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HANOI: Punters in gambling-mad Vietnam cheered the easing of a ban on sports betting Saturday, as the communist government moves to bring a booming black market industry above board. Vietnam has long barred locals from gambling of any form, allowing only a few foreigner-only casinos. But the law is...
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Swiss casinos want to block the domains of international online gambling operators serving Swiss players while awaiting online regulation: the problem is they may have to pay for them. Many casinos in Switzerland are struggling financially. They need the international blocks as a stopgap until expected regulation arrives circa...
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Britain and Gibraltar count as one EU state in terms of a key aspect of the single market, a senior EU lawyer has said in an opinion that could affect the territory’s life after Brexit. The lawyer rebuffed a challenge by Gibraltar’s huge electronic gambling industry, the mainstay of...
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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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After months of delay, Portugal has finally sent its new online poker liquidity sharing technical standards to the European Commission for approval. Last November, Portugal welcomed the first online poker site (Amaya Gaming’s PokerStars) under the country’s new online gambling licensing regime, but it wasn’t until this Tuesday that...
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The National Lottery operator, Camelot, is “considering its options” after the man who allegedly claimed a £2.5m prize by fraudulent means was named in the media as a convicted rapist. The Gambling Commission said on Thursday that it had fined Camelot£3mfor paying out the £2.5m prize in 2009 on a ticket that...
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Japan is rolling the dice on casinos to help boost its struggling economy. The Japanese parliament passed a new law early Thursday that paves the way for a gaming industry that could generate more than $30 billion a year, according to analysts. At the moment, casinos are illegal in...
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The amount gamblers can stake on controversialshould be slashed and councils given powers to stop bookmakers “clustering” betting shops on high streets, an influential group of MPs has said. The recommendations, timed to coincide with a government review of betting machines, won support from gambling campaigners but were dismissed as...
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Jogadores, dirigentes e árbitros podem ficar impedidos de jogar no Placard e outros sites Um novo tipo de crime pode estar a caminho. Dá pelo nome de ‘aposta antidesportiva’ e é um projeto de lei que o Partido Socialista vai levar a votos no Parlamento. À procura de colocar...
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Paolo Rossi, jogador do Lazio de Roma, foi suspenso por três anos, por envolvimento num escândalo com o totobola italiano O PS vai levar a votos no Parlamento um projeto de lei que cria um novo tipo de crime – a aposta antidesportiva – e agrava a moldura penal...
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A proposta do Governo no sentido de tornar obrigatória a declaração, nas fronteiras, de montantes superiores a 120 mil patacas não deve afectar o desempenho dos casinos do território. A previsão é avançada por uma mão cheia de analistas ao serviço de bancos de investimento e agências de rating...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
HANOI: Punters in gambling-mad Vietnam cheered the easing of a ban on sports betting Saturday, as the communist government moves to bring a booming black market industry above board. Vietnam has long barred locals from gambling of any form, allowing only a few foreigner-only casinos. But the law is...
Swiss casinos want to block the domains of international online gambling operators serving Swiss players while awaiting online regulation: the problem is they may have to pay for them. Many casinos in Switzerland are struggling financially. They need the international blocks as a stopgap until expected regulation arrives circa...
Britain and Gibraltar count as one EU state in terms of a key aspect of the single market, a senior EU lawyer has said in an opinion that could affect the territory’s life after Brexit. The lawyer rebuffed a challenge by Gibraltar’s huge electronic gambling industry, the mainstay of...
After months of delay, Portugal has finally sent its new online poker liquidity sharing technical standards to the European Commission for approval. Last November, Portugal welcomed the first online poker site (Amaya Gaming’s PokerStars) under the country’s new online gambling licensing regime, but it wasn’t until this Tuesday that...
Japan is rolling the dice on casinos to help boost its struggling economy. The Japanese parliament passed a new law early Thursday that paves the way for a gaming industry that could generate more than $30 billion a year, according to analysts. At the moment, casinos are illegal in...
Jogadores, dirigentes e árbitros podem ficar impedidos de jogar no Placard e outros sites Um novo tipo de crime pode estar a caminho. Dá pelo nome de ‘aposta antidesportiva’ e é um projeto de lei que o Partido Socialista vai levar a votos no Parlamento. À procura de colocar...
A proposta do Governo no sentido de tornar obrigatória a declaração, nas fronteiras, de montantes superiores a 120 mil patacas não deve afectar o desempenho dos casinos do território. A previsão é avançada por uma mão cheia de analistas ao serviço de bancos de investimento e agências de rating...
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...
