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_2016-02-29
Paddy Power has said it will donate £280,000 (US$390,000) to socially responsible causes after a UK Gambling Commission investigation found it to be

_2016-02-29
UK-based financial trading and online gambling app developer Gametech has announced the launch of a new affiliate program in partnership with Income A

_2016-02-29
Tourism spending in Singapore fell for the first time in six years in 2015, down 6.8 percent to SG$22 billion (US$15.7 billion), according to the Sing

_2016-02-29
A 24-year-old Malaysian man who was arrested for stealing almost SG$1 million worth of casino chips, along with car keys and cash, has been sentenced

_2016-02-29
Macau’s casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) decreased 0.1 percent year on year, at MOP19.5 billion (US$2.4 billion) in February, according to the late

_2016-02-29
Hong Kong-listed Neptune Group, reported a net loss of HK$257 million (US$33.1 million) for the six months ended Dec. 31, 2015, compared to a net prof

_2016-02-29
Testing laboratory NMi announced that they have partnered with DraftKings, a skills-based Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) platform, to carry out their comp

_2016-02-29
Paradise Entertainment has announced it has entered into a Distributorship Framework Agreement with the brother in-law for Paradise Entertainment’s

_2016-02-29
Chinese Super League matches will not be available for Hong Kong punters given doubts about the competition's integrity, said the city’s monopoly wa

_2016-02-29
Philippine casino investor Belle Corporation’s board of directors has approved a declaration of a cash dividend of PHP 0.095 per share, for a total

_2016-02-28
Australian online fantasy betting company TopBetta has struck a new advertising deal with Fairfax Media, giving them new reach to over 3.4 million rea

_2016-02-28
  Hong-Kong-based Aquis Entertainment, owner of Canberra Casino, wants the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) government to allow pokies at the resor

_2016-02-28
Hong Kong Entertainment (Overseas) Investments Ltd., owner of Tinian Dynasty Hotel and Casino is to forfeit $2.5 million for failing to document over

_2016-02-28
Liberalizing online gambling laws, including allowing in-play betting will cost the Australian government votes at the next federal election, accordin

_2016-02-27
The Akali-BJP government has increased the daily draw limit from 42 to 48 for state lottery operators, and may potentially allow betting on overseas h

_2016-02-27
The Additional Secretary, NLA, K.Sekhose has announced that the meeting of the Select Committee on the Nagaland Prohibition of Gambling and Promotion

_2016-02-27
India president Pranab Mukherjee is reportedly suggesting revisions to the Indian Penal Code (IPC) to include cyber crimes such as online gambling and

_2016-02-27
Las Vegas strip gaming revenue in January fell 7.7 percent year on year to $532.3 million, brought down by a 26.3 percent decline in baccarat, and bel

_2016-02-25
As China prepared to celebrate the year of the monkey in early February, there were many who wondered if the celebrations would be muted because of the effects of the perceived economic slowdown as Q4 GDP growth came in at 6.8 percent. That was lower...

_2016-02-25
As regional gambling revenue slumps, some companies are finding a new marketing strategy isn’t enough to draw the crowds and instead are trying for a complete rebrand. Operators such as Star Entertainment, Donaco and Macau junket Tak Chun has all recently...

_2016-02-18
Russian gambling industry executives have lambasted a Finance Ministry proposal to raise gaming taxes, saying that such an initiative would "destroy the gambling business." To date, one of Russia's key draws for foreign investors has been its low taxation...

_2016-02-18
Horse racing officials, looking to revitalize the pari-mutuel betting model, are turning to the financial world for technology to enable the development of new and complex bets.Pari-mutuel wagering has long formed the financial backbone of horse racing...

_2016-02-11
Macau’s embattled junket operators have embarked on a public relations push following a series of scandals involving VIP promoters and ongoing concern about lack of transparency in the market. Senior figures tell AGB that the contribution of the junket...

_2016-02-11
The opening of Macau’s first junket-run VIP slot room has been seen as a bold move by an industry seeking new sources of revenue, but analysts have warned it may be a tough sell given the weak operating environment and lack of enthusiasm for machines...

_2016-02-04
With growth stagnant in poker’s traditional strongholds of North America and Europe, operators are beginning to look towards Asia for markets which could kickstart a second boom. 

_2016-02-04
Thai universities are increasingly concerned about the growing trend of students addicted to gambling and borrowing money from state education loans to support their gaming habits. University academics are urging officials to tackle the issue, especially...