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May 10, 2022
China: 42,000 Illegal Cross-Border Gambling Cases Between 2020-2022
In spite of continuing its intense efforts to clamp down on illegal gambling in the country while affiliating with other Asian countries to put an end to cross-border gaming, China still catches tens of thousands of individuals under the radar each year. At the end of March, the Chinese authorities announced they discovered an outlawed […]
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May 10, 2022
Hollywood Casino Joliet Infernal Car Crash Survivor Sues Casino
Casinos are known for the occasional drunken incident, but the “mistreatment” of two patrons at the Hollywood Casino Joliet in Illinois led to the fiery death of one of them. The survivor of a car crash that set a vehicle on fire after the driver crashed it into a lamp post is now suing the […]
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May 10, 2022
EveryMatrix Locks in License for West Virginia
Online gaming software distributor for the sports betting, casino, affiliate, and payment fields EveryMatrix has been given the green light to operate in West Virginia. The supplier first applied for a license in the state in December 2021, when it also tried to secure a Michigan license. What Will the New License Mean for EveryMatrix? […]
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May 10, 2022
Veikkaus Expands with B2B Gaming Division
The state-owned gaming giant in Finland, Veikkaus, has launched an international B2B division through which the company will export its know-how and savviness to foreign markets. Fennica Gaming will enable Veikkaus to significantly expand its operational footprint and comes on the tail of regulatory changes in the way gambling is run in Finland. Veikkaus Goes […]
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May 10, 2022
Man Leaves Children in Rivers Casino Parking Lot in Des Plaines
Parents in the United States continue to leave their children in casino parking lots while adults go in to gamble. And as this continues, regulators and casinos are joining forces to ensure that fewer instances of such negligence are allowed to happen. The latest case comes out of Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, Illinois over […]
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May 10, 2022
Wazdan Gets Go-Ahead from Ontario Gaming Regulator
Wazdan has received a license from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO). This means that the casino games supplier is the latest to enter the fast-developing Canadian province. Wazdan will provide its distinct portfolio of games to local operators. As a reminder, Canada launched igaming and interactive sports betting markets for the private […]
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May 10, 2022
Bingoal Teams up with Neccton to Protect Gamblers in Netherlands
As Belgium faces changes to the way gambling ads reach customers, family-owned gambling operator Bingoal is upping its personal commitment to making sure that players are safe. To this end, the company has teamed up with Neccton, an established software company that will now be used to bolster responsible gambling practices in the Netherlands, where […]
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May 9, 2022
KSA Notifies 37 Gaming Machine Operators Without Attendance Permits
The Dutch Gaming Authority has completed an extended investigation aimed at 290 gaming machine operators in the country. The regulator came across 37 operators that were not obeying the attendance permit requirements issued by the municipal authorities in the Netherlands. All operators were notified and immediately ceased the violation of the presence permit rule, with […]
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May 9, 2022
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Former Chairman Convicted on Corruption, Bribery Charges
Cedric Cromwell has brought shame to himself and the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts. The former tribal chairman was convicted by a federal court on charges of extortion and bribery. Sentencing will take place this September. During his stint, Cromwell asked an architecture company for $60,000 kickbacks to which RGB Architects owner David DeQuattro agreed, […]
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May 9, 2022
Junkets No Longer to Accept Macau Casino Deposits
“Accountability,” is the word that will best describe casino operators in Macau, the special administrative region bordering China, that is undergoing rapid reregulation of its gambling industry. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the region to look for alternative revenue sources, with most of its GDP depending on casino concessionaires. Casinos Will Handle Deposits on Their Own […]