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The situation with online gambling legislation in Pennsylvania is getting tougher by the hour mostly thanks to the fact that local lawmakers are making things more complicated than they have to. The Pennsylvania legislature has been making some efforts to make up for the constantly increasing budget deficit with a gaming revenue estimated to approximately $100 million. However, they are perfectly aware that in order to succeed in this endeavour, they first need to come up with a suitable solution for the share tax issue throughout the state. The soft…

The state of New York could be getting closer to finally getting its gambling legislation, as the New York Senate Finance Committee passed the online poker bill S 3898 on Tuesday. The bill, which major sponsor is Senator John Bonacic, was given the green light without any discussions and further debates and is now passed to the Senate for consideration. However, its future is still unclear as the state Assembly could decide to once again shelve the proposed bill as it did last year. This is the second time when…

Isle of Man seems to be on the way to making a great progress with its gambling legislation, since a bill seeking to make certain amendments in the already existing casino regulations in the region was given the green light by the members of the House of Keys. Last week, the second reading of the bill took place and the new legislation changes to help operators regulate casinos got a step closer. The new Amendment Bill is planned to bring in some updates of the anti-money laundering regulations and is…

For many years, online gambling operators have been quietly offering their services to Poland players. However, over the last few years, the country’s Government has informed companies that it intended to introduce new legislation in order to regulate the online gambling industry properly. The new gambling legislation of the country was enforced on April 1st, 2017, with new tax regimens and tighter regulations which has made the market conditions almost unbearable for operators to survive. At the end of April, Poland expanded its online gambling blacklist with more unacceptable companies…

According to a new report of the European Parliament, UK’s exit from the EU would have a massive impact on Gibraltar’s economy, with the latter risking to lose approximately 20% of its service. The study showed that unfortunately for Gibraltar, there is absolutely no guarantee that some kind of a balance will be found between the priorities of Gibraltar and the effects of the BREXIT. Inevitably, Britain’s exit from the European Union would have a negative impact on the territory’s gambling market, too. As revealed by the report, the already…

The UK Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards has found that a MPs report related to the fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) which was published in January 2017 has violated some parliamentary standards. According to the Commissioner, the report, which was issued at the time of the Government’s review of the highly-controversial FOBTs, failed to provide the necessary transparency required by the Parliament. Currently, the Government of the UK is working on a review of the country’s entire gambling industry, but the competent authorities are expected to pay a great deal of attention…

The largest-ever sports participation event in the history of the UK – Camelot’s “I Am Team GB” – has received three awards at two very prestigious events this year. As reported by Casino Guardian at the beginning of October, the multi-media campaign, which was launched by The National Lottery and ITV in 2016 along with the RIO Olympics, was described as a great success as it had managed to encourage approximately one million people to join in sports following the excellent performance of the Team GB at last year’s Summer…

An eventual agreement that would have made a compromise and allow the well-desired casino expansion in Florida fell apart. After spending some time working at opposite directions, the Florida Senate and House declared an impasse that unfortunately could not be resolved until the end of the week. The annual 60-day session of the local lawmakers is scheduled to end this Friday, so there is no chance for a compromise until then. Over 2017 session, the legislature came very close to a comprehensive gambling bill that would result in further expansion…

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) issued a warning to gambling operators, urging them to make sure that their advertising campaigns were not violating social responsibility rules or misleading their customers. The British regulatory body has imposed the first financial penalty for advertising failings on the gaming provider BGO Entertainment Ltd. The company would be forced to pay a fine amounting to £300,000 for misleading advertising on both its own website and on its affiliates’ ones. The Programme Director of the UK Gambling Commission Paul Hope commented on the situation, saying…

The numbers of Ohio residents who got treated for gambling addiction has increased over the past two years. Despite some concerns have emerged that the spreading problem is caused by the casino legislation in the region, state officials commented that is not the only reason and explained that the increased availability of the treatment has also been among the main causes for the rise. According to state reports, the number of people who got diagnosed or treated for gambling disorder has been up by over 11% since 2014. As revealed…