Author: Daniel Williams

The Irish Government seems to have taken into consideration a new extra tax on betting in an attempt to raise approximately €50 million. Such a move would result into increasing the levy on gambling operators from 1% to 1.1%, which would raise a total amount of about €50 million, which are planned to be redirected to support gambling addiction services. Reportedly, the cost of any extra levy introduced to the industry could also be passed on to customers. John Halligan, Independent Alliance TD, had urged for the Government to officially…

The City Council of Belfast has given the start of a public consultation about the construction of a large casino complex there. The project has been estimated to approximately £300 million. The consultation is set to officially begin on December 11th and to end on March 5th. The results of the public consultation is expected to be presented to the committee in order for the latter to consider and determine its position regarding the possible construction of a casino and entertainment complex in Belfast. The committee would be also expected…

The Chairman of Woolworths Gordon Cairns has shared his doubt that setting a AU$1 bet limit on pokies would be helpful for players who suffer from problem gambling behaviour. Currently, Woolworths is one of the largest Australian poker machine operators thanks to the fact that it owns over 330 hotels. Over its latest annual general meeting which took place on Thursday, the company’s shareholders and anti-gambling advocates put Mr. Cairns under some criticism and asked him questions about its poker machine operations. Woolworths’ Chairman was asked whether he would take…

Researchers from the Cambridge Health Alliance presented the gambling regulators of the state of Massachusetts with a preliminary analysis of the Play My Way program. According to a new study, players who use the special gambling addiction prevention tool are betting less and lose smaller amount of money in comparison to other gamblers. The Play My Way program is available in Plainville’s Plainridge Park Casino, which is the first casino in Massachusetts. According to the data provided by the researchers, the program has been having an excellent effect on gamblers…

A bookmaker has been arrested after the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) carried out an investigation into local fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs). The Police initiated an investigation aimed to find out if FOBTs are breaching the gambling laws of Northern Ireland. Now, it is the Public Prosecution Service that is to make a decision whether to press charges on the bookmaker, after a file has been sent after the investigation was completed. In case that the Prosecution office makes a decision that the case against the bookmaker is to…

Approximately 300 residents of Malaga have protested against a project for a hotel and skyscraper that is to be located in the city’s port. The group, led by Defend Out Horizon activist group, was also backed by a number of local political parties, including Malaga Ahora, Podemos and Izquierda Unida. The activist group calls for more consultations to be made on the planned hotel and skyscraper. In addition, the opponents of the project protest against the project as in their opinion only the few wealthy residents of the city are…

Atlantic City could see a great change in its skyline only in a year, as the Stockton University Gateway project is to be given the green light in the city’s Chelsea section. The region, which has been facing certain difficulties recently, is expected to be significantly boosted by the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City as well as by The Beach at South Inlet located in the South Inlet section. The project that is to bring market-rate housing back to Atlantic City involves a residential complex estimated to $81…

The latest issues surrounding Altior, the favourite for the Champion Chase at Cheltenham Festival in March, pushed the British Horseracing Authority to say how important it is that local punters trust betting markets. The news that Altior is to miss the Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown in December, was announced a couple of days ago on the Twitter account of Nicky Henderson shortly after a statement published on Unibet’s website. The announcement highlighted some issues about the relationship between between bookmakers and some jockeys and trainers, and provoked a wave…

A local player was lucky enough to with the biggest Grosvenor Casino jackpot prize that has been ever won in the country. The punter took home an overall prize of £73,887.27 from the Merchant City-based Grosvenor Casino. The massive winning of over £73,000 was generated at the Ace King Suited table game. The jackpot winning comes only seven days after a massive jackpot winning estimated to £53,000 was taken down by another Grosvenor customer at the brand’s Riverboat casino. Over the last couple of years, the Grosvenor Casino brand, which…

A 10-year-old school girl has called the Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews to reduce gambling advertising due to the possible negative influence they could have on young people. Mikayla Krivohlavek, a Bellarine Christian College school girl, has written a letter to the Premier of the state of Victoria, urging him to have “disgraceful” gambling advertising suspended. According to the young girl, gambling adverts were on TV too often, so she decided to share her concerns that that such ads could have a bad impact on young people. The girl shared her…