Some addicted German gamblers are legally able to avoid paying gambling debts because online casinos are prohibited there, except for sports betting and lotteries. And in Scafati, Italy, former...
Unlicensed online gaming websites can continue to do business with electronic payment services in the Netherlands, thanks to a ruling by one of the country’s highest administrative courts.
A law designed to stop smoking in Portuguese casinos apparently isn’t working. An employees union is complaining that enforcement is lax and smoke creeps into non-smoking areas.
Russian lawmakers have passed a law exempting casinos from a requirement to deduct taxes from their clients’ winnings. The law was signed by President Vladimir Putin (l.) at the...
Irish lawmakers have nixed a proposal that would have doubled the betting duty from 1 percent to 2 percent. They heeded warnings from the industry that the increase could...
The national betting agency of Finland, Veikkaus, has announced that by 2023 all player of slot machines will be required to confirm their identities. There are about 18,000 machines...
Sweden is taking back control of the gambling market, a government minister announced recently. The EU has declined to act, and so Sweden is walking through the open door.
According to a report in the UK newspaper the Times, three corporate turnaround specialists that are being credited with reviving the fortunes of Gala Coral are holding shares worth...
Scientific Games, a company that makes thousands of the UK’s fixed-odds betting terminals, has come under fire for offering gambling-style apps on Facebook without age checks. The apps—which are...
Melco Resorts & Entertainment head Lawrence Ho (l.) will sell off his entire stake in Summit Ascent Holdings Ltd., developer of Tigre de Cristal in the Russian Far East....
Greek lawmakers soon may vote on a measure allowing casino resorts in Crete, Santorini and Mykonos. The bill also would let current casinos relocate, including the Regency Casino Mont...
Finally, all the i’s have been dotted and t’s crossed, it appears. It’s been nine months since the Bahamas super-resort opened its doors, and the Hong Kong conglomerate finally...
The European Commission has announced it will be focusing on serious infringements of European Union law, essentially saying that all pending infringement proceedings involving gambling have been dropped. The...
Tigre de Cristal (l.), the sole casino resort in Russia’s Primorye economic development zone near Vladivostok, may suspend operations over a new law that would require it to collect...
The UK Gambling Commission has ordered Broadway Gaming is to pay a penalty package of £100,000 for misleading ads on its websites that omitted important conditions for promotions. Broadway...
Hong Kong-listed Summit Ascent Holdings Ltd., which operates Tigre de Cristal (l.), the only casino resort in Russia’s Primorye enterprise zone, is bracing itself for an increase in gaming...
The Dutch government is moving to raise taxes on gaming by 1.1 percent for just over a year until a permanent tax structure can be adopted. The Lower House...
The Casinos Austria Group recently turned 50. Founded on November 29, 1967, its first seven casinos opened January 1, 1968. Today the company owns and operates 12 casinos with...
Portugal’s government is expected to review the country’s gambling laws in 2018. Portugal first began regulating gaming in 2015 and began licensing international operators in 2016. The review would...
The government of Cyprus has announced plans to regulate bingo in the country. Finance Minister Harris Georgiades says legislation is in the works to establish official oversight of the...