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    Bitcoin in UAE Set to Become a Real (Virtual) Thing

    United Arab Emirates officials are currently in talks to implement a ‘framework’ that would oversee trading and operations of Bitcoin in UAE. In recent years, the use of cryptocurrency – particularly Bitcoin – has skyrocketed not only with online casino platforms, but also with non-gambling related areas that people generally use. UAE is no stranger […]

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    Gambling In Macau News: Asia’s Gambling Hub Faces Imminent Rise of Rivals to its Throne

    Japan, Vietnam and the Philippines could all challenge for the casino throne in Asia, with the aim of rendering gambling in Macau a second choice for high-rollers. (Image credit: Matador Network) Despite experiencing a tumultuous economic period that lasted 26 months and only abated during the second half of 2016, Asia’s gambling hub has managed […]

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    Chinese Bitcoin Exchange BTCC Halts Payments for 30 Days as They Introduce New Stringent AML Systems

    Virtual currency customers will have to wait until March 15 to withdraw their funds from the Chinese Bitcoin Exchange BTCC. (Image credit: BTCC Twitter) In efforts to comply with new regulations regarding anti-money laundering (AML) set by the Chinese central bank, the Chinese Bitcoin Exchange BTCC has decided to temporarily suspend payments to-and-from the virtual […]

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    PlajOJO Casino Aims to Carry Online Gambling Ahead with No Wagering Requirement Policy

    PlayOJO Casino has entered the online gambling world with the aim of altering the face of the industry removing wagering requirement. Players get to hold onto whatever they win. New PlayOJO Casino has introduced a brand-new concept to the rapid-growing online gambling industry. The masterminds of the revolutionary online casino site have created an online […]

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    New Australian Gambling Laws Force Online Casinos to Leave the Market

    New Australian gambling laws have started to force the online casinos to leave the market even before they came into effect officially. The first online gambling destination to leave the market is Vera&John. New Australian gambling laws seem to stir the Australian online gambling market up immensely. Despite the fact that the new Australian gambling […]

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    Donald Trump Gets Big-Time Casino Owners on His Presidential Inaugural Committee Team

    Casino heavyweights Sheldon Adelson and Steve Wynn have joined Trump’s 2017 Presidential Inaugural Committee. (Image credit: Conservative Spirit) With only two months remaining until Donald Trump officially enters the Oval Office, millions of Dollars have to be raised for the swearing-in – an event that is financed by campaign money that comes by way of […]

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    Will Online Gambling in Massachusetts be a Real Thing?

    Online gambling in Massachusetts has entered into a path to be legalized in the near future. A special commission has been formed in order to investigate the potential of online gambling in Massachusetts. Future of online gambling in Massachusetts has been a matter of curiosity for the online gambling fans who reside in one of […]

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    Online Gambling in Singapore: Government Eases Stance on Ban

    Singapore Pools and Turf Club have been selected as the only two entities allowed to offer online gambling in Singapore. (Image credit: Asiaone) Government officials have decided to soften the ban on online gambling in Singapore in efforts to curtail ‘underground’ gambling activities. This comes merely two days after the Workers’ Party demanded the government […]

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    Gambling Politics or Political Gambling?

    The connection between US politics and the gambling industry – ‘gambling politics’ – has never been stronger than at the present moment it seems, just as Americans prepare to elect a new president. (Image credit: The WSJ) The US casino industry generates approximately $40 billion in revenues every year, however until recently gambling was considered […]

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    Spain Looking to Impose Taxes on Cryptocurrency Mining

    Tax authorities in Spain are vying to cash in on the increasing operations of cryptocurrency mining from virtual currencies like bitcoin and altcoin. First off, in case you’re wondering ‘what the h*** does cryptocurrency mining mean?’ let us tell you from the get-go, it’s a process by which all the virtual currency transactions are recorded […]

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