From iGaming Business Four more Internet domains have been added to the ‘blacklist’ of betting websites banned in Belgium. The Belgian Gaming Commission has added Betsafe, InterCasino, 1bet2bet and Casino Belgie to a list that, according to reports in the country, now includes 76 domains. Under recently introduced rules in the country, only land-based operators can apply for online gambling licences in Belgium. However, reports have indicated that the websites are still open to users in the country and are yet to be blocked. “People who use the websites could be fined but that is not our primary goal,” Commission…

Life is about to get more complicated for Caesars Interactive and online gambling. Their CEO, Mitch Garber, wouldn’t have it any other way. With the World Series of Poker nearing the end of its six-week run at the Rio, Garber’s attention will focus on launching the tournament’s pay-to-play regulated web based gaming website in Nevada. Caesars Interactive is also moving forward with online gambling prospects in New Jersey. The casino operator owns one-fourth of the Atlantic City gaming market. Garber’s division also handles Playtika, Caesars expanding free-play social gaming operation. Meanwhile, Garber’s duties will soon include CEO of Caesars Growth…

From Naples News Florida doesn’t need international casino operators building $2 billion waterfront entertainment meccas in Southeast Florida or a Native American group opening venues along the Interstate 10 corridor to be considered a “major gambling state.” With Indian casinos, pari-mutuel facilities, day-cruise and cruise vessels and one of the largest state lotteries, Florida already is one of the nation’s top spots for gamblers. But a 307-page state-commissioned study released this week also showed that while the opportunity to play games of chance has grown, the money spent at casinos and card rooms hasn’t resulted in vast job creation outside…

From The Christian Science Monitor In an economy racked by widespread unemployment, is the opportunity to create tens of thousands of jobs worth granting an exception on Spain‘s two-year-old strict anti-smoking legislation? That’s the question currently facing Spain’s government, as it considers meeting American casino mogul Sheldon Adelson’s condition to invest billions in a proposed massive casino complex, dubbed “EuroVegas,” in the outskirts of Madrid. In line with most European legislation, smoking has been forbidden indoors in Spain since 2011, when after years of pressure from health officials and civil society groups, Parliament overwhelmingly approved the ban. Research suggests smoking…

For sports betting revenue to grow, the Indian government has been urged by an industry lobby group to establish a commission that will have the power to clamp down on illegal operations in the country. In a presentation to the government, Sanjiv Paul, chairman of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), said that India was missing out on significant taxable income through the lack of a regulatory body for sports betting. “India is continuing to lose billions of dollars in taxable revenue through illegal operations in sports betting,” Paul said. A FICCI report added that introducing…

From Gaming Today The Supreme Court will decide whether the Bay Mills Indian Community’s casino in Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula can be ordered closed by a judge. The high court on Monday agreed to hear an appeal from state officials, who say they can order the casino to be closed because it is not on the tribe’s lands. A federal judge agreed and issued an injunction ordering the casino closed in 2011. The Vanderbilt casino opened in November 2010 and is located about 125 miles south of the Bay Mills reservation in the Upper Peninsula. The 6th Circuit Court of…