Alex Padilla, Secretary of State in California, has said that the processes to include sports betting legalisation on the 2020 ballot in California has been started. Russell Lowery, a political consultant, is pushing the proposal.

The proposal would require 585,407 signatures collected by February in order to get included on the 2020 election ballot. It would expand tribes’ rights over certain games but would also expand competition for them as it would clear nontribal cardclubs to take sports wagers.

“This proposed measure would bring Vegas-style gaming to nearly 100 locations and urban areas throughout California,” said Mark Macarro, chairman of the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians. “This is not in keeping with California’s longstanding policy of limited gaming, and we will vigorously oppose this measure.”

“The tribes are in no rush,” added lobbyist David Quintana, who represents tribal gaming groups such as the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians near San Diego. “Our first priority with sports wagering is to ensure that brick-and-mortar casinos are protected,” he assured.

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AXES Network, the Canadian company offering cloud technology in the field of information management, will supply its products, including 1200 gaming machines in 50 salons for Totalizator Sportowy to launch its new pilot package.

The products from AXES Network, including solutions and applications, are designed to improve security and integrity in the field of data collection and management. The company also offers tools that increase operational and organisational efficiency. The company provides support to the whole spectrum of betting and gambling businesses: government monopolists, casino network operators and slot game salons, manufacturers of gaming machines and AWP operators in over 20 countries.

The AXES platform offers native applications and solutions such as: jackpot system, loyalty system, reward generation but in particular non-cash and accounting operations necessary to improve network efficiency and customer profitability. The advantage of the AXES system is simple: you can connect to any type, number of machines at any time and location.

The AXES Information Management System (AIMS) is a cloud-based solution for managing all aspects of the game. AIMS performs analysis of players, can conduct marketing work, tracks all operations, ensures security and reporting to units with access and all other requirements regarding the performance of financial and accounting operations.

AXES Smart Card Cashless System is a chip-based transaction system that streamlines cash management in casinos and arcades, used in the Merkur Group machines currently in operation at Totalizator Sportowy in the newly opened slot game salons.

Police in Jiangsu, China, has cracked a sophisticated gambling racket who were providing illegal online gambling services. The racket is believed to have dealt with a massive CNY7.8 billion (approximately $1.1 billion in wagers over the course of last few years.

The probe into this racket was launched more than two years ago, after receiving a tip-off. So far, the police have arrested 56 persons.

With very few exceptions, gambling is illegal across China. However, operators of illegal gambling operations have been circumventing existing prohibitions for years, becoming more and more resourceful in their approaches to Chinese customers.

In the case of the Jiangsu illegal gambling ring, those involved were found to have operated a betting website the servers of which were based in the Philippines. Locating an illegal operation abroad is a traditional practice among operators of illegal betting and gaming websites.

As mentioned above, as many as 56 individuals were arrested on illegal gambling charges over the course of the investigation. According to police records, the gambling ring earned more than CNY650 million in profits.

The betting website was based in the Philippines and had more than 114,000 registered customers. Four prime suspects were identified through bank card information, Xinhua reported yesterday.

Source: casinonewsdaily.com