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Mr. Victor Salerno is one of the gaming industry veterans in Nevada, with years of professional experience in the race and sports book business. Casino Guardian contacted Mr. Salerno and asked him to share his opinion about some of the hottest trends in the Daily Fantasy Sports, race and sports betting industry. How did the market change over the last few years; what are the current trends in the industry and is there a bright future for Daily Fantasy Sports in the US – these are some of the questions…

The US Department of the Interior once again confirmed its 2016 guidance that the revenue-sharing agreement between Connecticut and the local Indian tribes will not be endangered in any way in case that another casino is opened in the state. The Department’s position on the matter was reaffirmed in a special letter to the Chairmen of the Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot tribes. Official position and explanation of the matter has been sought by the two federally recognised tribes in regards to concerns that a new commercial casino development permit would…

The Australian sports minister Greg Hunt has demanded from the local online bookmaker Sportsbet to pull a television advert featuring Ben Johnson, an Olympic drug cheat, to present the company’s product. The latest campaign of the gambling giant was launched over the weekend and is aimed at officially presenting its mobile phone application. The TV advert has led to a large number of complaints, which have been received by the television networks Seven and Nine. The networks screened the ad during the weekend football telecasts. What provoked such a great…

The UK regulatory watchdog – the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC)– has started an investigation of one of 888 Holdings’ subsidiaries in order to make an assessment whether there have been violation of the customer service protection rules. The review is very likely to last for a few months. It comes year and a half after the UKGC first implemented the requirement for online gaming operators to make sure they provide their customers with the opportunity to temporarily exclude themselves from gambling by suspending their accounts directly through the website. The…

Caesars Entertainment Corporation and Caesars Entertainment Operating Company revealed that the New Jersey Casino Control Commission gave the green light to CEOC to proceed with its restructuring plan. The rulings of the Commission are quite important for the operator, as it would provide it with the chance to complete its ongoing restructuring. As mentioned above, the New Jersey Casino Control Commission ruled in favour of the casino-entertainment provider. Under that ruling, the entities that will hold the ownership of the real property assets will be granted with a special licence…

The situation with online gambling legislation in Pennsylvania is getting tougher by the hour mostly thanks to the fact that local lawmakers are making things more complicated than they have to. The Pennsylvania legislature has been making some efforts to make up for the constantly increasing budget deficit with a gaming revenue estimated to approximately $100 million. However, they are perfectly aware that in order to succeed in this endeavour, they first need to come up with a suitable solution for the share tax issue throughout the state. The soft…

The state of New York could be getting closer to finally getting its gambling legislation, as the New York Senate Finance Committee passed the online poker bill S 3898 on Tuesday. The bill, which major sponsor is Senator John Bonacic, was given the green light without any discussions and further debates and is now passed to the Senate for consideration. However, its future is still unclear as the state Assembly could decide to once again shelve the proposed bill as it did last year. This is the second time when…

Isle of Man seems to be on the way to making a great progress with its gambling legislation, since a bill seeking to make certain amendments in the already existing casino regulations in the region was given the green light by the members of the House of Keys. Last week, the second reading of the bill took place and the new legislation changes to help operators regulate casinos got a step closer. The new Amendment Bill is planned to bring in some updates of the anti-money laundering regulations and is…

For many years, online gambling operators have been quietly offering their services to Poland players. However, over the last few years, the country’s Government has informed companies that it intended to introduce new legislation in order to regulate the online gambling industry properly. The new gambling legislation of the country was enforced on April 1st, 2017, with new tax regimens and tighter regulations which has made the market conditions almost unbearable for operators to survive. At the end of April, Poland expanded its online gambling blacklist with more unacceptable companies…

According to a new report of the European Parliament, UK’s exit from the EU would have a massive impact on Gibraltar’s economy, with the latter risking to lose approximately 20% of its service. The study showed that unfortunately for Gibraltar, there is absolutely no guarantee that some kind of a balance will be found between the priorities of Gibraltar and the effects of the BREXIT. Inevitably, Britain’s exit from the European Union would have a negative impact on the territory’s gambling market, too. As revealed by the report, the already…