Report: iGaming to Boost Global Gaming Win

A report published by H2 Gambling Capital predicts that global gaming revenue will rise by €14.8 billion this year, to €332.4 billion, fueled in part by online and mobile...

Published February 17, 2014

Sweden’s Revenues on the Skids

Officials in Sweden are looking to new consumer technologies to reverse three years of revenue declines in the country’s betting and gaming markets. Problems are, the population is gambling...

Published February 17, 2014

Online Growth Saves Atlantic City Casino Revenue

Revenue from online gambling grew in January and helped offset a steep decline at Atlantic City’s brick-and-mortar casinos for the month. Even with $9.5 million in online revenues, the...

Published February 17, 2014

UK Councils Unite To Battle Betting Shops

Hundreds of municipal councils in England and Wales, organized as the Local Government Association, are pressing for more powers to curb the proliferation of betting shops in their jurisdictions....

Published February 17, 2014

Call for Online Gambling Penalties in PA

A Pennsylvania legislator has proposed tough penalties for players gambling online in the state. The call was immediately backed by Sheldon Adelson’s Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling.

Published February 17, 2014

Putin: ‘Nyet’ to Casinos in Sochi

Investors are taking a bath on the more than $50 billion spent to prepare the Black Sea resort town of Sochi for the 2014 Winter Olympics. Some see casinos...

Published February 17, 2014

Codere Rejects Debt Deal

Spanish gaming and betting giant Codere has balked at a plan by creditors to take control of the company in exchange for reducing the company’s hefty debt load. The...

Published February 17, 2014

New Jersey Gaining Online Players from Illegal Sites

Recent research into the launch of legal online gaming sites in New Jersey shows that almost 35 percent of players who had already been gambling online have switched from...

Published February 17, 2014

Turkey Enacts Tough Internet Measures

The Turkish Parliament has passed reforms to its internet laws that will make it easier for the government to block online sites and also allow it to record individual...

Published February 17, 2014

Spicy Minnesota Game Attracts Online Players

The Minnesota Lottery's new online game, Spicy, earned nearly $1,000 its first day, with minimal promotion. Players may win up to $777 in the tic-tac-toe-style game. Lottery Executive Director...

Published February 17, 2014

California Senator May Be Protected for Political Reasons

Many critics ask why California state Senator Roderick Wright, the legislature’s biggest supporter of online poker, has not been expelled from that body since he was recently convicted on...

Published February 17, 2014

Online Gambling Revenue Down in France

Online gambling Revenue was down slightly in France for 2013, but online poker revenue was down 18 percent.

Published February 17, 2014

Zynga Launches New Slots Game

Zynga announced an expansion of its Zynga Casino franchise with a new mobile social slots game titled Riches of Olympus.

Published February 17, 2014

Study: Mobile and Tablet Online Gambling Will Grow 600 Percent

With online gambling spreading in the U.S. a study by Juniper Research finds that online gambling on mobile devices and tablets will grow to $62 billion by 2018.

Published February 17, 2014

Bitcoin Prices Fall after Withdrawals Blocked at Key Marketplace

The virtual currency bitcoin saw its price plunge after digital marketplace Mt. Gox halted withdrawals after detecting “unusual activity,”

Published February 17, 2014

Another Year Passes With No Carcieri ‘Fix’

Indian tribes waited impatiently in 2013 for action by Congress to address problems created by the Supreme Court decision known as “Carcieri,” and they may wait this year as...

Published February 10, 2014

Genting to Build IR in South Korea

As Genting announced a $2.2 billion integrated resort in South Korea’s Jeju island (l.), the government is reconsidering its rejection of Caesars Entertainment as a prospective investor in the...

Published February 10, 2014

Lawmakers Endorse Navajo Gambling Compact

After initially recommending the Navajo Nation and New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez renegotiate their agreed-to gambling compact, the legislative Committee on Compacts changed its mind and endorsed the deal,...

Published February 10, 2014

Lobbyists, Campaign Cash Flowing To Florida

Conservative legislators said they could support expanded gambling if Governor Rick Scott negotiates a Seminole Tribe compact this year, and if voters pass a constitutional amendment requiring their approval...

Published February 10, 2014

UK Betting Shops Under Fire

Local councils are renewing their push in the UK for powers to limit the proliferation of betting shops in town centers. The government appears to be getting behind the...

Published February 10, 2014