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- May 26, 2017 By Oliver Young -

Online gambling losses in the UK have increased when compared to last year, new statistics from the UK Gambling Commission released this Thursday show. According to the numbers, which were posted weeks before a governmental review of the gambling sector is to be revealed, show that online casinos are doing better than the land-based casino […] Continue Reading

- May 25, 2017 By Riley Wilson -

  Bookmaker Ratings announced the results of its three-year long study, which was conducted to gain more insight in the popularity of bookmakers in the United Kingdom. Bookmaker Ratings used data provided by Google trends for the period starting from April 2014 until April 2017. According to available data, Bet365 was consistently the most popular […] Continue Reading

- May 22, 2017 By Oliver Young -

Trump’s win in the American Presidential Election in 2016 was profitable for many. We’re talking, of course, about the punters who backed the outsider to enter the White House. The odds for Trump to win were significantly lower than the odds for Hillary to win, similarly, the odds for a Brexit win were much higher […] Continue Reading

- May 18, 2017 By Riley Wilson -

The officials of the Australian state of Victoria are about to introduce a new proposal for the gambling tax. The proposal has been described as ‘radical’ and its arrival is somewhat a surprise, since Victoria was a part of an earlier deal made by several other states not to open the whole issue until the […] Continue Reading

- May 17, 2017 By Oliver Young -

Whether daily fantasy sports are a game of chance or a game of skill is a long and ongoing debate, especially in the US, where the difference may have very serious implications. Namely, if DFS is considered to be a game of skill it is a lot easier to legalise it, whereas if the verdict […] Continue Reading

- May 15, 2017 By Samantha A. -

The Multibillion dollar Resort and Casino project that is being constructed on the strip within Las Vegas has been delayed for another year.  This casino and resort is being constructed in order to cater to the city’s Chinese-American and Chinese tourist.  This huge announcement came on Wednesday. Overhaul of Original Design Edward Farrell who is […] Continue Reading

- May 15, 2017 By Oliver Young -

It is not often that casino operators are happy about legal proposals that deal with gambling revenue taxation. In most cases operators complain that lawmakers are only interested in increasing tax revenues in order to fill the gaps in their state budgets, not caring whether operators can sustain such a tax rate. That is not […] Continue Reading

- May 10, 2017 By Riley Wilson -

Scotland-based daily fantasy sports (DFS) operator, Premier Punt, has a real treat for fans of fantasy sports and sports betting. Premier Punt already owns a pool betting licence for its fantasy products but has recently received a sportsbook licence from the United Kingdom Gambling Commission. What is the App About? The next step was the […] Continue Reading

- May 10, 2017 By Oliver Young -

There has been several attempts to push forward pro-gambling legislation in New York. It has to be said that this state is not as restrictive as most other US states. In fact, in 2013 citizens approved changes of the State Constitution that allowed establishment of casinos outside Indian reservations. Senator John Bonacic is one of […] Continue Reading

- May 8, 2017 By Samantha A. -

A Connecticut Indian Tribes plan to construct a third casino in the area of East Windsor is getting a step closer.  On Monday they received the blessing of a key legislative committee.  The key legislative committee approved the bill that would ultimately allow the Mohegan and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribes to construct a very modest […] Continue Reading