Gambling Kingz – The British anti-gambling lobbyist group, Campaign for Fairer Gambling, had its ads axed after the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) found them misleading. Complaints against three print ads, published in the parliamentary magazine, The House, were brought to ASA by MP Philip Davies, acting in a personal capacity. The three ads appeared with the identical text in the magazine, with the only difference being that they were addressed to three separate people – Prime Minister David Cameron, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Leader of the Opposition, Ed Miliband. The disputed ads contained five main points, all…

iGaming Business – Macau experienced its slowest month-on-month gaming revenue growth in 15 months during January 2014, but officials remain hopeful of a stronger performance in February. According to the Reuters news agency, Macau posted lower-than expected gaming revenue of 28.7 billion patacas (€2.6 billion/$3.6 billion) due to tempered spending by Chinese visitors ahead of a national holiday. Analysts had expected revenue to grow by between 11% and 15% in January, but the Chinese New Year Holiday on January 31 meant many visitors saved their visits for the holiday period instead. Macau is expected to perform better in February with…

US casino operator Boyd Gaming has entered into an enterprise-wide system agreement with online casino and solutions firm Bally Technologies as part of a move to bolster its slots offering. Under the deal, Bally’s iVIEW Display Manager (DM) with Elite Bonusing Suite will be deployed across 18 Boyd Gaming casino properties in seven US states. The iVIEW DM allows operators to present self-service player-account access, marketing messages and secondary bonus games on the main screen without interrupting play. Bally said that its Elite Bonusing Suite, combined with iVIEW DM, offers new experiences to slot-play games with tools such as Virtual…

The Guardian – Australians love a punt and new research shows we wager more, and lose more, than any other country in the world, according to a report published in the Economist. It puts Australian gambling losses at about $1144 a resident. But Australians are only the world’s biggest punters because they have the most opportunity to fritter cash away, anti-gambling campaigners say. “Gambling is just like eucalyptus oil – it’s natural,” said Tim Costello, chairman of the Australian Churches Gambling Taskforce. “But in Australia we’ve allowed gambling to proliferate more than anyone else in the world.” Monash University gambling…

Las Vegas Sun – Sports fans bet a record $119.4 million at Nevada casinos on the Super Bowl. Unaudited tallies showed sportsbooks made an unprecedented profit of $19.7 million on the action, the Gaming Control Board said. That’s more than the past three Super Bowl wins combined. The Denver Broncos started out as a 2.5-point favorite, but the Seattle Seahawks won 43-8. Oddsmakers said Peyton Manning fans drove the unprecedented handle, flooding Las Vegas and northern Nevada with wagers on the favored team and its veteran quarterback, who was named the NFL’s Most Valuable Player for the 2013 season the…

Korea Times – The government said Monday that it will ease regulations on the issuance of casino licenses to international investors. The plan was disclosed at a meeting presided over by President Park Geun-hye on how to boost the tourism industry. Up until now, foreign investors in casinos have been required to have credit ratings of higher than BBB. “We will ease the restrictions,” said an official from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST). “Even if bidders cannot meet the conditions, they can be licensed in case they stand out in other areas like financial capacity. The government…