When Donald Trump's personal valet, John McEntee, 27, was fired for security issues last week, those issues included a regular online gambling habit. That, among other things, was enough to earn him a Secret Service escort out of the White House that didn't even include a stop at his former office to grab his jacket.…
888 Holdings, one of the biggest gaming operators out of the UK, is considering an exit from the UK market after changes in the local regulatory environment impacted its earnings in the country. News of the potential withdrawal was announced in the company's annual report to shareholders. The company's troubles in Germany began last year…
The Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association (ASTRA) is implementing a new set of advertising standards that will block gambling advertisements from most live sports broadcasts. It's the latest broadside in the country's long-running discussion/controversy over the impact of gambling advertisements on children and it certainly won't be the last. Under the terms of the…
New Jersey's once flailing online casinos have booked yet another record month for online gambling revenue. The feat is all the more impressive given the fact that with only 28 days, February is the shortest month of the year. Despite the lack of days, February produced nearly $22 million worth of revenue for Garden State…
As March Madness, in the form of the NCCAA Basketball Tournament, descends on the United States Americans are set to wager more than $10 billion on office pools and traditional single game wagers. Unfortunately for the gambling industry, about 07 percent of that cash will bypass legal outlets entirely. But with the potential of legal…
In a move that is as shocking as it is unexplained, Pinnacle is severing ties with its entire Australian player base. It's a move that takes the sports betting giant out of one of the most lucrative gambling markets on the planet. Word of Pinnacle's sudden departure from Down Under was sent out yesterday to…
A new set of reforms on Pokies in New South Wales is under fire for not going far enough and leaving certain, at-risk, communities vulnerable to the impact of problem gambling. It's just the latest volley in the ongoing effort to control Australia's controversial slot machines at a regulatory level. At the core of the…
As the decision by the US Supreme Court on legal sports betting nears, lawmakers in states like New York are figuring out exactly how their new markets will be in regulated. Earlier this week in New York, State Senator John Bonacic introduced a bill that spells out exactly how the state will deal with the…
Every year, gaming operators in the UK shell out millions of pounds for sports sponsorships of all kinds. This torrent of cash is used for everything from acquiring top level football stars to propping up struggling sports such as horse racing. But if a series of proposed changes to fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBT)passes into law,…
A recent proposal from the Austrian government sounds like something out of a problem gambler’s dream and a gambling operator’s nightmare; hand back the last 30 years worth of winnings. It’s all part of an effort by Austrian Finance Minister Hartwig Löger to protect the Austrian government’s own gaming interests from international competition. Löger’s out-of-the-box…
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