All Articles by David Cook

The UK government will have an alternative to the current horseracing levy system in operation by April 2017, according to culture secretary John Whittingdale, which could include bringing offshore revenue…

The run of year-on-year monthly gross revenue declines for the Macau casino market has come mightily close to ending. February’s total of 19.52bn patacas (£1.75bn) was narrowly down from February…

In some of the less surprising financial stories to have surfaced this year, some expected declines for the full year 2015 were released by Ladbrokes and William Hill last week.…

Crown Resorts saw its net profit after tax fall 24% year-on-year to A$200.7m for the six months ended 31 December 2015. Increases were reported for operating revenue and EBITDA however,…

David Cook seeks to discover the truth about the UK bingo market There have not been too many positives to take from articles written about the state of the UK…

Caesars Entertainment Corporation (CEC) rounded off its financial year by reporting a 13% increase in continuing CEC casino revenues to $2.14bn for the full year 2015. Net revenues also went…

Another step towards the attempted regulation of real-money online poker in California was taken last week with the introduction of AB 2863 by assembly members Adam Gray and Reginald Jones-Sawyer.…

Ladbrokes said the point-of-consumption (POC) tax regime played a part in a headline digital operating loss of £23.8m in its preliminary full year 2015 financial results. The loss was in…

UK participation in gambling being down and 45-64 year-olds being the most likely to gamble were two of the key findings of a report on participation in gambling and rates…

Mr Green will launch a sportsbook when it has reached an agreement with a third-party supplier, according to its CEO. The operator said in its full-year financial report for 2015…