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- December 2, 2015 By Oliver Young -

Online gambling is still illegal in South Africa but there are foreign operators that illegally offer their services and products to SA residents. In July a representative from the National Gambling Board announced the country’s plans to form a multi-disciplinary task force to fight illegal online gambling. Recently the Casino Association of South Africa (CASA) […] Continue Reading

- November 25, 2015 By Oliver Young -

Authorities in Malaysia are considering introducing a set of amendments to the laws on online gambling in order to cope with the many online illegal gambling activities in the country. Datuk Nur Jazlan, the Deputy Home Minister in the country, told local media that the Malaysian police cannot properly restrain illegal online gambling operations because […] Continue Reading

- November 18, 2015 By Oliver Young -

Chinese authorities have cracked a major multinational online gambling syndicate which reportedly took in $78 billion in bets from almost one million players, local media reported. Earlier this week the Chinese’ Ministry of Public Security told media that 98 people were arrested in the big crackdown. They were involved in a network of more than […] Continue Reading

- November 10, 2015 By Staff Writer -

CasinoDirectory.com had the privilege to get a rare, up-close interview with one of the most notorious casino cheaters of all time, Richard Marcus. Richard Marcus is also the author of the book: “American Roulette: How I Turned the Odds Upside Down–My Wild Twenty-Five-Year Ride Ripping Off the World’s Casinos.” In the book, Richard shares his […] Continue Reading

- November 4, 2015 By Oliver Young -

An article at Daze Info published this week warns online gambling operators of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. Such criminal activity has been happening a lot recently and can cost operators several thousand dollars if they are unprepared. According to the article, nine in 20 online gambling companies are targeted by DDoS attacks. Three […] Continue Reading

- November 2, 2015 By Oliver Young -

According to a new online survey conducted by the Leger Research Intelligence Group, daily fantasy sports (DFS) may threaten online casinos and lottery. The results from the online pool revealed that 1,004 US players of daily fantasy sports spent more money and time on online DFS rather than on casino games and lotteries. In particular, […] 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 5, 2015 By Oliver Young -

It appears that the dispute between Antigua and Barbuda and the US government over an online gambling case is not coming to an end judging by the speech of Gaston Browne, Antigua’s PM, last week. In his speech to the Assembly, Browne said that the negotiations over the dispute between the USA and the gambling […] Continue Reading

- September 23, 2015 By Nemanja L. -

A finance controller from England has lifted the lid on his secret life that left his family in huge debt as he spent over £500,000 to fund his gambling habit. David Bradford was jailed last year for conning his employer of more than £50,000 that he used to gamble online, mostly playing slot machines. Mr […] Continue Reading

- September 23, 2015 By Oliver Young -

Three casinos in Atlantic City have been fined for letting 117 self-excluded or underage players to bet. According to NBC New York, the operators were fined with over $14,000 and the fines were revealed last week by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement. The three casinos fined by the NJDGE are Tropicana, Resorts and […] Continue Reading