Industry Reports

A recent survey has found a six-year-old punter betting on football matches in Thailand despite a nearly total ban on gambling in the country. Meanwhile, authorities have declared crackdown on World Cup betting less than a month before the start of the football championship in Russia. More than half of […]

A business group representing all businesses in downtown Sudbury will be filing an appeal against the casino and entertainment project on the Kingsway. Last month, Greater Sudbury City Council approved the ambitious project that will include a modern casino, a hotel, and a large concert arena. On Tuesday, councillors voted […]

Canada should reconsider its stance on sports wagering unless it wants to lag behind its neighbour in the south, industry insiders have warned in the wake of sports betting legalization in the United States. On Monday, the Canadian Gaming Association said in a press release that it welcomes the US […]

Connecticut’s Mohegan Tribe, a federally recognized tribal nation in the United States, has decided to purchase its partner’s stake in Project Inspire, a casino complex currently under development in South Korea. With the move, Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment reaches sole ownership of its first international project and boosts its diversification […]

The popularity of online gambling is seeing record highs all around the world and Finland is no exception with digital sales making nearly half of all sales in the first three months of the year. The state-run gambling and betting agency Veikkaus posted its Interim Report for Q1 2018 which […]

In March, the relatively popular anti-psychotic drug Abilify was pointed as the cause for gambling addiction in two separate lawsuits in British Columbia. While there is still no development in the Canadian cases, hundreds of lawsuits against the prescription drug may be settled in the United States in the coming […]

Latvia is one of the most gambling-friendly European countries with nearly 9,000 slot machines across the country and more than 40 gambling halls only in its capital, Riga. While the market seems to be booming, there are no official statistics to show the prevalence of problem gambling within the population. […]

The upcoming ban on play money poker apps in China may have a huge impact on the whole poker and gambling industry across Asia, concerned poker operators have warned. In April, Chinese media reported that the government has decided to ban all social poker applications and the advertising of poker […]

The number of the problem gamblers in Italy has increased by four times in the past decade, soaring from around 100,000 in 2007 to an estimated 400,000 in 2017, a new study shows. More Italians are gambling today than several years ago, researchers say, pointing out that at the same […]

Punters across the world are getting ready for the most anticipated sports event of the year, the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which starts in Russia in less than six weeks. But while some are reviewing the odds and getting informed on the latest news, betting fans in the UK and […]