Industry Reports

After a gradual liberalization of the Danish gambling market in the past several years, the industry is expanding with new casinos opening and new operators being granted licences. In its annual report, the Danish Gambling Authority announced that the market continued to grow in 2017, generating DKK9.2 billion in gross […]

One of the largest European bookmakers may be one of the first gambling operators to take advantage of the possible legalization of sports betting in the United States. As the U.S. Supreme Court is now considering whether to revoke the state-wide ban on sports wagering, Paddy Power Betfair prepares for […]

Children who play “free” online video games are at risk of becoming actual gamblers, experts have warned, adding that parents should look for hidden addictions. Most video games, including those that can be played for free even on social media, offer players to purchase weapons, armour and other items. In […]

New Jersey’s legal online casinos and poker sites generated $25.6 million in revenues this March, closing the first quarter of the year with record growth. This is a 17.6 per cent year-over-year total increase in earnings for the five licensees in the state. In fact, the industry has never posted […]

While there are clear differences in how men and women gamble, the betting and gaming industry is filled with many other gaps between the two, including how they are represented. It is clear for everyone that there are still few female managers in the industry, but this is about to […]

Hard Rock Casino Ottawa plans a $318 million expansion of the Rideau Carleton Raceway that will transform the struggling horse racing facility into a glamorous integrated entertainment destination. As authorities consider the proposed project, the Canadian capital’s public health agency issued a report revealing a correlation between gambling availability and […]

Caesars Windsor, one of the four major casinos in the Detroit – Windsor area, has cancelled all reservations and postponed shows and conventions for the rest of April due to the strike announced Friday. The casino resort is now temporarily shut down after workers rejected the new three-year collective agreement […]

In January 2015, Ontario joined several other Canadian provinces in offering government-regulated online gambling entertainment with the intent to turn its newly launched PlayOLG site a safer and more controlled alternative to private operators that were, and continue to be, positioned in the grey market. The Internet-based platform was expected […]

Judging by the countless headlines, winning the lottery must be an exhilarating and memorable experience and some of the luckiest people have the strangest stories to tell. Winning transforms regular people into millionaires in an instant. There are numerous accounts about lucky men and women who bought a single lottery […]

Following a money laundering scandal regarding casinos in British Columbia, the province’s Attorney General David Eby announced that it became certain that proceeds of crime have been laundered through casinos for many years. This is the conclusion of a newly released report which makes 48 recommendations aimed at fighting financial […]