In January 2012, Schleswig-Holstein passed a liberal German gambling law which enabled online operators to apply for licenses for most games of chance, including sports bets, poker and casino games. The other fifteen German federal states, however, passed the reformed Interstate Treaty on Gambling 2012. Although the ISTG enabled online operators to accept sports wagers and liberalized the German gambling industry (in particular with respect to lotteries) to a certain extent, it also maintained the state monopoly for games of chance and the general ban on online gambling as set out under the previous legislation. Schleswig-Holstein withdrew its new German…

Biz Journals – Travelers will soon be able to gamble at Kansas City International Airport. Joe McBride, a spokesman for the Kansas City Aviation Department, confirmed that the airport will start selling lottery tickets and running keno games inside the airport’s passenger terminals through the Missouri Lottery. McBride said the airport is excited about the addition of another activity in the passenger terminals. He added that revenue collected through the gaming will go to the state’s education needs. Susan Doolen, a spokeswoman for HMSHost Corp., confirmed that the airport will soon allow gambling. She said that the agreement, which will…

The Hill – Texas Governor and potential presidential candidate Rick Perry wants Congress to step in to prevent online gambling. In a letter to Congressional leaders and the House and Senate Judiciary committees sent Monday, Perry asked Congress to reverse a 2011 Department of Justice interpretation of the Wire Act that opened the door to legalized online gambling in the states. “Congress needs to step in now and call a ‘time-out’ by restoring the decades-long interpretation of the Wire Act,” Perry wrote in the letter. Even as members of Congress battle over whether or not to legalize online gambling at…

Another new and exciting game from Interblock, and another exclusive preview from This Week in Gambling! Due out in the first part of this year, Big 3 Six Wheel game is the latest offering from Interblock. According to the company website, Big 3 Six Wheel is an exciting new spin on an old classic.  The game consists of 3 Wheels which offers 3 times the fun and 3 times the action.  The 3 Wheels also act as reels for a Slot Machine themed Side Bet Before each spin, the player may place a wager on any or all of the 6…

Three years after the nation’s Tribal casino industry experienced its only annual gaming revenue decline in the 24 years since figures have been kept, the market is on an upswing. For the second straight year, Indian casinos nationwide combined for a new annual gaming revenue record, topping $28.13 billion in 2012. The 2 percent increase was a lower percentage jump than in 2011 when Tribal casino business grew nationwide revenues 3.4 percent, to $27.59 billion. That’s a cause for concern, said California economist Alan Meister, who compiles the figures for Casino City’s annual Indian Gaming Industry Report. “It was the…

AP – Morgan Stanley lowered its estimate of the U.S. Internet gambling market on Tuesday to $3.5 billion by 2017, down from a previous forecast of $5 billion. The Wall Street firm cited worse-than-expected technical issues in its projection, but said it’s optimistic about the new industry’s long-term prospects. It forecast an $8 billion market by 2020 compared to its initial $9.3 billion estimate. “While we remain bullish on the online gaming opportunity in the U.S., we are lowering our estimates to better reflect the insights we have gained following the first few months of operations in New Jersey, Nevada…

iGaming Business – The Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) regulatory body has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Early Warning System, a subsidiary of the Fifa international football governing body. The agreement has been activated ahead of this summer’s 2014 Fifa World Cup national team tournament. The MoU is based on an ongoing close co-operation for the early detection of suspicious activities in sport betting, which can serve as an indicator for match-fixing. The cooperation will include the exchange of relevant betting information to support the analysis of odds movements and investigations into suspicious football events. As part of…

Channel News Asia – The opening up of new casinos or integrated resorts in North Asia is unlikely to cannibalise the gaming industry in Singapore. Analysts Channel NewsAsia spoke with say the success of casino resorts in the city-state will continue to drive demand for similar services in other parts of Asia. First, Genting Singapore announced its entry into the Korean gaming market via a US$2.1 billion investment in Jeju together with a Chinese property developer. Then came property developer OUE and its project for an integrated entertainment resort in South Korea. The project valued at about 855 billion won,…