Public Gaming Industry
Regulatory Issues
U.S. Set Gambling Record In 2022 With More Than $54.9 Billion In Revenue *Lottery Revenues exceeded $100 Billion*
Revenue for the first 11 months of 2022 exceeded the record set in 2021, according to the American Gaming Association. New York, meanwhil...
Germany’s Gaming Regulator Approves Massive Number of Operator Licenses
Germany’s Gaming Regulator Approves Massive Number of Operator Licenses
If the latest information on the website of Germany’s new gaming...
Mass. Gaming Commission public meeting to focus on sports wagering
BOSTON, Mass. (WWLP)– The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) will be meeting Thursday, and the agenda shows much of the discussion wil...
Germany: The joint gaming authority of the federal states (GGL) takes over all regulatory tasks previously performed by the individual federal states in a uniform state procedure
GGL is launched
Written on11 Jan, 2023. Published in News .
The joint gaming authority of the federal states (GGL) takes over all reg...
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Re-opens Petition Period For Available Igaming Certificates
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Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Commonwealth Tower, Strawberry Square 303 Walnut Street, 5th Floor Harris...
Gov. Mike DeWine warns gambling companies following Ohio sports betting launch
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Gov. Mike DeWine said he’s taken a personal interest in enforcing state regulations for advertising by gambling companie...
Nevada Gaming Commission approves updated cybersecurity regulation
Nevada casinos will be required to protect their customers, employees and themselves against computer cyberattacks after the Nevada Gamin...
Nevada Gaming Commission approves updated cybersecurity regulation
Nevada casinos will be required to protect their customers, employees and themselves against computer cyberattacks after the Nevada Gamin...
UK’s Gambling Reform Could Cause Serious Damage, Asserts New Report
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) and the UK government are working on new plans for the gaming industry, although their approaches aren’...
Germany’s New Unified Gaming Regulator is Taking Over
Germany’s unified approach to gambling oversight, which ends years of fractured operations, is closer to becoming a reality. The Joint Ga...
Sweden Q3 turnover revealed as self-exclusion increases
Gambling companies operating in Sweden generated a total turnover of SEK6.8bn in the third quarter of 2022.
Spelinspektionen noted the f...
Igaming rules toughened in Denmark
The Spillemyndigheden, the Danish gaming regulator, has announced that it will no longer permit reactivation bonuses for lapsed players.
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Alberta Reverses UFC Betting Ban, Ontario ‘Encouraged’ by Integrity Commitment
The betting bans came in the wake of a UFC fight in November that allegedly attracted suspicious wagering patterns
The regulator of spor...
THE HAGUE - The Dutch Gaming Authority (KSA) is not taking enough action against web casinos operating from Curaçao
THE HAGUE - The Dutch Gaming Authority (KSA) is not taking enough action against web casinos operating from Curaçao. This is the opinion ...
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) has awarded the state’s first sports betting licence to casino operator Encore Boston Harbor
Massachusetts regulators on Thursday unanimously approved Encore Boston Harbor's application for the state's first sports wagering operat...
Canada: UFC Betting Banned in Ontario Due to Integrity Concerns, Regulator Says
“In recent weeks, the AGCO has learned of publicized alleged incidents, including possible betting by UFC insiders, as well as reports of...
Swiss Gambling Supervisory Authority adds IP blocking to 64 more unlicensed online gambling operators
For many years, foreign companies, mostly domiciled in off-shore states, have been offering gambling in Switzerland via the Internet. B...
Sports betting regulation remains undefined in Brazil
There are 12 days before the Executive Branch meets the deadline set forth in Law No. 13,756/2018 to regulate fixed odds or sports bettin...
Spain fines Codere, Betfair and 888sport for non-compliance with the Gaming Regulation Law
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs published the sanctions executed during the first half of 2022 against online gambling companies, affect...
Lotteritilsynet, the Norwegian gambling regulator believes Kindred is still targeting Norwegian players
Lotteritilsynet believes Kindred is still targeting Norwegian players.
Norway.- Last month, Lotteritilsynet, the Norwegian gambling regu...
Entain granted gaming and poker licences in Germany
21 November 2022
Entain plc ("Entain" or the “Group”)
Entain granted gaming and poker licences in Germany
Entain plc (LSE: ENT), the g...
Sports Wagering Operator Applications Submitted to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission
Applications received for Category 1 and Category 3 licenses Ahead of the November 21, 2022 2PM application deadline, 15 total sports wag...
Ireland’s gambling laws will soon change – and here’s what it will mean for betting firms and the public
No advertising between 5.30am and 9pm
Inducements to entice gamblers to be banned
Companies must register with new regulatory authori...
Mass. Gaming Commission Debates Rules for Sports Betting Ads
Regulators hosted a roundtable Monday as they continue to mull new ad regulations
Regulators called together representatives of the spor...
Swedish Government to Introduce Licensing Requirement for Gambling Software Suppliers
Invitation to an information meeting regarding permits for handling gambling software
The Swedish Government has proposed that, from 1...
UK gambling surpasses $1.8B in taxes in H1, but Lottery and iGaming duties down
UK gaming tax intake has risen in H1 of 2022-23. For the six months to September 30, provisional betting and gaming tax revenue was up by...
Australian regulator orders audit of bookmakers Sportsbet, Bet365
Nov 3 (Reuters) - Australia's financial crime watchdog on Thursday ordered an audit of Sportsbet, the country's largest online betting ho...
European Commission raises igaming money laundering threat level
European Commission raises igaming money laundering threat level
The European Commission has placed online gambling at the highest threa...
Ontario online gaming transition period ends
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) says that it will now take action against any operators that haven’t obtained licence...
Nigeria: FIRS Introduces Real-time Direct Collection Of Taxes From Online Gaming Transactions
FIRS introduces real-time direct collection of taxes from online gaming transactions
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has issue...