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The Top Five Hottest Gambling Trends of 2015
Looking back at 2015's hottest gambling trends, we saw a gaming landscape in a state of flux, with new innovations driven largely by market challenges. Here are our top 5 gaming trends of the year. Bitcoin Gaming Gambling with Bitcoins came of age...
UK 2015: Politics and Taxes Hit Online Gambling Operators Hard
As the New Year broke in 2015, operators in the UK market were just beginning to feel the pinch of the country’s unpopular new point of consumption tax, which had come into effect on December 1 of the year just passed. Under...
Europe in 2015: A Fragmented Regulatory Landscape for Online Gaming
Europe faced a boatload of regulatory issues this year. No question, 2015 was a challenging year for online gaming operators in the EU, as tighter regulations from many countries created an ever more fragmented regulatory landscape. From taxation levels to player pools,...
New York State Expands Gambling by Issuing Three Commercial Casino Licenses
New York is joining its neighbors New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Massachusetts in getting into the commercial gambling business. On Monday, the New York State Gaming Commission unanimously approved three licenses to proposed upstate facilities in Sullivan, Schenectady, and Seneca Counties in...
Packer Resignation from Crown Board Invites Takeover Speculation
Australian billionaire James Packer has stepped down as director of Crown Resorts, fueling speculation that he’s about to take the company private. The news, which came just four months after he surprised many by resigning as company chairman in order to “spend...
Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini Banned From Soccer for Eight Years by FIFA
79-year-old Sepp Blatter has been the President of FIFA since 1998 and an official with soccer's governing body since 1981, but on Monday the outspoken and vigorous leader accused of facilitating bribes and money laundering was handed an eight-year ban from the...
Lottery Fraud Investigation Goes Nationwide
A probe into lottery fixing in the US escalated this week as authorities expanded their investigation nationwide, fearing that an ex-lottery worker convicted of fixing the Iowa draw may have pulled the trick all across the country. Eddie Tipton, 52, the former...
Review-Journal Rebels Against New Owner, Sheldon Adelson
The folks at the Las Vegas Review-Journal have sent out a clear message that they will not lie down and roll over for their new boss, Sheldon Adelson. In fact, it seems they’re spoiling for a fight. Since Adelson was revealed as...
Study Claims Gambling Apps Present Substantial Security Risks to Users
Gambling apps are often seen as nothing more than fun time-wasters that help bypass the time sitting in a doctor's office or waiting to go through airport security. But a new study says many of these applications are prone to malicious malware...
Brazil Fast Tracks Bill to Legalize Online Gambling
Brazil’s proposed gambling reforms are being fast-tracked through the legislature, as the country seeks to reap the economic benefits of a liberalized gaming regime. Bill 186/2014 would legalize casino gambling for the first time since 1946, as well as create a regulatory...
