Public Gaming Industry
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Editorial: Unregulated video gambling rips off the state and endangers problem gamblers
Reasons abound why the spread of unlicensed payout video-gaming machines in Missouri’s bars, restaurants and gas stations constitutes an ...
Online gambling proposal could see money flow back to First Australians
The rights to Australia’s online gambling sector could be handed to First Australians and returned soldiers under a new proposal. Current...
The Danish Gambling Authority has published a guide on responsible gambling
02, Jan 2020
Today, the Danish Gambling Authority has published a guide on responsible gambling. The guide is aimed at licence holders...
Gaming Commission director departing for private sector
BOSTON - The Mass. Gaming Commission will begin looking for a new administrative head next week when Executive Director Edward Bedrosian ...
AGA Applauds New Regulations Allowing Gaming Companies to Apply for Small Business Loans
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Sweden's Spelinspektionen is launching a broad nationwide campaign with the aim of raising awareness of the authority and the legislation on gaming
The Game Inspectorate campaigns for increased awareness
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Published: 2019-12-13
Next week, the Gaming Inspectorate is launch...
British Columbia To Have Independent Gaming Regulator
Casinos in British Columbia may be in for even tighter scrutiny now that the provincial government is dividing the enforcement arm of the...
Marianas House passes bill to clarify powers of casino commission
THE House of Representatives on Tuesday unanimously approved a bipartisan bill that aims to clarify the powers of the Commonwealth Casino...
German state of Hesse has claimed no operator has filed an application for a federal sports betting licence
Zero operators have applied for Hessian licensing ahead of January 1, 2020 deadline
Hesse's Minister of the Interior warns of prosecu...
Nevada gaming regulators outline steps for reopening casinos
CLICK HERE to read the Procedures for Reopening casinos after Temporary Closure Due to COVID-19 from the Nevada Gaming Control Board
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Illinois State Senator Jason Plummer Files Legislation to Curtail Legislators from Having Interest in Gaming Industry
State Senator Jason Plummer has filed legislation he says severely curtails the ability of lawmakers and staff of the Illinois General As...
State Auditor General to Audit Pennsylvania Lottery
On Wednesday, November 4, Pennsylvania state Auditor General Eugene DePasquale announced that his office would be launching a performance...
Sweden to Limit Online Betting During Coronavirus Outbreak
STOCKHOLM (REUTERS) - Sweden said on Thursday it would introduce a limit on how much punters could gamble in online casinos for the durat...
Australian banks could limit use of credit cards for online gambling
The Australian Banking Association launched a consultation paper seeking community views on the risks of gambling on credit and what rest...
Netherland’s Regulated Online Gambling Market Launch Delayed by Six Months
Launch of Netherland’s regulated virtual gambling market has been postponed by six months as the government requires more time to frame s...
Record amount raised by society lotteries last year
The amount raised rose by nearly £33m, according to the Gambling Commission
Society lotteries raised a record £332.2m for good causes la...
France decides on a new gambling regulator to tighten polices on the market
The French government has set out plans to replace current regulator ARJEL with a new public body known as the National Gambling Authorit...
Gambling activities to be resumed in Colombia with some restrictions
Last week, the Colombian government decided to end the shutdown put in place to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and allow gambling businesses...
Spain’s Gambling Sector Grows to $8.48bn in 2018
Spain’s online gambling industry has grown at a significant pace, marking around 270% growth in the five years since 2014, the country’s ...
UK Online Gambling Sector Contracts for the First Time in Its History
The UK online gambling sector shrank by 0.6 percent in the year ending March 31, 2009, its first recorded decline, according to new figur...
Svenska Spel's CEO Patrik Hofbauer, has urged the prohibition on lottery betting
The CEO of Swedish company Svenska Spel has urged the prohibition on lottery betting in the country and called it “incomprehensible.”
Sw...
Netherlands iGaming market launch delayed
The Netherlands’ iGaming market is unlikely to launch until July 2021, six months later than originally planned. This is because governin...
Netherlands to Delay Launch of New Online Gambling Regulatory Regime
Netherlands to Delay Launch of New Online Gambling Regulatory Regime
Regulatory body Ksa announced Remote Gambling Act won't become li...
Norway Government Is Clinging To Its Online Gambling Monopoly
It seems The US is not the only country in the world where gambling licensing and regulation is a hot topic. Get on a long flight to Euro...
The Gambling Research Centre (Forschungsstelle Glücksspiel) has issued a series of recommendations to update German gambling laws, including imposing taxes on unlicensed operators
Forschungsstelle Glücksspiel: Legalise casino, tax offshore operators
<15 November 2019
The Gambling Research Centre (Forschungsst...
Oklahoma governor digs in on gambling showdown with tribes
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s new Republican governor doubled down Thursday on his position that the state’s gambling compacts with Indian t...
Steve Wynn says gaming regulators can’t discipline him
Former Wynn Resorts Ltd. Chairman and CEO Steve Wynn has told Nevada gaming regulators that because he left the company that bears his na...
Poarch Band of Creek Indians proposes new gambling plan to include a possible lottery
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The Poarch Band of Creek Indians is proposing a comprehensive gaming plan that would expand gambling and allow ...
The Georgia Professional Sports Integrity Alliance
Fifteen months ago, on a hot August evening, the top executives of Atlanta’s four professional sports teams – the Braves, the Hawks, the ...