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Massachusetts Gaming Commission establishes new data and automated decision-making regulations
Adding to a long list of privacy and cybersecurity obligations, gaming companies are now subject to specific regulations in Massachusetts…
WestLotto Managing Director Andreas Kötter welcomes the EU Parliament's push for stricter regulation of video games and loot boxes
WestLotto Managing Director Andreas Kötter welcomes the EU Parliament's push for stricter regulation of video games and loot boxes. “This f…
ULIS continues to grow and welcomes the Asociación de Loterías Estatales de Argentina (ALEA)
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ULIS continues to grow and welcomes the Asociación de…
UFC tightens gambling rules, hires integrity firm amid probe
On Thursday, the UFC announced the addition of stricter language about wagering in its fighter code of conduct as well as the hiring of spo…
Ontario reinstates gambling on UFC after promotion partners with firm to prevent betting fraud and corruption
The Canadian province suspended betting after some suspicious wagering on a November bout
Ontario has reinstated betting on UFC events fol…
Online gambling firm fined nearly £500,000 for only checking winners’ credentials
Online gambling business TonyBet fined £442,750
18 January 2023
TonyBet will pay a £442,750 penalty and receive a warning for failing to…
Danish Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has published a new national risk assessment on money laundering
12, Jan 2023
On the 12th of January 2023, the Danish Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has published a new national risk assessment on m…
U.S. Set Gambling Record In 2022 With More Than $54.9 Billion In Revenue *Lottery Revenues exceeded $100 Billion*
Revenue for the first 11 months of 2022 exceeded the record set in 2021, according to the American Gaming Association. New York, meanwhile…
Germany: The joint gaming authority of the federal states (GGL) takes over all regulatory tasks previously performed by the individual federal states in a uniform state procedure
GGL is launched
Written on11 Jan, 2023. Published in News .
The joint gaming authority of the federal states (GGL) takes over all regul…
Germany’s Gaming Regulator Approves Massive Number of Operator Licenses
Germany’s Gaming Regulator Approves Massive Number of Operator Licenses
If the latest information on the website of Germany’s new gaming r…
Mass. Gaming Commission public meeting to focus on sports wagering
BOSTON, Mass. (WWLP)– The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) will be meeting Thursday, and the agenda shows much of the discussion will…
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Re-opens Petition Period For Available Igaming Certificates
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Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Commonwealth Tower, Strawberry Square 303 Walnut Street, 5th Floor Harrisbu…
Gov. Mike DeWine warns gambling companies following Ohio sports betting launch
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Gov. Mike DeWine said he’s taken a personal interest in enforcing state regulations for advertising by gambling companies…
Nevada Gaming Commission approves updated cybersecurity regulation
Nevada casinos will be required to protect their customers, employees and themselves against computer cyberattacks after the Nevada Gaming…
Nevada Gaming Commission approves updated cybersecurity regulation
Nevada casinos will be required to protect their customers, employees and themselves against computer cyberattacks after the Nevada Gaming…
Germany’s New Unified Gaming Regulator is Taking Over
Germany’s unified approach to gambling oversight, which ends years of fractured operations, is closer to becoming a reality. The Joint Gami…
Sweden Q3 turnover revealed as self-exclusion increases
Gambling companies operating in Sweden generated a total turnover of SEK6.8bn in the third quarter of 2022.
Spelinspektionen noted the fig…
UK’s Gambling Reform Could Cause Serious Damage, Asserts New Report
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) and the UK government are working on new plans for the gaming industry, although their approaches aren’t…
Igaming rules toughened in Denmark
The Spillemyndigheden, the Danish gaming regulator, has announced that it will no longer permit reactivation bonuses for lapsed players.
U…
Alberta Reverses UFC Betting Ban, Ontario ‘Encouraged’ by Integrity Commitment
The betting bans came in the wake of a UFC fight in November that allegedly attracted suspicious wagering patterns
The regulator of sports…
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) has awarded the state’s first sports betting licence to casino operator Encore Boston Harbor
Massachusetts regulators on Thursday unanimously approved Encore Boston Harbor's application for the state's first sports wagering operator…
THE HAGUE - The Dutch Gaming Authority (KSA) is not taking enough action against web casinos operating from Curaçao
THE HAGUE - The Dutch Gaming Authority (KSA) is not taking enough action against web casinos operating from Curaçao. This is the opinion of…
Sports betting regulation remains undefined in Brazil
There are 12 days before the Executive Branch meets the deadline set forth in Law No. 13,756/2018 to regulate fixed odds or sports betting…
Canada: UFC Betting Banned in Ontario Due to Integrity Concerns, Regulator Says
“In recent weeks, the AGCO has learned of publicized alleged incidents, including possible betting by UFC insiders, as well as reports of s…
Swiss Gambling Supervisory Authority adds IP blocking to 64 more unlicensed online gambling operators
For many years, foreign companies, mostly domiciled in off-shore states, have been offering gambling in Switzerland via the Internet. Bec…
Spain fines Codere, Betfair and 888sport for non-compliance with the Gaming Regulation Law
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs published the sanctions executed during the first half of 2022 against online gambling companies, affectin…
Lotteritilsynet, the Norwegian gambling regulator believes Kindred is still targeting Norwegian players
Lotteritilsynet believes Kindred is still targeting Norwegian players.
Norway.- Last month, Lotteritilsynet, the Norwegian gambling regula…