Law and Regulations

Golden Nugget Atlantic City has gone live with America’s first online live-dealer hold’em table from $1. A Golden Nugget dealer works a roulette table behind the glass in Atlantic City. The casino’s table games that can be played by computer or smartphone now include poker, blackjack, roulette and baccarat. Patrons …

The Central Bank of England refused to create a national crypto currency. The reason was the possible negative impact of the introduction of the crypto-currency system on the activities of traditional banks. However, representatives of the regulator do not deny that they will continue studying the technology of blockade. The …

The Vietnamese government granted preliminary approval to Laguna Lang Co for the construction of a new casino complex in 2021. The gaming center will become part of the resort, which is located in central Vietnam. The whole project of building a casino with additional villas Laguna Lang Co estimated at …

Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board banned the construction of a mini-casino located in the northeast of the country. The decision of the municipalities of Pennsylvania is a part of an aggressive new expansion of gambling that will bring casino games to Pennsylvanians’ cellphones and tablets and the state’s airports, truck stops …

The Irish government rejected a proposal to increase the current tax rate of 1% on the income paid by bookmakers in the country, due to objections from industry representatives. Irish Minister of Finance Paschal Donohoe, presented three legislative acts that could potentially attract about 50 million euros from local bookmakers. …

The Coordination of Public Policy of South Korea reported that the government intends to consider the prospect of creating a national crypto currency. Leading researcher of the Korean Institute of Finance Lee Dae-Kee expressed confidence that the sharp increase of crypto-currencies, including bitcoin, should not be regarded as a threat …

If Ukraine still does not issue and circulate crypto currency in Ukraine, Belarus has made a dramatic step forward in this direction. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko signed the decree, which is called “On the development of the digital economy”. This document legalizes all technologies based on the block chain, …

Pokerstars France became the first company, which have exclusive rights to communicate with the game pools in Italy, Portugal and Spain live. The site’s application was accepted by regulator ARJEL and will be able to link with merged player pools in Italy, Portugal and Spain when the venture goes live. …

The First International Conference “Ukrainian Gaming Summit 2017” devoted to the issue of legalization of the gaming business in Ukraine was held in the prestigious hotel “Hyatt Regency” in Kyiv. As is known, since 2009 gambling in Ukraine is prohibited by law. The initiator of the conference, the president of …

As is known, in 2015 a new law came into force in Portugal, concerning the legalization of gambling, organized on the Internet. Approved list of entertainment, prescribed procedure for licensing online operators, set the size of tax deductions. However, according to a recently published study, 68% of online casino players …

Liberalization and legalization of the gambling market in Brazil not only did not move from the dead point, but also worsened. The Constitutionally and Justice Committee (CCJ) again delays voting on the bill of legislation on gambling in the Senate. In addition, the upcoming presidential elections next year may delay …

Industry-leading iGaming software provider EveryMatrix is pleased to announce that it has officially receive Maltese Gambling Authority, as it continues to strengthen its presence in the dynamic and rapidly expanding European market. “Being now licensed in Malta, our company will be able to fulfil the requests it has received for …

The gambling sector in the UK generated gross gaming revenue of £4.7 billion (about $6.3 billion) for the period from April 2016 to March 2017. This reported by the press service of the British Gambling Commission in the industry statistical report. According to the British regulator, the segment of online …

Australia published a new analytical research, according to which the total cost of gambling in Australia increased by 3.9% in the period from 2015 to 2016, while sports betting reached a growth of 13% compared to the previous year. Total spending on gambling amounted to $23.6 billion this year. The …

The Ministry of Economy of Portugal has put forward a number of changes in laws and regulations for the online gambling market in the country. The proposal for the state budget includes amending the law to allow licensed operators in the country to share their gaming platform for the provision …

Since January 2018 online casino providers based in Latvia will pay a fixed annual fee of 400 000 euros for broadcasting games from the country. A new fixed fee was set after the country’s parliament amended its initial plans, which forced the operators to charge a fee depending on the …

Created by the Californian giants of the video game Electronic Arts (EA) the new game Star Wars Battlefront II did not have time to go out, as it immediately led to criticism for the introduction of virtual loot boxes. This was the subject of an investigation by the Belgian Gambling …

In the county of Kinmen held a referendum on the issue of legalization of gambling business. The results of the vote were shocking for the supporters of the casino. Only 2705 respondents voted for the support of gambling, out – 24,368. The referendum was initiated by the adviser of the …

The Vietnamese Ministry of Finance issued a decree, which shows that from December 1 of this year local residents, whose minimum income is $ 440 per month, will be able to play in the casino. But this is not all. Residents must submit documents proving their financial ability, that is, …

Brazil with a population of 207 million people can become the largest country in the world, where legalize gambling. The head of the Chamber of Deputies Nelson Marcelceli said that the authorities plan to vote for the legalization of the casino. If a change in this bill is adopted at …