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UK Gambling Commission Warns Operators to Take Money Laundering Seriously
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) is telling gaming operators to take a close look at their anti-money laundering policies after finding that at least one major operator had holes in their own policies. The UKGC found that the Rank Group had weaknesses...
Washington Governor to Decide Fate of Spokane Casino
The Spokane Tribe of Indians want to follow in the footsteps of so many other tribes and companies throughout the United States by building a resort casino complex in the suburbs of Spokane. But there is significant public opposition to the proposal...
Paddy Power Betfair Marriage to Unite Two Wealthy Corporate Kingdoms
Paddy Power Betfair, the new corporate amalgam of two major online gaming operators, will create a gambling empire that will be the envy of the online casino universe. Paddy Power and Betfair have agreed terms on a £5 billion ($7.6 billion) merger...
Law Student Discovers Long Forgotten Mumbai Casino Act
Casino gaming in Mumbai, India’s most populous city, may actually be legal, it’s just no one knew about it. That was until Jay Satya, an eagle-eyed law student, unearthed the Maharashtra Casinos (Control and Tax) Act 1976. The legislation, authorizing casinos to...
New Jersey Allows Casinos to Host Online Gambling Games for Delaware
Regulated online gambling is still in its infancy in the United States, and so far, intrastate agreements on the subject have been pretty rare. But a new arrangement will allow New Jersey to step out of its intrastate market for the first...
“Gambling Apps” Compromise Corporate Security, Says Veracode Study
The gambling apps installed by a company’s employees could be putting its security systems at risk, according to a new report by cloud-based app security firm, Veracode. After scanning thousands of such apps installed on mobile devices used for work, the company...
Daily Fantasy Sports Illegal in Michigan, Says Regulator
Daily Fantasy Sports is “illegal under current Michigan law,” according to Rick Kalm, executive director of Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB), the state gambling regulator. The opinion, offered to Gambling Compliance this week, suggests that those offering and participating in DFS for...
Bwin.party Goes to GVC Holdings, 888 Throws in the Towel
Bwin.party has accepted a ring, and it's a honker. At long last, suitor GVC Holdings has won the heart of bwin.party with a $1.6 billion bid. Long-time rival 888 Holdings says it is no longer willing to contest the outcome, and has walked...
Donald Trump Brings on Steve Wynn as Unofficial Campaign Adviser: Strange Bedfellows Indeed
Donald Trump and Steve Wynn haven’t always been the best of friends, to say the least. But the two men are now reportedly working together on a project far bigger than a casino in Atlantic City or Las Vegas. According to a...
Australia Takes on Interactive Gambling Act, Saying Online Laws Need Clarification
Australia’s online gambling market has been governed for the past 14 years by the Interactive Gambling Act, a piece of legislation passed in 2001. It’s a law that has left much about the status of Internet gaming in the country unclear, and...
