China has been looking to make gambling legal in its mainland. Macau, over the years, has been considered as Asia’s Las Vegas. In fact, it has generated five times more than what Las Vegas gambling industry has earned annually. According to people who are familiar with the talks, China has been looking to draft a […]
Australia’s Gambling Industry Targets the Digital World
Gambling is a growing industry in Australia. In fact, one indication of its growth is the increase in the marketing efforts of gambling companies in the country. Last year, gambling companies have spent around $258 million on advertising in Australia. That’s equivalent to a 168% from their marketing cost from 2011 according to SMI numbers. […]
Loot Boxes Developing Gambling Habits to Children?
Video games are a common toy especially for kids nowadays. But what if a video game that your child plays is already bordering on gambling? Are loot boxes a form of gambling? It does look and sound like a casino game but it is packaged as a video game for children. This video game requires […]
Fantasy Sports Likely to be Crippled by Gambling Laws that Created It
Within the last 10 years or so, DraftKings and FanDuel, which are arguably the largest providers of daily fantasy sports, have managed to raise over a billion dollars in venture funding, and even proposed a merger among many other things. The two fantasy sports powerhouses have also managed to successfully defend their existence in multiple […]
Louisiana Lawmakers to Rewrite Old Casino Laws in March
Change is finally coming to the state of Louisiana as lawmakers have reportedly begun preparing to rewrite the state’s antiquated casino law by March this year. Associated Press has reported that Republican Senator Ronnie Johns is anticipated to sponsor a bill that will set off a lot of conversation pertaining to Louisiana’s riverboat casino laws […]