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A Look At When Will Online Gambling Be Legal In New York?

A Look At When Will Online Gambling Be Legal In New York?

Jonathan March 20, 2024 19:41:31

For us Europeans, it's kinda weird how the US treats their gamblers. It's as if their laws are founded on religious principles where sex and fun are sinful. However, things are moving forwards, albeit very slowly. So, those gamblers looking to see when there will be legal online gambling in New York are still in for a considerable wait.

Iconic Gambling Builds In Video Games – Win Using Pure Luck

Iconic Gambling Builds In Video Games – Win Using Pure Luck

Zsolt September 29, 2023 15:43:05

Are you ready to remember the iconic gambling builds in video games? These builds gave us a lot of fun, and they are still giving. Sometimes it is the funniest thing to break the plan of the game makers by running around and one-shotting the creatures put in front of you, abusing luck and critical chance stats. This way you can turn competitive games into poker-like mind games.

How Serious Are Gaming Fraud Chargebacks In 2023?

How Serious Are Gaming Fraud Chargebacks In 2023?

Jonathan July 21, 2023 18:01:02

All businesses suffer from customer chargebacks at some point. But recently, within the online gaming industry we're seeing a huge rise in the number of apparently unhappy customers looking for thier money back. However, it's not the customer's faullt. We are seeing games being designed to "game" the players into spending more with microtransactions throughout the gameplay. No payer wants that. So it's no surprise they become angry and make a chargeback.

How to Play Dota 2: Guide to Learning Dota 2 the Easy and Respectable Way

How to Play Dota 2: Guide to Learning Dota 2 the Easy and Respectable Way

Shiza August 14, 2019 11:29:56

Dota 2 is exceedingly intimidating especially if you accidentally end up playing your first game with random strangers. Things can get a little sweaty when you do not know which lane you are being told to switch to. This will be a comprehensive run-through the basics that one needs to know about how to play Dota 2 and a summary of how a single game unfolds.

Gambling games in ancient and medieval China: the invention of card games (Part 2)

Gambling games in ancient and medieval China: the invention of card games (Part 2)

Peter May 4, 2017 05:30:25

The early production of paper contributed to the appearance of card games that revolutionized gambling games in ancient and medieval China. It is widely held today among anthropologists that the first playing cards appeared in China in the end of the 9th century. Due to this invention the period that followed was one of expansion […]

Gambling in ancient and medieval China: the home of board games (Part 1)

Gambling in ancient and medieval China: the home of board games (Part 1)

Peter May 2, 2017 06:27:26

Although China today has a rather ambiguous relation to gambling, the Chinese culture can be without doubt named the cradle of gambling. According to diverse allegations, playing games of chance, in one form or another, can be traced back to the period of the Xia (2000-1500 B.C.) and Shang (1700-1027 B.C.) dynasties. In particular, as […]

Gambling in ancient Rome: a contagious entertainment

Gambling in ancient Rome: a contagious entertainment

Peter April 20, 2017 05:45:54

While games considered as gambling in ancient Rome were treated as illegal, several important exceptions made them blossom The wide variety of board, dice and gambling games, in general, in ancient Rome were not unregulated. The Romans, who gave us the highly appreciated “Roman law”, thought on gambling too and found it causing more harm […]

Gambling in ancient Rome: from coin tossing to “latrones”

Gambling in ancient Rome: from coin tossing to “latrones”

Peter April 18, 2017 04:35:27

Gambling in ancient Rome was clearly perceived as entertainment, being separated from the ritualistic dimension ascribed to it in other ancient civilizations Unlike in the other ancient civilization gambling in ancient Rome, started being clearly separated from its mythological aspects and was clearly considered as a way of entertainment, although an illegal one. However, as […]

Gambling in ancient India: the passion for pachisi

Gambling in ancient India: the passion for pachisi

Peter April 13, 2017 04:29:46

Gambling in Ancient India was not just an everyday pastime but also a mean for conflict resolutions> Similar to the other ancient civilizations, gambling in the Indian culture has been present from the beginnings of the Indian civilization. Hindu Mythologies which date back to 2000BC are the primary sources reporting on gambling games played in […]

Gambling in ancient Egypt: between myth and chance

Gambling in ancient Egypt: between myth and chance

Peter April 11, 2017 02:58:57

Gambling in ancient Egypt is a perfect illustration how mythology and early religious rituals influenced the appearance of gambling The beginnings of gambling can be found in the religious rituals within the pre-historic societies. As anthropological sources point out, “gambling procedures” were first involved in determining the outcome of a question by giving certain meaning […]

Three people arrested for illegal betting in Vietnam

Three people arrested for illegal betting in Vietnam

Peter April 11, 2017 02:39:29

Three companies accepted bets way before sports betting in Vietnam became legal enterprise The Vietnamese police has arrested three people which were suspected to be related with illegal sports betting in Vietnam worth VND9 billion (USD 39.5 million).Since January this year, as gambling news report, the Vietnamese Parliament has approved a legislation for a three […]

Gambling in ancient Greece: the origin of gambling games in Europe (part 2)

Gambling in ancient Greece: the origin of gambling games in Europe (part 2)

Peter April 6, 2017 04:14:35

Although not many sources are left revealing in details of the games the Ancient Greeks played, gambling in ancient Greece was a cultural constant Gambling in Europe finds its roots in the gaming practices of the Ancient Greeks.As we have written in our previous articles gambling on the Old Continent evolved from being part of […]

Baazov keeps selling Amaya’s shares

Baazov keeps selling Amaya’s shares

Peter April 4, 2017 04:44:58

After the series of charges during the past two years Baazov is trying to “get rid” of Amaya The founder and former chief executive of Amaya, David Baazov, sold around 12 million shares of the company for EUR 188.3 million, report gambling news. Baazov is constantly decreasing his presence in Amaya. After the currently sold […]

Gambling in ancient Greece: the origin of gambling games in Europe (part 1)

Gambling in ancient Greece: the origin of gambling games in Europe (part 1)

Peter April 4, 2017 03:23:43

Sources reporting on gambling in ancient Greece present the roots of gambling practices in Western Europe In the history of mankind entertainment has always played an important role, and one of the most common ways of entertainment that people enjoyed, was without any doubt: gambling! Anthropological sources show that through different epochs and different geographical […]

Will there be a point-of-consumption tax for online gambling in Australia?

Will there be a point-of-consumption tax for online gambling in Australia?

Peter March 30, 2017 04:48:54

The purpose of the point-of-consumption tax, according to tax policy experts is to minimize the harm of online gambling in Australia The federal government of Australia announced the possibility for introductinga point-of-consumption tax (POC) on online gambling. Scott Morrison, Federal Treasurer,has already discussed this idea with officials from states and territories across the country. In […]

Who will enter the 1/4 final of EHF Champions league?

Who will enter the 1/4 final of EHF Champions league?

Peter March 30, 2017 04:41:10

While the Lions will try to preserve the one goal lead from the first leg , the pressure is on Kielce to reach a minimum of five goals difference Last week the EHF Champions League brough us some ultimate excitement in the struggle of the top clubs from Europe to reach the quarter final.Barcelona and […]

The Senate to ban all foreign internet gambling in Australia?

The Senate to ban all foreign internet gambling in Australia?

Peter March 27, 2017 03:10:05

Many gambling policy experts fear that the changes might provoke a mass exodus of providers from the country Proposal for outlawing internet poker and in-play sports betting has been submitted by the Australian Senate during the past week, provoking mass of reactions in the gambling community in the country. However, as gambling news report, the […]

Online gambling in Pennsylvania to wait a bit more for legalization!

Online gambling in Pennsylvania to wait a bit more for legalization!

Peter March 21, 2017 02:14:01

Severe punishments are predicted for violations of the proposed amendment of the online gambling law in this American state The efforts in Pennsylvania to legalize online gaming will probably be delayed due to a bill that sets out plans to ban the sector in this US state. Thomas Murt, representative of the State, submitted the […]

Social casinos: a multi-billion dollar business (Part2)

Social casinos: a multi-billion dollar business (Part2)

Peter March 17, 2017 04:50:23

How can companies in the social casino industry become visible and competitive on the gambling market? The social casino industry isn’t for those with a weak heart. The sector, as gambling news report, is filled with high profile casino companies, and yet the effective size of the casino category pales in comparison to other strongly […]

Social casinos: a multi-billion dollar business (Part1)

Social casinos: a multi-billion dollar business (Part1)

Peter March 14, 2017 03:44:11

The social casino industry is developing into a leader in the whole mobile gaming sector in the world The enormous development of social media in the past decade didn’t pass the gambling sector either. Not only that online gambling became more prominent all over the world but new was of developing the idea of gambling […]

Gambling in Spain: free gambling market in practice (part1)

Gambling in Spain: free gambling market in practice (part1)

Peter March 6, 2017 02:50:58

The gambling law from 2011 regulating gambling in Spain, with all its deficiencies, proves to be a solid base for free gambling market development While many countries in Europe are closing their borders for foreign licensed operators, Spain is one of the rare countries in which the freedom of the market is to a great […]

European gambling market perspectives: gambling in Sweden (part2)

European gambling market perspectives: gambling in Sweden (part2)

Peter February 28, 2017 16:52:49

The Swedish gambling industry has made a considerable growth in the past 2 year creating one of the most profitable European gambling markets Beside the gambling monopolies in Europe to which GamingZion has written in some details since the past months, there are countries whose gambling environment is characterized by a licensing system in which […]

European gambling market perspectives: gambling in Sweden (part1)

European gambling market perspectives: gambling in Sweden (part1)

Peter February 27, 2017 17:13:01

The Swedish gambling industry has made a considerable growth in the past 2 year creating one of the most profitable European gambling markets The Swedish gambling market is one of the European gambling markets that made huge progress in the past three years, beside the economic crisis that shook Europe and the world in general. […]

Gambling monopolies in the EU: the case of Poland (Part 2)

Gambling monopolies in the EU: the case of Poland (Part 2)

Peter February 22, 2017 04:04:21

The gambling laws in Poland 2017 are one of the most discouraging in the European Union concerning foreign investments in the online gambling sphere.   In our previous article on the gambling monopolies in Europe GamingZion has already pointed out to the specificity of the Polish gambling sphere, the basic statistics related to the Polish […]

Gambling monopolies in the EU: the case of Poland (Part 1)

Gambling monopolies in the EU: the case of Poland (Part 1)

Peter February 20, 2017 01:07:04

Poland’s gambling legislative is one of the most discouraging in the European Union concerning foreign investments in the online gambling sphere. The recent economic crisis in Europe opened the possibilities for states to intervene in their economy in the best way they could in order to save entire economic sectors. The ways they intervened on […]

Top gambling countries: which are the biggest gambling nations in Europe?

Top gambling countries: which are the biggest gambling nations in Europe?

Peter February 15, 2017 17:43:40

The French casino market places this European country among the top gambling countries in the world The recent economic crises made it extremely difficult to find some reliable numbers about the development of the casino industry in past two years. However, many studies were conducted on global gaming which show more or less similar results […]

Gambling monopolies in the EU: the case of Finland

Gambling monopolies in the EU: the case of Finland

Peter February 14, 2017 04:11:32

The monopoly on the slot machines in Finland is one of the most profitable gambling monopolies in EU in this gambling aspect Although from September 2013, the European Parliament voted a “Resolution on Online Gambling in the Internet Market” which aimed at establishing free gambling market across the European Union members, many countries are still […]

Gambling monopolies in the EU: the case of France

Gambling monopolies in the EU: the case of France

Peter February 9, 2017 03:08:13

The French National lottery is one of the most emblematic gambling monopolies in the EU In September 2013, the European Parliament voted a “Resolution on Online Gambling in the Internet Market” which not only aimed to regulate the online market in the European Union but also to make the gambling regulations between the Member States […]

PokerStars’ Casino with Microgaming charm!

PokerStars’ Casino with Microgaming charm!

Peter February 7, 2017 00:15:13

New business deal between gaming giants: PokerStars Casino with Microgaming open new gaming possibilities via the Quikfire platform PokerStars has announced that in cooperation with Microgaming they will launch a casino and mobile casino through the Quickfire platform. According to online gambling sites in the UK, the offer will comprise a wide variety of slot […]