Legal

- June 24, 2015 By Samantha A. -

Plans to have a new Machinaw casino go up are underway for the tribes that are involved. This is a big project that will go underway in the coming months, and one that many people are talking about. It is definitely one that we did not see coming, since they were pretty much shut down […] Continue Reading

- June 15, 2015 By Oliver Young -

Portugal has been one of the European countries that have been waiting for a long time for liberalisation of their online gambling market. Good news to online players from the country is that the end of the waiting seems close as Portugal gets ready for regulated and licensed online gambling activity to start on 28th […] Continue Reading

- June 10, 2015 By Oliver Young -

The US state of Pennsylvania is obviously focused on regulating online gambling till the end of 2015. Therefore, the state introduced the fifth gambling bill this Tuesday which comes with proposals such as limitations on using brands as well as a 54% tax rate. The bill SB 900 is sponsored by Senator Kim Ward, whereas […] Continue Reading

- June 4, 2015 By Nemanja L. -

As of 2nd June, casino operators are free to offer their Spanish customers a chance to play slot games online as the country’s gambling regulator has issued ten new online licenses as well as confirming another 20 licenses to operators who had earlier applied for regulated slots play. This will come as great news to […] Continue Reading

- June 2, 2015 By Nemanja L. -

Crystal Serenity is set to become the first cruise ship to operate its onboard casino in Maltese waters after the country’s gaming regulatory body approved the application from its parent company Crystal Cruises The high end cruise liner is expected to call to Malta on 5th and 6th June, and the passengers will be glad […] Continue Reading

- June 1, 2015 By Oliver Young -

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) plans to lower the casino reporting threshold to $600 and people as well as the industry can make their complaints on the proposal until the 2nd of June, 2015. This change was first proposed in March in order to bring slot winnings in line with the other reporting requirements now […] Continue Reading

- May 28, 2015 By Nemanja L. -

New York State Senator John Bonacic has made a fresh attempt to legalize online gambling in the Empire State by introducing the third gambling bill since 2013. The Senator had had similar legislations fail to produce any results in 2013 and 2014, but he hopes that S5302-2015 will finally regulate online poker in the state. […] Continue Reading

- May 27, 2015 By Oliver Young -

Taiwan has been warned by Chinese official not to proceed with its plans of starting its own casino industry on the Kimmen Island. China threatened Taiwan that it might face revocation of transportation and trade privileges with the mainland. The Kimmen Island is located only two kilometres off the Fujian province’s coast and starting casino […] Continue Reading

- May 25, 2015 By Oliver Young -

Sheldon Adelson’s dealings in his Macau casinos might be examined by a Nevada court after he failed to keep Steve Jacobs’ suit out of US courts. Jacobs is Sands China ex CEO who was sacked and then sued the company for wrongful termination. Adelson tried really hard to keep the suit out of American courts; […] Continue Reading

- May 20, 2015 By Oliver Young -

AB 414 was an infamous bill whose objective was to restrict Nevada’s ability to enter into interstate online gaming agreements. Luckily for online players, this bizarre legislative failed to pass through the Committee on Judiciary before its deadline and hence it is considered dead. The bill that was another anti-online gaming bill backed by Sheldon […] Continue Reading