It was only going to be a matter of time before one of the leading bookmakers over in the UK announced a swathe of shop closures, and having tried to weather the FOBT stake reduction as best they can, William Hill are the first one to announce a large number of casualties. It had become apparent for many weeks now…
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Prison Bosses Slammed for Offering Inmates Bingo
Prison bosses in the UK have been slammed for the cushy time prisoners appear to have at one of the UK’s many prisons, that being HMP Leyhill in Gloucester, for it has been revealed that those that have been sent there and locked up have access to a range of services and facilities that law abiding people often cannot afford.…
Read MoreNew Casino Entry Fees for Quezon City
Local residents living in Quezon City in the Philippines are now going to have to pay to enter casinos located there, thanks in no small part to a new ordinance that covers all gambling operations located in the City, and that new entry fee is causing a lot of debate with locals. The aim of a casino entry fee, from…
Read MoreGaming Innovation Group Hit With $25k Fine for Geolocation Failure
To be able to legally gamble online in New Jersey, you must be old enough to gamble but also need to be located somewhere within the state boundaries of New Jersey too. If you are based in any other US State then you will be allowed to gamble only at gambling sites that have been licensed by the state you…
Read MoreTougher Gambling Promotion Restrictions in Place in Victoria
For sports bettors based over in Victoria, Australia, times are changing regarding the types of promotional offers that they are going to have made available to them at all online sports betting sites. It has always been the case up until now, that when a new customer signs up to any online or mobile betting site that they are going…
Read MoreMr Monopoly Casino Slapped with an Advertisement Ban
Online casinos really do need to ensure that any advertisement they put out are never going to fall foul of any unique rules imposed on them by either their respective Gaming Commission or the Advertising Standards Authority in the countries in which they promote themselves. That is something that Mr Monopoly Casino has just found out to their cost, for…
Read MoreSingapore Casino Entry Fees Raise Over S$1 Billion
Imagine the uproar there would be if Las Vegas based casinos, in addition to charging their outrageous resort fees and car parking fees, decided that they were going to start charging their customers to walk through their front doors. Well, over in Singapore all citizens and permanent residents are faced with having to pay an entry fee to get into…
Read MoreTennessee to Legalize Online Sports Betting
It was in the House of Representatives last Tuesday that legislation was passed to allow online sports betting to be legalized in the state of Tennessee, and having admitted defeat, Governor Bill Lee has stated that he is going to allow the state to permit online gambling without him signing it into law. Lee has been opposed to legalizing online…
Read MoreJapanese Gamblers Face Very Strict Anti-Addiction Rules
Japan has recently relaxed their rather archaic laws surrounding land based casinos. Having given the greenlight to several casino resorts recently, many of which are going to be operational in 2020, the Government has set about putting in place rules and regulations to negate the possibility of gambling addiction related problems with their citizens. Whilst you will always find responsible…
Read MoreUK Gambling Commission Taking Responsible Gambling Seriously
It has always been the case that it is the Gaming Commission or Gaming Authority which checks that individual casino sites are run to the highest of industry standards, and sadly some of those licensing authorities tend not to have teeth. One gambling license issuer that has taken a no nonsense approach to licensing online casinos that are based in,…
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