Gambling News

- October 28, 2015 By Oliver Young -

On Tuesday, October 27 2015, Czech lawmakers from the lower house approved the bill that suggests raising the gambling taxes in the country. In particular, the bill recommends increasing the tax on winnings from slot machines, sports betting and lotteries. The bill will have effect from 2016. Legislators in Czech Republic were told that its […] Continue Reading

- October 27, 2015 By Nemanja L. -

Switzerland is moving closer to allowing its residents to take part in online gambling as the Swiss Federal Assembly is believed to be reviewing the latest gambling regulation. Under the current law, online gambling is forbidden in the country, although a number of famous gaming operators do accept Swiss players. And in order to prevent the […] Continue Reading

- October 27, 2015 By Samantha A. -

A newly opened Hollywood-themed casino is now making its rounds when it comes to getting some new patrons to come in and check it out. Opened in Macau, it fits well with the other casinos in the area but provides a little more than the others. While this might seem hard to do, the Hollywood […] Continue Reading

- October 26, 2015 By Oliver Young -

At the beginning of October, the Romanian Gambling Office (ONJN) put Bet365 on its blacklist and prohibited the operator to offer online gambling products and services to Romanian players. The move surprised many observers, having in mind that Bet365 stopped welcoming players from Romania a year ago and is reported that it paid approximately 30 […] Continue Reading

- October 22, 2015 By Nemanja L. -

Australia’s Alliance for Gambling Reform (AGR) and Maurice Blackburn law firm are weighing up taking a legal action against the manufacturers and operators of the land-based slot machines, also known as pokies. The AGR represents a large group of Australians who believe that the government should control gambling better than they do at the moment […] Continue Reading

- October 21, 2015 By Oliver Young -

The project proposal to build a Las Vegas style land based casino in the economically struggling Southern Tier region in New York was given thumbs up by the Gaming Facility Location Board. The preliminary approved application was sent by Jeffrey Gural, the owner of the Tioga Downs racetrack. The $195 million casino is one of […] Continue Reading

- October 21, 2015 By Nemanja L. -

The two leading horse racing operators in the UK have joined efforts to ban any commercial deals with the country’s bookmakers who do not make sufficient contributions to the sport in question. Arena Racing Company (ARC) and Jockey Club Racecourses (JCR) made it clear on Tuesday that they fully supported the British Horseracing Authority’s (BHA) […] Continue Reading

- October 21, 2015 By Samantha A. -

The M8trix was reinvented and brought out from the bankruptcy that they were once under, and the man behind it all is now walking away from the very lucrative million dollar business that he built for himself. However, this is not all done in vain, or even because he wants too but because of personal […] Continue Reading

- October 19, 2015 By Oliver Young -

The ambitious casino mogul James Parker of Crown Resorts is not planning to stop investing in the gambling industry in Australia. To make his plans clear he invested an additional $1.5 billion or €963.5 million to build a 90 story hotel and casino tower in the Southbank area in Melbourne, reports HeralndSun. This will increase […] Continue Reading

- October 15, 2015 By Nemanja L. -

Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) companies found themselves in hot water after it was revealed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation had launched investigation designed to determine whether these websites run gambling operations and thus violate federal law. According to the Wall Street Journal, FBI agents have contacted a number of DraftKings customers to enquire about […] Continue Reading