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It seems that the Tasmanian gambling landscape is turning into a heated arena of discussions and struggle for power advantage. The two casinos of the state have seen many employees trying to win a pay rise at a time when Federal Group, the local gambling giant, has put Labor Party’s poker machines policy under fire. Reportedly, the two casinos in the Tasmania – Hobart-located Wrest Point Casino and the Launceston Country Club have seen some of their staff members decide against the operator’s latest offer to boost their salaries with…

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has warned the UK Government about the effects that crackdown on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) could inflict to UK racing industry and wider economy. The Authority made a submission to the consultation on betting-shop gaming machines started by the Government several months ago. Yesterday, a spokesman for the regulatory authority for horse racing in the UK commented on the possibility of the maximum stake allowed at fixed-odds betting machines to be slashed from £100 to £2 under the new Culture Secretary Matthew Hancock. Making a…

The 2018 regular Diet session in Japan was finally scheduled to start today, following several months of difficulties related to snap election, delayed legislative process and opposition changeovers. The process, which is to take place over the following five month, is to see local lawmakers have discussions on a number of bills with great national importance for the first time since the previous ordinary session closed in June 2017. There was supposed to be a fall session of the Japanese legislature in September, but Shinzo Abe, the country’s Prime Minister…

The UK Government is set to slash the maximum stake allowed on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) from £100 to £2 in order to protect local gambling addicts by tackling possible gambling-related harm. The Sunday Times reported that according to an official close to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport despite the fact that no official decision has been made, a maximum stake of £2 was very likely to be announced. In addition, such an amendment to the current status quo is believed to be backed by the newly-appointed Culture…

Tasmania’s gaming behemoth Federal Group has pledged to deliver a campaign against the Labor Party’s attempts to remove pokies from local clubs and pubs. Recently, the Tasmanian Labor Party revealed its gaming policy aimed at removing the so-called poker machines from the suburbs and restrict the offering of such electronic gaming machines to the state’s two casinos from 2023. The gambling company, which has been holding the state’s monopoly on gaming license for years, announced its intention to make everything possible to prevent such a measure to be imposed. Federal…

Despite authorities’ and operators’ promises to keep gambling companies’ logos away from merchandise for young people, thousands of children still purchase and wear replica football shirts featuring gambling adverts. For the time being, the junior teams of nine Premier League teams that have been sponsored by gambling operators do not have their shirts displaying the betting firms’ logos as part of an agreement reached by the gambling sector and the clubs. However, as The Daily Mail revealed, for three of these clubs, the maximum size of the junior kits go…

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has shared its position in the heated debate about the increased sports betting adverts in Australia, saying it was much concerned with the number of teenagers who gamble on the territory of the country. As reported by The Sydney Morning Herald, UNICEF commented on the pledge of the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s Government to impose a ban on gambling advertising at the time of sports events held between 5:00 AM and 8:30 PM. The international organisation demanded more serious measures to be taken and…

It seems that Florida voters will be able to make decisions about the future of casino-style gambling in the state. The proposed constitutional amendment that is aimed at preventing local legislators from legalising such casino-style gambling, including slot machines, is set to appear on the November ballot of the state as Amendment 3. More than 1.1 million Florida residents signed petitions which called to vote on the proposed amendment. As revealed by data published on the website of the Florida Division of Elections, a total of 817,766 signatures have already…

The proposal of the Dunedin City Council for gradual reduction of the gambling venues’ number in the city has won a lot of support from most of local submitters. Previously, certain changes to the gambling and TAB venue policy have been proposed by the Dunedin City Council. A hearing on the matter is planned to take place in February. If an amendment is implemented in the afore-mentioned policy, it would extend the policy of South Dunedin of lowering staff numbers by not replacing the workers who have resigned or retired…

Today, the Big Lottery Fund, a non-government organisation which is engaged with the distribution of the National Lottery-based funds for good causes, revealed that Scottish residents would see a massive funding boost in 2018. As revealed by the Fund, £6,221,069 of good cause funding would be granted by the National Lottery to more than twenty local community groups, with the money providing local residents with the opportunity to learn and share new skills. The Chairwoman of the Big Lottery Fund Scotland, Maureen McGinn, commented on the announcement, saying that great…