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This week saw the publication of the Irish Casino Committee’s ‘Regulating Gaming in Ireland’ report. It was a report whose release had been delayed more times than the 7.25 into Paddington.

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Last weekend's classic Nadal-Federer Wimbledon final may have showed tennis at its very best, but the signs are that addressing the astronomical rise of tennis betting will remain a top priority for the sport's authorities who remain concerned about corruption scandals to have dogged the sport in recent months.

For an industry that once boasted of its recession-proof credentials, gambling stocks in the UK are beginning to show their sensitive side this week as wider economic and market woes weighed on their valuations.

The early defeat last week of Barney Frank’s anti-UIGEA legislation underlines how moral arguments continue to dominate debate over internet gambling in Washington DC. GamblingCompliance asks where pro-online gaming lobbyists go from here.

Analysts and the mainstream media may consider the proposed liberalization of France's online gambling market to be a fait accomplit, but certain sections of the private industry are warning that operators may continue to face barriers to market entry once new legislation is presented in the autumn.

Germany may be the bookies' favourite to win the tournament, but England's absence from the Euro 2008 championships will have European-facing operators sizing up other markets as they look to cash in on the year's biggest betting event.

The G2E Asia show at the Venetian, Macau should allow industry observers from around the world an insight into the latest developments in Asia's rapidly expanding casino sector. GamblingCompliance asks which Asian jurisdiction could be next to emulate Macau's success.

The recent ELA gaming exhibition in Monterrey underlined the increasing importance of Mexico's rapidly developing gambling market. But whilst local and international companies predict further growth, they are also aware that the market's future progress will depend greatly on the regulatory climate in Mexico.

Excitement over the payment bans in Holland ahead of last week’s gathering of industry lawyers in Amsterdam did little to conceal the fact that legal change is largely gridlocked across Europe.

Las Vegas's casinos have long been considered a 'recession-proof' industry but recent results would suggest that Nevada gambling businesses are now suffering from knock-on effects of a general economic slowdown. GamblingCompliance looks at the changing nature of the Vegas industry, and how the more diverse current offering in Vegas has led it to become more dependent on general consumer trends.