2015 WSOP From May 27th To July 14th In Las Vegas
Each year, thousands of gamblers from around the world descend upon Las Vegas to take part in the most anticipated tournament series in poker, the World Series of Poker (WSOP). This annual poker marathon was first launched in 1970, and over the intervening decades has grown in size and status, with the 46th Annual World […]
Online Gambling Does Not Cause Addictive Behavior
Since the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement (UIGEA) was re-interpreted in 2011 to permit regulated state-by-state internet gambling, opponents have fiercely been attacking the move and crusading to have iGaming consigned to the scrap heap once more. Chief amongst its critics is Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson, who has compared online gambling to “crack cocaine,” […]
2015 WSOP Europe To Run From October 8th to 24th In Berlin
The World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) was held in England from 2007-2010, and France between 2010-2013, while 2015 will see Germany play host to the iconic tournament poker festival. The location for the WSOPE will be the country’s capital city, Berlin, and more specifically its most famous casino the Spielbank Berlin on the Potsdamer […]
Report Highlights Problems Of Underage Gambling In France
Gambling is big business in France, and last year the country generated €44 billion in revenues, with online gaming generating €725 million of that tally. However, it seems that not all is as it should be with up to a third of all French minors having apparently gambled online at some time throughout the year, […]
Portugal To Open Up iGaming Market On June 28th
On June 28th, Portugal is set to end the Santa Casa da Misericordia’s (SCML) state run monopoly over the country’s online gambling industry and finally open its market up to international operators. The new iGaming reform bill had been under legal consideration since June 2014, but has finally been approved by the Council of Ministers, […]
Full Tilt Granted Internet License By Danish Gambling Authority
On May 13th, Full Tilt was given permission to rejoin Denmark’s online gambling market after it was granted a license to offer its product by the country’s Gambling Authority. As a result, Danish players will soon be able to access the site via its FullTilt.dk platform, and commenting on the development Full Tilt managing director, […]
New Jersey iGaming Up 10.85% To $12.66m In April
The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) has released its latest figures for April, revealing a 10.85% improvement in iGaming revenues to $12.66 million, compared to the $11.42 million generated in the same month last year. The impressive results now represents five months of continual growth for the state’s internet gambling industry, with revenues […]
