Regional News
Regional News
Germany Online Gambling Tax Hike Not Likely: Bwin.Party, Betfair Surge on News
Germany is unlikely to hike taxes by 17 percent on all online gambling stakes after the European Union condemned the idea on Tuesday. This sent Bwin.Party shares surging.
Bwin.Party topped the mid-cap gainers board, up 7¾p to 140p, while online betting exchange Betfair Group gained 16½p to 632p.
Isle of Man Given Some Assurances by United Kingdom re: Online Gambling Reform
Betdaq Cuts Off Australian Online Gamblers
The betting exchange Betdaq has stopped accepting online gambling business from Australia. It is reported that the company was operating there without a legitimate licence.
French Regulators Cut Off Full Tilt Poker: Company Unable to Prove it Can Pay Players
Just days after the Alderney Gaming Commission suspended Full Tilt Poker’s license in the UK and elsewhere throughout Europe, French authorities have done the same.
Australia is Cracking Down on Sports Betting in Wake of Match Fixing Concerns
Las Vegas Falls to Number 3 Behind Macau, Singapore of top Gambling Destinations
Las Vegas is now the number three gambling destination in the world, falling behind Macau and Singapore
Las Vegas continues to lose some serious ground to its Asian counterparts, more specifically Macau and Singapore. While Macau has been blowing Sin City out of the water in recent years, Singapore has just claimed the number two spot of top gambling destinations this week.
Macau Says Gambling Revenue Surges 42 pct in May
By Farah Master
HONG KONG, June 1 (Reuters) - Gambling revenue in Macau, the world's largest gaming market, jumped 42.4 percent in May to 24.3 billion patacas ($3 billion), the Macau government said on Wednesday, bolstered by unabating demand from mainland tourists eager to gamble in China's only legal casino destination.
Chicago to get its First Casino
(Reuters) The Illinois House of Representatives on Monday passed a gambling expansion bill that would bring a casino to Chicago.
The measure passed by a vote of 65-50.
Australian Gambling: Xenophon Says Ban; Legal Eagle Nettleton Says Regulate
Don Johnson $11 Million Atlantic City Blackjack Wins a “Streak of Good Luck”
The man who took Atlantic City casinos for $11 million in blackjack wins called it “an incredible streak of good luck.
New Zealand SkyCity Casino Staff Forced to Wear Flea Collars
Employees of New Zealand’s SkyCity Casino in Auckland are being forced to wear flea collars in recent days to ward off the nasty critters.
More Headaches for PokerStars as Company Faces Australia Action
PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker room, could be fined in Australia.
Australia Crackdown on Internet Gambling: They are the Biggest Gamblers
Sky City Group Plans To Build Casino In Darwin; Aussie Casino Wars May Escalate
Sky City Casino has released previously top secret plans for a 50 million dollar resort - casino featuring villas which could cost as much as two thousand dollars a night.
The flashy integrated resort is to be built next to the current land based casino site, at Little Mindil, with the company also looking at the operation of a corporate jet to shuttle VIP whales between Asian cities and Darwin.
The Chief Minister Paul Henderson says it's fantastic news for the Territory.
Casinos Reopening in Tunica Following Record Floods
The Gold Strike Casino was among three properties that began opening for business this week following two weeks of record flooding from a swollen Mississippi River
California Wants Online Poker Legalized Now
California Senator Lou Correa has amended his California bill SB40 in an effort to legalize online poker in the state before federal legislation is passed.
Correa has marked his bill with an “urgency category”, resulting in the bill remaining active to progress at this year’s legislative phase without having to beat committee deadlines.
The only thing needed, a signature from Democratic California Governor Jerry Brown.
