Monica E.

Online License Application Service Gets Extended

Online License Application Service Gets Extended

Monica E. August 4, 2014 17:20:05

Operators can now apply for a non-remote license or make amendments to an existing non-remote license online. The UK Gambling Commission has announced new amendments to the current British gambling laws and now all remote casino operators are required to reapply for new licenses. The regulatory body introduced the online application service earlier this year, […]

New Japanese Gambling Laws Could be Similar to Singaporean Regulations

New Japanese Gambling Laws Could be Similar to Singaporean Regulations

Monica E. August 4, 2014 09:37:29

Japanese authorities are considering modeling the new casino regulations after the legislation applicable in Singapore. With the 2020 Summer Olympics coming to Japan, local authorities are preparing to take advantage of the big event and draw as many investors and tourists as possible. But for this, Japan needs something new and exciting, like casinos. Japanese […]

Officials Take Steps to Legalize Internet Gambling in Portugal

Officials Take Steps to Legalize Internet Gambling in Portugal

Monica E. August 3, 2014 08:21:52

A bill to legalize online gambling in Portugal has been forwarded to the Parliament and could be approved by the end of the year. Portugal’s Council of Ministers has recently taken a step forward to regulate online gambling sites in the country. If everything goes according to plan, all details regarding tax rates and the […]

New Spanish Gambling Laws: License Applications Open for Online Slots Operators

New Spanish Gambling Laws: License Applications Open for Online Slots Operators

Monica E. August 1, 2014 15:39:55

The wait is finally over! Spain is ready to add slot games and exchange betting to its online gambling offer. After two years of debating the issue and drawing up new regulations, virtual slots and exchange betting are finally coming to Spain. Local authorities have published the new Spanish gambling laws and now the regulatory […]

Is Phil Ivey a Cheater or Is Borgata a Sore Loser?

Is Phil Ivey a Cheater or Is Borgata a Sore Loser?

Monica E. August 1, 2014 12:01:49

The attorneys’ latest argument in the case against Borgata is that the casino’s “only valid complaint is that it lost”. Whether we’re talking about poker tournaments of lawsuits, everyone knows things are about to get interesting when Phil Ivey’s name comes up. Between the spicy divorce case last year and this year’s scandal involving the […]

Macau Casinos Going Through a Rough Patch

Macau Casinos Going Through a Rough Patch

Monica E. July 31, 2014 22:08:59

The reports for the second quarter of this financial year are not very optimistic for the world’s largest gambling destination. When Macau reported June’s year-on-year gaming revenue decline, investors said there was nothing to worry about. In fact, they said this was the bottom and predicted that the industry would make a fast recovery. But […]

Young Poker Talent Takes Almost GBP 33,000 at Genting Poker Series

Young Poker Talent Takes Almost GBP 33,000 at Genting Poker Series

Monica E. July 31, 2014 11:48:36

Tim Chung scored a big win at the final table of Genting Poker Series Main Event in Newcastle. This year’s Genting Poker Series (GPS) drew 297 players to a British poker room in Newcastle, and this was the second time that Tim Chung managed to defeat hundreds of professional poker players. The young talent made […]

Paddy Hill or William Power? Stock Expert Suggests Mega-Merger

Paddy Hill or William Power? Stock Expert Suggests Mega-Merger

Monica E. July 30, 2014 19:56:41

Though it is highly unlikely, stockbroker Numis suggested William Hill and Paddy Power should consider a merger. Stockbroker Numis has made the latest news by releasing an investment note which argued that a combined operation between betting giants William Hill and Paddy Power would help the two companies dominate the UK and Australian online gambling […]

Macau Before and After the Gambling Revolution

Macau Before and After the Gambling Revolution

Monica E. July 30, 2014 14:07:06

Well-established companies from Las Vegas turned Macau into the world’s most popular and glamorous gambling hub. For decades, anyone who visited Macau knew the cylinder-shaped hotel tower of the Casino Lisboa to be the symbol of the former Portuguese colony. But today, Macau is the most luxurious, most visited and certainly most profitable gambling destination […]