In October 2011, we reported in this piece that a rumour had circulated relating to the possible legalisation of land-based casinos in Japan before June 2012.
At the time the government did work on bill, but the draft never became law.
The issue seems to be back on the government agenda, as four ministers have been given responsibility to work on the matter. More…

There are more and more ultra-sophisticated technological gadgets that give us the impression of living in a science fiction.
Augmented eyewear represents the latest “Next Big Thing” – the most famous example is that of Google Glasses.
These glasses come with wireless Internet access and Bluetooth, a touch mini-keyboard, a microphone and a camera. More…

We reported in this article that casinos in Wallonia were facing a grim situation.
Now it seems that they are not the only ones encountering big problems in Belgium, as Flemish casinos should also be in the red by the end of 2013.
The casinos in Knokke, Middelkerke, Ostende and Blankenberge will have to dismiss a good number of employees. More…

In June 2012 Spain liberalised its online gambling market, as we had announced back then in this post.
Nearly a year after its liberalisation, the Spanish online gaming regulator DGOJ (Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego) has made its first assessment, which is encouraging and proves that players are quite receptive to the offers of the industry operators. More…

This year, the Chinese new year was celebrated in February.
The celebration of this traditional Asian holiday helped Nevada casinos achieve excellent results during that month, with $1.073 billion in revenues, up 15.1% compared to the same period last year. More…

Many Asian countries seem to have the intention of replicating Macau’s success and have started building huge casinos on their territories.
This has been the case in the Philippines, in South Korea and now in Vietnam.
Indeed, by the end of 2020 a touristic complex featuring a casino should see the light of day in the north of the country. More…

Currently Tropezia Palace is undoubtedly one of the most busy and active online casino.
Indeed, in less than a month, the website has added all the games developed by Sheriff Gaming, Leander Games, Rival and BetOnSoft to its catalogue, as we have reported here and here.
This week, the online casino also added the games created by NextGen Gaming and Cryptologic to its game library. More…

In order to try to increase fiscal revenues, some governments have decided to liberalise the online gambling market.
This has been the case in the Netherlands, as we reported in this article.
In the same vein, some politicians are considering to adopt similar reforms to increase public revenues, i.e. to legalise land-based casinos. More…

Facebook is becoming more and more popular among online gambling lovers.
Indeed, the social network offers several casino applications, as we regularly report in our articles – for example, here and here. More…

The online gambling market in the Philippines is expected to expand significantly in the next few years.
Moreover, a huge land-based casino, which is worth more than $1.2 billion, was opened last weekend in the bay of Manila. More…