Japan is already the third biggest gambling market in the world in terms of gross win and after many false starts is considering regulating land-based casinos in order to boost trade and tourism in some of its major cities.
Read More . . .The Italian Senate has passed an amendment to a government finance bill that will ban radio and television gambling advertising in the country.
Read More . . .The UK Gambling Commission has reported that the number of people in the country participating in gambling activities dropped by 2% in the past year.
Read More . . .Endemol Nederland, the Dutch division of multiplatform entertainment producer Endemol, has joined forces with TMG Landelijke Media to launch a joint venture in the online gaming sector.
Read More . . .French regulator ARJEL has announced that the regulated online gambling market in France generated €325 million ($442 million) of tax revenue for the state in 2013.
Read More . . .Sportsbook platform provider FSB Technology has teamed up with the Guardian newspaper to launch a new online sportsbook service, GoWager.com.
Read More . . .More than a dozen European countries are set to consider online gambling reforms this year, as political pressure and stubbornly high government deficits continue to drive overhauls of the sector.
Read More . . .Virtual sports specialist Global Bet has announced that the Autonomous Administration of the State Monopolies (AAMS) Italian gaming authority has approved its Virtual Sports betting platform for use in the country.
Read More . . .The Israel Sports Betting Board (ISBB), the exclusive rights operator for sports betting in the country, has launched a new online betting system in partnership with UK sports betting software provider LVS and its French counterpart, lottery solutions specialist Lotsys.
Read More . . .Pools and sports betting operator Sportech has announced that its Racing and Digital division has been awarded a new contract to provide pari-mutuel tote wagering systems and services to the Great Canadian Gaming Corporation, owner and operator of various racetrack and casino gaming venues in Canada.
Read More . . .UK bookmaker Ladbrokes has launched a new Live Dealer service in association with online casino software supplier Playtech.
Read More . . .Online gambling testing and monitoring company eCOGRA has been accredited by the Bulgarian State Gambling Commission (SGC) as an acceptable testing laboratory for online casino, sportsbetting and poker operators looking to enter the country's market.
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