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Melanie Porter

Melanie Porter

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After 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.

Blockchain October 18, 2024
Buying Crypto and Meme Stocks Is Akin to Gambling, Says Strategist Buying cryptocurrencies and meme stocks like Trump Media is akin to gambling, believes Fiduciary Trust International’s managing director, Doug Cohen.  In an interview with Quartz for the “Smart Investing” video series, Cohen discussed why these types of assets are too speculative to be considered sound investments. Cohen explained that the behavior seen around meme stocks […]
Buying Crypto and Meme Stocks Is Akin to Gambling, Says Strategist
Industry October 17, 2024
SOGA X Operation Leads to 5,100 Illegal Soccer Gambling Arrests In a sweeping international crackdown on illegal soccer gambling, authorities made over 5,100 arrests and seized more than $59 million in illicit proceeds.  Operation SOGA X Rescued Over 650 Human Trafficking Victims Unfolded under code named SOGA X, the operation took place between June and July 2024 and involved the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) […]
SOGA X Operation Leads to 5,100 Illegal Soccer Gambling Arrests
Industry October 17, 2024
50 Cent Breaks the Ice with LV Six-Show Residency at Planet Hollywood Rapper 50 Cent has announced his pioneering Las Vegas residency, set to take place at Planet Hollywood from December 2024 to January 2025.  50 Cent: In Da Club Experience Counting Six Shows  The six-show residency, titled 50 Cent: In Da Club Experience, will run from December 27-31 and January 3-4, with the performances designed around […]
50 Cent Breaks the Ice with LV Six-Show Residency at Planet Hollywood
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 […]
Brazil’s President to Discuss Credit and Billionaire Taxation with Bankers
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, […]
Codere Completes Global Recapitalization, Cuts Debt by €1BN
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 […]
Alabama Pre-filed Bill to Harshen Penalties for Illegal Gambling Operators
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 […]
ACR Poker Hosts Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Charity
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 […]
Macau’s First Mainland China-Born Hub Leader to Taper Off Gambling
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 […]
VGCCC Fines ALH with $177,500 for Allowing Underage Gambling
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 […]
Disturbing Report Reveals Suicide Risk for Blackpool Gambling Addicts