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The state of Pennsylvania may not be so far from some action on online gambling. Members of the Pennsylvania Senate Community, Economic & Recreational Development Committee (CERD Committee) have received a meeting notice about a voting meeting that will be held to consider House Bill 271 with amendment. The meeting is set to take place off the floor in the Rules Room on May 23rd. The House Bill is quite different from other more exhaustible gaming packages that have been pushed for by the Pennsylvania House, as this piece of…

Malta is to host a couple of key global gaming events this September. The first one, the Malta iGaming Seminar (MIGS17), is set to see its 9th edition kick off, The other event – iGaming Idol – is to be brought back to Malta for its 2nd edition, after celebrating a greatly successful inaugural event in 2016. The two events are set to be held over two days, starting on September 26th 2017. One of the creators of Skype, Jonas Kjellberg, has been confirmed by the event organisers as the…

Online gambling legislation seems to be highly unlikely to be passed in the state of Massachusetts in 2017. Over the current legislative session, Massachusetts was one of the states that were most eager add iGaming to the legal gambling operations allowed there. Unfortunately, according to Stan Rosenberg, President of the Massachusetts Senate, at this stage it is highly unlikely for the state to make online gambling legal. As Casino Guardian has already reported, it looks like that online lottery will face the same fate and wait until the next legislative…

The constantly growing casino affiliate market has turned out to be a great business environment for both already existing and new affiliate networks, offering them various business opportunities. Today, Casino Guardian is to introduce you to Joshua Chan, the founder of Latest Casino Bonuses which is one of the leading affiliate website networks in the gambling industry up to date. Mr. Chan, what are the milestones in your professional experience to date? With the new design of Latest Casino Bonuses we put together an ‘about us‘ page that basically goes…

Cyprus’ Commerce and Energy Minister Yiorgos Lakkotrypis announced that Melco-Hard Rock consortium was officially granted with a casino operation license. The country’s government finally accepted the consortium formed by Macau brand Melco and the US gambling operator Hard Rock to establish and later operate the first-ever casino resort in Cyprus. Under the license, the consortium will be given the chance to operate an integrated casino resort in the country for the period of 30 years. The Melco-Hard Rock conglomerate will also be given the exclusive right to operate such a…

The Florida’s Supreme Court has unanimously rejected a lawsuit filed by Gretna Racing operators who had claimed that a Gadsden County referendum had made it possible for the track to offer slot machines as part of its product suite. Now, the Supreme Court of the state of Florida has made a ruling according to which pari-mutuel horseracing and dogracing operators are not allowed to offer slot machines to their customers without getting the state approval first. So, instead of slot machines expansion across the state, the Supreme Court decision has…

A new survey has found that almost 70% of the voters in Massachusetts do not back online lottery legislation. Considering the fact that only 5% of the voters confirmed that they back the idea of local lottery industry’s expansion, the majority of local residents who have the right to vote are overwhelmingly against the Internet expansion of the Massachusetts Lottery. The survey was initiated by the Save Our Neighborhood Coalition, formed by a number of associations, and carried out by Princeton Research Associates. The local business owners have been concerned…

Today, Casino Guardian introduces you to an interesting interlocutor with years of professional experience in Gaming Law – Mr. Tom Grant from the London-based boutique law firm Grant Legal. We contacted Mr. Grant, asking him to share his opinion on some of the hottest topics related to the UK gambling legislation, current and upcoming regulatory changes, and possible effects BREXIT could have on the country’s gambling regulation. First things first. Please, introduce yourself to the readers of Casino Guardian. I’m Tom Grant and I’m a general commercial lawyer with a…

It seems that the Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) legislation in the state of Ohio and Vermont has made a step forward these days. Two bills related to the DFS legality, regulation and tax regime in the above-mentioned states have moved closer to officially becoming laws. As Casino Guardian has already reported on previous occasions, daily fantasy sports have recently been one of the hottest topics in the US. With lobbyist working in a number of states, the efforts that some gambling operators have made towards clarifying the actual legal status…

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) published a ruling in favour of Ladbrokes Betting & Gaming Ltd, replacing the one issued on August 24th, 2016. The UK advertising regulatory watchdog reversed its previous decision, changing the complaint’s status from “Upheld” to “Not Upheld”. As Casino Guardian has previously reported that ASA had banned an e-mail advertisement of Ladbrokes, after the complainant challenged the watchdog saying that the advert was socially irresponsible. The e-mail ad was received on May 2016 and featured an image of Marvel’s to promote a special offer, but…