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2% tax on gambling in Costa Rica

2% tax on gambling in Costa Rica
Finance ministry of Costa Rica will submit a bill within the next two weeks proposing a two percent tax on gambling. The ministry estimates the tax - which would be imposed on income earned in the gambling, gaming and betting industry, would generate up to $85 million for the government. …

2009 World Series of Poker on ESPN
The 2009 World Series of Poker begins broadcasts on ESPN with Event #2 40th Annual No Limit Hold’Em on July 28th at 8:00 and 9:00 PM Eastern Time, helping the WSOP to celebrate it’s 40th year. With a $40,000 buy in per player, it brought in top professionals from around the planet. The WSOP began 40 …

China Bans All Online Games Featuring “Gangs” (Mmo)
China has a problem. A problem with gangs. And as part of the government’s plan to tackle that problem, all websites offering online games glorifying organised crime have been banned. The Culture ministry says all games that “advocate obscenity, gambling, or violence,” and “undermine morality …

2009 WSOP Main Event Prop Bets
Bodog wants to give action junkies the chance to get in on the November Nine frenzy at their own comfort level with the recently released 2009 WSOP Main Event odds. The first set of odds deals with the big question of who will actually walk away as the 2009 WSOP Main Event champion. The current chipleader …

Lenders plan break-up of Gala Coral
RBS invites bids for parts of indebted betting group Debt-laden gambling group Gala Coral could be broken up and parts sold off to secure urgently needed cash for the private equity-owned business, according to plans being drawn up by its leading lender, the Royal Bank of Scotland. The RBS …

Fernando Chui endorsed as Macau’s new chief exec
(MACAU) A low-key official was endorsed yesterday by a small, pro-Beijing electoral college as Macau’s next chief executive, with no changes expected in gaming policy in the Chinese-ruled gambling hub.

China bans online games that glamorize gangs
The Culture Ministry said such games “advocate obscenity, gambling or violence” and “undermine morality and Chinese traditional culture,” the Xinhua news agency said.

No surprises as gambling hub Macau gets new leader (Reuters via Yahoo!Xtra News)
MACAU (Reuters) - A low-key official was endorsed on Sunday by a small, pro-Beijing electoral college as Macau’s next chief executive, with no changes expected in gaming policy in the Chinese-ruled gambling hub.

America still the biggest online poker market
U.S. remains by far the biggest online poker market despite operators’ increased focus on Europe after the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), new research has confirmed. Data from Poker Players Research (PPR), a market research company specialising in the poker industry, shows …

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