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888 shares plunge over UKGC investigation

May 16, 2017 Online gaming operator 888 has copped a hammering in the share market after it emerged that the company was under...

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Phoenix Petroleum founder Dennis Uy

Developers keen on Philippines despite gambling crackdown

May 8, 2017 Casino investors have set their sights firmly on the Philippines despite the government's ongoing crusade against online gambling. Since taking...

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BGO fined 300k over misleading ads

BGO fined £300,000 over misleading casino adverts

May 3, 2017 The United Kingdom Gambling Commission has made a big statement of intent in its crusade against misleading advertising in the...

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PokerStars exit near

PokerStars exit from the Australian market is looming

March 22, 2017 A number of secondary amendments were agreed to by the Senate yesterday, but exempting online poker from the Interactive Gambling...

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Queensland casino lawsuit

Southport Spit casino developers planned billion dollar lawsuit

March 14, 2017 Tax payers may have faced a $1.2 billion legal action if the Queensland state government had not approved the Southport...

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President Duterte orders Philippines anti-gambling raids

Philippines police arrest 232 people in anti-gambling sting

February 20, 2017 Police in the Philippines have made more than 200 arrests as part of a nationwide crusade against illegal gambling. Maria...

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Hawaii online casino bill 2017

New online casino bill hits Hawaiian senate

January 25, 2017 While the rest of the United States is consumed with the push to lift the nationwide sports betting ban, Hawaii...

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Vietnamese market in Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnam green lights casino gambling for local residents

January 22, 2017 Vietnam has announced that it will lift the longstanding ban on locals gambling at casinos. In a statement released last...

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Online casino exodus looms as Vera&John pulls up Aussie stakes

December 28, 2016 The ramifications of recent amendments to the 2001 Interactive Gambling Act are already being felt after Vera&John announced that it...

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Lower house of Japanese parliament

Crown’s Japan dream lives on as casino bill passes lower house

December 8, 2016 Crown Resorts boss James Packer could yet realise his dream of setting up shop in Japan after the nation moved...

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