2301 stories by Erik Gibbs
The Netherlands Unlikely to Enforce Stricter Gambling Loss Limits
While some countries, like the UK, are clamping down on how much consumers can spend gambling online, the Netherlands doesn’t want to overtighten the screws. Instead, Franc Weerwind, the country’s Minister for Legal Protection, believes a pragmatic approach to loss limits and...
Online Gaming, Wagering in Victoria, Australia Face New Controls
Australia’s gaming industry is undergoing an overhaul at various levels. The latest changes are coming to Victoria, and include modifications on how online gaming operators conduct business. The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC), the new state gaming regulator, is getting...
Imperial Pacific Int’l Close to Settlement to Keep Imperial Palace Casino in Saipan
Imperial Pacific International (IPI), the beleaguered operator of the now-shuttered Imperial Palace casino in Saipan, has reportedly seen the light at the end of the tunnel. It is close to finalizing a deal with casino regulators in the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana...
Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance Backs Two New Casinos
The landscape in Southeast Asia is changing, with the possibility of becoming a strong casino hub. Vietnam, similar to Thailand’s initiative, is considering approving two new casinos, and it has an idea of where they should go. Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance has...
Online Gambling May Come Under Attack in Upcoming UK White Paper
Virtually any day now, the UK is going to release its gambling white paper, the document that will define gambling activity in the country for years to come. When it arrives, Brits might find extreme measures curtailing online gaming. UK Gambling Minister...
India Not Likely to Change 28 Percent Gambling Tax
India’s Goods and Service Tax (GST) Council may be close to introducing a 28% tax rate on the country’s entire gambling industry. While there was hope that cooler heads might prevail, this now doesn’t appear to be the case. The GST Council...
Crown Resorts Faces New Victoria Probe, Eight-Figure Fine
Crown Resorts has already paid AU$80 million (US$57.5 million) for breaking the rules in Victoria but may have to pay more. The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) is launching a new probe that could cost the casino operator as much...
Spain Holds Inaugural Ceremony for Fourth Mediterranean Casino
Spain is in the process of tightening gambling regulations but isn't going to ridiculous extremes with its controls. As a result, it is finding increased interest from casino operators, and the latest is a new venue coming to Alicante. Spanish gaming and hospitality...
Macau Sees Surge of COVID-19 Cases at City’s Only Public Hospital
Macau continues to be unable to rid itself of COVID-19, and at the rate it's going, doesn't have an easy way out. The number of positive cases is on the rise in the casino hub, despite major efforts to quell a new...
Gambling Debt Leads to Death at Bavet, Vietnam Casino
Because of an unpayable debt of more than $3,000, one man in Vietnam is dead and another is heading to prison. Police in Bavet, Vietnam, according to VOD English, said that a Chinese man was murdered Saturday at the Moc Bai casino,...
