Gambling firms criticised for 'enticing' loss-making customers
- Nov 12, 2019
Exclusive: VIP schemes lead to claims that industry is ‘merely paying lip service to safer gambling’
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MGM decisions seem to be focused on foreign markets
- Nov 6, 2019
As one of the most well known casino brands, MGM looks outside of the U.S. to expand their footprint in foreign and emerging markets.
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Sportsbet ordered to honor “unfairly canceled” winning bets
- Nov 1, 2019
On Thursday, the Northern Territory Racing Commission (NTRC) issued a ruling on a dispute involving Sportsbet and an undetermined number of punters who’d placed wagers on whether any Australian Football League player would have 40 or more disposals – moving the ball legally to another player – during round 10 of the 2019 AFL season.
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Google, Apple Delete Hundreds of Chinese-Facing Gambling Apps Disguised as Innocuous Content
- Oct 1, 2019
Google and Apple have purged a slew of “chameleon” gambling apps from their stores, many of which were aimed at the illegal Chinese market and disguised as applications offering anything from weather-trackers to entertainment content.
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The Panama 5.5% tax on gambling winnings is eliminated
- Sep 26, 2019
The regulator said it believed the move would be a boost to the country’s tourism sector and would attract more international players. In addition, the JCJ, a subdivision of the country’s Ministry of Economy and Finance, announced that it would introduce a new electronic auditing system, and hire more auditors to better handle tax collection.
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Hillary Clinton predicted to win 2020 Presidential race
- Sep 20, 2019
Hillary Clinton is favored to be the next president of the U.S. when voters take to the polls in 2020. At least, that’s what U.K. bookmakers are finding is the prediction of British gamblers, despite the fact that she’s not even in the running.
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Duterte rejects China's call for Philippines to ban online gambling
- Sep 6, 2019
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday that while he was not a fan of online gambling he was unwilling to ban the business, as China has called for, because of the harm that would do to the country’s economy.
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The online betting licensing debacle in Germany becomes even more confusing
- Aug 22, 2019
Germany seems determined to restrict online wagering to sports betting but their licensing situation is far from resolved and nothing is moving forward.
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Rush Street adds Greentube to Colombian offering
- Aug 21, 2019
Initially launching RushBet.co in May of last year, with Colombia the first South American country to legalise and regulate internet gambling nationwide, the move was lauded as an “exciting and dynamic market” by the firm.
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Cambodia to ban online gambling, cites threat to social order
- Aug 20, 2019
Cambodia said on Sunday it is banning online gambling, which helped propel a wave of Chinese investment in casinos in the country, saying that the industry had been used by foreign criminals to extort money.
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Why is gambling singled out for offering promotions?
- Aug 15, 2019
Why do bonuses offered by gambling companies get more scrutiny than other businesses and should they be banned, as many anti-gambling groups are calling for?
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Gateway Casinos becomes official NFL partner
- Aug 14, 2019
Gateway Casinos has agreed a duo of new agreements alongside the National Football League in Canada, promising a series of exclusive experiences across its 27 gaming properties.
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