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Melanie Porter
EditorAfter finishing her master's in publishing and writing, Melanie began her career as an online editor for a large gaming blog and has now transitioned over towards the iGaming industry. She helps to ensure that our news pieces are written to the highest standard possible under the guidance of senior management.
Industry
October 16, 2024
Brazil’s President to Discuss Credit and Billionaire Taxation with Bankers
At the start of the month, we reported on Brazil’s sports betting industry facing a potential ban unless proper regulations addressing the potential harms of gambling were not addressed, as warned by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The country that made betting on sports legal in 2018 never reached the point of also officially […]
Business
October 16, 2024
Codere Completes Global Recapitalization, Cuts Debt by €1BN
Spanish multinational operator founded in 1980 and listed on the national stock exchange, Codere, has announced the successful completion of its global recapitalization process. As a result of the worldwide corporate restructuring aimed to change the company’s capital structure, the operator, who was the pioneering gaming company to provide regulated brick-and-mortar-based sports betting in Spain, […]
Industry
October 15, 2024
Alabama Pre-filed Bill to Harshen Penalties for Illegal Gambling Operators
On September 11, Rep. Matthew Hammett (R-Dozier) filed HB41 with the House Economic Development and Tourism Committee in an attempt to make culprits benefitting from illegal gambling face tougher penalties. His proposed bill, developed with support from Covington County District Attorney Walt Merrell is aimed at boosting the current penalties for offenses tied to gambling, now […]
Poker
October 15, 2024
ACR Poker Hosts Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Charity
ACR Poker, one of the most popular online poker rooms for American players with over one million hands of poker played daily, is once again ready to show support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month and raise funds for the United Breast Cancer Foundation (UBCF) ACR Poker has announced it will bring back its annual online […]
Industry
October 14, 2024
Macau’s First Mainland China-Born Hub Leader to Taper Off Gambling
Amid last week’s news of Macau hitting a record 1.1 million visitors during Golden Week, which commemorates the anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the largest gambling hub in the world now has a new leader in the person of Sam Hou Fai. The 62-year-old, who is one of the province’s […]
Industry
October 14, 2024
VGCCC Fines ALH with $177,500 for Allowing Underage Gambling
The self-proclaimed “leader in the hospitality industry” counting over 350 pubs in communities across the country, the Australian Leisure and Hospitality Group (ALH), has been slapped with a $177,500 fine after pleading guilty to 24 charges related to allowing minors to gamble, giving minors access to restricted areas, and improperly supervising electronic betting terminals. The […]
Industry
October 11, 2024
Disturbing Report Reveals Suicide Risk for Blackpool Gambling Addicts
According to an unsettling study released earlier this year, Blackpool is a city plagued by “deaths of despair,” a term that health experts collectively use to describe deaths related to drug abuse, alcohol, and suicide. Results of the disturbing study quoted the seaside town in Lancashire, England as the city with the highest rate of […]
Industry
October 11, 2024
Green Party Files Gambling Ads Ban Bill to Australia’s Senate
On October 9, the Green Party in Australia sent a bill asking for a full ban on gambling ads in the country to the Senate. The move represented the latest development in the heated talks on the way the Labor government should go around the undeniable gambling ad proliferation. At the start of September, news […]
Industry
October 10, 2024
Indonesia Blocks 3.8M Online Gambling Sites in 14 Months
After its government announced it would take decisive action against digital payment service providers engaging with online gambling operators as a means to fight off black market sites, Indonesia has reached a new milestone in its endeavor. The country in Southeast Asia has announced that it managed to successfully block 3,796,902 online gambling platforms between […]
Sports
October 10, 2024
Growing Number of Young Bettors Amid Spike in Problem Gambling
With sports betting expanding continuously across the US, one growing concern that is currently on the minds of officials is the rise of problem gambling among younger adults, particularly males under 25. These individuals are most likely to exhibit risky behaviors, such as betting money they don’t have or making impulsive wagers, according to Brendan […]
