Spain has tapped Carlos Hernández Rivera to be the new director general of the country's gambling regulator. Hernández Rivera, who previously served as deputy director for Spanish gaming regulator Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ), replaces Enrique Alejo, who stepped down from the top job in April.
Read More . . .British and Irish horseracing broadcaster GBI Racing Limited has signed a deal with Swedish monopoly AB Trav Och Galopp (ATG) that will see its coverage shown in over 2,000 retail betting outlets throughout the Scandinavian nation.
Read More . . .Betting exchange and online casino operator Betfair's Australian subsidiary has signed a three-year deal to serve as the naming rights partner for the Tasmanian Summer Racing Carnival.
Read More . . .National lottery umbrella organisation European Lotteries has welcomed the publication of a report into online gambling that was adopted on Thursday by the European Parliament's Internal Market and Consumer Protection committee.
Read More . . .When one examine the demographics of Denmark it's no wonder the country has excelled in the regulated online gambling industry.
Read More . . .The Dutch Finance Ministry has unveiled details of its draft law, designed to open up the country's online gambling market to foreign competition, and providing notably for a 20 percent rate of tax to be imposed on online gambling operators.
Read More . . .In a bid to curb problem gambling, broadcasters in Australia have unveiled plans that will see bookmakers prohibited from publicising odds on radio and television during live sporting events.
Read More . . .The Netherlands is to open up the online gambling market to competition in 2015, ending the state's monopoly, according to draft legislation published on Wednesday.
Read More . . .Australian land-based and online casino games and solutions supplier Aristocrat Leisure Limited has become the latest to be approved for an interactive gaming services provider licence by the Nevada Gaming Commission.
Read More . . .Just over a month ago the Provincial Government of Ontario announced it had selected the provider of its proposed online gambling offering scheduled to be launched this year sometime.
Read More . . .Online and land-based gaming operator William Hill has signed a deal with Fifth Street Gaming that will see it provide the American operator with its sportsbook for use inside the new Downtown Grand Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas.
Read More . . .Visitors to Macau will find this small special administrative region of the People's Republic China a lot laid back than fellow SAR Hong Kong. Nevertheless the blend of the East and West and the multiculturalism of its residents and visitors, make this port city vibrant.
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