The Las Vegas Sands corporation has opened the world’s largest casino in Macau Cotai Strip. The Venetian, a cool two billion euro investment, is a replica of the American gambling giant’s hotel in Las Vegas, with a floorspace equivalent to three football pitches.
Las Vegas Sands was the first foreign gambler allowed into China three [...]

The U.S. Tennis Open organizers have hired a New York security firm to set up a whistle-blower hotline in an effort to ward off tennis gambling. The step came in the wake of a recent betting investigation in tennis and a former NBA referee’s admission he gambled on games he officiated.
“The U.S. Tennis Association [...]

World football’s governing body, FIFA, has set up its own body to safeguard against match-fixing and betting scams in the run-up to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
FIFA’s ‘Early Warning System’ has been given its own offices at the organization’s Zurich HQ with the brief to: “prevent sports betting from having any negative impact [...]

National Lottery commissioner Brian Pomeroy has been appointed as chairperson at the UK’s Gambling Commission replacing Peter Dean. Pomeroy will take up his new post in the new year. The Department of Culture, Media and Sport has also announced that Peter Teague has been appointed as a commissioner and will take up his post on [...]

NETeller customers from the US have begun accessing funds from their accounts, withdrawing a total of $70 million so far, after months of legal wrangling with the beleaguered online casino gambling payment processor.
Last month, NETeller reached an agreement with the US Attorney’s Office to give customers access to their accounts after as many as 250,000 [...]

Online gambling software provider, Playtech, is contemplating a mass buyout of its European rivals to bolster market presence and increase the number of poker and casino online players on its network.
The UK-listed company has an extensive portfolio of gambling websites worldwide offering online games such as poker, blackjack, and roulette.
Playtech’s Vice Chairman,Avigur Zmora, has confirmed [...]

Antigua and Barbuda is currently under consideration from the UK Department of Culture, Media and Sport and believes it will receive approval to be placed on the list of accepted jurisdictions from where operators can advertise into the UK.
Errol Cort, minister for finance and the economy, said: “Antigua and Barbuda’s application will receive approval in [...]

The new voluntary advertising code agreed by the UK’s gambling industry has been released and includes an evening watershed on TV advertising and a guarantee to end advertising on children’s replica football shirts.
Under the new agreement, adverts will also carry gambleaware banners akin to the drinkaware warnings on alcohol related advertising.
Twelve industry bodies, including [...]

World Poker Tour Enterprises (WPT) has reported a 30% drop in revenues for the second quarter period ending July 1 compared with the same period last year. Total revenues for the quarter were $7.7 million (£3.8 million), compared with $11 million in 2006.
WPT said this was mainly due to a fewer number of domestic TV [...]

The UK gambling industry has reached an agreement with the government banning betting company branding and logos on children’s replica football kits according to The Observer newspaper.
The new guidelines will also include restrictions on TV and radio advertising until after 9pm, with the exceptions of Premiership games.
According to the report, the decision follows [...]