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From the outside, the gambling legislation is Israel looks simple and straight forward. Gambling is banned in the country, according to the Israeli Penal Law 5737 of 1977. But the same law does not address online gambling in any manner. It is leading to much confusion and speculation.

There have been several illegal operators offering online gambling and claiming that it is not illegal. The law regarding this lies in bit of a grey area. In 2005, there were some developments. The then Israeli Attorney General took a stern stance against online gambling when he issued orders that not only mandated the closure of online gambling operators with servers based in Israel, but also penalised credit card companies that processed transactions for such online casino and gambling site operators.

The present situation is ambiguous. Attorneys interpret the law books as severely cracking down on casino gambling with some serious consequences for offenders, while in contradiction allowing sports betting and lottery as being perfectly legal.

Land-based casinos are banned in the country. The ban has resulted in several undercover casinos and gambling tables that operate behind closed doors. Not only are these unregulated and potentially frivolous, but such platforms can be downright dangerous. The gambling ban in Israel has come under some serious criticism of late for precisely such reasons. Not only will the legalisation of casino gambling and gambling games like poker allow for safe, fair and regulated casinos, but it is also a great boost to the economy as it is heavily taxable. In fact, these are exactly the reasons why the ban was lifted in Britain.

British legislators were able to identify that a ban is not effective in stopping gambling, it is instead just forcing gambling underground and the country is also losing out on hundreds of millions (now billions) of pounds of revenue that a legal gambling market would generate every year. In the UK, with respect to sports betting, a 15 per cent tax on all gross profits made by punters has replaced an older betting duty of 6.75 per cent. In January of 2010, the revenue generated from the gambling industry in Britain was extrapolated to be nearly £6 billion which at the time was a staggering 0.5 per cent of the GDP of the United Kingdom. If the copious amounts of money generated is not incentive enough for Israeli law makers to legalise gambling and regulate it closely, then surely, one would think that the fact that the industry in the UK employs and empowers nearly 100,000 people and generates over £700 million in tax revenue would certainly put them over the fence, but remarkably, not so.

Despite the fact that Israel adopted the legal framework of Britain, including the ban on gambling, Israeli gambling laws do not seem to be as dynamic and evolving as its English counter-part. The Israeli laws revolving around gambling and the ban on casinos and games like poker are archaic in this day and age to say the least.

Will Israel follow in the footsteps of Britain, from whom they adopted the gambling ban, and lift the ban? Only time will tell, but at this point, they seem to be in no hurry to do so.

Source: Jerusalem Post / LEO GIOSUÈ

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Sky City, the New Zealand-based casino company, is mulling over options for launching an online casino in its compete with foreign online casinos.

Graeme Stephens, Sky City’s chief executive,  said the company is likely to team up with an offshore online casino operator.

The news, however, has been criticised by the Problem Gambling Foundation.

“We would not want that to happen at all because online gambling creates an immense amount of risk,” said Andree Froude.

“We don’t want to see any more online gambling opportunities,” she said.

Already Kiwis could gamble online with TAB, and also play Lotto online, she said.

Stephens said Kiwis were already gambling at online casinos run by overseas-based operators.

“It’s available here in New Zealand. A lot of offshore-based casino operators are making their online offerings available to Kiwis, including our own customers,” he said.

“It’s something we have been looking at for a while, as we need to. We have got a large investment in bricks and mortar. The future of the world, not just our industry, but everywhere is going online.

“We are evaluating our options in that space, and if we can make something work, we would like to.”

“It’s a logical segue from our land-based [business] into the online.”

But there are two big hurdles for Sky City to launch an online casino. The first is surmountable. Sky City lacks the internal competence to do it, which means any launch would be likely to be in partnership with an existing overseas-based online casino operator.

“You’ve got to be pretty globally competent, if you are going into the online space, and we don’t have any of that competence today, so if we were going to do anything, I’m pretty confident it would have to be with a partner at least to start with,” said Stephens.

“You couldn’t have a second rate offering online and hope to attract business.”

The second hurdle is a legal one. A law change would be needed to allow an onshore-based company like Sky City to set up an online casino.

“It’s not regulated in New Zealand. Therefore there’s no opportunity to create a business in New Zealand today,” Stephens said.

“Everyone that’s offering product in New Zealand is doing so from offshore.”

“A huge sensitivity for us is to make sure that we are ever compliant in New Zealand. We have got massive investment in bricks and mortar here, we don’t want to trip ourselves up in any way.”

“We certainly aren’t going to do anything aggressive in this space that would offend our regulator here.”

Sky City had not been lobbying the Government to change the Gambling Act to give it a level playing field to compete with online casino operators based overseas.

But Stephens had this message for Parliament: “It’s going to happen regardless, so you might as well regulate it because then you get the benefits of harm minimisation and taxes,” he said.

The Problem Gambling Foundation would like a review of the Gambling Act too, but would oppose allowing onshore companies to launch online casinos.

Instead, it would like it to explore ways New Zealand could control overseas online casino operators, such as requiring them to be licensed here, or restricting the use of credit cards to gamble on offshore-based casino sites.

Source: stuff.co.nz

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LAS VEGAS, Aug. 8, 2018 – Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. today announced it has been selected as the official Casino Management Systems partner of Boyd Gaming Corporation, one of the largest and most established casino operators in the United States.

Under terms of the agreement, Boyd Gaming will utilize Aristocrat’s Oasis 360 system as its casino management solution at its casino properties nationwide, allowing Boyd Gaming to unify all of its properties under B Connected, its player-loyalty program. Boyd Gaming currently operates 24 casino properties and more than 31,000 slot machines across the U.S.

Further, Aristocrat and Boyd Gaming will jointly develop innovative new gaming features at Boyd Gaming properties, including property-wide bonus games and jackpots.

The system innovations are in addition to the top-performing Aristocrat games currently in operation at Boyd Gaming properties nationwide, including Buffalo, Game of Thrones, Lightning Link, and the Walking Dead II.

“We are thrilled to expand our existing relationship and form a long-term strategic partnership with Boyd Gaming. The powerful combination of Aristocrat player-favorite games and our Oasis 360 systems innovations will help to increase player excitement and boost Boyd Gaming’s competitive advantages in the markets in which they operate,” said Matt Wilson, Aristocrat’s Managing Director of the Americas.

“Aristocrat’s technology solutions will provide us with significant new insights into our customers’ wants, allowing us to engage them more effectively and with greater precision,” said Steve Thompson, Executive Vice President, Operations for Boyd Gaming. “Through this partnership, Boyd Gaming will be able to deliver an enhanced, compelling gaming entertainment experience across our portfolio, supported by a brand-differentiating level of customer service.”

Aristocrat’s Oasis 360 system is one of the most widely used casino management systems in North America. It combines an award-winning portfolio of casino management technology comprised of slot management, bonusing, digital, table management, single card loyalty solutions, kiosk and a media management hub.

Through Oasis 360’s bonusing applications such as nRich, Splashdown Countdown, Ricochet Rewards, and Floorwide Mystery Progressives, Boyd is able to generate player excitement and engagement across the enterprise.

Oasis 360 continues to create innovation and differentiation through the Trackit table management system, which provides best-of-breed table management including table sensors, reporting and card-in/card-out functionality directly at the table to reward players accurately, providing an overall greater player experience.

All of these forward-thinking and advanced marketing applications, coupled with the Oasis Loyalty solution, creates a consistent player experience across the enterprise. Patrons will have the ability to earn rewards while playing anywhere in the Boyd Gaming ecosystem, all connected by a single integrated solution that works with most of the popular third-party casino systems in the market today.

For more information about Oasis 360 system or any of Aristocrat’s industry-leading solutions, contact your Aristocrat representative or visit www.aristocrat-us.com. Join Aristocrat on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.

About Aristocrat
Aristocrat Technologies Inc. is a subsidiary of Aristocrat Leisure Limited (ASX: ALL), a leading global provider of land-based and online gaming solutions. The Company is licensed by more than 200 regulators and its products and services are available in more than 90 countries around the world. Aristocrat offers a diverse range of products and services including electronic gaming machines and casino management systems. For further information, visit the company’s website at www.aristocrat-us.com.

About Boyd Gaming
Founded in 1975, Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE: BYD) is a leading geographically diversified operator of 24 gaming entertainment properties in seven states.  The Company currently operates nearly 1.4 million square feet of casino space, more than 31,000 gaming machines, 630 table games, 9,400 hotel rooms and more than 280 food and beverage outlets.  With one of the most experienced leadership teams in the casino industry, Boyd Gaming prides itself on offering its guests an outstanding entertainment experience, delivered with unwavering attention to customer service.  For additional Company information and press releases, visit www.boydgaming.com.

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Paul Speirs-Hernandez, Steinbeck Communications
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David Strow, Boyd Gaming Corporation
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Gibraltar-based online gambling operator Mansion Group has confirmed that it will utilise Rightlander marketing compliance tools, enhancing its player acquisition programme capabilities. The partnership will see Rightlander technologies ‘scans affiliate websites, monitoring all activity which mentions or links to the Mansion brands, whilst also searching for certain events and conditions defined by the operator.’ Confirming the …