Gambling Laws Archive

Thailand bans toy-bearing crane machines as illegal gambling games. All over the planet, children (and even some adults) delight in the chance to win a cheap but lovable toy from a claw machine. You’ll find these crane-based, prize-bearing encasements in arcades, malls and department stores worldwide. Or at least, you once did. Don’t expect...

Another class action lawsuit is aimed at Canada’s VLT slot machines. Corina Riesebos of Kelowna, BC has filed class action against the British Columbia Lottery Corp (BCLC). The lawsuit targets “video lottery terminals” and “electronic gambling devices”; the most common type of gambling game found in slots parlors and community gaming facilities throughout the...

Three ways the industry’s most trusted online casinos (and the other ones, too) are attracting players in 2020. Twenty years ago, attracting new players to an online casino really was as simple as the famous quote from Kevin Costner’s Field of Dreams, – “If you build it, he will come”. Come they did; in...

PokerStars founder voluntarily faces 9-year-old money laundering and illegal online gambling charges in US. It seems so long ago now – the day forever embossed into the hearts of the online poker community as ‘Black Friday’. April 15, 2011. That was the day the US government cracked down on the world’s largest internet gambling...

Flutter+Stars 40% share of UK sports betting market raises CMA flag. Mergers and acquisitions are nothing new to the online gambling industry, especially in this day and age. Consistently tighter regulations are market saturation are sending even the largest operators shuffling for more profitable business models. For two of the UK’s absolute largest brands,...

Where do you turn when there’s no longer a Neteller casino Canada players can deposit with? Years back – what seems like ages ago at this point – the online gambling industry was struggling due to a remarkable lack of trustworthy deposit methods. Security was a huge issue at the turn of the millennium....

Modernization in Moderation: Awaiting the AGLC’s pragmatic approach to an Alberta online casino launch. It was about this time last year when the headlines across Alberta were all abuzz with the news that the province may soon join the iGaming race. In mid-January of 2019, the regulators of Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC)...

iGamers Guide: Canadian Paypal Casinos for Dummies, 2020 Edition A new decade is upon us, ladies and gentlemen. Less than 36 hours from now, we’ll be toasting champagne and kissing our loved ones as the year’s best free parties and fireworks displays are held across every major city in Canada. With each passing year,...

GCG & Gateway Casino rewards Canada with 50+ locations. There are right around 100 land-based gambling destinations spanning the great nation of Canada. Some are operated by First Nations tribes. A few belong to, or are joint-owned by, international gambling conglomerates, like Caesars and Hard Rock. The vast majority, however, are run by our...

Ontario sports gambling ring busted for taking illegal online bets. Canada’s gaming industry is vast. It is conducted through gaming facilities, casinos and lottery retailers all across the country. Our most populated provinces offer online gaming portals, as well. There are many different ways to place a wager, both on land and online. Unfortunately,...