Liberals won't deny that Crown deal prevents future gambling reform
- Oct 22, 2014
The Victorian government has refused to deny that a controversial deal with Crown casinos will hamper its ability to legislate against problem gambling.
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Ireland Set To Introduce Online Gambling Tax
- Oct 17, 2014
Ireland's Minister for Finance Michael Noonan is set to introduce a new taxation scheme targeting remote based gambling and sports betting operators.
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European Commission to sue Sweden over online betting laws
- Oct 17, 2014
The European Commission has initiated legal action against Sweden after ruling that the country has failed to change rules on online betting and poker games that the organisation claims breach European Union (EU) law on the free movement of services.
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Spain Plans to Save Online Gambling Industry With New Casino Licenses
- Oct 16, 2014
Spain's gambling regulator is about to issue an undefined number of new casino licenses in the attempt to help the national online gambling regulated market to grow.
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Amax to offer online gambling after 16-hour flight
- Oct 16, 2014
Hong Kong-listed gaming investor Amax International Holdings plans to offer live-dealer online gambling to high-rollers on the island of Vanuatu. Amax announced this week it had agreed to acquire 60% of Forenzia Enterprises Ltd., a British Virgin Islands company that holds a local online gambling license.
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Online gaming firms start shutting Singapore accounts
- Oct 15, 2014
Operators move to cut links with Singapore-registered customers after Parliament passes the Remote Gambling Act.
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The Legality Of Fantasy Sports In Canada: Projections And Cheat Sheets
- Oct 15, 2014
Fantasy sports have become a mainstream social activity and an integral part of North American sports culture. The League, a half-hour comedy centred around a fantasy football league and its members, recently entered its sixth season.
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Japan casinos to be foreigners-only to start
- Oct 13, 2014
Japan intends to restrict initial access to its planned new casinos to foreigners-only. Japanese legislators are currently debating passage of a casino study bill that would revise the country's constitution to permit development of casinos.
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French Regulator Proposes Meeting With Poker Players to Discuss Industry's Future
- Oct 10, 2014
Charles Coppolani, the president of French gambling regulator ARJEL, has agreed to sit down with a delegation of poker players to discuss the future of the country's online poker industry.
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Italian authorities to clamp down on illegal gambling operations
- Oct 9, 2014
Italian Finance Minister Pier Carlo Padoan has unveiled a series of new measures to help keep consumers in the country safe from illegal gambling operations.
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Sweden’s Tax Agency Finds Players With Undeclared Poker Winnings
- Oct 9, 2014
In Sweden, poker players are not taxed on winnings from sites licensed inside the European Economic Area, but those players gambling at poker rooms not part of the EU are required to declare their winnings and pay regular taxes on them.
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Bet365 defends online gambling operation in China
- Oct 8, 2014
Online gambling operator Bet365 said that its internet gambling operations in China are breaking no laws despite the country having outlawed betting in all but a number of controlled scenarios.
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