Finland's National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) is interested in studying the effect of a nasal spray version of Naloxone, a widely-used anti-overdose drug, on problem gamblers.

The new research will be a step up from an earlier study which showed that a Naloxone pill treatment holds promise for helping problem gamblers. The pill takes effect an hour or so after it is ingested, so researchers are hoping that a nasal spray will be able to provide real-time relief. The new three-month research will begin later this month with 130 gamblers, and results are expected to come out in 2019.

Other countries like Australia and the UK have also resorted to using drugs like Naltrexone, which is usually used to help heroin addicts, to treat problem gamblers.

The Don Best Sports executive discussed with CalvinAyre.com's Becky Liggero the impact of New Jersey's Supreme Court petition on the U.S. sports betting market, as a favorable decision will allow for the legalization and expansion of sports betting across all U.S. states.

The credit card company's European office has terminated the VISA membership of WaveCrest Holdings, the card issuer of BTC debit card service providers Xapo, Bitpay, Bitwala, Wirex, TenX and Cryptopay, over its “continued non-compliance” with VISA's operating rules.

Kenya's youngest national lottery has suspended its operations to protest the country's new 35% uniform tax on all gambling products. Pambazuka’s parent company said it will remain closed until the government offers a “sustainable regulatory framework.”

Morgan Stanley analysts have presented a bright picture for the Philippines' casino industry in 2018, saying that the gross gaming revenues of the country’s four integrated resorts will expand by 32%.

The Saipan casino operator has issued a statement stating that its chairman Mark Brown had stepped down from the board “to pursue other projects close to his family” on the U.S. mainland. Brown took on the position during the company's restructuring in January 2017.

The acquisition of NYX Gaming Group by the U.S. gaming technology provider came weeks after about 99.6% NYX stakeholders approved the deal. Scientific Games stands to benefit in the takeover as it can now deliver NYX's OpenBet sportsbook platform throughout its gaming and lottery networks.

Macau sees annual visitor volumes over 30 million per year and 2/3 of which are from mainland China. This means that 20 million Chinese are pouring millions of dollars and Yuan into the casino industry of the former Portuguese colony.

The deal will allow Betaland to offer Betsoft's AAMS-certified collection of Slots3™ video slots, which include Fire and Steel, Giovanni’s Gems, and The Angler, on betaland.it and enjoybet.it.

Congratulations to Adrian Mateos and Kristen Bicknell who were hailed as the Best Male and Female Player of the Year 2017 by the Global Poker Index! Mateos cashed 37 times, earning $5,881,228 in the process, while Bicknell won $551,906 in 2017 and got two titles.