Australian Sportsbook Regulators Seek Feedback on Crypto Policy

Australia’s Northern Territory Racing Commission has sent a draft of potential policies regarding cryptocurrencies to the country’s sports betting operators. The agency previously came out against the use of...

Published August 29, 2022

Star Loses Suit Against Alleged “Edge Sorters”

A Queensland court has ruled in favor of two gamblers who were banned from Star Entertainment properties after the company accused them of cheating by using a technique called...

Published August 29, 2022

Brazil Could Legalize Gaming by December

The legislature of Brazil is holding off until the national elections before adopting a bill that would legalize gaming in the country. That’s according to Davi Alcolumbre (l.), the...

Published August 29, 2022

Chile Considers Regulating Online Betting

Chile’s online betting and casino market is rapidly expanding. It has reached about $170 million and is growing. Chile’s lawmakers and Executive Branch are eyeing this success and considering...

Published August 29, 2022

Toronto Airport Mulls Offering Gaming

The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) is mulling adding gaming and or cannabis sales to its retail offerings at Pearson Airport (l.). Although there are no plans to do...

Published August 29, 2022

Star’s Queensland Inquiry Underway, With Troubling Accusations

The latest Australian licensing inquiry—this time involving Star Entertainment in Queensland—is now underway, and is being headed by former judge Robert Gotterson (l.). As with a number of other...

Published August 29, 2022

65 Percent of Canadians Aged 15 or Older Gamble, Says Report

Almost two-thirds of Canadians 15 or older say they gambled at least once in the last year. The majority of cases were buying lottery tickets. The study was conducted...

Published August 22, 2022

Reformed Gray Market Bookies Will be Majority of Ontario Operators

The former gray market betting operators who illegally allowed residents of Ontario, Canada to gamble on their sites are being given a grace period under Premier Doug Ford (l.)...

Published August 22, 2022

Study Shows Brazilians Prefer Roulette

A study done by the betting company Betsson shows that in Brazil, players prefer roulette over the next most popular casino game by a factor of more than two...

Published August 15, 2022

Great Canadian Gaming Now Great Canadian Entertainment

Great Canadian Entertainment is the new name of the company formerly known as Great Canadian Gaming Corp. The new moniker reflects the company’s strategy of significant investments, diversification and...

Published August 15, 2022

ACMA Gives Warning to Software Company for Aiding Illegal Sites

Australia’s media regulators have issued a formal warning to Proxous Advanced Solutions to stop providing sub-licensed software products to illegal iGaming websites, the first such warning of its kind....

Published August 15, 2022

Canadian Provinces Appeal to Bettors to Avoid Black Market

Five Canadian provinces have banded together to appeal to consumers to use legal online gaming sites. Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Quebec and Atlantic Canada warn that illegal offshore sites...

Published August 15, 2022

Columbia’s Petro Wants to Reduce Gaming Taxes

Columbia’s new president, Gustavo Petro Urrego (l.), wants to reform the country’s taxes. He proposes to raise taxes on the “ultra-wealthy” while cutting taxes for others, including the occasional...

Published August 15, 2022

Potholes in Chile’s iGaming Market Onramp

Issues of politics, including accusations of an insufficient tax framework, has hobbled the introduction of an online gaming market in Chile. At the beginning of 2022 things looked optimistic,...

Published August 15, 2022

Cullen Report Puts Canadian Casino Regulators on High Alert

British Columbia’s neighboring provinces have been shaken by the Cullen Report, headed by Commissioner Austin Cullen (l.), that shows in detail how B.C.’s casinos were unwitting conduits for money...

Published August 15, 2022

Striking Ontario Casino Workers Reach Deal with Employer

Nearly 2,000 striking workers of the Pickering and Ajax casinos in Ontario are back to work. Their Unifor Local 1090 reached an agreement with Great Canadian Gaming Corp. Workers...

Published August 15, 2022

Cohen: NSW Standalone Casino Regulator is Asking for Trouble

New South Wales recently established the NSW Independent Casino Commission in efforts to improve casino compliance after numerous violations were uncovered by state inquiries. However, former Victorian regulator Peter...

Published August 15, 2022

Ontario Moving Towards Retail Sportsbooks by September

Ontario’s first retail sportsbooks could open as soon as September, just in time for the NFL season. Both the Niagara Casinos, operated by Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment and Great...

Published August 15, 2022

Brazil’s Senate to Vote on Gambling Law After Elections

Brazil’s Senate will wait until after the national elections in October to vote on a highly controversial law that would legalize gambling in the country. Senate leader Carlos Portinho...

Published August 15, 2022

IGT Extends Revolving Credit Facility

IGT CFO Max Chiara (l.) recently announced that the company has closed an amendment and extension of its revolving credit facilities for three years, and an amendment to its...

Published August 8, 2022