Macau Casino Revenue in September Plummets to Two Year Low
Figures released today by Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) show casino revenue higher by just 2.8% at $2.73 billion in September, with the industry having been severely hit by the fallout from Typhoon Mangkhut. While its actual damage was described as “immaterial”, the government forced casinos to shut down their operations for a […]
Closure of Clichy-Montmartre Poker Club in Paris an End of an Era
On Wednesday, Sept. 26, France’s live poker scene was dealt a massive blow after authorities shut down the Cercle Clichy-Montmartre in Paris. According to the French daily newspaper ‘Le Parisien’, the decision follows the indictment of five people in July accused of “organized money laundering, concealed work, breach of trust, and concealment of break of […]
Nevada Casino Revenue Drops 7.7% One Year Post-Mayweather Fight
The Silver State’s casino market suffered a 7.7% revenue drop to $913 million in August, compared to the $989.5 million it generated during the same month in 2017. Nevertheless, the decline was anticipated as last August “The Biggest Fight in Combat Sports History” took place between US boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. and the Irish […]
Spanish Internet Gambling Continues its Stellar Growth in 2018
In 2011, Spain officially launched its legalized online gambling market, while sports betting exchanges were introduced a few years later in 2014. Following an initial slow start, online casinos and sports betting have since established themselves as the bedrock of the industry and last year generated an impressive €560 million ($678m) in gross revenue, representing […]
New Hampshire Now Offering Online Lottery Games
Online lottery games are now available to play for residents located in New Hampshire as the state expands its gambling market. Previously, residents could only gamble online by the way of tickets purchased through an app for the Powerball Lotto, a lottery dubbed ‘America’s favorite which is played in over forty states. Now residents have […]
Wendy Freedman Become First Woman to Win HPT Main Event Title Since 2013
Wendy Freedman is one of the most talented women’s player on the live tournament circuit, and has been a consistent winner since booking her first cash back in 2012. This week, she also recorded a piece of poker history after becoming only the second woman to win a Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) Main Event title, […]
Washington DC Introduces Legal Sports Betting Bill
A legal sports betting bill has been introduced in the US capital Washington by a council member named Jack Evans, a politician for the US Democratic Party who has been representing Ward 2 of Washington for almost thirty years. Evans recently proposed the bill that may well have paved the way towards legalized gambling in […]
