If you were hoping to bet big in a Canadian casino on the Super Bowl or World Series, you're probably out of luck. A proposed law already passed by the House of Commons that would legalize single-game sports betting in Canada -- currently an estimated C$14 billion ($11.2 billion) market -- is in danger of dying in the country's Senate.
Read More . . .It is no secret that as Europe's most populous and affluent country, Germany also happens to be the continent's biggest gambling market and in 2013 the nation of 80 million people generated $3.7 billion (€2.7 billion euro) in revenues, up by 5% compared to the previous year.
Read More . . .Irish bookies Boylesports are reportedly negotiating a takeover of Ladbrokes' struggling Irish retail business.
Read More . . .Chinese lottery technology supplier China LotSynergy Holdings has successfully launched a sports lottery offering in Cambodia.
Read More . . .LadbrokesLadbrokes launched cash out functionality; landlords join forces for better terms has begun the roll out of 'Cash-out' functionality, providing its mobile customers the chance to close their position on a bet ahead of the final result.
Read More . . .The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has revealed the number of people in the UK taking part in online gambling activities has increased significantly in recent years.
Read More . . .Are US customers the reason for their success? In spite of the legal grey area surrounding the offshore (and virtually unregulated) online poker industry, three of the top four online poker networks which continue to accept US customers following the US government crackdown on Black Friday have seen their strategies pay dividends.
Read More . . .Senators divided over bill passed by House of Commons in 2012
Read More . . .Online gambling operator 888 Holdings has confirmed that it has made an offer for rival bwin.party on Monday, after reports over the weekend that it had emerged as a bidder in the estimated £1bn sale of the company.
Read More . . .Sports betting and gaming company GVC Holdings Plc said it had submitted a bid for bigger rival Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment Plc, which put itself up for sale last year.
Read More . . .Sheldon Adelson recently testified at a hearing for Steven Jacobs, the former CEO of the Las Vegas Sands casino in Macau. Adelson made some eye-popping comments in an eye-opening case.
Read More . . .Advocates are urging Canada's Senate to pass a single-game sports betting bill, which some say could bring as many as 200 jobs to Windsor, before Parliament shuts down for the summer.
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