Poll shows voters support public inquiry into B.C. casino money laundering Sam Cooper, Global News · June 23, 2018 at 8:39 pm A majority of B.C. voters believe the provincial government should call a public inquiry into circumstances that enabled money laundering to occur at B.C. Lottery Corp. casinos, according to a new poll. Mario Canseco, who conducted the poll for Research Co., said results showed that B.C. voters closely followed reports on allegations of international money laundering in Metro Vancouver casinos, … [Read more...]
Britain & Ireland to celebrate Responsible Gambling Week in November Luke Haward, CDC Gaming Reports · June 23, 2018 at 2:00 pm No, it’s not the week everyone in this corner of the world strives (either with a little black book or just within your means) to gamble responsibly, it’s just the week that we are all supposed to contemplate the perils of gambling. Although, since no one knows about this week, it doesn’t matter too much in practice; it’s not like gambling operators are expecting a big drop in play or anything. … [Read more...]
UK Ad Standards Agency slams Coral Interactive for child-friendly ads & games Luke Haward, CDC Gaming Reports · June 23, 2018 at 12:11 am The UK’s Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) responded to a bevy of complaints recently concerning gambling operator Coral Interactive, with most complainants arguing that the company was intentionally running games likely to appeal to children. The three games under scrutiny are Rainbow Riches, Lucky Wizard and Fishin’ Frenzy. The games were advertised using animations on the operator’s website … [Read more...]
Antigua ‘Losing All Hope’ of U.S. Payout in Gambling Dispute Tom Miles, Reuters · June 22, 2018 at 2:07 pm GENEVA (Reuters) - Antigua and Barbuda is "losing all hope" of a financial settlement in a long-running dispute with the United States and it may ask the head of the World Trade Organization to mediate, Antiguan ambassador Ronald Sanders told the WTO on Friday. The United States responded by accusing Antigua and Barbuda of playing politics. The tiny archipelago built up an Internet gambling … [Read more...]
Concerns over World Cup gambling ads in the UK Lydia Thomas, BBC News · June 22, 2018 at 2:00 pm Almost every ITV-screened World Cup commercial break broadcast on ITV contains gambling advertisements, BBC research shows. Radio 4's You and Yours programme found that most ad breaks in the matches so far contained at least one gambling advertisement, sometimes two. Gambling firms said they too have concerns about how many gambling messages there are during live sport. They say this will … [Read more...]
Landing International’s Manila IR land lease cancelled due to licensing concerns Inside Asian Gaming · June 22, 2018 at 12:01 am Korean casino operator Landing International Development Corp has had a lease agreement to develop and operate an integrated resort in Manila’s Entertainment City precinct put on hold due to the lack of a gaming license from PAGCOR. Local media is reporting that the Philippines’ Commission on Audit (COA) has ordered Nayong Pilipino Foundation (NPF) – a state-owned corporation under the … [Read more...]
Macau’s The 13 Hotel backer completes name change GGRAsia · June 21, 2018 at 10:18 pm The promoter of The 13 Hotel, a tourism project on the Cotai-Coloane border in Macau, and that aspires to have an in-house casino, has completed the formalities for a company name change, it said in a Thursday filing to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The 13 Holdings Ltd is now officially “South Shore Holdings Ltd”. It is another name-change for the scheme’s promoter. In April 2016, the group … [Read more...]
UnionPay crackdown has minimal impact amidst illegal use Asia Gaming Brief · June 21, 2018 at 10:16 pm The seizure of UnionPay point of sale terminals (POS) from pawn shops in Macau earlier this month triggered a slide in operator shares on fears of tighter capital controls, though the continued use of illegal devices means there has been little impact on revenue. Two state-owned mainland banks, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) and Bank of China (BOC), confiscated UnionPay … [Read more...]
Only a third of Spielbanken Bayern’s casinos making a profit G3 Newswire · June 21, 2018 at 10:14 pm Spielbanken Bayern, the Bavarian casino group in Germany, has reported that only three of its nine casinos made a profit last year. The casinos in Feuchtwangen, Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Bad Wiessee made a combined profit of €8.3m. The other six casinos made a loss of €11.3m casinos so that the casino as a group made a loss of approximately €3m Spielbanken Bayern belongs to the state of … [Read more...]
Korea’s foreigner-only casino turnover down 5.4% in 2017 Inside Asian Gaming · June 21, 2018 at 10:09 pm Korea’s foreigner-only casinos saw turnover fall 5.4% to KRW1.2 trillion (US$1.1 billion) in 2017 according to figures released this week by the National Gambling Control Commission (NGCC). The fall in casino gaming activity was linked to a similar 6.2% decline in casino visitation to 2.2 million across the country’s 16 foreigner-only properties. Korea’s casino operators have struggled through … [Read more...]
