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Gaming Laboratories International (GLI®) Names Alexander Haberl Regulatory Development Manager
Gaming Laboratories International (GLI®) Names Alexander Haberl Regulatory Development Manager
LAS VEGAS, NV (May 23, 2018) – Gaming La...
Rules coming soon for sports gambling in New York, regulators say
ALBANY - New York's gambling regulators are working on rules that would allow sports betting even if state lawmakers don't act.
Ron Ochr...
GLMS and the TIU join their forces to keep tennis free of manipulations
Lyon, 15 May 2018, The Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) and the Global Lottery Monitoring System (GLMS) have signed today an MoU agreeing to w...
UK: ASA rules against Paddy Power Games and Kwiff
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
United Kingdom May 10 2018
The ASA found that PPG's ad did not condone or en...
Bill Aiming to Restrict Gambling Advertising in Bulgaria Gains Support from Two Major Parties
Bill Aiming to Restrict Gambling Advertising in Bulgaria Gains Support from Two Major Parties Gambling advertising could be restricted fu...
Launch of Fantasy Sports Contest is first new gaming roll-out under Pennsylvania's gaming expansion initiative
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has announced (1 May) that oversight on the play of Fantasy Sports Contests in the Commonwealth beg...
LeoVegas penalised to the tune of £600K for advertising and marketing failings
LeoVegas, the online gambling operator, has been penalised by the UK Gambling Commission for failings relating to misleading advertising ...
UK Gambling Commission publishes 2018-2019 business plan
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Netherlands Gaming Authority ordered to revisit permissibility of numbers lottery (lotto) monopoly
The Council of State, the Netherlands’ highest administrative court, has ordered the Netherlands Gaming Authority to revisit its earlier ...
The Missouri Gaming Association has elected officers for the 2018 board of directors
ST. LOUIS, MO – The Missouri Gaming Association has elected officers for the 2018 board of directors.
President – Chris Plant, River...
Spain – Madrid looking to harmonise gaming laws
The Assembly of Madrid has approved the proposal put forward by The Podemos Party (We Can Party), which urges the regional government to ...
Italian Regulator Reveals Applicants for Online Gambling Licenses
Italy’s gambling regulator Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM) opened on Thursday the applications submitted by 70 gambling operato...
Dutch Gaming Authority calls out loot boxes, finds four games in violation of Better Gaming Act
The Dutch Gaming Authority has put its foot down on loot boxes.
Ten popular games with loot boxes have been investigated in the Netherl...
Gaming Laboratories International (GLI®) First Lab Accredited to Test and Certify Skill-Based Amusement Machines (SBAM) in Ohio
Gaming Laboratories International (GLI®) First Lab Accredited to Test and Certify Skill-Based Amusement Machines (SBAM) in Ohio
LAS VEG...
Spanish regulator Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) published a draft resolution Monday strengthening identity verification, data reporting and responsible gambling measures
Spanish regulator Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) published a draft resolution Monday strengthening identity verificatio...
The Italian online gaming market reaches € 1.38 bn GGR
The Italian online gaming market achieved € 1.38 bn GGR in 2017 with a growth of 34%, if compared to 2016 data according to the data of t...
The Division of Charitable Gaming of the New York Gaming Commission Launches Licensing Portal
Charitable Gaming Launches Licensing Portal
The Division of Charitable Gaming of the New York Gaming Commission today announced the laun...
China to Encourage Horse Racing, Expand Sports Lottery in Hainan
Moves could pave way for casino gaming on nation’s mainland
China announced package of policies to boost Hainan tourism
Chi...
Dutch Regulator Calling for Changes in the Remote Gambling Act
The Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), which is the main regulatory gambling body in the Netherlands, has strengthen its efforts in try to get the...
Bulgaria's Gambling Market Worth Nearly $2 Billion in 2017
Bulgaria-facing gambling operators generated the total amount of BGN3 billion (approximately $1.9 billion) in revenue in 2017, local medi...
Pennsylvania Seeks Online Poker Operator Applications In June
Pennsylvania gaming regulators said in a news release that they will begin accepting applications for “potential interactive gaming opera...
Sweden proposes licensed gambling, largely scrapping monopoly
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden’s government proposed on Thursday that the state gambling monopoly largely be replaced by a licensing system...
UK Gambling Advertising: responsibility and problem gambling
Gambling advertisers must take all reasonable steps to prevent marketing communications from posing a risk to vulnerable groups. They mus...
Is the Regulatory Environment Finally Moving in the Right Direction?
Hansjörg Höltkemeier Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board of Deutsche Klassenlotterie Berlin President, European Lottery Asso...
The State of the Online Gambling Industry in the UK
Gambling in the UK is highly regulated by the Gambling Commission, which awards the licenses and ensures the rules and regulations are ad...
Australia References Loot Boxes in New Online Gambling Safety Guidelines
The Australian government has further weighed in on the subject of loot boxes in games by referencing the randomized loot purchase in a s...
Italy Should Stick to Its Poker Liquidity Commitment, Pier Paolo Baretta Says
Italy should apply the terms of the shared online poker liquidity agreement it signed with France, Spain, and Portugal last summer in Rom...
Pennsylvania Online Gambling On Track To Launch In 2018, Says Regulatory Chief
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Mass. Board Wants Sports Betting On Par With Black Market
Law360, Boston (March 1, 2018, 7:23 PM EST) -- The Massachusetts Gaming Commission on Thursday released a report tackling sports betting ...
New UK Gambling Commission workshops for small gambling businesses announced
Small gambling businesses are being invited to Gambling Commission workshops as part of a drive to raise standards across the industry.
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