Aljazeera – Gambling has been illegal in Pakistan since 1947. But the ban has not stopped the industry from thriving. There are hundreds of illegal gambling shops across Karachi. The punishment for breaking the law include a $10 fine and up to one year in prison. These lax penalties, combined with poor enforcement, allow illegal betting to thrive. LISTEN TO FULL REPORT

Have you played Atari gambling today? The interactive entertainment publisher and producer is set to enter the real-money gambling market under a new strategic partnership with software company Pariplay. The two companies will work together to launch Atari’s video game brands across real-money gambling formats including iLottery, social, online and mobile. Due to be launched in the fourth quarter of this year, the Atari real-money gambling website will feature games from the company’s robust portfolio such as Asteroids, Pong, Tempest and Missile Command. Pariplay will also distribute the Atari gambling branded games throughout its network to enable operators to run…

Gaming certification testing specialist BMM Testlabs has been granted permission to operate in Columbia after it received approval and final accreditation from the COLJUEGOS government regulatory body. BMM Testlabs will now be able to support regulators in the South American country under its new certification. “BMM will work closely with COLJUEGOS during the introduction of a formal homologation into the newly regulated gaming market in Columbia,” BMM TestLabs’ senior vice-president of business development Drew Pawlak said. “Through this collaboration of the two organizations we will be discussing how the homologation process will unfold for the future of gaming, for all…

iGaming Business – International casino entertainment company Century Casinos has moved to strengthen its presence in the Polish national market by opening a new facility in the Eastern European country. Through its Casino Poland subsidiary, the company has launched a new casino in the Polish city of Poznan. The move comes after Casino Poland opted to relocate its casino licence in Poznan from what it described as an “unfavourable” location to the Andersia four-star hotel. The new casino facility offers nine gaming tables and approximately 50 ‘ticket in – ticket out’ slot machines. Century Casinos is currently operating a total…

Sacramento Bee – The signs of decay linger on Virginia Street, the main casino corridor in “The Biggest Little City in the World.” Pawn shops and cut-rate motels line up alongside the high-end hotel towers. The strip is still pocked with shuttered casinos, victims of the recession and burgeoning competition from Northern California’s Indian tribes. But signs of comeback – slow and steady – are evident as well. Construction crews are turning the old Fitzgeralds casino, closed since 2008, into the outdoor-themed Whitney Peak Hotel. A small slot-machine parlor called Siri’s Casino soon will open next door. In nearby Sparks,…

Did you fill out a March Madness bracket this year? Do you understand the double standard on gambling from the Federal government? In many states, if you put money in a pool, that’s illegal! The NCAA website warns, “Fans should enjoy … filling out a bracket just for the fun of it, not … the amount of money they could possibly win.” Give me a break. Americans bet more money on March Madness this year than on the Super Bowl. Politicians can’t quite make up their minds about gambling: They approve certain casinos and promote state lotteries but crack down…