECTING CLEAN ATHLETES FROM COMPETITION MANIPULATION WAS THE FOCUS OF A PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT MEETING ORGANISED JOINTLY BY THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC) AND INTERPOL IN BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, LAST WEEK. Another tangible result stemming from Olympic Agenda 2020, the meeting brought together key figures dealing with the national prevention of...
A court in Germany has ruled that the 20-license cap on sports betting licenses under the country’s Interstate Treaty on Gambling is illegal, a move that opens up the market to the rest of the European Union. The 5th Chamber of the Administrative Court of Wiesbaden found that the restriction to twenty...
The BBC’s Daily Politics has discussed how betting shops are the safest places to gamble in the UK. Chief Executive Malcolm George reported on the issue for the programme’s “SoapBox” feature, before debating with MP Kwasi Kwarteng and Baroness Prosser. In the film, Malcolm noted that anyone can buy...
The Czech lower house has approved legislation to raise taxes on gambling firms and open the online market to foreign operators. Reuters reports that, as of next year, tax on slot machines will increase from 28% to 35%, with verticals including sports betting and lottery remaining at 23%. The...
