According to South Africa’s National Gambling Act of 2008 only those operators granted an online gambling license by the Department for Trade and Industry (DTI) are permitted to offer their products in the country. That’s all fair and good, but the DTI´s Chief Director of Policy and Legislation, MacDonald...
July 23rd, 2015 By Shane Larson
Following months of negotiations, 888 Holdings announced it has acquired bwin.party for the price of £898 million ($1.4bn), a price lower than the £908 million offered by GVC/Amaya but with the benefit of having fewer associated risks and regulatory constraints associated with it. As a result, 888 Holdings has...
July 22nd, 2015 By Stephen Smith
The latest online gambling results released by the Delaware Lottery are a mixed bag indeed, and while online poker noted an impressive 19.8% improvement in revenues to $30,675 compared to June last year, iGambling business overall plunged by a massive 42% year-on-year, with revenues falling to $108,692 from the...
July 21st, 2015 By Charles Washington
PokerStars was forced to exit the US online poker market in 2013 following a Department of Justice crackdown on unlicensed offshore operators, but now the world’s biggest poker room may soon make a much anticipated return to the USA. However, while PokerStars is not expected to receive a New...
July 20th, 2015 By Lucy Brown
The World Series of Poker is the biggest, most celebrated tournament series in the game and every year thousands of players from all around the world descend upon Las Vegas hoping to take down an event and walk away with a prestigious gold bracelet. This year, the 46th Annual...
July 17th, 2015 By Shane Larson
The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has released its latest online gambling results for June, and while overall revenues were up an impressive 22.8% to $11.7 million year-on-year, online poker revenues, on the other hand, fell by 11.6% to $1,835,576, representing their lowest monthly tally since the industry...
July 16th, 2015 By Stephen Smith
Macau casino revenues were continually impressing the market until June 2014 when the island’s gambling industry suffered its first contraction in more than five years. That was when revenues fell by 3.7%, but since then business has been suffering double digit falls and the latest results from the Macau...
July 14th, 2015 By Charles Washington
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