Vote for Macau gaming bill scheduled for 21 June
The bill will be the culmination of work stretching back to last year, when the government started a consultation to examine major changes to market as a...
Petersburg casino referendum approved; will be on November ballot
Petersburg’s city council unanimously approved the request for referendum approval at a Monday (15 July) meeting. The council voted 7-0 in a two-and-a-half-minute meeting, according to the...
BGC members donate £1.2m in Royal Ascot profits to charities
Flutter Entertainment, including its Paddy Power, Betfair and Sky Bet brands, along with Entain-owned Ladbrokes and Coral were among the operators to sign up to an initiative...
Evoke misses H1 EBITDA target, cites leadership change as H2 growth driver
The 888, William Hill and Mr Green parent company expects to mitigate its losses in H2 by employing up to £30m in cost savings and meeting its...
Svenska Spel chief slams restaurant casino sector
Hofbauer made remarks on Svenska Spel’s corporate blog where he criticised the separate rules that restaurant casinos enjoy in the country, as well as the resulting lack...
Tourism chief in India’s Karnataka: Hard no on casinos
Japan is building its first integrated resort (IR) and casino in Osaka as a way to grow international tourism. For the same reason, Thai lawmakers are considering...
Kindred loses lawsuit over Norway fines, but plans to appeal
Trannel initiated the lawsuit in the context of regulator Lotteri-og Stiftelsestilsynet (Lotteritilsynet) ordering the subsidiary to cease offering services in the jurisdiction. Neither Trannel nor its parent company...
DraftKings announces plans for DC sports betting launch
With the addition of DC, DraftKings will have launched in 29 North American jurisdictions. “We would like to thank the DC Council for creating a path...
Tipwin and Mybet join Mernov as Germany’s only online slots licensees
Tipwin – a well-known sports betting operator in the country – is now also allowed to offer slots, on a new gaming section of its website. Online-first...
EGBA chief calls for Iceland to “rethink” monopoly market
In an opinion piece published on Icelandic news website Visir, Haijer called for a “rethink” of the nation’s monopoly-based market. He warned that the current system...









