Texas Against Gambling Group Calls For Raids On Poker Clubs
Casino gambling may be illegal in Texas, but it has nonetheless become well-known for the numerous private poker clubs that have sprung up across the state. Contributing to their proliferation is the fact that such enterprises are able to exploit a loophole provided by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who said that it was his […]
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 criticism from the public health service […]
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 poker players to anonymize their account […]
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, which has continued to produce disappointing […]
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 with concerns cited by politicians and […]
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 there was no licensing regime in […]
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 by 0.2% to $996.4 million over […]
