Jennifer W. February 12, 2014 15:32:51
The online gambling industry clocks in at over $30 billion in worth of personal data, all of which is at risk from hackers. After a number of top casinos came under hacking attack this week – how can you stay safe in the online gambling realm? Sheldon Adelson has been the poster boy against internet […]
Jennifer W. February 12, 2014 13:14:16
Hactivists breach all Las Vegas Sands’ websites to send a personal message to Sheldon Adelson. There has been a huge virtual shutdown in casino land, as some of the home pages belonging to the world’s largest casinos have been shut down by external hackers. Sheldon Adelson is not exactly a popular guy at the moment […]
Jennifer W. February 10, 2014 19:04:29
Massachusetts’ Gaming Commission is set to ask the state Legislature to give casinos back their large $85 million licensing fee. In the US gambling law, the individual states control their own licensing, and in Massachusetts the state has been rubbing the Gaming Commission the wrong way. The latest in the US gambling news is that […]
Jennifer W. February 10, 2014 19:02:28
Corruption is rife in the EU according to a recent study published by the BBC, and with anti-gambling campaigners in the US correlating gambling and corruption, what is the real story behind corruption and gambling? Recent studies have shown that the EU economy is losing at least EUR 120 billion per year, according to the […]
Jennifer W. February 10, 2014 18:55:35
The chairman of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission is asking for a federal judge to scrap the lawsuit filed by Caesars Entertainment on the grounds that a potential conflict of interest was not declared in a timely manner. Stephen Crosby from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission made the headlines in gambling news after Caesars filed a complaint […]
Jennifer W. February 10, 2014 18:27:08
Despite police crackdown on bookies, trans-national betting and the Hawala network on cricket remains unchecked. Back in 2013, Delhi Police had filed charges against bookmakers for fixing the bets on sports in India, most notably cricket. However, despite the crackdown on the local bookmakers, many expect that the next three months will see heavy betting. […]
Jennifer W. February 10, 2014 17:57:17
Online gambling gets off to a slow start over in Delaware, since its officials have announced that its figures for the first two months of operations are much lower than initially expected. The released figures show rather sad earnings from the online gambling revenues of the US state totalling just $253,000 in the first two […]
Jennifer W. February 10, 2014 17:48:34
William Hill boss calls MPs to take action to cut-down of betting shops that are “clustering” in areas in the UK. CEO of the bookmaker William Hill, Ralph Topping, has contacted MPs in the UK to curb the number betting shops from popping up in close proximity on British streets. Topping says that the “cluster” […]
Jennifer W. February 10, 2014 17:27:50
As the UK takes steps towards implementing the Point of Consumption Tax, it could spell bad news for off-shore betting firms looking towards the UK. Will it mark the demise of the UK online gambling industry? Until later this year, betting operators located in tax havens like Gibraltar are currently enjoying a 1% tax rate […]
Jennifer W. February 7, 2014 19:08:09
The Local Government Association in the UK has asked for tougher licensing powers to protect their communities from the clustering of betting shops on the high street. In UK gambling news, the LGA, which is an organization made up of over 370 English and Welsh councils has said that the government needs to do something […]
2024-03-25
2024-03-25
2024-03-25
2024-03-21
2024-03-21
2024-03-21
