Estonia’s parliament signals end to wild gambling times with tough new law
A new law tightening gambling provision in Estonia has been given the green light by the country’s parliament signalling, a new era of stricter regulation and industry consolidation in a country which has become notorious for boozy stag party weekends and high levels of problem gaming.
Subject to presidential sign-off, the new gambling bill passed in [...]
Casino island plan is said to have cleared first hurdle after bank ‘pledges cash’
An ambitious plan to clean a European capital of its casinos and move them to an artificial island is gathering speed with a claim that finance for the first phase has been won.
Märt Sults, head teacher at the Art High School in Tallinn, Estonia, says it is the city’s last hope of surviving the effects [...]
SAZKA checks out online casino market with play-for-fun pilot
The Czech Republic’s oldest and biggest lottery operator is launching a play-for-fun online casino ahead of proposed law changes it hopes will legalise and regulate wider internet gaming.
New legislation is expected to be placed before the Czech parliament before the end of 2008. With this in mind SAZKA has recently been heavily promoting its online [...]