Month: December 2014
A move by the Irish government to tax online gaming will be delayed until 2015, according to a recent statement made by Ireland’s finance minister. The delay comes at a time when London bookmakers are facing their own set of new taxes and enhanced regulatory oversight. London officials are closing a loophole that allows bookmakers […]
In a recent interview with eGaming Review, Peter Howitt, Gibraltar’s Gaming and Betting CEO, proclaimed that recent legislation in the United Kingdom regarding online gambling has negatively impacted the country’s industry attractiveness. “The way the UK has gone about recent changes to regulation and tax has destabilized the confidence in the UK for some operators,” said […]
Betting shops are a fixture of English high streets. They generate millions in revenue and provide countless hours of leisure and entertainment for bettors. If a campaign by a collection of local British authorities proves successful, however, these shops will face a radically uncertain future. Some 93 council authorities have banded together to demand that […]
After PokerStars officials announced plans to expand into casino gaming, leading UK poker player Victoria Coren Mitchell made a “quick decision” to end her seven-year affiliation with Team PokerStars Pro. In a recent announcement, she wrote, “I can’t hang around, sleep on it, have meetings and talk myself into staying, when my gut tells me […]
Few experiences offer a more visceral thrill than winning a significant wager. Like anything exciting, however, these kinds of thrills are typically best in moderation. Bet too much or too often, and the good feelings may quickly evaporate. Prominent British gaming firms such as Ladbrokes and William Hill are keenly aware of this and have […]
The fifth season of the United Kingdom and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) will begin on Jan. 20th, 2015 in London. The announcement was made on Monday, Dec. 8th by PokerStars, an online poker company. The tour’s first location will be the Hippodrome Casino, a century-old building that has housed a music hall, circuses, theatre productions, […]
Online gaming entrepreneurs and investors descended on London recently to attend the first ever Bitcoin4iGaming conference. The one-day conference had Bitcoin Foundation Executive Director Jon Matonis as the opening keynote speaker, and his speech covered a wide array of topics, including the advantages of gambling online with Bitcoin (as he sees it). Online gambling has […]
The UK Gambling Commission recently released a financial report that indicated that revenues from online gambling in the United Kingdom were responsible for a full 17 percent of the overall gambling market share across the country. It is important to note, however, that these figures were only taking into consideration licenses that were granted prior […]
Shortly after announcing plans to expand its online gaming sector, the Malta Lotteries and Gaming Authority (LGA) has announced its future cooperation with the Netherlands’ gaming authority, Kansspelautoriteit, through an online gambling letter of intent, otherwise known as a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Marja Appelman, the chief executive officer of Kansspelautoriteit, claimed that the agreement […]
On Nov. 17, the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in Westminster in London hosted an official launch event to promote the Football Association’s (FA) new Sports Betting Integrity Forum. The Forum plans to build upon the good work of the Tripartite initiative, a government-backed program that was originally established in 2012 to improve and safeguard […]