Industry
March 4, 2024
Sweden’s Operators Report $2.6B in Turnover for 2023
The Spelinspektionen, Sweden’s gambling regulator, has posted data about the regulated Swedish gambling market’s performance in 2023. According to the preliminary results, metrics remained mostly stable, with licensed gambling companies reporting a total turnover of SEK 27.1 billion ($2.6 billion). The turnover figure is more or less in line with the total turnover reported in […]
Industry
March 4, 2024
Norway’s Tough Gambling Rules May Impact Players Outside the Country
Across Europe, gambling regulations vary from one country to another. While there are rules on a European level related to anti-money laundering, for example, other regulations can vary greatly. Some jurisdictions do not allow online gambling operators without a license to offer their services to customers in their respective countries. Others have more lax rules […]
Industry
March 4, 2024
Jacksonville Police Arrests Suspect in Casino Robbery Case
Casinos are often targets of illegal activities and this is primarily because they handle large amounts of cash. However, gambling operators do not stand idle and invest heavily in security solutions, including security personnel, CCTV, metal detectors and AI solutions that help flag problematic behavior such as cheating or identify individuals who are not permitted […]
Industry
March 4, 2024
Study Says Psychedelics May Help People with Gambling Problems
Gambling harm continues to plague the gaming industry, posing a threat to players and presenting sustainability challenges to operators. As a result, researchers continue to study the nature of problem gambling and devise solutions to mitigate the issue. A new paper, published in the Journal for Behavioural Addictions and authored by Pedro Romero, suggests a […]
Industry
March 4, 2024
Ukraine’s Gambling Industry Pays $47.2M in Taxes in February
Ukraine’s Ministry of Finance has published its tax report for February, highlighting a significant increase in the gambling industry’s contributions. Despite the ongoing war with Russia, the tax revenues suggest that the gaming sector is still going strong. According to the ministry, businesses and organizations in the country paid a total of UAH 184.8 billion […]
Industry
March 4, 2024
Macau Casinos Report $2.3B in GGR as Post-COVID Recovery Continues
Macau published information about the performance of its gambling industry in February, highlighting its continued recovery. While the special administrative region is yet to publish its official tourism results, the GGR figures suggest that the tourism sector continues to grow. Macau’s gambling industry was previously impeded by the COVID-19 pandemic and China’s zero-COVID policy. For […]
Industry
March 1, 2024
NJDGE Announces Retirement of Director David Rebuck
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin has announced the retirement of the Director of the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (NJDGE), David L. Rebuck, at the end of 13 long years in the position. This turns him into the longest-serving director in the division’s history. In total, Rebuck has spent no less than 36 years […]
Industry
March 1, 2024
Meskwaki Casino Visitor with Homemade Firearm Sentenced to Prison
A 56-year-old Council Bluffs, Iowa resident who visited a casino while carrying a homemade large-caliber pistol and drugs was sentenced recently. Confirmation about the sentence came from the US Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Iowa. The criminal case was investigated by the Meskwaki Nation Police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and […]
Industry
March 1, 2024
Finland Sees Uptick in Problem Gambling Numbers
THL, as the organization is known for its Finnish acronym, estimates that 4.2% of respondents to its survey are at risk of developing a gambling problem, or already suffer from one. Finland Sees Increase in Problem Gambling In other words, 150,000 people in the country may fall in this category, but the figure is doubly […]
Industry
March 1, 2024
Social Media Personality Visits 26 Arizona Casinos in 48 Hours
A social media personality believed to be based in Phoenix, Arizona, attempted and completed a challenge that had never been done before. The social media influencer with the pseudonym Clue Heywood, who currently has 54,500 followers on X, formerly Twitter, was able to complete a challenge that has never been attempted before: to visit all […]
