Archive for September, 2018

Premier League Sponsors Must Do More to Combat Problem Gambling

Gambling may be big business in the UK, but there has been a corresponding rise in the number of problem gamblers in the country that has recently got the publicly funded National Health Service (NHS) calling for more money from gambling companies to tackle the situation. Drawing the most...

The Hendon Mob Hit By Sweeping EU Legislative Changes

The Hendon Mob (THM) has long been the go-to place when it comes to keeping an eye on the poker tournament scene and checking the results of your favorite players. That may all be about to change, though, as the website has now implemented a process allowing individual European...

Shared Online Poker Liquidity Fails to Benefit New Jersey

On May 1st, New Jersey joined Nevada and Delaware’s shared liquidity network in an attempt to give its online poker market a much needed boost. Three months later, however, and the ‘Multi-State Internet Gaming Association’ (MSIGA) seems to have brought little benefit for the Garden State’s internet poker market,...

Japan Studying Gambling Addiction Controls Introduced by Other Asia Countries

In December 2016, Japan finally legalized casino gambling, while this summer the IR Implementation bill was subsequently passed by the Japanese Diet allowing for up to three integrated casino resorts to be built in the country of 127 million people. All along the way, industry proponents had to deal...

Australian Online Poker Players Left with Few Options

Last year, the Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill passed through the Australian Parliament, heralding the start of the country’s own Black Friday like the one that affected the United States online poker market back in 2011. Soon after, international gambling operators began to withdraw their products from the country, as...

Nevada Casinos Flat in July while Macau Outperform Expectations

In July, Macau’s casino market slightly disappointed analysts after generating $3.14 billion in revenue, or 10.3% more than during the same month in 2017. An increase of up to 13% had initially been forecast, but still growth was infinitely higher than Nevada’s casino industry which saw its revenue fall...