The new legislation which is soon to be signed by Governor Doung Ducey will lead to the end of American’s notorious Greyhound parks. The Tucson Greyhound Park in Arizona will be the 39^th park to be shut down thus banning them from carrying out the cruel malpractice. Christine Dorchac who is the president of Grey2K USA announced that they had been working on the legislation for over 10 years. She said this on the Arizona Daily Star, and also referred The Tucson Greyhound Park as a death trap for dogs.

The Greyhound forces dogs to endure very harsh conditions. They do this for the sake of leisure and earnings. The dogs were not allowed any social contact or adequate medical care. They used to live in crates for over 20 hours a day, with inadequate space. The crates also did not have proper air conditioning. The dogs had awful mouth sores and parasites since they were always muzzled. The living environment was also very unbearable making it very easy for infectious to spread. The extreme temperatures in the cages caused very many dog deaths over the previous years.

Greyhound racing has not been attracting the public as much as it was in the past. This is because the public became aware of the inhumane practices that were being carried out on these animals. There was a decline of over 68% of the total amount gambled on Greyhound racing between 2001 and 2013. This was according to statistics carried out by Grey 2K USA. The closing down of the Greyhound racing by Arizona has steered a lot of excitement. There are over 300 to 400 dogs awaiting adoption. The animals are being sort for forever homes. The Arizona Greyhound Rescue is looking to train for the service dogs’ position through the Heartfelt Hounds program.

There is a rescue program for dogs that is found by going to the Grey 2K USA page. They also have a Facebook page that advocates for the rights of these suffering racing dogs.

The well-known all round channel provider, Mediatech Solutions has decided to partner with Paymagnet.com who is the source of a modern payment system which is able to process credit card payment directly via sensors located on a smartphone. The contract will make it possible for Mediatech to assimilate Paymagnet into its market-leading IRIS policy. The policy was previously used by customers found in the European markets. The new modern payment method using Paymagnet will enable sellers to accept card payments through only an NFC-powered smartphone.

When the NFC labels are finally placed the casino players will be at a position to top up at various stations using their credit card using a very simple application. Players using the contactless MasterCard and Visa payment method will be able to easily use the payment method without necessarily using the POS system, infrastructure or even the wallet. Daniel Graetzer, who is the executive director for Mediatech Solutions, stated that they were very proud to be offering an unmatched all round channel experience. He also said that any organization that had any idea on improving the payment system was welcomed.

He also added that the PayMagnet’s payment system is easy to incorporate and it will help boost their extensive 1,500 gaming services and payment systems that customers using their IRIS platform seem to delight in. The Paymagnet executive director, EMEA Martin Glettler added that his Company’s intentions was to enable casino players to pay for services using their cards and it was already becoming very common among the players, the operators and various platform suppliers. He concluded by saying that they were happy that they were joining forces with Mediatech Company, which is known for its exclusive Omni-channel gaming services. He also added that they looked forward to a brighter and helpful corporation.

Mediatech also recently decided to extend its agreement with the Software supplier, Lottotech. This integration will enable Mediatech to boost its lottery product offer through the use of Lottotech technology advancement. With these several partnerships, Mediatech Company is sure to go far and players will have outmost trust with the casinos that use its technology.

TPC Sawgrass has been burnt by the world’s leading Jason Day. However, Adam Scott and the other Australians have received heavy blows from the scandalous tough course. Jason Day’s bogey won over 63 points which totaled the course record. Australian fans were able to delight in the Player’s Championship during the first round. There was however a rough finish in the games which left the other six countrymen dissatisfied. Scott who is a former champion did not make a stroke of major length in his start of 17 holes where they sat three of them on the 18^th T-shirt without a bogeyman. He was able to curve a double- iron tee shot into the water on the final and he hit his third shot very well straight past the green.

He was then able to cut back into the water via an impossible position. After that he three-putted for a multiple bogey eight and a 73 times round. Scott announced that he was still in shock as he did not expect the game to be disappointing for him as it had been. He admitted to pulling very terrible shots in the game. Scott however had taken part in the Honda Classic earlier in the year where he made a multiple bogey and managed to win the tournament. John Senden was not doing so well on his 9^thhole which was also last hole, this was happening while Scott was messing up in his 18^th hole. The bushes short left of the green and the Queenslander had a little bit of misunderstanding when the Queenslander made a bogey on the 8^th hole.

This resulted in the bushes winning the tournament thus leaving the Queenslander with a triple bogey eight and a 75 round. Aaron Baddeley who is aggressive on regaining a tour card for this season was position six after 15 holes right before he dropped three strokes at the finals for a 69. Baddeley was able to double the seventh and also bogeyed the eighth at the end. Matt Jones was able to put down eight shots in the remaining 11 holes with two holes on four and three others on eight for a 78.

What worsened the situation was Steven Bowditch who lost seven shots in the last four remaining holes starting from double bogey, bogey, double bogey from 15-18 straight to plummet and finally to an 80. Marc Leishman was able to shoot 70 as he counterbalanced five birdies and an eagle with triple bogeys and a double bogey.

Full Tilt will be joining the PokerStars platform. This is according to the announcement made by Amaya. They will be working together to create one market-leading product. The outlook for each website will remain the same but there will be a few changes here and there. According to Casino News the two famous names in poker industry will be merging together to create a gaming powerhouse on the greatest online platform internationally. This will enable Amaya development to improve both products rather than one single product.

Amaya will be able to concentrate on delivering improved features more efficiently and effectively. The CEO of the Rational Group, Rafi Ashkenazi announced that the players will be able to benefit from the wide gaming choice and bigger prize pools. He also stated that the merging will make them more agile as they focus on technological advancements. Players are expected to be transferred from subsidiary brand Full Tilt onto the merged poker network with its principal product PokerStars. This is according to Amaya Inc. players will be transferred on May 17^th. This transfer will enable Full Tilt and PokerStarsto amalgamate their poker player liquidity.

Amaya governance issued a statement saying that it would bring a shared network in February. They said that this would bring about a shared network for its online poker resources which will improve corporate technology by majorly focusing on regional network. The Full Tilt migration will enable the operator make use of a single account through all its business resources; Full Tilt, PokerStars, BetStars, Duel and StarsDraft. Amaya issued a corporate statement that highlighted that players were expected to play on a single, regional network by May 17^th or by the end of the 2016 Spring Championship of Online Poker which will take place from May 8^th to May 22^nd.

The centralized network will have Full Tilt player cash, bonuses and loyalty promotions. This is according to Amaya. Players who are not willing to upgrade their accounts have been asked to withdraw their cash before the software upgrade takes place.

Latvia’s Lottery and Gambling Supervision Agency (IAUI) has reviewed various services. The European sports betting operator, Betsson which is listed among Stockholm has received recognition to offer online gambling services through the Triobet brand. The final decision offered by IAUI will oversee Betsson’s online resources taken away from Latvia’s online betting blacklist. The IAUI has stated that they would want to put more focus in Latvian gambling services through Triobet, which is a previous Nordic Gaming Group brand company that was obtained in 2012. It has managed to acquire a sturdy following in Eastern European gambling markets.

Latvia in Baltic state has acquired great status for having a tough set of anti-online betting laws and its fight against global operators. Blacklist which is an operator for Latvia has announced to have over 400 European operators. The IAUI has restricted various banking procedures and has limited payments to sites that are considered illegal. The various Betsson AB brands operate in various licensed European gambling markets of Malta, UK, Ireland, Italy, Georgia, Denmark and Estonia. The Betsson operators announced they were happy that their brands and services had been accepted by the IAUI. They also announced they were looking forward to entering the Latvian market under licensed situations.

UlrikBengtsson who is the Betsson President and CEO also commented on the issue and stated that when obsolete legal structures and outdated monopoles are destroyed, there is a likelihood that various favorable conditions for future profitable development will be created. He also stated that they were looking forward to increase the percentage of sustainable revenue by taking part in local licensing protocols at the same time developing strong companies in the local and restricted markets.

In the same note, Latvia based Technology Company; Evolution Gaming has brought about gaming Technology Company Pariplay limited. They have been allowed to run the video-streamed live dealer gaming products. There are various dealer versions of Roulette, Blackjack, Baccarat, and poker through the Pariplay’s Fusion content aggregator network where it hosts over 900 titles from various developers such as Microgaming and NetEnt and other 100 branded and various casino slots.

Claims that 24 greyhounds are being taken to China have brought various protests from Animal rights activists. The dogs are believed to have been transported by ferry from Ireland to Manchester and will be flown to China on Thursday evening. This is a report from the campaigners from the group Caged North West. However, M.E.N has said that there are no planned cargo flights to China from Manchester on Thursday.  This statement does not seem to stop the activists from believing that the 24 greyhounds will be transported from Manchester to Germany and finally to Macau in China where they will be used for greyhound racing or slaughtered for meat.

The animal rights activists came forward to announce that the greyhounds while in China are required to meet certain standards failure to which they are slaughtered. The activists also claimed that they captured a Transportation van at Lymm services in Cheshire which was carrying the greyhounds. A video tape showing people putting dogs in consignments at night has been leaked though the loading area is yet to be identified. The activists had been at Manchester Airport before dawn awaiting the cargo but no transport vehicle was identified. Word reaching the protestors is that there are no planned cargo flights to China from Manchester on Thursday.

Michael James, 35, who is among the first founders of Caged North West stated that they received news that 24 greyhound s were coming from Ireland to Manchester. They were transported on a ferry from Holyhead. He also added that they were able to capture the vehicle carrying them at Lymm services. They were expected to be taken to China. Michael stated that the issue was highly sensitive and that every country including Australia had banned the greyhounds transport to China. He said that if a dog failed to come either in first to third position in greyhound racing in China they were killed. They are also sold as meat which is illegal.

He added that they planned to do whatever it took for them to ensure that no do was transported. They were around 40 activists in the airport keeping watch the whole night but the numbers reduced to 7. The Manchester Airport spokesman said that there had been a group of protestors protesting peacefully on the airport premises. He however assured people that the airport operations were not disrupted.

The government is being pressed by the UK cross- party council organization and the Local Government Association (LGA) to decrease the maximum betting amount on fixed odds betting terminals (FOBT) from £100 to £2. The MP’S are being requested by the LGA to support an instant government assessment on UK FOBTs policy. The LGA aims to decrease possible risks to susceptible gambling customers. There will be increase in the influence tests as stated by the council organization. This will enable councils to discard bookmaker applications in the UK areas deemed to have increased betting shop densities.

Additional requirements that have been aired by the LGA include pursuing the councils to contemplate on anti- social, community health and crime factors in the revision of recent bookmaker licensing. The UK casinos are also another target of the LGA, where the machine wagering amount is set to be reduced to £5 stakes.  Customers’ placing bets over £50 on B2 machines were put under supervision; this was done according to the government rules to UK bookmaker operations in April, 2015. Research conducted by the LGA shows that there are over 34, 500 FOBTs in the UK where players can place bets of £100 in each single spin of roulette wheel which lasts for 20 seconds.

According to Simon Blackburn, the Chair of the LGA’s Safer and Stronger Communities board, the councils in whole country are concerned about the numbers of the increased bets FOBTs and the gambling shops on the high streets and have been upset by the shortage of powers they have to do away with.  He also added that the increased incentives on FOBTs are generally out of place when compared with other high class street betting machines. The machines were exposing customers to harm and there was also anti-social behavior causing countrywide concern.

The Association of British Bookmakers did not take all the LGA’s claims too well and defended themselves stating that the UK bookmakers were one of the safest places for gamblers. The government came up with a final verdict last July and decided to leave stakes and prizes fixed on gaming machines. The local authorities have enough powers through the licensing process to make use of the available gambling shops on the streets, added the British Bookmakers.