Tag: Gambling
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Celebrities May Be Banned from UK Gambling Ads
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As part of the latest crackdown on betting adverts on UK television, the use of celebrities, sports stars, and reality TV personalities is expected to be soon banned. Under new rules aimed at cracking the whip when it comes to…
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Are Smartphones Changing the Online Betting Industry?
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Any industry using technology, which is of course, most of them these days, appears to move at quite a pace. In the case of the gambling sector, however, this really has been sent into overdrive in the last decade or…
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Government to Lead Gambling Reforms
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The British government, or at least certain influential people in and around it, has been said to have taken over the upcoming review of gambling legislation in the country. The review, due to be launched very soon, comes at a…
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iGaming Given Go-Ahead in Germany
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German politicians have moved to approve the use of online casino games in the country. The powers that be have agreed to the use of iGaming, as long as operators agree to the terms of the regulatory framework, which is…
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The World’s Biggest Gamblers – How They Made Their Money
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We’ve all heard the term ‘whale’ or ‘high-roller’. The characters depicted in movies such as Oceans 11 are those amateur gamblers who are extremely rich and bet in the millions, though rarely did they make their initial fortune at the…
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Can Poker Be Classed as a Sport?
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This question has been a topic of discussion for ages now; is poker actually a sport? Well, we’ve no problem with that question at least being asked, and anyone in the gambling world knows that indeed this is a game…
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Baltic and Scandinavian Gaming Awards Winners Announced for 2020
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Participants of the MARE BALTICUM Gaming Summit in Tallinn have decided the winners of this year’s BSG Awards. The awards in Estonia were part of the first live conference and day of learning since March when coronavirus truly hit the…
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Government Keeps UK Casinos Closed Until August 15
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Land-based casinos in the United Kingdom are set to remain shut until at least August 15th after the Conservative government chose to postpone the further easing of lockdown measures. Delay to Reopening While pubs and hairdressers were allowed to reopen…
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Gaming Machine Ban Overturned by Scottish Government
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Scotland’s betting shops reopened on June 29, but it was expected that by July 22 based on promises made by the government at Holyrood that gaming machines would be turned back on, a decision that has now been reversed. High…
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Legalised Gambling in Ukraine Welcomed by Parimatch
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Parimatch, one of Eastern Europe’s top bookmakers and online betting operators founded in Kiev, has welcomed the Ukrainian legislature’s recent decision to legalise gambling in the country. The bill was passed by the Verkhovna Rada with Parimatch, now headquartered in…