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| News
Archive for CY2018 |
| September 19, 2018 |
Government Plans to Penalise
Consumers Who Bet on Synthetic Lotteries in Sweeping Ban |
| September 17, 2018 |
China Lottery Sales Rise 4% in
July |
| September 19, 2018 |
State Government to Introduce
Measures to Ban Synthetic Lottery Services |
| September 14, 2018 |
Fifth Official in Last Two Years
Investigated for Lottery Corruption |
| September 7, 2018 |
Lottery Most Popular
Gambling Category for Australians |
| September 4, 2018 |
China Bans Online
Lotteries; No Chance of Near-Term Renewal |
| September 3, 2018 |
Australia Takeover of NZ
TAB on the Cards |
| September 3, 2018 |
Successful Bid
Announced for Guangdong Welfare Lottery’s Scanner Project |
| August 25, 2018 |
The Government of Kerala
Will Launch a New Lottery, to Raise Funds for Rebuilding the Flood-Ravaged
State |
| August 24, 2018 |
Small Town Lottery vs
Lotto Sales Heat Up |
| August 23, 2018 |
Strong Line Up in Bid to
Curb Online Lotteries |
| August 20, 2018 |
Illegal Apps Involving
Fake Lottery Sale and Gambling Removed from Apple Store, but Loopholes
Remain |
| August 15, 2018 |
China's Gaming Sector in
Disarray after Beijing Hits Pause on all Platforms in Major
Shake-Up |
| August 7, 2018 |
What Life is REALLY Like
for Our Set for Life First Prize Winners! |
| August 1, 2018 |
Win for Lottery Argents
After NSW Government and Tabcorp Extend MoU |
| July 25, 2018 |
China Reports National
Lottery Sales for 1H 2018 at CYN245.198 Billion an Increase of 19.6%
Y-o-Y |
| July 18, 2018 |
China Sports Lottery
Administration Centre Report Total Sales for the World Cup at CNY46.38
Billion |
| July 16, 2018 |
Government Suspends Draws
By Four Private Lottery Distributors |
| July 11, 2018 |
Expansion of Popular
Electronic Gaming Options Being Considered by the WA Government as part of the
Potential Sale of Its State Totalisator Agency Board |
| July 6, 2018 |
National Lotteries Board is
on Track to Make Lottery History |
| July 5, 2018 |
Malaysian Punters Rush to
Bet on 4-D Numbers Linked to Former-PM Najib Corruption Case |
| July 5, 2018 |
Malaysian Number Forecast
Operators Boosted by Tax Holiday |
| July 4, 2018 |
Changes to the Gambling
Regulation Act: Access to Cash in Gaming Venues |
| July 4, 2018 |
Chinese Gamblers Expected
to Bet a Staggering 50 Billion Yuan ($10 billion) on World Cup |
| July 2, 2018 |
AHA Welcomes Synthetic
Lottery and Kenoland Ban |
| July 1, 2018 |
Macau Gross Gaming Revenue
up 12.5 Percent Y-on-Y in June 2018 |
| July 1, 2018 |
Red Card to
Lotteries |
| July 1, 2018 |
Government Seeks Assistance
for Crime Branch to Monitor Lottery Sales |
| June 29, 2018 |
Parliament Approved Landmark
Laws Prohibiting Operating Lottery-Betting Websites |
| June 29, 2018 |
Mainland China’s Lottery
Sales Grew 7.9 Percent in May |
| June 28, 2018 |
Statement: Lottoland
Australia Here To Stay |
| June 27, 2018 |
Macau Revenue from Gaming
Tax (Jan to May) Up 20.4 Percent Y-o-Y |
| June 25, 2018 |
The Real Gambling
Behaviours of Australians |
| June 25, 2018 |
Gambling Regulations in
Asia |
| June 20, 2018 |
AGTech Enters Strategic
Cooperation with Jiangsu Province Sports Lottery Administration
Centre |
| June 20, 2018 |
International Companies Now
Allow Betting On Hong Kong Lottery from Overseas |
| June 19, 2018 |
AGTech’s Lottery
Terminal Wins Another Hardware Bid in Henan Province |
| June 19, 2018 |
Kerala Lotteries Posts 22%
Growth in 2017-18, Profit Grows Marginally |
| June 18, 2018 |
Increase in Mobile Betting
Drives Growth in Online Wagering |
| June 18, 2018 |
World Cup Craze Lights-Up
China’s Lottery Sector, with Rising Underground Bets, Fraud
Cases |
| June 16, 2018 |
Vietnam Moves To Allow
Sports Betting as World Cup Kicks-Off |
| June 16, 2018 |
Fantasy Sports to Have 100
Million Users in India by 2019 |
| June 13, 2018 |
NSW Government Plans New
Online Gambling Tax |
| June 12, 2018 |
State Finances Watchdog Has
Detected Serious Irregularities in the Conduct of State
Lotteries |
| June 11, 2018 |
Lottoland Pays Out €90
Million World Record Online Win |
| June 10, 2018 |
Lottoland to Make Fortuna
Jackpot ILS Claim after EUR 90 Million Win |
| June7, 2018 |
Thousands Sign Petition in
Support of Overseas Lotteries |
| June 6, 2018 |
AGTech's New Lottery
Terminal Wins Hardware Bids in Three Provinces |
| June 5, 2018 |
ACT Government Introduce
“Point of Consumption” Tax |
| June 5, 2018 |
State Governments Profit to
the Tune of Nearly Rs 3,950 Crore from GST on Lotteries |
| June 3, 2018 |
DraftKings Launches Daily
Fantasy Sports Product in Australia |
| June 1, 2018 |
Guangzhou Lottnal Terminal
Company Wins Hunan and Guanxi Lottery Terminal Bids |
| June 1, 2018 |
Macau Casinos Post 12 Percent
Revenue Gain in May |
| May 31, 2018 |
Mainland China’s
Lottery Sales Jump 9 Percent in April |
| May 30, 2018 |
Government Spends 1.7
Trillion Won Earned from Lottery Sales on Public Projects in
2017 |
| May 30, 2018 |
The World's Second Largest
Lottery is Set to Become Even Bigger |
| May 30, 2018 |
A Total of 15 Lucky Receipts
Carry the Winning Number for the NT$10 Million Special Prize in March and April
Receipt Lottery Draw |
| May 28, 2018 |
Taiwan's Grand Lottery
Jackpot Expected to Hit NT$800 Million |
| May 28, 2018 |
Convenience Store Shopper
Buys NT$20 Bottled Water, Wins NT$10 Million Taiwan Receipt Lottery
Jackpot |
| May 28, 2018 |
Lottery Operators M.S.L.,
Patriot Withdrawn From Sanctions Lists |
| May 25, 2018 |
NSW Gaming Regulator Probing
Tatts-Funded Lottoland Campaign That May Have Breached Its Licence
Obligations |
| May 25, 2018 |
Facial Recognition Being
Trialled to Block Problem Gamblers from Pubs and Clubs |
| April 12, 2018 |
Mumbai Lottery Centre
Issues Fake Receipts, Six Held |
| March 1, 2018 |
Lottery for Modicare? A
CEO's Idea to Garner Funds for the Proposed Scheme |
| February 15, 2018 |
Kerala State Lotteries
Department to Telecast Draws Live |
| January 2, 2018 |
Fortuna Entertainment
Regulatory Announcement in Connection with Fortbet Takeover
Offer |
| News
Archive for CY2017 |
| September 17, 2017 |
Investigators Report
Interstate Lottery Tickets do Not Conform to Lotteries Act |
| September 4, 2017 |
Opposition Party Calls
for CBI Probe Into Irregularities in State Lottery |
| August 31, 2016 |
Korean Lottery Sales
Rise 6.9% On-Year in H1 |
| August 24, 2017 |
Mizoram Lottery
Irregularities: Home Ministry Had Warned State to ‘Take Urgent
Action’ |
| August 21, 2017 |
Lottery Association
Appeals to Government to Exempt Lottery Tickets from 28 Percent Tax
Bracket |
| August 10, 2017 |
Kerala Threatens Mizoram
Lottery Director with Legal Action for Violation of the Central Lotteries
Act |
| July 30, 2017 |
CPM Oppose Minister’s
Move to Get Rid of Mizoram Lottery |
| July 27, 2017 |
Sale of Mizoram Lottery
Tickets in Kerala is Illegal: Minister |
| July 27, 2017 |
Interstate Lotteries Have
Made a Return to Kerala |
| July 16, 2017 |
Government Yet to Approve
Draft Gaming Commission Rules |
| June 14, 2017 |
Inside India’s
Gigantic Lottery Business, Which is Estimated to be Worth over Rs 7,000 Crore
Annually |
| April 28, 2017 |
State Lottery Tickets to Get
High-End Security Features |
| April 8, 2017 |
Punjab’s Paper
Lottery Thrives |
| March 30, 2017 |
Sikkim High Court Upholds
Constitutional Validity of Service Tax on Lottery Distributors, Surprisingly
Holds Service Tax on Lottery Sales Non-Ascertainable |
| March 16, 2017 |
Fortuna to Take Over
Penta's Romanian Lottery for EUR 47m |
| March 11, 2017 |
Chief Minister Announces
More Security Features for Lottery Tickets |
| March 9, 2017 |
Fortuna Entertainment Group
Announce Preliminary Unaudited Financial Results for 2016 |
| March 3, 2017 |
Has North Korea Sanctioned a
Sports Lottery |
| February 26, 2017 |
Lotteries Department to
Start Live Telecast of Draw Procedures |
| February 23, 2017 |
MP Submits Motion to
Raise State Lottery Jackpots by Ten Per Cent |
| February 23, 2017 |
Fortuna Entertainment Group
Will Become New Market Leader in Romania, Expands Into Croatia and
Spain |
| February 16, 2017 |
The New Georgian Lottery
Has a Chance to Become a Major Financial Asset |
| February 12, 2017 |
Lottery Tickets to Get
Currency Note Features |
| February 6, 2017 |
Azerbaijan State Lottery
Chooses SBTech as its Platform and Sportsbook Supplier |
| February 4, 2016 |
South Korea's Lottery Sales
Hit 12-Year High in 2015 |
| January 24, 2017 |
Korean Lotto Sales Reach
New Record in 2016 |
| January 20, 2016 |
More Than Half of S.
Koreans Buy Lottery Tickets: poll |
| January 9, 2017 |
Lotteries Included in New
Amendments to the Tax Code |
| News
Archive for CY2016 |
| December 26, 2016 |
State Government Launch
Digital Lottery Schemes in a Bid to Boost Cashless Transactions |
| December 20, 2016 |
Vietnamese Lottery Chief
Held |
| December 19, 2016 |
Nagaland State Lotteries
Issues India’s First Online Skill Games License |
| December 19, 2016 |
New-Look Lottery Tickets
To Hit Stands Soon |
| December 17, 2016 |
New Anti-Commercial
Gambling Department Will Monitor Gambling Activities |
| December 13, 2016 |
Subjecting Lotteries to
GST Could Cost the State Rs.4,000 Core Annually |
| December 8, 2016 |
Four Lottery Distributors
Short-Change Mizoram Government of Rs 11,808 Crore Revenue |
| November 15, 2016 |
Government Suspends the
Printing of Lottery Tickets |
| November 11, 2016 |
Lottery Sellers Hit by
Withdrawal of Higher Denomination Currency Notes |
| November 7, 2016 |
State Lotteries Post
Robust Growth |
| November 6, 2016 |
Probe Ordered Into
Forgery of Kerala Lottery Tickets |
| October 25, 2015 |
South Korea's Nanum Lotto
in Talks to Export Its Lottery System. |
| October 25, 2016 |
Maharashtra Government
Takes Action to Collect Nearly Rs 1,000 Crore from Six Lottery Firms for
Alleged Tax Default |
| October 21, 2016 |
Allegation: National
Lottery Winning Numbers Being Manipulated |
| October 22, 2016 |
Task Force to Probe
Illegal 3 Digit Number Lottery Scam in Kerala |
| October 20, 2016 |
Betting Company Fortuna
Becomes New Partner of Czech FA |
| October 20, 2016 |
Petition Filed Against
Single-Digit Lottery |
| October 18, 2016 |
Illegal Three Digit
Lottery is Reported to be Rampant in Kerala |
| September 20, 2016 |
Maharashtra Government
Responds to High Court Order in Online Lottery Case |
| September 11, 2016 |
National Lotteries Board
Suspends Ticket Printing Contract |
| October 10, 2016 |
Ministry of Finance
Announce Tender for License to Organize the Georgia National
Lottery |
| September 9, 2016 |
High Court Instructs
Maharashtra Government to Either Reply to Public Interest Litigation or Close
Online Lotteries |
| August 31, 2016 |
Korean Lottery Sales
Rise 6.9% On-Year in H1 |
| August 25, 2016 |
Fortuna‘s Amounts
Staked Grew 24.2% to EUR 511.6 Million in the First Half of
2016 |
| August 25, 2016 |
Fortuna Entertainment
Group N.V. Sign Playtech Contract |
| August 24, 2016 |
Lottery Conglomerate
Launch New Technology Arm in Noida |
| August 7, 2016 |
Senior Police Officers
Called to Appear Before CBI Inquiry Into Lottery Scandal |
| August 4, 2016 |
All India Gaming
Federation (AIGF) to Address the Needs of the Gaming Sector |
| July 22, 2016 |
Vietnam’s First-Ever
Computerized ‘Mega 6/45’ Lotto Game was Launched on
Monday |
| July 18, 2016 |
Berjaya Corp Joint Venture
Launch Mega 6/45 Lotto Jackpot Game in Vietnam |
| July 18, 2016 |
Malaysia’s Berjaya
Corp’s Lottery, Gaming Business Expanding at a Rapid Pace |
| July 6, 2016 |
Cyprus Appoints Experts to
Advise on Possible State Lottery Privatisation |
| July 4, 2016 |
Lottery Promotor Asks High
Court to Declare Invalid Enforcement Directorate’s Decision to Seize
Asserts |
| June 27, 2016 |
State to Allocate KGS10
Million for Promotional Lottery |
| June 27, 2016 |
Tax Revenue from
Gambling Sector Gains 4% in 2015 |
| June 18, 2016 |
Audit Report Indicates
Anomalies in Sport Lottery Scheme |
| June 15, 2016 |
Allegation That
Congress-NCP Neglected to Act on Confidential Report Detailing Illegal Lottery
Racket |
| June 14, 2016 |
Claim the Congress-NCP
Government Flouted Central Guidelines for Lottery Operations |
| June 8, 2016 |
Printing Error Leaves
Winning Scratch-Card Holders Without Prize Money |
| May 24, 2016 |
Listed Gaming Firm Sets
P100-M Capex for Expansion of Lotto and Keno-Network Outlets |
| May 4, 2016 |
Fortuna Accepted Bets of
EUR 251.7 Million Up 26.3% in the First Quarter of 2016 |
| May 23, 2016 |
Maharashtra Government
Contemplating Legalizing Casinos |
| May 22, 2016 |
State Government Appoint
Panel to Consider Legalising Offshore Gambling |
| May 22, 2016 |
Lottery Agent Files
Official Complaint Against former Chief Minister |
| May 18, 2016 |
Telecom Company Launch
New Online Khmer Lottery |
| May 18, 2016 |
Telecom Company Launch
New Online Khmer Lottery |
| May 17, 2016 |
Minister Says Ministry
Not Burdened By Online Gambling Issue |
| May 15, 2016 |
President-elect Vows to
Rid the Country of Illegal Lotteries and Other Forms of Illegal
Gambling |
| May 8, 2016 |
Public-Interest Litigation
Filed for Banning Online Lotteries |
| May 7, 2016 |
Vietnam Cracks Down on
Gaming Sector; Ministry to Review and Closely Control Online Gaming
Services |
| May 4, 2016 |
Parliament Proposes
Tougher Penalties for Holding Unlicensed Lotteries |
| April 28, 2016 |
Azerbaijan’s State
Lottery Monopoly Remains Profitable, Despite Difficult Economic Conditions of
2015 |
| April 21, 2016 |
Major Horse Racing
Operator is Calling on the Government to Reduce Taxes |
| April 20, 2016 |
Nagaland is the First
State in India to Legalise Online Gaming Websites |
| April 9, 2016 |
Enforcement Directorate
Claim Lottery Conspiracy Cost State Government Rs. 4,500 Crore in Lost
Revenue |
| April 9, 2016 |
Bhutan Lottery is to be
Re-launched as a State Owned Enterprise |
| April 2, 2016 |
Government Seeks to Ban
Online Lottery Firms from Outside the State Selling Tickets in
Maharashtra |
| April 1, 2016 |
Legislative Assembly to
Legalise Online Betting; Wagering on Poker, Rummy and Virtual
Sports |
| March 27, 2016 |
Lotteries, the One
Confirmed Source of Finance for the State |
| March 21, 2016 |
Government Lottery Sales
Tipped to Reach Nearly $1 Billion in FY2015-16 |
| March 19, 2016 |
Legislative Assembly
Pass Bill Regulating Online Games of Skill |
| March 17, 2016 |
Government Takes Credit
for Increase in Kerala Lottery Tickets Sales |
| March 17, 2016 |
Chief Minister Refutes
Allegations That Lottery Ticket Printing was Being Handed Over to Private
Companies |
| March 13, 2016 |
State Lotteries Defends
New Ticket Printing Contract |
| March 12, 2016 |
Opposition Leader Calls
for State Lottery Ticket Printing Contract to be Cancelled |
| March 9, 2016 |
Fortuna Entertainment
Group (FEG) Announce Preliminary Unaudited Financial Results for
2015 |
| March 4, 2016 |
Gambling Control
Transferred to Newly-Established Financial Market Control
Chamber |
| March 1, 2016 |
Taxes from Gaming and
Lottery Winnings Remain Untouched in Finance Bill |
| February 27, 2016 |
Government Approves
Additional Lottery Draws |
| February 18, 2016 |
China Vanguard Report
Significant Decline in Revenue Contributions from the Group’s
Lottery-Related Operations |
| February 16, 2016 |
Cambodia Approves Gaming
Legislation to Attract MSAR Investors |
| February 5, 2016 |
Draft Decree Provides for
Establishing a State Lottery Company in the Republic |
| February 4, 2016 |
South Korea's Lottery Sales
Hit 12-Year High in 2015 |
| January 27, 2016 |
Fortuna Entertainment Group
Release Pre-Close Trading Update 2015 |
| January 20, 2016 |
More Than Half of S.
Koreans Buy Lottery Tickets: poll |
| January 20, 2016 |
Berjaya Group Secures
US$210 Million Lottery Contract in Vietnam |
| January 5, 2016 |
Panel Recommends Legalising
Betting with Strong Safeguards and Criminalising Match and Spot
Fixing |
| January 4, 2016 |
China LotSynergy Launch
Cambodian Welfare Lottery Instant Scratch Card Logistics Management and
Price Claim System |
| News
Archive for CY2015 |
| December 10, 2015 |
Sri Lanka Doubles Annual
Levy on Gaming Businesses and Hits Casinos and Gaming Companies with 25% Tax
Surcharge on Profits |
| December 10, 2015 |
Home Ministry to Coordinate
Laws on Gambling |
| December 9, 2015 |
Lottery Agents Stage
Heated Protest Against Alleged Irregularities in the Allocation of
Tickets |
| December 8, 2015 |
Scientific Games Announce
Three-Year Technology Contract Extension in Philippines |
| December 6, 2015 |
Fantasy Sports Controversy
Has Important Lessons for Online Skill Game Operators |
| December 6, 2015 |
State Could Restart Lottery
Industry to Offset Liquor Revenue Loss |
| December 6, 2015 |
Online Gaming License
Holders Launch Keno and Virtual Horse-Racing |
| December 6, 2015 |
Legislative Assembly
Unlikely to Pass Skill Games Bill in Winter Session |
| December 3, 2015 |
Halex Aborts Plan to Enter
the Cambodian Lottery Business |
| December 2, 2015 |
Lottery Operator Failed to
Remit More than Rs 4,500 Crore to the Sikkim Government from the Sale of Sikkim
Lotteries in Kerala |
| November 27, 2015 |
Sri Lanka Removes Casino
Entrance Fee, But Will Increase Annual Gaming Levy |
| November 26, 2015) |
Vietnam Considers
Installing Slot Machines at Airports |
| November 25, 2015) |
Ministry Tackles
Widespread Illegal Online Gambling |
| November 20, 2015 |
Government Set to Start
Online Lottery to Raise Revenue |
| November 16, 2015 |
High Court Reiterates
Earlier Ruling That Rummy is a Game of Skill |
| November 13, 2015 |
Analysis of the Recent
Supreme Court Judgment That Allows States to Ban Online
Lotteries |
| November 13, 2015 |
India to Take Fight
Against Online Lottery Global |
| November 8, 2015) |
Government to Double
Supply of Biweekly Lottery Tickets |
| November 5, 2015) |
Lottery Vendors Protest Over
Ticket Supply |
| November 5, 2015 |
Court Upholds Ban On Online
Lottery Sales |
| November 5, 2015 |
Detailed Report Claims to
Expose Illegal Lottery Practices |
| November 4, 2015 |
Milli Piyango (National
Lottery) on Schedule to be Privatized |
| November 1, 2015 |
Cambodian Prime Minister
Calls for a Crackdown on Gambling |
| October 31, 2015 |
Royal Bhutan Lottery to
Launch Early Next Year |
| October 26, 2015 |
Report on Lotteries
Department Revamp |
| October 21, 2015 |
Government Office
Declines Contract Ending Monopoly of Lotteries |
| October 18, 2015 |
MHA Orders Comptroller and
Auditor General to Conduct an Inquiry Into Government Run Lottery
Schemes |
| October 18, 2015 |
State Lottery Sales
Expected to Exceed Projections for Full Year |
| October 15, 2015 |
High Court Strikes Down
Service Tax on Lottery Distributors |
| October 8, 2015 |
Arunachal Pradesh Becomes
Latest State to Permit Lotteries |
| October 6, 2015 |
Anti-Money Laundering Agency
Leaving Casino Industry Open to Exploitation |
| October 5, 2015 |
Major Lottery Ticket
Wholesalers to be Audited |
| October 3, 2015 |
Stricter Limit Imposed for
Lottery Purchase by Resellers |
| October 3, 2015 |
Government Looks to
Comprehensive Legal Framework for Casinos |
| October 3, 2015 |
Government Seeks Back Tax
From Online Lottery Company |
| September 30, 2015 |
Cambodia's Casino Industry
Generates US$2 Billion Per-Annum |
| September 27, 2015 |
Sale of Lottery Tickets
Continues to be Profitable Despite Ban |
| September 23, 2015 |
National Lotteries Board
Donates Rs 10 Million to National Kidney Fund |
| September 16, 2015 |
Lottery Office Expected
to Print Extra Lottery Tickets for Next Draw |
| September 13, 2015 |
Gaming Companies Focused
on Growth in Face of Challenges |
| September 11, 2015 |
Commission Moves to Block
Online Gambling Sites |
| September 7, 2015 |
PTA to Block Lottery
Schemes through Amedment |
| September 7, 2015 |
Stable Outlook for Malaysia
Gaming |
| September 4, 2015 |
CBDT Clarifies Position on
Virtual Payment Options |
| September 4, 2015 |
Cambodia as a Junket
Destination |
| August 23, 2015 |
Government Places a Ban on
Lottery Again |
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