Poker News – After an attempt to regulate online gaming last November did not succeed, the Portuguese government has already pledged that it will be ready to approve a new piece of legislation by the end of February. Público, Portugal’s leading newspaper, reports that the changes were anticipated in a memorandum of understanding that Portugal’s government sent earlier this week to Europe’s troika (European Commission, European Central Bank, International Monetary Fund) for presenting some of the measures planned to help the country’s growth. Although it is still unclear how the government intends to regulate Portugal’s online gaming and betting markets,…

Poker News – PokerStars is one step closer to offering real-money poker games to Bulgarian players after the Bulgarian State Gambling Commission (SGC) granted the poker room an online gaming license on Wednesday. “Bulgaria is full of promise,” said PokerStars’ Head of Corporation Communications Eric Hollreiser. “Poker is extremely popular in the country and recently we have seen some notable results from Bulgarian players including Dimitar Danchev, who won the 2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event for $1,859,000.” The decision to grant PokerStars an online gaming license represents a new, tangible sign of Bulgaria’s determination in launching online poker, as…

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Sydney Morning Herald – While queuing up in the EA business area at Gamescom in Cologne last year, waiting to get hands-on time with the likes of Titanfall and Battlefield 4, I was startled to see a familiar title stuck on one of the area’s many doors. I saw “Dungeon Keeper” and gasped, then turned to the EA staff member who was taking me to my appointments. “You’re remaking Dungeon Keeper?” I asked. “Oh yes,” she said. “Didn’t you know?” “No!” I almost shouted. “How did I not know about this? I love Dungeon Keeper!” “Oh, would you like a…

Gaming Intelligence – Profit was up 65 per cent for Net Entertainment in Q4 2013 compared to the previous year and this is just the beginning, says CEO Per Eriksson. The most startling figure from Net Entertainment’s outstanding annual report, released last Thursday, was its claim to 31 per cent of the European online casino market. Yes, that is almost a third of the market. In a market where Playtech is often presumed to be the dominant force, Net Ent’s claim to a near-third was astonishing. It is such a bold claim that it deserves a closer look. The figure…

The Gambling Authority has revealed that gross gaming Denmark gaming revenue increased from DKK2.045 billion (€273 million/$375 million) in 2012 to DKK2.375 billion in 2013 despite a sharp fall in online poker revenue. Full-year online poker revenue dropped from DKK220 million in 2012 to DKK195 million in 2013, but increases in all other metrics secured an overall increase in gross gaming revenue. SKAT said that betting revenue increased from DKK1.175 billion to DKK1.385 billion, while gambling on games shifted up from DKK870 million to DKK990 million. In the fourth quarter of 2013, through to December 31, betting increased from DKK355…