Public Gaming Industry
Regulatory Issues
Fortnite Is Shutting Down In China November 15
It's unclear whether this is part of the country's crackdown on gaming
Fortnite China, known as Fortress Night in the Chinese translatio...
Louisiana gambling regulator issues first four sports betting licenses
Louisiana's Gaming Control Board issued its first four sports betting licenses to casinos Friday, agency Chairman Ronnie Johns confirmed ...
The Danish Gambling Authority has released statistics for the Danish gambling market Q3 2021
The Danish Gambling Authority has released statistics for the Danish gambling market Q3 2021. It shows an increase in the gambling market...
Louisiana gambling regulator issues first four sports betting licenses
Louisiana's Gaming Control Board issued its first four sports betting licenses to casinos Friday, agency Chairman Ronnie Johns confirmed ...
California Mayors Back Sportsbooks’ Plan, Cardrooms Fund Anti-Tribal Group
This past week featured a lot of movement on initiatives that would legalize sports betting in California. And chances are good there wil...
UK National Lottery bidders head for the final draw
Sir Hugh Robertson and Sir Keith Mills used to be close colleagues.
They braved the media frenzy of the London Olympics together as spor...
Massachusetts gambling revenues set three-month record
The last three months rank as the top three for state gambling revenues since legal betting began more than six years ago, cumulatively ...
Casino operator Star Entertainment Group to be investigated by Queensland gaming regulator
Queensland's Attorney-General has announced the state's gaming regulator will investigate allegations of money laundering related to Star...
Ukrainian regulator publishes stance on unlicensed operators
KRAIL has published its guidelines for dealing with unlicensed operators operating in Ukraine.
Ukraine.- The Commission for the Regulati...
French national gambling regulator L’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) has hosted its first citizen workshop on gambling advertising
French national gambling regulator L’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) has hosted its first citizen workshop on gambling advertising.
Th...
Wyoming regulator seeks to license more sports betting operators next month
The Wyoming Gaming Commission aims to expand the market by the end of the year. It anticipated brands coming into the state such as FanDu...
New York mobile sports betting applications still under review
A spokesperson for the Gaming Commission said that the review of applications continues. Sports wagering in the state was passed by the l...
The SCJ changes the venue for the bidding hearing to be held on October 18
The Superintendency of Gaming Casinos reported that the audience for the presentation of Technical Offers of the Gambling Casinos Operati...
Mary Beth Thomas Offered Executive Director Role For Tennessee Sports Wagering
Tennessee’s Sports Wagering Advisory Council (SWAC) met on Thursday, Oct. 14 to interview three final candidates for its vacant executive...
Swedish ministry explains call for tighter controls on offshore gaming
Sweden’s Ministry of Finance has provided an explanation of its proposal for tougher controls on offshore operators that accept bets from...
Michigan operators report $126.1 million in September gross internet gaming and sports betting receipts
Contact: Mary Kay Bean 313-456-1344
Detroit, Oct. 14, 2021 - Internet gaming operators in Michigan reported a state record $102.4 mill...
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) Information notice: Suspension of licence – BGO Entertainment Limited
15 October 2021
The Gambling Commission has suspended the operating licence of BGO Entertainment Limited (operating licence no 039...
German Saxony-Anhalt state approves 35 online sportsbook licences
The Bundesländer of Saxony-Anhalt has published its ‘whitelist’ of licence-approved operators that are in accordance with the laws of Ger...
Sisolak appoints Togliatti, Kieckhefer to Nevada Gaming Commission
Gov. Steve Sisolak appointed former Nevada District Court Judge Jennifer Togliatti and former state Sen. Ben Kieckhefer to the Nevada Gam...
MGM National Harbor cleared for sports betting
The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission has approved MGM National Harbor, Live! Casino & Hotel and Baltimore’s Horseshoe C...
Netherlands issues new guidance on advertising and online gambling
The Netherlands Gambling Authority KSA has released new guidance on advertising just before 1 October 2021, the opening of the Dutch lice...
A Q&A With Massachusetts Gaming Commission’s Brad Hill
MGC is pleased to welcome Bradford R. Hill as a member of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. Commissioner Hill was sworn into office on...
Netherlands’ Officially Established Online Gambling Journey Begins Under KOA
The Netherlands has officially established its online gambling marketplace, which will operate under the ‘KOA’ Remote Gambling Act’s rule...
China Announces New Gaming Rules For Minors Including Ban Of Under-16s From Live Streaming And A “Unified Electronic Identity Authentication System”
China has announced a new set of guidelines aimed at regulating the terms by which the country’s youth can play video games.
In continua...
Portugal's proposal to ban gambling adverts
The four bills debated in the Assembly of the Republic – by the Left Bloc, PCP, PAN and by the non-registered deputy Cristina Rodrigues –...
Tencent & NetEase among 213 Chinese companies pledging to adhere to strict new gaming laws
China's latest crackdown on games includes targeting content that supports 'money worship' and 'effeminacy' and includes facial recogniti...
The Gaming Authority (Ksa) has imposed a fine of 531,250 euros on the Malta-based Tipico Co. Ltd. for illegally offering online games of chance to Dutch consumers
The Gaming Authority (Ksa) has imposed a fine of 531,250 euros on the Malta-based Tipico Co. Ltd. for illegally offering online games of ...
France: Advertising and gambling: the ANJ launches a broad public consultation of different stakeholders
The ANJ reports to Parliament: it presents an annual report on its activity, its president can be heard by the competent committee of eac...