Public Gaming Industry

Regulatory Issues

September 26, 2021

Canadian securities regulators outline expectations for advertising and marketing by crypto trading platforms

TORONTO and MONTREAL, Sept. 23, 2021 /CNW/ - The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and Investment Industry Regulatory Organization...

September 26, 2021

UKGC Fine Lottoland Operator EU Lotto For AML And Social Responsibility Violations

The UK Gambling Commission fined EU Lotto, the operator of lottery betting and sweepstakes enterprise Lottoland, £760,000 for anti-money ...

September 16, 2021

Michigan internet gaming, sports betting operators report $113.1 million in August revenue

Online gambling operators in Michigan reported $113.1 million in revenue in August, up slightly from July, according to numbers released ...

September 19, 2021

Spelinspektionen orders Evoke Gaming Ltd to take control measures regarding the identification of players

Evoke Gaming Ltd is ordered to take control measures regarding the identification of players Listen Published: 2021-09-15 Accordin...

September 19, 2021

UKGC Commission wins IAGR Regulatory Excellence Award

17 September 2021 We are delighted to announce that the Commission has been awarded the Regulatory Excellence Award as part of the...

September 18, 2021

Lottery reports record sales as Missouri officials push for sports wagering

Republican senator says lawmakers need to take action on the unregulated gambling machines around the state The Missouri Lottery tallied...

September 9, 2021

Government proposes collecting tax on illegal lotteries

QCOSTARICA – The Government on Thursday changed its bill for the collection of a 25% tax on lottery prizes and, in this new version, it i...

August 8, 2021

UK Fourth National Lottery licence competition timetable update

04 August 2021 The Gambling Commission has extended the timeline for Phase Two of the Fourth National Lottery licence competition,...

August 8, 2021

Welcome to the UK Gambling Commission’s fortnightly newsletter

Monday 26 July 2021 Welcome to the Gambling Commission’s fortnightly newsletter. ...

August 1, 2021

Gambling Ads Lead Kazakhstan To Block LinkedIn, Site Now Accessible

Kazakhstan blocked LinkedIn last week only to let service resume in just a few days. The government made the drastic move because of onli...

August 1, 2021

Germany Saxony-Anhalt Anne Poggemann becomes Chair of the Gambling Oversight - takes over the leading role in the gambling supervision of the federal states

Now it is official, Anne Poggemann takes over the leading role in the gambling supervision of the federal states. The law graduate and CD...

July 21, 2021

Dutch The Gaming Authority (Ksa) has removed a fake Facebook account used to organize illegal lotteries

Ksa intervenes in fake accounts on FacebookC Published on July 20, 2021 The Gaming Authority (Ksa) has removed a fake Faceb...

July 18, 2021

Spain’s gambling regulator, the Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) has opened a consultation on new online gambling rules

The Plenary of the Gambling Policy Council, chaired by the Minister of Consumer Affairs, Alberto Garzón Espinosa, has approved on July ...

July 12, 2021

Dutch Gaming Regulator Launches Investigation on Gambling Websites

Kansspelautoriteit, also known by its acronym KSA, is the official Dutch gaming regulator. The institution recently launched a fresh inve...

July 7, 2021

Ontario Government launches iGaming Ontario, a subsidiary of the AGCO

Tuesday, July 6, 2021 Today, the Government of Ontario announced the establishment of iGaming Ontario, a subsidiary of t...

July 3, 2021

GLI to Provide Expertise to Uganda Lotteries & Gaming Regulatory Board

Gaming Laboratories International (GLI®) Selected to Provide Expertise to the Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board of Uganda JOHANNESB...

June 26, 2021

Malta, joining 19 other countries, placed on Financial Action Task Force greylist

Malta has been placed on a greylist of the Financial Action Task Force, joining 19 other countries considered financially untrustworthy a...

June 27, 2021

Moroccan Federation of Sports Professionals (FMPS) was created during a Constitutive General Assembly held in Casablanca on June 23, 2021

Creation of the Moroccan Federation of Sports Professionals. At the initiative of a large number of players in the sports indust...

June 20, 2021

International Association of Gaming Regulators launches regulatory awards

The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR) has launched a new awards program, the International Regulatory Awards, aimed a...

June 16, 2021

René Jansen, chairman of the Dutch Gaming Authority (Ksa), appointed chairman Gaming Regulators European Forum (GREF)

René Jansen chairman Gaming Regulators European Forum Published on June 15, 2021 René Jansen, chairman of the Gaming Authority (Ksa...

June 20, 2021

Imagining a Regulated Online Gambling Sector in Australia

There’s an old saying that Australians will bet on two flies crawling up a wall. Yes, it is something of a cliché, akin to the archetypal...

June 17, 2021

Trinidad and Tobago: Senator Paul Richards urged the Government to soon address the phenomenon of online gambling

INDEPENDENT Senator Paul Richards urged the Government to soon address the phenomenon of online gambling, speaking on Friday in the Sen...

June 9, 2021

UK Govt. appoints Malcolm Sheehan QC to lead review into Football Index collapse

The gambling firm had a model that allowed customers to bet by buying ‘shares’ in footballers and receive returns based on their performa...