In February 2016, Paddy Power came under a great deal of fire when it was discovered that they had encouraged a known problem gambler to continue gambling. The whole fiasco resulted him losing five jobs, his home, and access to his children. Not a brilliant situation. The Gambling Commission noted that some large operators such as Paddy Power were not doing enough to protect problem gamblers. It also noted that the betting machines that it was using were making it easy to launder money. Paddy Power ended up making a voluntary donation of £280,000 to various causes. Politicians are campaigns…

The market size of online casinos is steadily increasing each year. According to Statista, in 2009 the sector was worth $24.73billion, and that rose to $45.86 billion last year. A report from Yahoo finance detailed how the market is projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 10.8% by 2024. There is a strong correlation between the booming online casino industry and the equally successful mobile market, and the two will work hand in hand to gain even more revenue this year. Even with the advent of virtual and augmented reality, wearable technology devices, and super-advanced computers, the…

Microgaming, the veteran casino software developer based in the Isle of Man, has broken its holiday tradition: it hasn’t launched a new Christmas-themed slot machine this December. Instead, it chose to release its long-anticipated Tarzan slot machine, along with Genesis Gaming’s SuperWilds video slot, both of them running both on desktop and mobile devices. Both games are fun to play and, according to your one-stop casino guide, quite generous in their bonuses and player benefits. As an early Christmas gift for its fans, Microgaming has announced the new games it prepares to launch in the first months of 2017. Let’s…

A key Pennsylvania lawmaker is optimistic on online gambling coming to the Keystone State in the next few months. Pennsylvania state Sen. Mario Scavello — the newly appointed chairman of the Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee — made some news on Friday when he told Mark Gueretze of CDC Gaming Reports: “It looks like online gaming has the support to pass.” Scavello, went on to tell CDC a meeting is scheduled for January 17 in which legislators will hammer out the specifics of a bill. Then: “Sometime in March, we’ll have something done and passed in the House and…

Massachusetts has become the latest state in the US to be linked with a potential move to legalise online gaming after State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg pledged to introduce legislation. According to the Sun Chronicle newspaper, Goldberg said the legislation would help to shore up the state’s lottery market, which is worth almost $1 billion (€943.7 million). However, Goldberg said her efforts would be separate to a state-backed study into online casinos, with the Special Commission on Online Gaming, Fantasy Sports Gaming and Daily Fantasy Sports having until August this year to make a recommendation as to how the state should…

During his confirmation hearing on Tuesday, Jeff Sessions promised that as attorney general he would “revisit” a 2011 Justice Department memo that interpreted the Wire Act of 1961 as applying only to sports betting, which opened the door to state-regulated online gambling. The implication was that Sessions might revert to the department’s earlier position on the statute, which implausibly read it as banning all forms of internet-assisted betting, even those permitted by state law. Although Sessions’ comments set off alarm bells among online poker fans and other supporters of legalization, it’s not clear how serious he is about reversing the…