Lottery Secretary Leaves Office in Brazil With Possible Betting Repercussions
Brazil’s Betting Industry faces on-going regulations but the departure of a key figure may not impact the ultimate results.
Alexandre Ma...
OPAP Regulatory 2020 Financial Calendar
Regulatory announcements
2020 Financial Calendar
01/04/2020
OPAP S.A., in accordance with articles 4.1.2. & 4.1.4.3.1....
The Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA) has published its 2019 annual report and 2020 monitoring report
KSA outlines aims of revised Remote Gambling Bill in annual report
The Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA) has published its 2019 a...
UKGC Suspends Lotteries.com License as Regulator Ramps Up Enforcement on Errant Operators
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) announced this week it has suspended the license of Lotteries.com parent International Multi-Media Ente...
Illegal Gambling Opponents Call on State, County Health Departments to Order Immediate Shutdown of 'Games of Skill' Machines
HARRISBURG, Pa., March 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- An advocacy group battling against the explosion of illegal gambling across Pennsylvania ...
Germany Votes to Enact Nationwide Online Gaming Law
Out of the new coronavirus chaos, a glimmer of positivity has emerged in Germany thanks to new online gaming laws.
The new regulations w...
Germany Announces Legalization of Online Gambling and Poker
After a long discussion in the country, the German government finally announced the legalization of online gambling. Until now, online ga...
Veikkaus shuts down slot machines in supermarkets, kiosks, gas stations and restaurants
Veikkaus, the Finnish national gambling operator, announced this Friday that they will shut down all gaming sites and slot machines in su...
Illinois Gaming Board officials said the state’s 10 casinos must suspend gambling operations.
In a release, officials said the suspension will last for 14 days starting Monday. This comes as many are concerned about the spread of c...
Maryland casinos remain open during coronavirus pandemic; intrepid gamblers arrive with sanitizer, wipes
Maryland’s casinos remained open Friday and intrepid customers continued to venture inside as the state sought assurances that the large ...
Kambi Group Plc has disclosed that it has ‘temporarily suspended’ its contract with Bulgarian operator National Lottery AD
Issuing a corporate update, Stockholm-listed sports betting platform and systems provider Kambi Group Plc has disclosed that it has ‘temp...
L’Autorité nationale des Jeux (ANJ), has moved a step closer to replacing l’Autorité nationale de régulation des jeux en ligne (ARJEL)
New French gambling regulator moves closer
L’Autorité nationale des Jeux (ANJ), has moved a step closer to replacing l’Autorité nationa...
Australian Parliamentary committee recommends loot box regulation
Also suggests mandatory age verification for purchases toward any simulated gambling elements in games
A parliamentary committee in Aust...
Swedish-licensed gaming companies had sales of SEK 24.8 billion in 2019
Published: March 4, 2020
In total, gaming companies with Swedish licenses had a turnover of SEK 24.8 billion (players' bets less paid ...
Netherlands Expecting Fewer Online Gambling License Applicants Than Anticipated
Netherlands Expecting Fewer Online Gambling License Applicants Than Anticipated
Originally planned on receiving 183 online gambling l...
New Day in Germany? Progress All Around on Sports Betting
German operating body Deutsche Sportwettenverband (DSWV) has announced that sports betting spending has jumped over a fifth since 2018.
...
UNLV International Center for Gaming Regulation Names New Director
Joe Bertolone, former chief executive and gaming regulator, to lead ICGR.
UNLV's International Center for Gaming Regulation (ICGR) has n...
Ukraine Shut Off Access to 32 International Online Gambling Websites
Ukraine has learnt that the most appropriate way to beat online gambling competition is to close access to them. The Ukrainian governmen...
Online gambling companies are being scrutinized in a long-running plan that has so far netted £20m since 2018
The online gambling company Mr Green, owned by William Hill, has been fined £3m for “systemic failings” in its measures to stop money lau...
UK Gambling Commission 'is being outgunned' by betting companies
The Gambling Commission is outpaced and outgunned by betting companies, according to a government report warning that the watchdog is str...
Gibraltar's Gambling Commissioner cites 'frontier risks' as greater business factor in No Deal Brexit scenario
Gibraltar's Gambling Commissioner has cited "frontier risks" between Gibraltar and Spain as 'a greater business factor' for the sector wh...
Germany: Regulation of online casinos & gambling 2021
Regulation of online casinos & gambling 2021
Glücksspiel Regulierung Staatsvertrag
28.02.2020 - It took a long time, but now the ti...
The Danish Gambling Authority's report on illegal gambling 2019
27, Feb 2020
The Danish Gambling Authority's yearly report on illegal has now been published. It provides an introduction to illegal g...
Spain proposes crackdown on gambling advertising
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain’s consumer protection minister Alberto Garzon unveiled plans on Friday for a crackdown on advertising by gamblin...
Pennsylvania: Rev. Sandra Strauss: Lawmakers should clamp down on illegal gambling
There is no question that Pennsylvania is under siege from an out-of-control explosion of illegal gambling that is occurring in gas stati...
AGEM and AGA announce partnership to combat Unregulated Gaming Machines In U.S.
LAS VEGAS and PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM) and the American Gamin...
The Nevada Gaming Control Board releases memo outlining health and safety polices for casinos must include in COVID-19 prevention plan
The Nevada Gaming Control Board on Friday released a memo outlining health and safety policies that casinos must include in their COVID-1...
Pennsylvania Lottery says growth of skill games could lead to $200 million decline in profits
The proliferation of so-called skill games at Pennsylvania Lottery retailers are having an impact on the lottery’s ability to generate re...
UK Gambling Commission could set £2 stake limit for online games
Chief Executive Neil McArthur told a cross-parliamentary group of MPs investigating the harm caused by betting that it would consider the...
Wyoming Bill Would Regulate Sports Betting by 2021
House Bill 225 calls for the legalization of online and mobile sports betting
Lawmakers hope the regulated market will open no later ...