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Macau Gross Gaming Revenue, Visitation, and Employment All Down
Macau's gross gaming revenue (GGR) isn't progressing the way the industry would like. It is likely to remain stagnant in the short term, which is having an impact on gaming employment as well. Macau enjoyed a small uptick in activity for the...
Gambling Reform in Northern Ireland Makes It Past Final Stage
Northern Ireland lawmakers pushed a gambling reform bill through its last review today. The updated laws only have one step remaining. But not everyone is happy about the new regulations. After years of wrangling over gambling reform, Northern Ireland lawmakers caught up....
Sweden’s Gambling Industry Was Worth $2.67B Last Year
Sweden's gaming industry had a good year last year. With the final numbers in place, the sector took in $2.67 billion in revenue. Sweden's gaming regulator, Spelinspektionen, just reported the country's gaming figures for 2021, and things are looking good. Online gaming...
Peru iGaming, Mobile Sports Betting Regulated in New Bill
Peru is losing millions of dollars every year because it doesn't have a regulated iGaming industry. However, that could change, as new legislation seeks to license operators in the country. Roberto Sanchez, the head of Peru's ministry of foreign trade and tourism...
Indonesians Held by Chinese Syndicates in Cambodia Freed by Police
Cambodian authorities have rescued as many as 44 Indonesian nationals held hostage by Chinese syndicates. The gangs forced them to work in a number of illegal gambling enterprises before the government intervened. The Khmer Times reports that the release of the Indonesians...
Genting Crown Casino in Poipet, Cambodia Sees Thai Man Fall to Death
Criminal investigators in Cambodia have an interesting case on their hands. They have to figure out how a man fell to his death from the Crown Casino complex in Poipet. The incident may be tied to organized crime. Last Thursday, Mesa Suisen...
France’s Gaming Regulator Gets More Power to Block Illegal Sites
France's unified gaming regulator, L'Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), is getting more control over the online gaming segment. It can now directly order ISPs and search engines to block unlicensed online operators in the country. France's government has granted the ANJ the...
Macau Legislator Can’t Explain ‘National Security’ Language in Gambling Bill
A Macau Legislative Assembly committee reviewing the city's updated gambling laws has clarified a clause regarding casino operators and national security violations. However, the explanation doesn't provide additional clarity. Language in Macau's updated gambling laws addresses the revocation of a casino operator's...
Brazilian Serie A Soccer: Only One Team Not Tied to Sports Betting
Most countries are determined to separate sports and sports betting. Brazil, which doesn't even have legal sports betting yet, is going in the opposite direction. Around the world, countries that have legal sports betting want to build a wall between sportsbooks and...
IGT’s Lottery Operations Grow as the Company Enters Germany’s Baden-Württemberg
International Game Technology (IGT) has learned that running lotteries mean big business. It has scored a couple of new deals lately, including one this week in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. IGT recently announced that it will expand its instant ticketing business,...
