Australia has no online casinos licensed in the country even though federal law allows states and territories to license and regulate internet slots and table games. However, home and mobile sports betting is licensed for punters there. According to the country’s primary banking trade organization, there’s a big gap between financial protections online and on ...
Kylian Mbappe dominates for France in Qualifying Matches for the European Championship
On Friday, March 24th, 2023 Kylian Mbappe delivered for France again, this time wearing the captain’s armband for the French national club. Mbappe is leading a new era for Les Bleus, there was something very familiar concerning the manner in which Mbappe nailed 2 – goals for France in order to headline France’s 4 ...
President of Mexico Vows to Cancel All Casino Licenses Issued in Last 4 Years
According to a 1947 law, gambling halls and casinos are supposed to be illegal in Mexico. However, hundreds of them exist and former President Vincente Fox was given powers by the courts to authorize licensing in order to create revenues through taxes as well as bolster the tourist trade. Current president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador ...
Australian Broadcaster Questions Facebook’s Role in Illegal Gambling Ads
According to Australia’s ABC News, residents there are being targeted by at least one online casino through Facebook even though the operator has been formally warned not to solicit business there. Australians are free to play wherever they wish with no fear of criminal penalties, but harsh civil and criminal penalties can be levied against ...
France Reg Flexes Delisting Muscle, Australia Adds to List of Blocked Online Casinos
France’s gambling regulator, l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) has issued blocking and delisting orders against online gambling sites and has created and published a public blacklist in the form of a downloadable CSV spreadsheet of illegal gambling sites while the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has ordered eight more sites to be blocked, ...
Sun International to Continue Growth, Boost SunSlots
Sun International, the South African operator of about a dozen casino properties including Sun City, has released its full-year results for 2022. The company’s online gaming operation, SunBet is reporting record-high revenues, and land operations including its slot distributor, Sun Slots are also showing strong revenue growth. In the year that ended December 31, Sun International ...
Playtech Acquires Less Than 10% Stake in Hard Rock Digital for $85M
Playtech has entered into a wide-ranging global partnership with Hard Rock Digital (HRD), the iGaming and sports arm of Hard Rock International and Seminole Gaming. HRD’s customers in the US and Canada will have access to a selection of Playtech slots, live dealer table games, and random number generator games through HRD’s existing proprietary platform ...
Small Texas Slot Casino Pumps $212M a Year Into Local Economy
Naskila Entertainment is a small, slots-only casino in Polk County, Texas with an outsized impact on the local economy. In fact, it’s really an electronic bingo facility but visitors get the feeling they are playing slots and most people would never know the difference – much like playing at a video lottery terminal (VLT) ...
Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa in Atlantic City – $55M in Hotel Upgrades, Rebrand
With 20th-anniversary celebrations at Atlantic City’s Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa fast approaching, the MGM property has announced plans to spend $55m to completely redesign and rebrand the hotel. The new MGM Tower will have over 700 guestrooms and luxury suites that will be completely reimagined. The suites will wrap around the tower’s corners ...
Big Gambler Refuses to Pay Aspinall’s Because He Got Drunk
Gambling “whale” Lester Hui is defending himself against a claim of almost £600,000 by an exclusive Mayfair casino in London. Hui maintains that Aspinall’s Clubs Ltd helped him get “blackout drunk” in order to help him lose more than half a million Pounds playing double chance baccarat at Aspinall’s casino at Curzon Street. Hui claims ...