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Problem gambling experts have criticised rival factions of the betting industry for waging a “selfish” war of words to protect their own interests amid the threat of tighter regulation. The UK’s leading gambling charity also warned that a “narrow” focus on controversial fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs), potentially ignoring online betting...
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As apostas desportivas geram vendas de centenas de milhões de euros, mas saber dizer ao certo quanto vale este segmento de mercado em Portugal é um segredo ainda fechado à chave. Mesmo depois da legalização do jogo online, o retrato do negócio movimentado no sector é ainda muito incompleto....
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Slots was the star and poker the ugly duckling of Spain’s regulated online gambling market in Q4 2016. Figures released this week by Spanish gaming regulator Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) show healthy gains in the online gambling market in the three months ending December 31, with...
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O jogo da Santa Casa da Misericórdia deixou de estar apenas no papel e passou para o digital. Em 2013 a Instituição, em colaboração com a a NeoGames, passou a a disponibilizar um serviço de raspadinhas interativas. Agora a Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa vai pagar cerca de...
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Playtech has opened a state-of-the-art live casino studio facility in Bucharest, Romania to cater for a huge demand in licensees in the newly regulated Eastern European country. Playtech’s new Romania live casino facility employs native dealers and further bolsters its position as one of the world’s leading live casino...
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A empresa concessionária do casino de Ponta Delgada, na ilha de São Miguel, anunciou hoje que a infraestrutura “iniciará atividade dentro de poucas semanas”, faltando apenas chegar o “último lote de equipamento”. “O casino de Ponta Delgada iniciará a sua atividade dentro de poucas semanas e contará, no arranque,...
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The Gambling Commission has entered a heated discussion over events at Cheltenham on New Year’s Day, asking anyone to come forward who may have evidence of bookmakers forcing an unwarranted deduction from winnings on the last race, won by the favourite, Cap Soleil. A deduction of five pence in the pound...
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Os casinos de Macau fecharam 2016 com receitas de 223.210 milhões de patacas (26.565 milhões de euros), uma queda de 3,3% face ao ano passado. Os casinos de Macau fecharam 2016 com receitas de 223.210 milhões de patacas (26.565 milhões de euros), uma queda de 3,3% face ao cômputo...
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The newly launched PokerStars.pt in Portugal is one of the busiest online pokers sites in the world based on real money cash game players. That is the finding of PokerScout, an online poker traffic ranking site which estimates the number of players at cash game tables on the major...
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Global casino operators are vying to move into Japan’s potentially lucrative market after a ban was lifted by lawmakers in Tokyo, despite warnings over gambling addiction and the involvement of organised crime. Japan’s parliament approved legislation in the early hours of Thursday allowing the construction of “integrated resorts” that...
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Moscovo aprovou em Junho a abertura de casinos na Crimeia, península no Mar Negro que a Rússia usurpou recentemente à Ucrânia e anexou ao seu território. A Sociedade de Jogos de Macau (SJM) tem sido apontada como uma das empresas atentas às oportunidades ali criadas e há quem especule...
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The founder of Paddy Power Betfair, Britain’s biggest bookmaker, privately lobbied against betting machines frequently dubbed the “crack cocaine” of gambling, it has emerged. Stewart Kenny, the former chief executive of the betting giant he founded, wrote that there was “no public demand” for fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs), on...
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São quatro as empresas com licenças, duas na área das apostas desportivas. O mercado nacional, dominado por dois players irrelevantes no panorama internacional, está prestes a mudar com a entrada da Cofina e da Santa Casa. O mercado das apostas online vai alargar-se. Com um projeto da Santa Casa...
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Os jogadores portugueses vão poder voltar a apostar dinheiro em jogos de póquer online. A PokerStars, conhecida como a maior plataforma de póquer da internet, vai voltar a operar em Portugal quase dois anos depois do anterior governo suspender a atividade para legislar o setor depois de ter sido...
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The head of Macau’s government gave a conservative forecast for gambling revenue next year that’s 13 percent below analyst estimates amid a nascent recovery in the world’s biggest casino hub, Bloomberg reported. Macau’s government is confident the economy will recover to grow by low single-digits in 2017, Chief Executive...
Problem gambling experts have criticised rival factions of the betting industry for waging a “selfish” war of words to protect their own interests amid the threat of tighter regulation. The UK’s leading gambling charity also warned that a “narrow” focus on controversial fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs), potentially ignoring online betting...
As apostas desportivas geram vendas de centenas de milhões de euros, mas saber dizer ao certo quanto vale este segmento de mercado em Portugal é um segredo ainda fechado à chave. Mesmo depois da legalização do jogo online, o retrato do negócio movimentado no sector é ainda muito incompleto....
Slots was the star and poker the ugly duckling of Spain’s regulated online gambling market in Q4 2016. Figures released this week by Spanish gaming regulator Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) show healthy gains in the online gambling market in the three months ending December 31, with...
Playtech has opened a state-of-the-art live casino studio facility in Bucharest, Romania to cater for a huge demand in licensees in the newly regulated Eastern European country. Playtech’s new Romania live casino facility employs native dealers and further bolsters its position as one of the world’s leading live casino...
Os casinos de Macau fecharam 2016 com receitas de 223.210 milhões de patacas (26.565 milhões de euros), uma queda de 3,3% face ao ano passado. Os casinos de Macau fecharam 2016 com receitas de 223.210 milhões de patacas (26.565 milhões de euros), uma queda de 3,3% face ao cômputo...
The newly launched PokerStars.pt in Portugal is one of the busiest online pokers sites in the world based on real money cash game players. That is the finding of PokerScout, an online poker traffic ranking site which estimates the number of players at cash game tables on the major...
Global casino operators are vying to move into Japan’s potentially lucrative market after a ban was lifted by lawmakers in Tokyo, despite warnings over gambling addiction and the involvement of organised crime. Japan’s parliament approved legislation in the early hours of Thursday allowing the construction of “integrated resorts” that...
The head of Macau’s government gave a conservative forecast for gambling revenue next year that’s 13 percent below analyst estimates amid a nascent recovery in the world’s biggest casino hub, Bloomberg reported. Macau’s government is confident the economy will recover to grow by low single-digits in 2017, Chief Executive...
