Author: Daniel Williams

The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear New Jersey officials’ appeal as part of its attempt to legalize sports betting across the state. A group of state’s officials, led by Governor Chris Christie, have been trying to officially introduce sports betting in New Jersey by passing legislation attempts twice – in 2012 and 2014. Governor Chris Christie has previously projected that making sports betting within the state legal, could be beneficial for the economy of New Jersey. Previously, a number of lower courts issued rulings against him, and some…

Today, the British gambling regulatory authority UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) revealed that the HM Government has published a new piece of regulation, called The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017. The latter comes into effect today, on June 27th. The Programme Director of the UK Gambling Commission Richard Watson commented on the implementation of the new piece of regulations, saying that the Commission welcomes the new rules, which support the licensing objective of the UKGC to keep gambling fair, transparent and crime-free.…

Cyprus is set to see its first casino resort contract signed today. The contract signing, which is a real milestone for the country, is to take place in Nicosia’s Filoxenia Conference Centre on the afternoon. The contract is to be signed between the National Authority for Gaming Supervision and Casinos’ president Christos Mavrellis and official representatives of the consortium. The latter consists of the companies Melco International Development, CNS Group and Seminole HR (Hard Rock) Holdings. The Commerce and Energy Minister of Cyprus, Yiorgos Lakkotrypis, is to address the signing…

A group of 19 former and current employees of Crown Resorts have been found guilty of violating the Chinese mainland rules for gambling promotion. Three Australians were sentenced to serve in jail between nine and ten months. The employees pleaded guilty in a closed hearing, after in October 2016 they were taken into custody by Chinese authorities. They got charged earlier in June, with three of the employees being released on bail. One of the employees who were sentenced to a month-long jail term is the Executive Vice President of…

One of the most-expected online gaming events this summer – the Amsterdam Affiliate Conference 2017 (AAC) – is to kick off on July 11th at Amsterdam RAI in Hall 8, which is currently the biggest exhibition space in the Netherlands. The AAC is it be held during the iGaming Super Show until July 14th, expecting about 4,500 delegates from all over the world. After the huge success of last year’s Amsterdam Affiliate Conference, which gathered more than 4,000 attendees with more than 2,000 of them being iGaming affiliates, this year’s…

The US Court of Appeals ruled against MGM Resorts International in the first one in what is expected to be a long-running legal battle over the construction of a rival casino in East Windsor. Now, MGM Resorts has lost the first round of their legal battle against a third casino in Connecticut, with the federal court in New York has upheld an earlier ruling against the company. In 2016, MGM Resorts filed a lawsuit at the time when the legislature approved a bill giving the Mohegan and Mashantucket Indian tribes…

Maltese gambling regulator – the Malta Gaming Authority – published a survey about the gaming services used by the local residents. The survey, which was carried out between 2015 and 2016, also includes a variety of economic and social considerations and provides an evaluation of the local citizen’s gambling behaviour. In addition, more information and details about problem gambling in Malta is provided. According to the Executive Chairman of the Malta Gaming Authority, Joseph Cuschieri, the survey was important for the country and its citizens as it is the first…

Japanese national legislators are having negotiations on some ways that would help them limit the casino development in the country. Casino gambling was considered one of the fastest-growing industries in Japan after becoming legal there, but the authorities are now intentionally trying to slow it down. The latest measures that have been proposed by the Japanese legislators, are associated with registering the visits of local residents to casinos in order to suspend them in the future, in case that the authorities decide to ban them if there is a risk…

The organisers of The Beat the Odds conference shared that problem gambling behaviour and gambling addictions have become a public health problem in Wales. The initiative is aimed at bringing together various individuals related with the problem, including people who suffer from problem gambling behaviour, specialists and politicians, in Cardiff today. The organiser of the Beat the Odds event Wynford Ellis Owen from the Living Room Charity commented that the problem is getting more serious by the day, as Welsh gambling addicts literally lack any kind of support for their…

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) revealed that it was very glad to be one of the participants in a nationwide event that is focused on making society and business more aware of the importance of licensing and how licensing could help members of the public. The Programme Director for industry insight and shared regulation at the Commission, Sharon McNair, shared that the positive impact of licensing is often neglected, so the UK Gambling Commission is now able to help in terms of raising awareness about the importance of licensing. Ms.…